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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-86467901044082590332016-05-11T19:47:00.001-05:002016-05-11T19:51:48.181-05:00Vizsla pup 14 weeks old- front door impulse controlApparently, I forgot to post this one- puppy learning to not rush the door... She is still a flight risk when we aren't in a concentrated training session, but she is much better than the average pup!<br>
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Puppy loves to ring the wind chimes! She really needs activity that exercises her brain while burning plenty of energy. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-30073434636764475542016-04-29T20:21:00.001-05:002016-04-29T20:49:19.745-05:00Vizsla pup 12 wks old- Place Wait Take practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Huge success and an overall great experience for both of us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6qucJ0WjRTz46ned-jam8h5RDlYNE74OHS3uGXh9byoDxR3IqvB_Xq7fILZvK2L7a9HXibKsI26n6emaB9QLAEOVr7HEm2jcXuSC9lVZcHhRORaFborDl_ye3R1PtKgW-TNwWAAVarE/s640/blogger-image-1530025565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6qucJ0WjRTz46ned-jam8h5RDlYNE74OHS3uGXh9byoDxR3IqvB_Xq7fILZvK2L7a9HXibKsI26n6emaB9QLAEOVr7HEm2jcXuSC9lVZcHhRORaFborDl_ye3R1PtKgW-TNwWAAVarE/s640/blogger-image-1530025565.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Vizsla getting better at:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Leash pulling- a long way to go on this one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-Giving people & dogs their personal space when greeting (still needs lots of work on this)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-following commands in areas with distraction </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-learning that carpet and rugs and corners and cabinets are not to be growled at or chewed on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Vizsla has mastered:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-no accidents</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-sleeping all night in crate</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-sit command</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-commands from previous week</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">-getting in pool- climbs in and out to first step only</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Vizsla loves:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Chewing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lap time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Practicing commands</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hammock time</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>
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I finally <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">finished the painted maple ceiling in the kitchen! It gives this little enclosed kitchen & breakfast room a quaint cottage feel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqgxtL1E4q9WymVo9aaOWJ_jYbHmqtggU15Hb8Fu8fj56TJ44E-WOYgCFUv1NQ8nslavIh9wr83gmuMxcshqILPT6YThbsEfy6H1xQLGr888U3mjkmWY4LbMrJBiqLXnfl6-gCP2Im5I/s640/blogger-image--1826019619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz21bnalGMo772CxHuNST7rPCVwqtRiJMSuejk3YwxNy9O0yiQr1C0UtJ6XzESMQGzfnJM0OL0lDF6azXENu4kN6FEpktUY2zLA72r_nQt5jxdb3X62X6cs6o_6G3goRneofStoTgBNQM/s640/blogger-image-2110212279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz21bnalGMo772CxHuNST7rPCVwqtRiJMSuejk3YwxNy9O0yiQr1C0UtJ6XzESMQGzfnJM0OL0lDF6azXENu4kN6FEpktUY2zLA72r_nQt5jxdb3X62X6cs6o_6G3goRneofStoTgBNQM/s640/blogger-image-2110212279.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The ceiling planks are painted Sherwin Williams Eider White. Its gray undertones are brought out by Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray on the walls. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I am so happy to have finished<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> this ceiling project! I still can't believe that I cut and hung the crown molding all by myself in one day- I stressed over that part for weeks and weeks beforehand. </span></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWqgxtL1E4q9WymVo9aaOWJ_jYbHmqtggU15Hb8Fu8fj56TJ44E-WOYgCFUv1NQ8nslavIh9wr83gmuMxcshqILPT6YThbsEfy6H1xQLGr888U3mjkmWY4LbMrJBiqLXnfl6-gCP2Im5I/s640/blogger-image--1826019619.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The valance was sewn from remnant fabric that I purchased to make a table cloth. The shutters are the grey stained wooden shutters that I have upcycled all over this house! The light fixture was recycled from the previous owner's dining room. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5DNM7ZxjeKV4lkIP9kZsEcOFMD62s9n99a93xFSFUbTmi5YvyE0ijcjmocc8PALMyCMa3Zs3bj6J3G4ZSVpdzkJPVnXWmU321Hkpbi2vbdEnH1H6KjioEms-vWojc_YmRiyA_ECeCuM/s640/blogger-image-2091416425.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The neutral wall and ceiling colors work okay with the previous owner's neutral custom cabinet stain, but the cabinet's top coat is starting to yellow quite a bit. I will likely paint the cabinets in summer 2016. What color? I am thinking a deeper shade of gray with blue undertones for the bottoms and a lighter gray for the upper cabinets. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-81835446704016758482015-09-07T21:30:00.001-05:002015-09-09T11:36:27.485-05:00Stock vanity goes custom- My Texas Home Makeover Post #27<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM_bDDhCXWXBdnMLdf78Xg8pdUnErerSjNSMoOnByzoTccC07Bib5NJ7fv5Ol2oirjrP1zbNAobeJNWWLLqdrzSMd0jvocGvrXFf24C3ZoJT0hqeI88Xmiz3Ry8Hpy8Zalim4HSAJp7s/s640/blogger-image-1583006907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVM_bDDhCXWXBdnMLdf78Xg8pdUnErerSjNSMoOnByzoTccC07Bib5NJ7fv5Ol2oirjrP1zbNAobeJNWWLLqdrzSMd0jvocGvrXFf24C3ZoJT0hqeI88Xmiz3Ry8Hpy8Zalim4HSAJp7s/s640/blogger-image-1583006907.jpg"></a><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I painted the vanity the same color as the new plank ceiling. Oh what a little paint can do!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA851FY0q1OSk4I-aEI8FgDHH5GcRZpTt8TEl__k73sJ09to2bl6gCLTsYJoJudKwt5ww3SkDKl8qsCWwBAg0RnXd96vbvCTtnU_AEO3qpssIMDQwIV0oByFzFDQlV5ncD6l8rRtXX_8U/s640/blogger-image-279577326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA851FY0q1OSk4I-aEI8FgDHH5GcRZpTt8TEl__k73sJ09to2bl6gCLTsYJoJudKwt5ww3SkDKl8qsCWwBAg0RnXd96vbvCTtnU_AEO3qpssIMDQwIV0oByFzFDQlV5ncD6l8rRtXX_8U/s640/blogger-image-279577326.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Drawer pulls snagged from pier one for $2 each.</div><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-78828338262885532312015-09-06T17:51:00.001-05:002015-09-06T19:08:39.764-05:00Planking the Ceiling- My Texas Home Makeover Post #26<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwurUi0KZkmZJQ769DKRie1t0-BBMhbkv5OAcojSxgr7gUY0Js6IK4kqJslkA3EL6TLrF7S67ToLDUf1SoCUhx34aTedzzfkFvP4ZUxZ598kYIKyiokvcG0S1dub5VTJUpGcTBkEBMh4/s640/blogger-image--838494528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwurUi0KZkmZJQ769DKRie1t0-BBMhbkv5OAcojSxgr7gUY0Js6IK4kqJslkA3EL6TLrF7S67ToLDUf1SoCUhx34aTedzzfkFvP4ZUxZ598kYIKyiokvcG0S1dub5VTJUpGcTBkEBMh4/s640/blogger-image--838494528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyTVgTFoINjXWmJxnbBJGkVVdarYGcRa6KR6vcQjeIcN_gU9qNVQBwwYp8M3Sbu0kplJM6Gtms10Km4ghYfHVXGvul0vemcieCuk7DfzNAa4msvn5n1oTwLz7MyhwC9WmPwQFV4NS6HE/s640/blogger-image--1773300889.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyTVgTFoINjXWmJxnbBJGkVVdarYGcRa6KR6vcQjeIcN_gU9qNVQBwwYp8M3Sbu0kplJM6Gtms10Km4ghYfHVXGvul0vemcieCuk7DfzNAa4msvn5n1oTwLz7MyhwC9WmPwQFV4NS6HE/s640/blogger-image--1773300889.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After a year off from major home projects, I jumped in with both feet when the kids went back to school two weeks ago. I decided to plank the half bath ceiling as a test case for the kitchen and dining room ceilings. I glued then nailed painted 3"x 5/16" pine over the existing popcorn ceiling. It looks fabulous- the kitchen ceiling is next! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwurUi0KZkmZJQ769DKRie1t0-BBMhbkv5OAcojSxgr7gUY0Js6IK4kqJslkA3EL6TLrF7S67ToLDUf1SoCUhx34aTedzzfkFvP4ZUxZ598kYIKyiokvcG0S1dub5VTJUpGcTBkEBMh4/s640/blogger-image--838494528.jpg"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Planking. The boards went up much faster and easier than I expected!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier1D6T1sZbRJJNCtdjCqUB8ajUhBNJaH8UuDHcPOk2gtrxAAIsm8FOTk-Bj04Nmd3_ap3uylSmMeoJ5_MrIOKJeo0W81MVSEAG0q3URfVvegHiA2_gA0IT4UUXjd01NEeahIy1mW-Vfs/s640/blogger-image--597754560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEier1D6T1sZbRJJNCtdjCqUB8ajUhBNJaH8UuDHcPOk2gtrxAAIsm8FOTk-Bj04Nmd3_ap3uylSmMeoJ5_MrIOKJeo0W81MVSEAG0q3URfVvegHiA2_gA0IT4UUXjd01NEeahIy1mW-Vfs/s640/blogger-image--597754560.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It took me an entire day to learn how to cut crown molding- I had to use a small crown molding for this project because my HVAC vent (not pictured) was in the way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The ceiling is painted Sherwin Williams Pussy Willow and the walls are SW Mineral Deposit. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-VjGnHvF81b97N7qxd5N7UO384b6NSDebon2-m-KFjI1LautYX-VOM4z4cJvFkn0YKZ26k_RiLUwVPxM5ORKWFE7Trne3ozH4LnqOhrWNBeCoNxDz_zvfvUFKggDwuMJXbpKhxMhpgY/s640/blogger-image--910451645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-VjGnHvF81b97N7qxd5N7UO384b6NSDebon2-m-KFjI1LautYX-VOM4z4cJvFkn0YKZ26k_RiLUwVPxM5ORKWFE7Trne3ozH4LnqOhrWNBeCoNxDz_zvfvUFKggDwuMJXbpKhxMhpgY/s640/blogger-image--910451645.jpg"></a></div>Prior to this, I had never used a miter saw or a nail gun and certainly hadn't cut crown molding- loved every minute of it and did it all myself. <br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-19777231279953492422014-10-26T20:48:00.001-05:002014-10-28T06:28:25.810-05:00Jersey Boys- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #25<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwDHfdXLUgBYoOXOhk3qE5d_ma0w1p83IOYCnYP7MokjEJSKf2biWbq-Ng00KvgMAOH_gUhoGD5dwt2nEXool43pPWog7_DcyKCZNf3ZVKhytHp6BGv_zYvVPrSMChfomQuYerRXCHo/s640/blogger-image--1623309732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwDHfdXLUgBYoOXOhk3qE5d_ma0w1p83IOYCnYP7MokjEJSKf2biWbq-Ng00KvgMAOH_gUhoGD5dwt2nEXool43pPWog7_DcyKCZNf3ZVKhytHp6BGv_zYvVPrSMChfomQuYerRXCHo/s640/blogger-image--1623309732.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For this move, we purged from this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1200 square foot basement</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2 car garage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">350 square foot shop</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">To this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1.25 car garage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">36 square foot closet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Shop? What is a shop?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lots of stuff didn't make the cut to say the least. There were some things the kids just couldn't part with, but I pushed them past their 'stuff' comfort zones as much as I could. NO ONE would let me throw out jerseys, so I needed to find a way to creatively store them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X2MO1v9X2ioTmjRphsfMsQ55OKrS6K1lZHfI9A7srOg4HAp3mla-eRkvjt2VQbfV1j-FP3xT0tmVmP9HDGl7o-9v_qoPY7iRuQawpzzv4CwGPKwEL32nVaj3uRNvvbIy1hMiQUYq8mc/s640/blogger-image--242403615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X2MO1v9X2ioTmjRphsfMsQ55OKrS6K1lZHfI9A7srOg4HAp3mla-eRkvjt2VQbfV1j-FP3xT0tmVmP9HDGl7o-9v_qoPY7iRuQawpzzv4CwGPKwEL32nVaj3uRNvvbIy1hMiQUYq8mc/s640/blogger-image--242403615.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These jerseys became pillows on Blaine's bed. I recycled euro sham pillow forms and other standard pillows to fill them. Just put the pillow inside (fold the pillow if necessary) and tuck in the bottom- no sewing! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Blaine's furniture was an old set from his grandparent's house- recently painted an Annie Sloan blue. I experimented with ASCP orange on the night stand, but settled on blue instead for the bigger pieces. I ran out of blue paint so I left the night stand in orange... Dad likes the furniture in his old UT Martin colors!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaUobAiYDFDTdp26ADdnW5hOHxplIiA7knzPty-LJCSc5gHiz1CIgmpeOH6QzV3i9151FrrxOKmfJlq1gZb96TRz26cwv-Biupvcqbc1juGGmEoSNyFyxRDVb2GOPDSjZisvTMEVq-6I/s640/blogger-image-621421069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDaUobAiYDFDTdp26ADdnW5hOHxplIiA7knzPty-LJCSc5gHiz1CIgmpeOH6QzV3i9151FrrxOKmfJlq1gZb96TRz26cwv-Biupvcqbc1juGGmEoSNyFyxRDVb2GOPDSjZisvTMEVq-6I/s640/blogger-image-621421069.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The dresser before chalk paint...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHqIPfPZc_ViUe5RkSOJxNhU0iePYp2k9y2LtYt0XWmhO_Ywz2f5ey2kNDqtW5jScbl3d5HF5BC_DxeWJog63vZfB3XkvgmtXsECMnG5BUr8V1lN-npLLIAd2alsgPHJIM2C2hrwtyGg/s640/blogger-image--551984459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHqIPfPZc_ViUe5RkSOJxNhU0iePYp2k9y2LtYt0XWmhO_Ywz2f5ey2kNDqtW5jScbl3d5HF5BC_DxeWJog63vZfB3XkvgmtXsECMnG5BUr8V1lN-npLLIAd2alsgPHJIM2C2hrwtyGg/s640/blogger-image--551984459.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The chest of drawers after two coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint in Aubusson blue.</div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwDHfdXLUgBYoOXOhk3qE5d_ma0w1p83IOYCnYP7MokjEJSKf2biWbq-Ng00KvgMAOH_gUhoGD5dwt2nEXool43pPWog7_DcyKCZNf3ZVKhytHp6BGv_zYvVPrSMChfomQuYerRXCHo/s640/blogger-image--1623309732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwDHfdXLUgBYoOXOhk3qE5d_ma0w1p83IOYCnYP7MokjEJSKf2biWbq-Ng00KvgMAOH_gUhoGD5dwt2nEXool43pPWog7_DcyKCZNf3ZVKhytHp6BGv_zYvVPrSMChfomQuYerRXCHo/s640/blogger-image--1623309732.jpg"></a></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Back to the jerseys... I call this lineup our Headless Linemen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln85ZaNOwyYXWpQdkk9WNgklAx2PdpAV5Q2nSwjxIcg0ENiqYpFry5JDgahqpkKqDxKeAolaWGDWSlKd_bhrdvKXDiY91I6X7dC0CkI0ZZM129b7WI4e8rQkmKj7LmE1UOXWPWN5zIHY/s640/blogger-image--1378236330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln85ZaNOwyYXWpQdkk9WNgklAx2PdpAV5Q2nSwjxIcg0ENiqYpFry5JDgahqpkKqDxKeAolaWGDWSlKd_bhrdvKXDiY91I6X7dC0CkI0ZZM129b7WI4e8rQkmKj7LmE1UOXWPWN5zIHY/s640/blogger-image--1378236330.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Drew's jerseys are over his bed. Eight-year-olds with 3 seasons of tackle football under their belt are rare in Texas- they start 'em earlier in Tennessee!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfYNcZHrDO5J-gwEQs460JfipcWe0eXboRDwou_vdcGK1bT76Y-oxF4iMfj8MY35gbGFIhZjRLfkiTTrAqiXmzdCgv2TW7WRKlzUl7Zo50Qr788pvMo05K_6WdEJpPWPVSHlB7PjuEyk/s640/blogger-image--1829320131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfYNcZHrDO5J-gwEQs460JfipcWe0eXboRDwou_vdcGK1bT76Y-oxF4iMfj8MY35gbGFIhZjRLfkiTTrAqiXmzdCgv2TW7WRKlzUl7Zo50Qr788pvMo05K_6WdEJpPWPVSHlB7PjuEyk/s640/blogger-image--1829320131.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course GBO has a place in Drew's room! The orange blanket is an old stadium blanket. As for the rug... He is a die hard Giants fan, but he bought this gridiron rug at Cowboy stadium when he visited at age 5- his matchbox cars have played hundreds of football games on this rug.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Drew's cherry furniture belonged to Honey and Pa- his great grandparents, the Warmbrods. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp_2H8RuRXH-kuBH2cAF7T2pMjyNfl-KgGTng4sEvAbc02GHGuHMzzUGPn1S2T_junyhuae8rLjUajFClv_tplRISOF8AS9Rut_fseUnqQsBtrXg2uwYJIE2lsnpwvVqVXwXjZ-tgxo8/s640/blogger-image--1142848932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp_2H8RuRXH-kuBH2cAF7T2pMjyNfl-KgGTng4sEvAbc02GHGuHMzzUGPn1S2T_junyhuae8rLjUajFClv_tplRISOF8AS9Rut_fseUnqQsBtrXg2uwYJIE2lsnpwvVqVXwXjZ-tgxo8/s640/blogger-image--1142848932.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Drew's beloved Nashville Celtics basketball jersey became a pillow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">By creatively using what we already had, we spent very little on settling the boys into their new rooms. Drew's entire bedroom suit, bedding, and window coverings were left behind in Tennessee, and he had outgrown the Disney themed artwork. He is really proud of his 'sports career' and loves that his jerseys are out for the world to see!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-50092463855788284932014-10-11T22:10:00.001-05:002014-10-16T10:56:33.195-05:00Mastering the Bath Part 2: Our Texas Home Makeover Post #20something<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaX2CEW8jnM3zX1SCTax6DUePVbXKVBStWlQySDSJAUpZB6t_hWmwxzsrlXxh2NCGMB6p_3AyWtuEU8RnL2y0-vCAlrmC4puSW36DOaTYnZl1I1l1MX-TcOg-LbqIIzRNZlZSvl_YKqA/s640/blogger-image--1190036216.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaX2CEW8jnM3zX1SCTax6DUePVbXKVBStWlQySDSJAUpZB6t_hWmwxzsrlXxh2NCGMB6p_3AyWtuEU8RnL2y0-vCAlrmC4puSW36DOaTYnZl1I1l1MX-TcOg-LbqIIzRNZlZSvl_YKqA/s640/blogger-image--1190036216.jpg"></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We wanted to keep the original bathroom marble whirlpool tub - still works like a champ and who really wants to demolish and remove a huge garden tub anyway? We decided to have it refinished. While we were at it, we had the vanity top and shower refinished to see if we could salvage those as well- we love the results! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflgFEVEAWsfdYjkGu2AdkBDpL1H9qaOt3Ofwd_3So8QGHPuR7inQRbaZ9YOZWhA6qXYKPcLRtpypW-W_RHCnvgePe8c2yN7ljAAuJjBLiR5zCls8LifnsLGCYA6q9OsnMv0nwWUf60UE/s640/blogger-image--578175980.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflgFEVEAWsfdYjkGu2AdkBDpL1H9qaOt3Ofwd_3So8QGHPuR7inQRbaZ9YOZWhA6qXYKPcLRtpypW-W_RHCnvgePe8c2yN7ljAAuJjBLiR5zCls8LifnsLGCYA6q9OsnMv0nwWUf60UE/s640/blogger-image--578175980.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The tub after it was refinished. With the addition of the shutters (for privacy) and the curtains, the tub has a very spa-like feel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1r92Ab_O0dJKOUYMEBVrlQITBqQPedT73p8HiZY9reSQkgOKMqH7zozgSnKBzxybdzvjr6Z_78ZHDT3or8-osM1-69lgc867zeS4f0YArfhZ9zlRE1VaYn5nBX5QQnSagoaAToMEOVg/s640/blogger-image-193868533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1r92Ab_O0dJKOUYMEBVrlQITBqQPedT73p8HiZY9reSQkgOKMqH7zozgSnKBzxybdzvjr6Z_78ZHDT3or8-osM1-69lgc867zeS4f0YArfhZ9zlRE1VaYn5nBX5QQnSagoaAToMEOVg/s640/blogger-image-193868533.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The faucets, added by the previous owner, were keepers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgfodYgT5fbsoyaE-7MERKRw7QIuSKEn6yy49yswJ4EKXir0wW9-OYYafmoyWCaBDP7kItvcFvKf45tRgYzmUzjVyKg3CvdaVy3_c-5rL9b2hcL-E3FyyOl7o66d9uTJk2VzoCB5VTZE/s640/blogger-image--1010315996.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgfodYgT5fbsoyaE-7MERKRw7QIuSKEn6yy49yswJ4EKXir0wW9-OYYafmoyWCaBDP7kItvcFvKf45tRgYzmUzjVyKg3CvdaVy3_c-5rL9b2hcL-E3FyyOl7o66d9uTJk2VzoCB5VTZE/s640/blogger-image--1010315996.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These curtains were recycled from my Tennessee bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwRA8IXHeOsnAMnDz0AaKWReRwWl5NHyF5VctDvmdHTXnocsc4V9oj1HG7j9YTmwljvIjIXDRH7L-glem83vxRMQgCBtcFWRC_RUbU-o6wOG_9-86picIEplTUSZm53TWL25g0B9rrAA/s640/blogger-image--213341066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwRA8IXHeOsnAMnDz0AaKWReRwWl5NHyF5VctDvmdHTXnocsc4V9oj1HG7j9YTmwljvIjIXDRH7L-glem83vxRMQgCBtcFWRC_RUbU-o6wOG_9-86picIEplTUSZm53TWL25g0B9rrAA/s640/blogger-image--213341066.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not a fan of the block window... But there's enough going on in this bathroom that they are barely noticeable - except</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">in photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6ftBcZl6Nx8jJx1VFoTQSWazGgWnv9lENWnQy0IEDcNdciYSv5HpkH24Jagwn3rwk5DL_yQoGtwjGHmjRjASs9ygC19LMGpkjW3FXG9-blNgAdw_21RELAH5Xv8jhlQr8uI-uC2VXuM/s640/blogger-image--1518303596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6ftBcZl6Nx8jJx1VFoTQSWazGgWnv9lENWnQy0IEDcNdciYSv5HpkH24Jagwn3rwk5DL_yQoGtwjGHmjRjASs9ygC19LMGpkjW3FXG9-blNgAdw_21RELAH5Xv8jhlQr8uI-uC2VXuM/s640/blogger-image--1518303596.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Birds eye view of the privacy shutters and tub.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4cjINlVNVzX-uX4wVxTzRN8oLjPq0s_FrMwnd3IyabhcjCb4KSoFD3ffmZ0LOnMSAO6QsH_-jCl6GPPF1KLB3PRLbAi3-lMLBdO4Hv1yeiCnQmfT64jmn0rRK09h7CiMfEBCjlfweZk/s640/blogger-image-1561267831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4cjINlVNVzX-uX4wVxTzRN8oLjPq0s_FrMwnd3IyabhcjCb4KSoFD3ffmZ0LOnMSAO6QsH_-jCl6GPPF1KLB3PRLbAi3-lMLBdO4Hv1yeiCnQmfT64jmn0rRK09h7CiMfEBCjlfweZk/s640/blogger-image-1561267831.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The privacy shutters allowed me to leave the French doors uncovered. They also make it very hard to get a good shot of the bathroom! Here you see the shutters divide the shower/ tub from the vanity area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The shutters were inspired by our room at Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_0zkquPan74xXqdAbxb-238hVnelF7IZO4tOrxI8wAsBCoaJPCq8FBDwWFtTFODpHAcgGE7R_QouDmcDRtXqviNTcY1Cb6bPepLj9sS_M44hWNTiNlXCEmPUJu7KetMV8kmTrEasY04/s640/blogger-image-1438296881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_0zkquPan74xXqdAbxb-238hVnelF7IZO4tOrxI8wAsBCoaJPCq8FBDwWFtTFODpHAcgGE7R_QouDmcDRtXqviNTcY1Cb6bPepLj9sS_M44hWNTiNlXCEmPUJu7KetMV8kmTrEasY04/s640/blogger-image-1438296881.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLThJ_eDPWXWm6VIanmjey5IHsmG1uqXSQoAB25wFtkllz9Jwo5LrAzTb5r9GNgOrEoUYaz0qJP4ycHsnKQeax7Coa1gVTS-pN9hiN286T7QAoVSZZ_gE-cO8mE7hZvcxqqKJNJFgV-4Q/s640/blogger-image--1095016905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLThJ_eDPWXWm6VIanmjey5IHsmG1uqXSQoAB25wFtkllz9Jwo5LrAzTb5r9GNgOrEoUYaz0qJP4ycHsnKQeax7Coa1gVTS-pN9hiN286T7QAoVSZZ_gE-cO8mE7hZvcxqqKJNJFgV-4Q/s640/blogger-image--1095016905.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;">The original vanity sink, shower and tub were refinished in a faux granite texture. Tommy loves the sea shell shape of the vanities- I thought it made them look dated... I decided to see it his way since that would save me a bundle!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_Wrtc3o9YY_hyAFxBPeo-jqa2ro22tTVnYXawqrXtGwXcqgeIf5lV7Ew58WrwSIYnLQObd0QYPwoPcWGPNZIC8eHyS7s7eDXP4bwxR91WWpLiVkalGyJGJ1Xi0OGqWc_NpyIEoOgfSw/s640/blogger-image-1819773714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ_Wrtc3o9YY_hyAFxBPeo-jqa2ro22tTVnYXawqrXtGwXcqgeIf5lV7Ew58WrwSIYnLQObd0QYPwoPcWGPNZIC8eHyS7s7eDXP4bwxR91WWpLiVkalGyJGJ1Xi0OGqWc_NpyIEoOgfSw/s640/blogger-image-1819773714.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;">A close up of the refinish job- it has a bit of texture to it which makes it interesting... The vanity, shower tiles and tub were all refinished to match- saving us a ton of money on the bath update.</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvX-sR_ECsStDjGte6WgU5PG-9JtMLIgi3V02b6-MLM_4PHGIh8YSUOQNhzZzh4bTxo1_ymGQtkwVRE1hVGiqnEuHm81lnk1Elx7Kthx4KPla6nIkb3p0ZMDvwXmWku7YYT-OkaLNnpE/s640/blogger-image-1834909055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvX-sR_ECsStDjGte6WgU5PG-9JtMLIgi3V02b6-MLM_4PHGIh8YSUOQNhzZzh4bTxo1_ymGQtkwVRE1hVGiqnEuHm81lnk1Elx7Kthx4KPla6nIkb3p0ZMDvwXmWku7YYT-OkaLNnpE/s640/blogger-image-1834909055.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A little panorama... The shower tiles were previously white with a hunter green row. Of course I don't have a before pic!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio14eXKVbgGs7RGd8t9bwLAMhLD_4pmRLYki4rCTINEPTH7tMuJqPBYNQOTYLplbAkrulf0D9IFZCAoCIbys6JgozrMuWdsDtEMc-UqZ_cwbPGXM_7e_3YAxuCHIl5DpUlZJO7KDuKles/s640/blogger-image--456004278.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio14eXKVbgGs7RGd8t9bwLAMhLD_4pmRLYki4rCTINEPTH7tMuJqPBYNQOTYLplbAkrulf0D9IFZCAoCIbys6JgozrMuWdsDtEMc-UqZ_cwbPGXM_7e_3YAxuCHIl5DpUlZJO7KDuKles/s640/blogger-image--456004278.jpg"></a>I used flooring left over from other project to save money... The white carpet tiles left over from the family game room cover all but the water closet floor in this bathroom. A 5x7 sisal rug was added as well as two small shag rugs. The carpet tiles were $1.30 per square foot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFyRsi7fmGA2RfYyxSgwtlOJ8mocrVTFT7r-FtiMOV0h86fOGn_M_ViPVHyT7i0Y5Ve_Yh-RFZFu1hjZ0bv_Lb5U1vYB__Xh44J6OwZsfuKooZF1A2Uo0KjPPV3rmoPCOaGKX7_zgBDs/s640/blogger-image--1606737166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFyRsi7fmGA2RfYyxSgwtlOJ8mocrVTFT7r-FtiMOV0h86fOGn_M_ViPVHyT7i0Y5Ve_Yh-RFZFu1hjZ0bv_Lb5U1vYB__Xh44J6OwZsfuKooZF1A2Uo0KjPPV3rmoPCOaGKX7_zgBDs/s640/blogger-image--1606737166.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For the water closet, I used a few sheets of linoleum left over from my spring break remodel of the upstairs storage closet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGnXtkPZP9IZkmoS47PSZ4p9wyVVNTj_yWd5_6qYoNifiKVddhWQuMTxVW9K_enaCkcdh0gpNvQhEBU1kWZzcWbwvWAw1NjWpRjr2gAm8apljKAj4FtcpDVtidyQ_9LdCBjC0FXtLpgM/s640/blogger-image--1545301005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguGnXtkPZP9IZkmoS47PSZ4p9wyVVNTj_yWd5_6qYoNifiKVddhWQuMTxVW9K_enaCkcdh0gpNvQhEBU1kWZzcWbwvWAw1NjWpRjr2gAm8apljKAj4FtcpDVtidyQ_9LdCBjC0FXtLpgM/s640/blogger-image--1545301005.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">View of the floor from the vanity. The white shag rugs are made of recycled cotton. And another sisal rug- I have a sisal rug addiction- I have at least 4 scattered throughout the house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoHXzf4Xipzcev7VzxOqBFXe7BVDzXfjVAfqrOALAecjL9OiQSr9YUEz6-qE4S-w1-rw2VPqMBaXaxxv_EaLIWA8-JNNr6AMKiI5CKbg-NDnvg7fZjEKqCq-kOwwGb8Fn1Y7aKJnduJg/s640/blogger-image-2001812685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoHXzf4Xipzcev7VzxOqBFXe7BVDzXfjVAfqrOALAecjL9OiQSr9YUEz6-qE4S-w1-rw2VPqMBaXaxxv_EaLIWA8-JNNr6AMKiI5CKbg-NDnvg7fZjEKqCq-kOwwGb8Fn1Y7aKJnduJg/s640/blogger-image-2001812685.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xJ2LcQ4RgUph0PfDw0oTIp1gVxIr8NUz49Zk4Y9_CylAoqJBqH0aVBGqz4uCfQzp-Qiwqq6-L7nU786WWAW3F2nyd-fWtiexUIhwJyPh-VJiG9tF6vEU9Jt3eME5Ol4BRrkAk1C7K4I/s640/blogger-image-748590411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5xJ2LcQ4RgUph0PfDw0oTIp1gVxIr8NUz49Zk4Y9_CylAoqJBqH0aVBGqz4uCfQzp-Qiwqq6-L7nU786WWAW3F2nyd-fWtiexUIhwJyPh-VJiG9tF6vEU9Jt3eME5Ol4BRrkAk1C7K4I/s640/blogger-image-748590411.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We closed the door on the bathroom update the week that school started. The entire update came in around $2000 compared to the tens of thousands we would have spent on a complete remodel. Honestly, I love it more this way... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpoj5hcc6m3OLMg4kWgKtsgeuZIiOrq_gOMj_kOzGZQpDP_sZYKCnLrohceANLbe70I8jeSb8hoLY_NEl1GeIM6WJCwaJMfcAv3I4lCfrKcbgVoOjLtX2O6sH4l8JFkpzNAK66SAjqjk/s640/blogger-image--1192576674.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOpoj5hcc6m3OLMg4kWgKtsgeuZIiOrq_gOMj_kOzGZQpDP_sZYKCnLrohceANLbe70I8jeSb8hoLY_NEl1GeIM6WJCwaJMfcAv3I4lCfrKcbgVoOjLtX2O6sH4l8JFkpzNAK66SAjqjk/s640/blogger-image--1192576674.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-84413934061853497202014-09-22T06:16:00.001-05:002014-09-23T06:09:18.652-05:00Mastering the Bath- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #23<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBjq-ijB8M6JyWUFfu9jX7qxEXkgE6pNTLX7W4YYyY8pj2l-K1PcmRDK3tzoOyG4yPBMkw5xCnpxeg4pKKYp3qnPR5ipBtRdp0VRhJMSAZduAN2GBSZKazjX90BL0xzgpLfP9abrcb_g/s640/blogger-image-1192842822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBjq-ijB8M6JyWUFfu9jX7qxEXkgE6pNTLX7W4YYyY8pj2l-K1PcmRDK3tzoOyG4yPBMkw5xCnpxeg4pKKYp3qnPR5ipBtRdp0VRhJMSAZduAN2GBSZKazjX90BL0xzgpLfP9abrcb_g/s640/blogger-image-1192842822.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The master bath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">THE BEFORE </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">'Gotham train wreck' best describes the state of the master bath when we purchased our TX home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2EkBZgPFfhBZEDOtGoKiDioZAwoj_WgNMqtxCS2jOf-vsmQieOQme_A9RHnMRUg7s_SyQPn6kJU0xm5FM-vpeHudH3G4cfInbV0wvu44FFz8GhXVXPWryRNet3ZRa0lqj_dJ6E4k1R8/s640/blogger-image-1291498136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2EkBZgPFfhBZEDOtGoKiDioZAwoj_WgNMqtxCS2jOf-vsmQieOQme_A9RHnMRUg7s_SyQPn6kJU0xm5FM-vpeHudH3G4cfInbV0wvu44FFz8GhXVXPWryRNet3ZRa0lqj_dJ6E4k1R8/s640/blogger-image-1291498136.jpg"></font></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Faux copper color painted fixtures with matching faux copper color painted wallpaper accented with popcorn ceilings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkPYIUCbwxCOgeXAe_xXSQtKQL7n07ayV-BD51gqt54o_juRkYzGGSSAKfpTTgB_2wk8qzX4xTEmozUUQZEJT8-ICiuGXyjJhafuYfaQMpyMUQsZbFH5B-nJgx33i0B3vHMo03jeJA78/s640/blogger-image-290789873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdkPYIUCbwxCOgeXAe_xXSQtKQL7n07ayV-BD51gqt54o_juRkYzGGSSAKfpTTgB_2wk8qzX4xTEmozUUQZEJT8-ICiuGXyjJhafuYfaQMpyMUQsZbFH5B-nJgx33i0B3vHMo03jeJA78/s640/blogger-image-290789873.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Pulling wallpaper- Drew got artsy... Here's his chicken.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFI5W6srEPrZaI9eujrRFXz2W9kNPwkA1ZKjnYobZKRYwJEzH_gQSiGqkLEH_EgeZ4yz0tZl1ShNSWKQc3ZcodHmZCuGFNRyBIhdW_0uLqJHqdJ9uyrqtBBN8H_ebUvbHt3lbq2Y0KBE/s640/blogger-image-1484718335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFI5W6srEPrZaI9eujrRFXz2W9kNPwkA1ZKjnYobZKRYwJEzH_gQSiGqkLEH_EgeZ4yz0tZl1ShNSWKQc3ZcodHmZCuGFNRyBIhdW_0uLqJHqdJ9uyrqtBBN8H_ebUvbHt3lbq2Y0KBE/s640/blogger-image-1484718335.jpg"></a></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The MLS listing made the bathroom look light and fresh. In reality, it was dark, dirty, and outdated. The first step was to lighten the walls and install brighter lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">THE LIGHTING & CABINET UPDATE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Replacing the light fixtures was challenging- we couldn't find fixtures that would clear the mirror. We solved the problem by building a mirror frame and mounting the lights to the frame. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsqKkN1yRtkweBDbk2ZOPsl_4FQdx7sErYpP206lsU5ViC_LFavfPz7eIuQlLoezDd6WahSXt54T-63RYMCfr_tzGzn1Lq3SaX1FluZ200XWfoJw5BjMAXF6BdhkijQogGIQqkRwF904/s640/blogger-image-1206417068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsqKkN1yRtkweBDbk2ZOPsl_4FQdx7sErYpP206lsU5ViC_LFavfPz7eIuQlLoezDd6WahSXt54T-63RYMCfr_tzGzn1Lq3SaX1FluZ200XWfoJw5BjMAXF6BdhkijQogGIQqkRwF904/s640/blogger-image-1206417068.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The Cabinets- previously painted a glossy black, got three coats of Annie Sloan chalk paint in Arles- a golden yellow color. The mirror frame and medicine cabinet were painted to match.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHeSFuxHeIU8gS7BFlGNB3IRH6tZzLb9elqUksCiDQWhmE4CPQ38gZZuRMQjNLIIqUM0MKqL8vCPxOD2saw_NJs1u1q23qXetj32AA2t5bgHK461Y_ho_yu__t4twRRNhcc9E-ztXEwQ/s640/blogger-image--660248736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHeSFuxHeIU8gS7BFlGNB3IRH6tZzLb9elqUksCiDQWhmE4CPQ38gZZuRMQjNLIIqUM0MKqL8vCPxOD2saw_NJs1u1q23qXetj32AA2t5bgHK461Y_ho_yu__t4twRRNhcc9E-ztXEwQ/s640/blogger-image--660248736.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNmNHcqOWE8ZLQQoBzOiUy7kA_eC86grK0wOzvK50BGTi_2MELAv4_-jjkwQ6vHQSmuy_CRU_nABVlI7xdVIQlARW9AK4CvFmuTHZu5SJCfgsuP1HsOgzl-8PlfMmUcDNmcr5-ctWxZw/s640/blogger-image-759089867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwNmNHcqOWE8ZLQQoBzOiUy7kA_eC86grK0wOzvK50BGTi_2MELAv4_-jjkwQ6vHQSmuy_CRU_nABVlI7xdVIQlARW9AK4CvFmuTHZu5SJCfgsuP1HsOgzl-8PlfMmUcDNmcr5-ctWxZw/s640/blogger-image-759089867.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I'll be posting more master bath update details soon! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pIg4sxP_VX-RhKZA-KrXY67ukACYonbMvDHwBzd3Qzcv_I2EJATmXEiTWaZqpeoPxJzqV3dZO8Rx-xmcPIpCJM1SX_wLgfI6yPNxfbpM3sgBTDVpDeY65_Wd_HtRWfcw7hKM3Cauk44/s640/blogger-image--1802339844.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8pIg4sxP_VX-RhKZA-KrXY67ukACYonbMvDHwBzd3Qzcv_I2EJATmXEiTWaZqpeoPxJzqV3dZO8Rx-xmcPIpCJM1SX_wLgfI6yPNxfbpM3sgBTDVpDeY65_Wd_HtRWfcw7hKM3Cauk44/s640/blogger-image--1802339844.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG9ANKDO7fslpdYZFaia0hTTC7mz2y2YGoQQjQRsHVLlyAbDbD2Yeo3ZYL9W_u6la3iQ80gnXapGSr71r-nPZodPgzK0DVRoKmprdHHo3Z4E66CENb5IP53G2TKl_NgdjeUdz2XjjgxE/s640/blogger-image--1687498874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG9ANKDO7fslpdYZFaia0hTTC7mz2y2YGoQQjQRsHVLlyAbDbD2Yeo3ZYL9W_u6la3iQ80gnXapGSr71r-nPZodPgzK0DVRoKmprdHHo3Z4E66CENb5IP53G2TKl_NgdjeUdz2XjjgxE/s640/blogger-image--1687498874.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The view from the master bedroom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-67271117405371669732014-09-19T21:19:00.001-05:002014-09-19T21:38:43.379-05:00Boo Kitty Upcycles- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #22<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6UMliKduDCyrVaRt0iUhzib1xGI7rZ7ZhNOTlvqfmetXYNeK58Hs2OIBt5fFEjEN2w9ADJw10kPO-NU1nCcZjQ4Bty2r8qmVQphnF2c6zE-eThmmU_t1hCPAeC4xcFvkWEx1Z4DOaDI/s640/blogger-image-613419762.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6UMliKduDCyrVaRt0iUhzib1xGI7rZ7ZhNOTlvqfmetXYNeK58Hs2OIBt5fFEjEN2w9ADJw10kPO-NU1nCcZjQ4Bty2r8qmVQphnF2c6zE-eThmmU_t1hCPAeC4xcFvkWEx1Z4DOaDI/s640/blogger-image-613419762.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH500rRPEzXVxoHF78OXiNQgivRP5lhWUn8HwlbsEwbfBbTylWPPHCLitpKZiY0M5-bGKINzCPlLguj_2LR0d9BpvjSAbgHZFDqOG2UZHpTHUX7EhHtHDUpmJz21C7cy-bJ4B2taO4xFc/s640/blogger-image-1000393960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH500rRPEzXVxoHF78OXiNQgivRP5lhWUn8HwlbsEwbfBbTylWPPHCLitpKZiY0M5-bGKINzCPlLguj_2LR0d9BpvjSAbgHZFDqOG2UZHpTHUX7EhHtHDUpmJz21C7cy-bJ4B2taO4xFc/s640/blogger-image-1000393960.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have been collecting shopping bags in this 99 cent TJ Maxx shopping bag all summer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When the bag got full, I sewed all four sides and stuffed it with just the right amount of bags to make an outdoor pillow for the poolside furniture:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tC6afRPM6dxmAxLl6spbvFwHgJ48FHmGIYsE92lQGmKkfCbdAXKVacFRWIMLFlZZVJVeL_RJzgD8jwb4bSGdb3voZ8RPd1NpvgUxq0jAzkriXKBJ1rnGfAV65DNleRC2YIDNxmr3mTU/s640/blogger-image-240219321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4tC6afRPM6dxmAxLl6spbvFwHgJ48FHmGIYsE92lQGmKkfCbdAXKVacFRWIMLFlZZVJVeL_RJzgD8jwb4bSGdb3voZ8RPd1NpvgUxq0jAzkriXKBJ1rnGfAV65DNleRC2YIDNxmr3mTU/s640/blogger-image-240219321.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was super easy and we can recycle the pillow once it's no longer usable!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvLTQ05hPCfCZcDKKo8HxSutGLNTS8J44BZeOq56TqL6lbL-ZHNV9RHqTgV0rzFrdSQYDE3gV29NbfjBt0np24MFiVE2gyHhy5zj8c8C8-jLm3w318Cu3kVin3jGmqTA7Ms43TvrqIBs/s640/blogger-image--82396115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvLTQ05hPCfCZcDKKo8HxSutGLNTS8J44BZeOq56TqL6lbL-ZHNV9RHqTgV0rzFrdSQYDE3gV29NbfjBt0np24MFiVE2gyHhy5zj8c8C8-jLm3w318Cu3kVin3jGmqTA7Ms43TvrqIBs/s640/blogger-image--82396115.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Boo Kitty was super excited about this crinkle pillow </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Boo requests that the pillow remain indoors beside a sunny window to be sat upon at his leisure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1cKrOARzd-b40XZ3TP0hHwy7BWchG747r46B3V0dPPrkyCydRGthC2UsOs2vQa-0fWV1U400HUWrEIB1Bb8lrn5dNp-7zEHHAlHgqOV85K6GQEvPtXyk-oE4h6US7erJjYXFg4BBq5s/s640/blogger-image--1960541919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This room is the main family area on the main floor. In this room, there's a pool table and two TVs with gaming systems... It's designed so the kids have a place to hang out with their friends. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">BEFORE</span></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFD2o9LdZaxWt7XWX1Vb76F8AzkCaYHfQqI0B4LJCOnB-oBbyIsEhUlkonv8683fegYUB6VIxh99938u_DRc62ZJtfbjfSzX8A-NaLyH_kmXSWUaUtpzR_u5vyZZkC3Ogv3ZCXyCGi20/s640/blogger-image--1953290428.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFD2o9LdZaxWt7XWX1Vb76F8AzkCaYHfQqI0B4LJCOnB-oBbyIsEhUlkonv8683fegYUB6VIxh99938u_DRc62ZJtfbjfSzX8A-NaLyH_kmXSWUaUtpzR_u5vyZZkC3Ogv3ZCXyCGi20/s640/blogger-image--1953290428.jpg"></a></div><div>As per usual, I don't have a before pic, but I snapped a quick one while the painters took the walls from dark grey to white. Dark floors and dark walls made for a dark, dungeon-like family game room. It needed brightness and color. </div><div><br></div><div>INSPIRATION</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_tU-mTY5IDj4c8iWJHS5sUup2sxMKn5l3G-UjO5AGrHvJsCXsceAOAbRSQtWb6OJ0ShXdN4Ak_bOMCR_VyXSv0DCrDYFq_DUzKdSOXDsBnNb0skUZZREWdoDwk8gftoNo-x3zAkxR38/s640/blogger-image--1745751695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_tU-mTY5IDj4c8iWJHS5sUup2sxMKn5l3G-UjO5AGrHvJsCXsceAOAbRSQtWb6OJ0ShXdN4Ak_bOMCR_VyXSv0DCrDYFq_DUzKdSOXDsBnNb0skUZZREWdoDwk8gftoNo-x3zAkxR38/s640/blogger-image--1745751695.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">AS I tackled the family game room, I was still obsessed with flor.com... I love this crazy carpet! However, I was still obsessed with spending as little as possible. Don't ever put anything expensive in a room where 'tweeners hang out! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since this is just a sneak peek, I'll save the details for a future post. Here's the sneak peek:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB2n_EjLkfaippXZtmO3HC8OKeUx_Qs049Pv0_MXUKDFVqVPmY64r20LKsGXb5E3Yi93bgDw2h10pL-asu3S2mvtcZOhEyJckIaBaefz8c9HVYeD74CsJV0uia-vkJ5e58eKiMway4h0/s640/blogger-image--2049887523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVB2n_EjLkfaippXZtmO3HC8OKeUx_Qs049Pv0_MXUKDFVqVPmY64r20LKsGXb5E3Yi93bgDw2h10pL-asu3S2mvtcZOhEyJckIaBaefz8c9HVYeD74CsJV0uia-vkJ5e58eKiMway4h0/s640/blogger-image--2049887523.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Zebra bean bags from Big Lots. Gamers love bean bags...bean bags...the only request that my boys made when consulted about decor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigo1liRHIB9nuYfT3Kk_Oe1H0ce9Fv39X-Kr0SLMG9ArxvHn0PcfSI3WtJUK8_5h__bvlzRF35Up7L6yCbTXlDrWKgCF0WyGRAtoH4TTSQdXWdYO10uvhsmZSw_HDfNA8kzOZBlF-gf7M/s640/blogger-image-1550818093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigo1liRHIB9nuYfT3Kk_Oe1H0ce9Fv39X-Kr0SLMG9ArxvHn0PcfSI3WtJUK8_5h__bvlzRF35Up7L6yCbTXlDrWKgCF0WyGRAtoH4TTSQdXWdYO10uvhsmZSw_HDfNA8kzOZBlF-gf7M/s640/blogger-image-1550818093.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The boys don't care that I used a floral rug. The color scheme seems strangely familiar to them because...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmszHWFuCVtYODFaHvHudEK6Pd6Y7GpTJzjIHla9lrYegn-Umit_kDMoa0xkwakEOfK1YfCKKVOfkHardZ6jdEvxEDFRWyM29ELcJTso9byw8Fwb6QBgVtydIDs-s0vLiDtMPOP3OjIg/s640/blogger-image-1555543686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmszHWFuCVtYODFaHvHudEK6Pd6Y7GpTJzjIHla9lrYegn-Umit_kDMoa0xkwakEOfK1YfCKKVOfkHardZ6jdEvxEDFRWyM29ELcJTso9byw8Fwb6QBgVtydIDs-s0vLiDtMPOP3OjIg/s640/blogger-image-1555543686.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Drew's neon green/ teal/ peach Adidas inspired the color palette. As soon as I put up curtains the color of their favorite Nike Elite socks, I earned their favor. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">And the side by sides:</span></div><br></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xfsl7Ny7S0ywzEuiq8KMaU87ZYFhicWZNj1REzU1ANWQm0AHu4Bc-Fv_35Co_4Xg0IRkNssjjDCz4FFgxlrPT9Fy2OGfMZ91gIGzaepq28N27tLfgmDEzAdKEeWzWY8NHLY9uTpbD50/s640/blogger-image-1078615411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1xfsl7Ny7S0ywzEuiq8KMaU87ZYFhicWZNj1REzU1ANWQm0AHu4Bc-Fv_35Co_4Xg0IRkNssjjDCz4FFgxlrPT9Fy2OGfMZ91gIGzaepq28N27tLfgmDEzAdKEeWzWY8NHLY9uTpbD50/s640/blogger-image-1078615411.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw80W0kEkhzC3W3B4_93elS65cyU_uyUm43RDjjpuhrMCvU-JAsQ6Ni35MsmQ7A6yFoimXDXdP3kq_8eOr9EkFSjlTPUV9bD6CGdDpfO48o8S4nDZQUFiu2ib5dTBUr1_qu-chHZElxfs/s640/blogger-image--950415771.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw80W0kEkhzC3W3B4_93elS65cyU_uyUm43RDjjpuhrMCvU-JAsQ6Ni35MsmQ7A6yFoimXDXdP3kq_8eOr9EkFSjlTPUV9bD6CGdDpfO48o8S4nDZQUFiu2ib5dTBUr1_qu-chHZElxfs/s640/blogger-image--950415771.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-79678181424255916292014-09-01T06:22:00.001-05:002014-09-01T20:53:48.318-05:00Front Door- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #20<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The front door needs to be replaced, but of course I am experimenting with it first! As always, my goal is Big Bang for little to no bucks!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I tinkered with the interior doorway and shared the results of my $61 makeover in a previous post:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vi_Jc-08Bp3OAI_FNkKDY4IRT9P0WD499vaGnwvoGt6oMvSKGS-P8sQAF2G6xwAqX9FlTUGvAhOYwJM8Xpx5a1uIB-xqLu4uBDfTBzyO4Hh057JHTAiGV9RUaTczIJc2_W9wUCIgdeM/s640/blogger-image--1601935593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vi_Jc-08Bp3OAI_FNkKDY4IRT9P0WD499vaGnwvoGt6oMvSKGS-P8sQAF2G6xwAqX9FlTUGvAhOYwJM8Xpx5a1uIB-xqLu4uBDfTBzyO4Hh057JHTAiGV9RUaTczIJc2_W9wUCIgdeM/s640/blogger-image--1601935593.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are all loving the foyer makeover- color makes us happy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We wanted to keep the exterior more traditional, so I selected a color called blue-grey slate. This grey should pull out some of the grey undertones in the pink brick:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">BEFORE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOt-rQHex3tX-d-6FBjlaZe61JLW8dpdvaqo25rFa-jKYyFLH5XRzmSrf2BCzeTI9pX5oJ3QPgED1sjSyT2UdrNaDkVpP6s5HV9N18on0Pcxljvc1loG-L7to7iAhK9quk9etbKTNQHZA/s640/blogger-image-981268954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOt-rQHex3tX-d-6FBjlaZe61JLW8dpdvaqo25rFa-jKYyFLH5XRzmSrf2BCzeTI9pX5oJ3QPgED1sjSyT2UdrNaDkVpP6s5HV9N18on0Pcxljvc1loG-L7to7iAhK9quk9etbKTNQHZA/s640/blogger-image-981268954.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As always, I neglected to make a before pic; I found this one- featuring our realtor. Note the brass kick plate- the hardware was all mix-matched brass. The door was painted light grey- it was blah-blah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I took care of the outdated brass with a can of rust-oleum in burnished amber.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbQIF4-qWDfCF278GKjfwuPnKWV88YdWWxDkM3UF8XZpi579jE-8Tx4FxheYHwfX9Prq_3eY2fJDrnCse7RVlbPM2VC7N4ZcDBqFpw64X9FTJEsOC4YT5_S-pc6m_QUW-n1o_V71IFgM/s640/blogger-image--336742686.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbQIF4-qWDfCF278GKjfwuPnKWV88YdWWxDkM3UF8XZpi579jE-8Tx4FxheYHwfX9Prq_3eY2fJDrnCse7RVlbPM2VC7N4ZcDBqFpw64X9FTJEsOC4YT5_S-pc6m_QUW-n1o_V71IFgM/s640/blogger-image--336742686.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I had this can from a previous project and it did wonders to transform the front door brass:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNAkBq6vIwOCE7fqhs3QIl5Y5P4OjQ8cnpzl5gcKlf4Ltv-x8p2BpWR-FAOhgtx6ayDvdpWtTLh1IrDY0vF8N4HXK4zEPtD9epN350kB-VIA6wnxE27oOxH2cjv3StRODF_abtAMmeeI/s640/blogger-image--2121266632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNAkBq6vIwOCE7fqhs3QIl5Y5P4OjQ8cnpzl5gcKlf4Ltv-x8p2BpWR-FAOhgtx6ayDvdpWtTLh1IrDY0vF8N4HXK4zEPtD9epN350kB-VIA6wnxE27oOxH2cjv3StRODF_abtAMmeeI/s640/blogger-image--2121266632.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After paiting the door hardware, I painted the door... at 5am one morning before it got hot outside:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzEhXfWkccALoiMRpQEIr_ay2mlI1vtaw4JKkyuLWA3cyvPMT-biSV4_yXZ8kDLoAMCrkte9vFzyCQcrjARxxYH_WQH_fpIzKjuSZeQycU7wFTpPq64zZ0cUgB4hPl2oQj7l7I8IZj48/s640/blogger-image-1010253721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXzEhXfWkccALoiMRpQEIr_ay2mlI1vtaw4JKkyuLWA3cyvPMT-biSV4_yXZ8kDLoAMCrkte9vFzyCQcrjARxxYH_WQH_fpIzKjuSZeQycU7wFTpPq64zZ0cUgB4hPl2oQj7l7I8IZj48/s640/blogger-image-1010253721.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Halfway... When I realized I had no before picture... I stopped and got a quick shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">AFTER</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the door dressed in blue-grey slate and faux bronze hardware:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgLWz06iJbQI2qx0Icx8kSxLksRoTsIwXIQSdCap-vO75JpSqqDl1BIhVsT7ikWZG7CVrGI0LMgMDLYNKYpmfWLThbUq9db-Y8OkupIQJs391JtX54M_AoCnhxZ41p_vNzoHfh4o315E/s640/blogger-image--1275362468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlgLWz06iJbQI2qx0Icx8kSxLksRoTsIwXIQSdCap-vO75JpSqqDl1BIhVsT7ikWZG7CVrGI0LMgMDLYNKYpmfWLThbUq9db-Y8OkupIQJs391JtX54M_AoCnhxZ41p_vNzoHfh4o315E/s640/blogger-image--1275362468.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here's the side by side:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOhK_NfMq71WqkTkGzSvdiExQEm8yhDqI0ZxET5-B_8ajBXpGeBlL5xTAUXqxah-Z-C9-BWtl5dOGOI62n73zSipcsmLwyV3t4DqYP4fUmP_GX9fprozCS0cC-kqGRrc1QhJbSD26zIM/s640/blogger-image--2124434688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLOhK_NfMq71WqkTkGzSvdiExQEm8yhDqI0ZxET5-B_8ajBXpGeBlL5xTAUXqxah-Z-C9-BWtl5dOGOI62n73zSipcsmLwyV3t4DqYP4fUmP_GX9fprozCS0cC-kqGRrc1QhJbSD26zIM/s640/blogger-image--2124434688.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was a quick and easy win and came</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">in under $20. We liked it so much that we painted the back doors the same color.</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-26918051425178153992014-08-21T22:08:00.001-05:002014-08-22T08:21:43.954-05:00Floored- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #19<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtf4dQnGiWwT1qzFbSdFaSjTOrzP8cax6AgL9JC68aBbpE4wvxSTT0SD3I1moJE-_N2Eou99_dUWwapJkT4ITmy5Z0iEVZZWctQLH3C_Pnztv8DPlh7DtbqcUg6j7d3fTF1IACH0uypg/s640/blogger-image--1036111083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">stumbled upon flor.com during my search for flooring, and then I found out they had a showroom in Dallas. So I went there and found these inspirations- they might challenge how you think about carpet:</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtf4dQnGiWwT1qzFbSdFaSjTOrzP8cax6AgL9JC68aBbpE4wvxSTT0SD3I1moJE-_N2Eou99_dUWwapJkT4ITmy5Z0iEVZZWctQLH3C_Pnztv8DPlh7DtbqcUg6j7d3fTF1IACH0uypg/s640/blogger-image--1036111083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UciuDjRaFEh5J_PJY3NdL2mYwc6kIDEPg8qGTdSojJ8lQY07oDf9u6-vDrcLuHboI5gQdOUhaw3uxJnr54HdB37V_9FiXVQX5kyrxrXIOhyphenhyphen-1LvB17eKIZs07uaqhII6_PwVzInFXNA/s640/blogger-image-690638862.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UciuDjRaFEh5J_PJY3NdL2mYwc6kIDEPg8qGTdSojJ8lQY07oDf9u6-vDrcLuHboI5gQdOUhaw3uxJnr54HdB37V_9FiXVQX5kyrxrXIOhyphenhyphen-1LvB17eKIZs07uaqhII6_PwVzInFXNA/s640/blogger-image-690638862.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtf4dQnGiWwT1qzFbSdFaSjTOrzP8cax6AgL9JC68aBbpE4wvxSTT0SD3I1moJE-_N2Eou99_dUWwapJkT4ITmy5Z0iEVZZWctQLH3C_Pnztv8DPlh7DtbqcUg6j7d3fTF1IACH0uypg/s640/blogger-image--1036111083.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8bGCvdvfxKF6QB1Or8biiTac5JRu6VeOeALu5F4Wz9leChjYdAimlMscQwPXJwqM7VDqiMy3BB0c1C0sLPVPfp7QgfIo_GNAcUhXEYlH7a2n4k3teKkEh6NAqdR3vmxHLUy6cXmHpDQ/s640/blogger-image--1149089736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8bGCvdvfxKF6QB1Or8biiTac5JRu6VeOeALu5F4Wz9leChjYdAimlMscQwPXJwqM7VDqiMy3BB0c1C0sLPVPfp7QgfIo_GNAcUhXEYlH7a2n4k3teKkEh6NAqdR3vmxHLUy6cXmHpDQ/s640/blogger-image--1149089736.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Oh my- what they can do with mix and match carpet squares! Color and texture explosions all over the floor could make me fall in love with carpet after hating it for so many years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6LcUaw6aH_riEYlor4bl0Z6Bo1ON2WUMhXYLOx1AgCCM90a2FI2ee5tG98ZmGIKZu1vMVsGIgFNBC6ue9F_m90VhPU1tpfzzpOf4RqQg0vwjip528AuHJ-UkG77j-rXvGIlVRBC3XUM/s640/blogger-image--1595940849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6LcUaw6aH_riEYlor4bl0Z6Bo1ON2WUMhXYLOx1AgCCM90a2FI2ee5tG98ZmGIKZu1vMVsGIgFNBC6ue9F_m90VhPU1tpfzzpOf4RqQg0vwjip528AuHJ-UkG77j-rXvGIlVRBC3XUM/s640/blogger-image--1595940849.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A few of my favorite squares...</div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">At Flor's price point- about $16-20 per square- I was discouraged. Discouraged but still inspired... I started thinking about the floors differently- floors with lots of color and texture... I wondered if I could pull off a similar look by layering various rugs instead of carpet squares. Layering a couple of rugs is very fashionable right now, but could I stretch that trend wall to wall? </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I found a little inspiration from google searches (but not as much as I had hoped to find). </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlkPP68DV83oR4RpzevWyLc4DbEkcTl0c5I_ZMYsG_pky78Jbnpry4UPgoE9xdwXSxLThyeN8S4ji6AXgvj462DDBknwELU6tMZDGHVm42XKmVIBQtCEO8X68Eyc__b09nWOORj_OB6o/s640/blogger-image-651291813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlkPP68DV83oR4RpzevWyLc4DbEkcTl0c5I_ZMYsG_pky78Jbnpry4UPgoE9xdwXSxLThyeN8S4ji6AXgvj462DDBknwELU6tMZDGHVm42XKmVIBQtCEO8X68Eyc__b09nWOORj_OB6o/s640/blogger-image-651291813.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAe7z-3KMht53Y2bHWZa93YkTDcIZf9Rv9H3VYmxY7Tpfqnl91sYTDmBIv_9HxsNYUbOqWGSnWV1jjPzWlgnMqF4NdAIFlwcHOA37S4-y14beck3393409Pu_lBGrIvZHEOUZNmV61Ks/s640/blogger-image--1184722839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAe7z-3KMht53Y2bHWZa93YkTDcIZf9Rv9H3VYmxY7Tpfqnl91sYTDmBIv_9HxsNYUbOqWGSnWV1jjPzWlgnMqF4NdAIFlwcHOA37S4-y14beck3393409Pu_lBGrIvZHEOUZNmV61Ks/s640/blogger-image--1184722839.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKklwE2AMEckvh9jmBb8dn8_rVwK9g-DW7B-dfx3m9S0OPY1UP99eIoK9qvIvw2_absgsvjZAfMFDneG4mA59fE9Mxsl3nv0uSCxfcCJVLFD8MkYzOnTkiOrjyVRHexvUbcy3ADgyGdhs/s640/blogger-image--1473004774.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKklwE2AMEckvh9jmBb8dn8_rVwK9g-DW7B-dfx3m9S0OPY1UP99eIoK9qvIvw2_absgsvjZAfMFDneG4mA59fE9Mxsl3nv0uSCxfcCJVLFD8MkYzOnTkiOrjyVRHexvUbcy3ADgyGdhs/s640/blogger-image--1473004774.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I decided to go for it- the master bedroom floors were hopeless concrete floors with a really bad stain job that never felt clean... I needed a solution even if it was temporary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are thousands of rugs for sale on Dallas Craigs list so I spent some time collecting a list of possibilities... then the kids and I drove around Dallas bartering for rugs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is our master bedroom floor now:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax_RNRq5AdOWBlgeAYb2_Tf7UZHkXRMIK-2Z3XCP19bh_rRgYSpi-LbbPTJMf6uBNLB-gIHN-Slhh3SXuY2fFT1nifjNyBxhHA4CzIZjOqFndbQwQSBaXhxRsxD3dkZCojS4dcxbTnTY/s640/blogger-image--1281446573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax_RNRq5AdOWBlgeAYb2_Tf7UZHkXRMIK-2Z3XCP19bh_rRgYSpi-LbbPTJMf6uBNLB-gIHN-Slhh3SXuY2fFT1nifjNyBxhHA4CzIZjOqFndbQwQSBaXhxRsxD3dkZCojS4dcxbTnTY/s640/blogger-image--1281446573.jpg"></a>Five large rugs in various colors/ textures anchored by a sisal rug at the foot of the bed. I filled in remaining bare floor with some smaller finds. It works for me! I love that I can change it anytime I get bored with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN46-ZxegXcL7aCDCyFmJhUIvPnhn68bLcuUynVqTs-RX_GxX1qsPh3GRj-x91vbij_SJpTx4OQQd1lRBQWUwyEzEdDDYXjxWTqrWwaiTYqU77eh5GcbTVZ4WrNtXX3JnxwOfz_ZGL0U/s640/blogger-image-1836420263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzN46-ZxegXcL7aCDCyFmJhUIvPnhn68bLcuUynVqTs-RX_GxX1qsPh3GRj-x91vbij_SJpTx4OQQd1lRBQWUwyEzEdDDYXjxWTqrWwaiTYqU77eh5GcbTVZ4WrNtXX3JnxwOfz_ZGL0U/s640/blogger-image-1836420263.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Traditional rugs were the cheapest to obtain, so I stuck mostly with traditional prints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh6zUYO3taFMi6BaxYtJr68b54uV446q26jaM86jHI0_fxtnAXBIHjVEv9kPfxLZqb2Tciqjo9fazXxiOW_5BuqLU6q6GuSKVA0PE9tWjk56R5zAMH63r9z_mbYcisEQAlQlurPBw0LU/s640/blogger-image-281075563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdh6zUYO3taFMi6BaxYtJr68b54uV446q26jaM86jHI0_fxtnAXBIHjVEv9kPfxLZqb2Tciqjo9fazXxiOW_5BuqLU6q6GuSKVA0PE9tWjk56R5zAMH63r9z_mbYcisEQAlQlurPBw0LU/s640/blogger-image-281075563.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjloBY5I4Lt-x5U29o5qoEaMtB-vSEC7nFOp8QPXHQ8ayBPxtS7pN3O30DOT4anIMuXBkL04o_QuHiuPkHVlzhqhEesju95YVJJ1vMcVgFJu8vgoaiNbe7bX9Cl1ybfMaiVP9r1OeZTjQ/s640/blogger-image--248483551.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjloBY5I4Lt-x5U29o5qoEaMtB-vSEC7nFOp8QPXHQ8ayBPxtS7pN3O30DOT4anIMuXBkL04o_QuHiuPkHVlzhqhEesju95YVJJ1vMcVgFJu8vgoaiNbe7bX9Cl1ybfMaiVP9r1OeZTjQ/s640/blogger-image--248483551.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46WdbRrTmymwLpL_9rVrnXalcjkjxa1hpggoq-BdRX64QYvNaka-EQf29EmQPd0MZoqWR6gOwmAbRxs7GcfF3eSsRNpTl-TMOUAQD57cPpvRoeM0t9yRxntQ401hURvF3w380AJp3YZE/s640/blogger-image-1214902165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46WdbRrTmymwLpL_9rVrnXalcjkjxa1hpggoq-BdRX64QYvNaka-EQf29EmQPd0MZoqWR6gOwmAbRxs7GcfF3eSsRNpTl-TMOUAQD57cPpvRoeM0t9yRxntQ401hURvF3w380AJp3YZE/s640/blogger-image-1214902165.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ-CrsKXvt_QMlXhi-Et-mQWc4lcRn_r-oUzGjv9rUatqSLneAwuXEpjmEznwNzZ6oxNf4lA5M10nJFR_AudkkcsrwO16ptyQw5VJvyzwKCCd6VY7maeuRUd1fKP-ObgEfl85wyVJoY8/s640/blogger-image-1448205808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZ-CrsKXvt_QMlXhi-Et-mQWc4lcRn_r-oUzGjv9rUatqSLneAwuXEpjmEznwNzZ6oxNf4lA5M10nJFR_AudkkcsrwO16ptyQw5VJvyzwKCCd6VY7maeuRUd1fKP-ObgEfl85wyVJoY8/s640/blogger-image-1448205808.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This worked so well for me- it was quick, cheap, and easy to 'install'. I think we'll go with traditional hardwood eventually, but for now I am loving my rug room!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></font></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-70522983343663628472014-08-12T17:24:00.001-05:002014-08-12T21:54:10.164-05:00Grey Loves Gold- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #18<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vqmfwgRTMiXfP97sJlRe6S3EUV3saj11nCuC6hhG6SJTC_BXlBywvl8w65aohq0yDBOT0kcPCanhzi0DE-w7GaraweA2SAr3rrbSI15jyucOoq0rzrHX06pT8XPtow8nKQU_KwYKV3g/s640/blogger-image--1609342029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As soon as I saw the dark grey bedroom walls in this Texas house, I had one thought: gold.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Inspiration</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I found these rooms via internet searches that inspired me to go for the gold/grey combo:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYOj9ynx8s-3NEp3sqqY8IU6xKRi9aZD91Jtf7Jt9SbRJ54g04_cEouids-Rt4RxtTWAFwcHTUiDYrhzfRNqTFbHzenyf98bD9_pSY4tbweiQLVh0cpj0KQiE7s7xFQPltS7P_CQdJrY/s640/blogger-image--893810597.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYOj9ynx8s-3NEp3sqqY8IU6xKRi9aZD91Jtf7Jt9SbRJ54g04_cEouids-Rt4RxtTWAFwcHTUiDYrhzfRNqTFbHzenyf98bD9_pSY4tbweiQLVh0cpj0KQiE7s7xFQPltS7P_CQdJrY/s640/blogger-image--893810597.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This one reminds me of my grandmother's house in the late 70s... I think it's the tufted headboard/ king sized bed combo and the gold accents... Oddly comforting. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C6OeOwgpaoIN_Y-uvaK-IqFUFpzq5IVDsRQfw6MX1buo4qsjQHNA-7ADz-06SLUWmaEynsSuz-RjvYR8PrAdHiZgx0_1hhMo2dkqNqUTGTM9cNV_ZSv1m_grkU1fOBCmuuyMq8zkOFk/s640/blogger-image--1586054887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9C6OeOwgpaoIN_Y-uvaK-IqFUFpzq5IVDsRQfw6MX1buo4qsjQHNA-7ADz-06SLUWmaEynsSuz-RjvYR8PrAdHiZgx0_1hhMo2dkqNqUTGTM9cNV_ZSv1m_grkU1fOBCmuuyMq8zkOFk/s640/blogger-image--1586054887.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I love the sophisticated messiness of this dark grey/ gold room. Brass is back and it's taking no prisoners!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeJDKUj7TevtwQn2dL06MMY3xYjYzz96V2FBzqJjimqNql9CXkMxGFUTyPl5IL_dBUl9hz0DouiS2J37BDxgTzJUP8tLTaufK6xXKVFdRzb3FsVb_YKXSN7EayEc20wMarbbGpn-E9ls/s640/blogger-image--1211036042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeJDKUj7TevtwQn2dL06MMY3xYjYzz96V2FBzqJjimqNql9CXkMxGFUTyPl5IL_dBUl9hz0DouiS2J37BDxgTzJUP8tLTaufK6xXKVFdRzb3FsVb_YKXSN7EayEc20wMarbbGpn-E9ls/s640/blogger-image--1211036042.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the moment I knew where my heavy gold mirror would go- definitely the bedroom. It was my MIL's and has been in my basement for 7+ years waiting for the perfect wall space... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5171kHoEETHMkTXDBIZzU3W1p0V4pWkJldqTqJizvgA-g6CZsOAUZZmOty9F8HcD8wONc8iMumoshrSwuknPkYbOJLX7EjigaZTlB3YHBsUH_1STOgd3IG0mPy2BBN1jML6gFQ1XvTg/s640/blogger-image-184684938.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5171kHoEETHMkTXDBIZzU3W1p0V4pWkJldqTqJizvgA-g6CZsOAUZZmOty9F8HcD8wONc8iMumoshrSwuknPkYbOJLX7EjigaZTlB3YHBsUH_1STOgd3IG0mPy2BBN1jML6gFQ1XvTg/s640/blogger-image-184684938.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This pic inspired other aspects of my room that will be thoroughly covered in a future blog post. I don't know that I can explain why, but I love it... It haunts me in just the right way...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Going for the Gold... and Red...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font color="#000000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vqmfwgRTMiXfP97sJlRe6S3EUV3saj11nCuC6hhG6SJTC_BXlBywvl8w65aohq0yDBOT0kcPCanhzi0DE-w7GaraweA2SAr3rrbSI15jyucOoq0rzrHX06pT8XPtow8nKQU_KwYKV3g/s640/blogger-image--1609342029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vqmfwgRTMiXfP97sJlRe6S3EUV3saj11nCuC6hhG6SJTC_BXlBywvl8w65aohq0yDBOT0kcPCanhzi0DE-w7GaraweA2SAr3rrbSI15jyucOoq0rzrHX06pT8XPtow8nKQU_KwYKV3g/s640/blogger-image--1609342029.jpg"></a></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The first thing that went up in this room was the mirror. I thought this was the perfect place and all furniture placement was worked in around it. We'll explore other aspects of this room in future posts... I love the bed and the mirror and I wanted the combo to get its own blog post....I didn't want them to get lost in the drama that is the rest of the room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfyhbiXvxBYg0lTiBgVEvM_MFeXVPy8pCGwVRutwjmapKMSVVGySaVDNIccOPouhkOFyrL-dKM_JV4TC1KmZn9ieDEd_md6oyTxc_xlsKNMeSaNgI-kzI1TR0rVsUwIkpwDbyJ0q-Ozw/s640/blogger-image-856893746.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfyhbiXvxBYg0lTiBgVEvM_MFeXVPy8pCGwVRutwjmapKMSVVGySaVDNIccOPouhkOFyrL-dKM_JV4TC1KmZn9ieDEd_md6oyTxc_xlsKNMeSaNgI-kzI1TR0rVsUwIkpwDbyJ0q-Ozw/s640/blogger-image-856893746.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I use red unapologetically in practically every room in every house... I get this from my Gran who loved to decorate with red as well. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The red star quilt was actually handmade by my Granny Ruth Foster while Granddaddy was serving in Guam just after WWII. It is one of my most prized possessions. </span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bold gold/ grey floral painting was a cheapo find at Ross for $25- it could not be more perfect for this room or for my budget!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQbVo1mEnSLin1hKbUN935CVGx5HPJ_xra31eUG9LWf_IQKicHoeuudQpAu4c6fU_JCiP1Qbly_vDOKoEw-KviDgIfF5QrD5dt78OLqS1Xwn0A470XIIaGmo5t7Xrwy2KNZzBRNsLMfc/s640/blogger-image--977160508.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQbVo1mEnSLin1hKbUN935CVGx5HPJ_xra31eUG9LWf_IQKicHoeuudQpAu4c6fU_JCiP1Qbly_vDOKoEw-KviDgIfF5QrD5dt78OLqS1Xwn0A470XIIaGmo5t7Xrwy2KNZzBRNsLMfc/s640/blogger-image--977160508.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The bed is a family heirloom- Tommy's Aunt Tee's antique Lillian Russell. I adore it... And, yes, we really do sleep in a regular size bed! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZSY4eRz4Yx827wZH_wJYUOl8Yxirnu0hymsf-e1lAlI8hBKvJ4WNR1NJdPa0tHlHa-rAmXmJLZkQrNp7ctHtDQ8rI3m8EDg8Yc88Qz0m-HqEMybF1fqcC1XMBZ2KosH3lHRj4pfytnA/s640/blogger-image--531740173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZSY4eRz4Yx827wZH_wJYUOl8Yxirnu0hymsf-e1lAlI8hBKvJ4WNR1NJdPa0tHlHa-rAmXmJLZkQrNp7ctHtDQ8rI3m8EDg8Yc88Qz0m-HqEMybF1fqcC1XMBZ2KosH3lHRj4pfytnA/s640/blogger-image--531740173.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the original mid-century add for our bedroom set... It's American black walnut and it looks incredible against the grey walls. We have exactly the set listed in the add- Aunt Tee saved this add when she bought the pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidegKhnO9bKQakGWo91ixyMK7QLpKqjoW6RVyqnW8uJQb-WVwnQDfEQCFYtQ8cDIvx3DszSvY54-2WVuINwbh2uitbvHZCu7xbZvC2ITAeCMelF572Tx3HKj5uNmLfO3fx2VZmjM8Zwu8/s640/blogger-image-978916387.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidegKhnO9bKQakGWo91ixyMK7QLpKqjoW6RVyqnW8uJQb-WVwnQDfEQCFYtQ8cDIvx3DszSvY54-2WVuINwbh2uitbvHZCu7xbZvC2ITAeCMelF572Tx3HKj5uNmLfO3fx2VZmjM8Zwu8/s640/blogger-image-978916387.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is dear sweet Aunt Tee- the original owner of these antiques. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdyGZyyTK48srJirMQCf7wzOpIczYHHa-wAcCIgy1oue-PW78Fmmh5g4nPTd_xkANDzh53ikJqiVR0RvoO-hPMS6-MMh9kqlF-Kl82XXCiDnbsLP63d7ZEtaJv7szFXMH7Z-vvvvetEI/s640/blogger-image--452111116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdyGZyyTK48srJirMQCf7wzOpIczYHHa-wAcCIgy1oue-PW78Fmmh5g4nPTd_xkANDzh53ikJqiVR0RvoO-hPMS6-MMh9kqlF-Kl82XXCiDnbsLP63d7ZEtaJv7szFXMH7Z-vvvvetEI/s640/blogger-image--452111116.jpg"></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The oriental lamp is an estate sale find. The linen pillows are from Company Store (I got the linen covers at an additional 50% off of the clearance price... I used old pillows to stuff them); </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaHz2Kdvfp20FjD5eApNBMXBiTvWLXTD9YTr-V-GFsvlTKxSu-pqzPxL6Jcev0vZvFRHGai2XEfStE38N0LgEXf_8vUREm1Cz6XG8zeb6xOpNYAe4RtqsAo8PKsVhWmrRRmXUJ20zxf0/s640/blogger-image--1227904122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaHz2Kdvfp20FjD5eApNBMXBiTvWLXTD9YTr-V-GFsvlTKxSu-pqzPxL6Jcev0vZvFRHGai2XEfStE38N0LgEXf_8vUREm1Cz6XG8zeb6xOpNYAe4RtqsAo8PKsVhWmrRRmXUJ20zxf0/s640/blogger-image--1227904122.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> three pillows in front are from TJ Maxx. I have had the matelasse bedspread and quilt for years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ01c_iShzBWXhWPTPwc3szp881nzeGxyEgxksWFUZZ6k2WzJxp8gnj2zA_g8UXDQ480vfPh0WgvBtT2izPBVaKDZWYy5naKYVv35rWnZWYlN8DVanAQ9SqHKhUJCSvjkTr5v1H6dzL7c/s640/blogger-image-1137023188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ01c_iShzBWXhWPTPwc3szp881nzeGxyEgxksWFUZZ6k2WzJxp8gnj2zA_g8UXDQ480vfPh0WgvBtT2izPBVaKDZWYy5naKYVv35rWnZWYlN8DVanAQ9SqHKhUJCSvjkTr5v1H6dzL7c/s640/blogger-image-1137023188.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Way out of character for me, I paid full price for this pillow. A woman knows when she finds her perfect throw pillow. This was mine. </div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-22081113498577571092014-08-04T20:48:00.001-05:002014-08-04T22:00:57.918-05:00Charleston- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #17<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">THE BEFORE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The foyer looked fine in the MLS listing:</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf2W4ymTfor4qNrVLm3yWVL5vH0Xo-jNyu3o0kGA9eySA9AA8JTC1arxV04ct1Uu4TVgmvVyUC4ldfJDz0t0J7VkAxfLS7weLokhvWEbJp9Kp2iv-uHXZs-LoIK3blkKRm0IxnCgfFoM/s640/blogger-image-1530576954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpf2W4ymTfor4qNrVLm3yWVL5vH0Xo-jNyu3o0kGA9eySA9AA8JTC1arxV04ct1Uu4TVgmvVyUC4ldfJDz0t0J7VkAxfLS7weLokhvWEbJp9Kp2iv-uHXZs-LoIK3blkKRm0IxnCgfFoM/s640/blogger-image-1530576954.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">...but the door is very old and the prior owner's dog tried to chew his way out of both windows:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNJED1CN4__Ta6WS5pEc6brvPHEfkmLh3rs3gacG8Sdaj_VRMjOgZ0wVd3cPiMwCrACEJx7VDeb2ENNdWJNxGjlh4hOHrZLmrN2Yy546tRSJQv2eD7p6_Xy3UPi1VyokywvCbbJXuxW8/s640/blogger-image--1494027731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNJED1CN4__Ta6WS5pEc6brvPHEfkmLh3rs3gacG8Sdaj_VRMjOgZ0wVd3cPiMwCrACEJx7VDeb2ENNdWJNxGjlh4hOHrZLmrN2Yy546tRSJQv2eD7p6_Xy3UPi1VyokywvCbbJXuxW8/s640/blogger-image--1494027731.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We're still in awe of all the wood the dog destroyed! We have replacements for all of it on the work plan, but it will be quite awhile before we get that far down the list!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">THE CURTAINS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I had two green voile panels from another project available- think Annie Sloan Antibes green. I pondered using them in the foyer to hide the damaged windowsills until they are replaced. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">These panels were only $11 on clearance from The Company Store so I really wanted to make them work!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-CplbMNF4GmnmGbUs0zLvML9rG2g06lEjIOZ9QElL1wz8clRWVyxMAzWeCCy3c5yP2tmqD3JVG4Iqbpxqk2bSjz-pRoa94dJ-1YA5bBRE2kJjmhb8ucqeoltguKis_6Op-UMclodcE/s640/blogger-image-1380644911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-CplbMNF4GmnmGbUs0zLvML9rG2g06lEjIOZ9QElL1wz8clRWVyxMAzWeCCy3c5yP2tmqD3JVG4Iqbpxqk2bSjz-pRoa94dJ-1YA5bBRE2kJjmhb8ucqeoltguKis_6Op-UMclodcE/s640/blogger-image-1380644911.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You cannot go wrong with these ring top curtain panels from The Company Store... You can get lucky and find them at 50% off of the clearance price if you catch them right.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">OUR BELOVED CHARLESTON</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We love Charleston so very much! My sister and I taped the North & South miniseries when we were kids and we watched it over and over and over again! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQfis2C7QPsuHSKT0CQCxv-N4aOuHaZ_PAm3V5Mc9H-T-0yIAcMBC_otjxQru1FjHY2wGGbYaKXMAqEpwzAsFX_74aj61kJzb0wOz886dhI_szwT3FrFA54nvCCZkKMXttIemuhfeiyg/s640/blogger-image-420887151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQfis2C7QPsuHSKT0CQCxv-N4aOuHaZ_PAm3V5Mc9H-T-0yIAcMBC_otjxQru1FjHY2wGGbYaKXMAqEpwzAsFX_74aj61kJzb0wOz886dhI_szwT3FrFA54nvCCZkKMXttIemuhfeiyg/s640/blogger-image-420887151.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tommy took me to the plantation where North and South was filmed on our 1996 Charleston honeymoon... It did not disappoint. </div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Anyway, I already had prints from my Charleston honeymoon flanking the foyer windows:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTchQ2tW6z7u39HIQaHY5RQIrXdUH-27FCqHEiNWI9Dx1r79QRYySeWb1uzyPnKOsYK7fNBoMGoFjHw_3HSqRcPexK55WiWhIuPL24v9qybwMcexk1ltQoiSZ32Tlzz85vHmqGLTFajsE/s640/blogger-image-1602854668.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTchQ2tW6z7u39HIQaHY5RQIrXdUH-27FCqHEiNWI9Dx1r79QRYySeWb1uzyPnKOsYK7fNBoMGoFjHw_3HSqRcPexK55WiWhIuPL24v9qybwMcexk1ltQoiSZ32Tlzz85vHmqGLTFajsE/s640/blogger-image-1602854668.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rainbow row...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjw4CER0ta_zhlizdti1ldfT-sqUeBWQAEAB6DB9M1HYA0xtn6VWiCocGxhQIQzYrLpPNbgrJskOq1rlck1Ib-1GD6vXA-FFbGCSxmfkx0AGDjP12GYw4jhpHSvrdjJQhf-E8ScY10xc/s640/blogger-image--1620593305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjw4CER0ta_zhlizdti1ldfT-sqUeBWQAEAB6DB9M1HYA0xtn6VWiCocGxhQIQzYrLpPNbgrJskOq1rlck1Ib-1GD6vXA-FFbGCSxmfkx0AGDjP12GYw4jhpHSvrdjJQhf-E8ScY10xc/s640/blogger-image--1620593305.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our favorite Charleston dream houses...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once I hung the green panels- just to try them out- I could really see a Charleston palette coming alive in the foyer, and I decided to go for it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tommy drove me to Lowes, and we spent $3 on this sample of Valspar Rolling Sea:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p42bzvBWPuIR5ePBnB_KGKbpqL3LW0p7oUzrl406mWQ1b0s80VFOGEWCWKNvwHxo68CDbZB9kU2hzMl5nib6VJOhx4xkVJT5j0Qp6EW-LVXnOtojWXbGJiVBjCEC7rJmfrghk8kqQtY/s640/blogger-image-566872599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2p42bzvBWPuIR5ePBnB_KGKbpqL3LW0p7oUzrl406mWQ1b0s80VFOGEWCWKNvwHxo68CDbZB9kU2hzMl5nib6VJOhx4xkVJT5j0Qp6EW-LVXnOtojWXbGJiVBjCEC7rJmfrghk8kqQtY/s640/blogger-image-566872599.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And here we are now with our Charleston-inspired foyer:<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK9yLzbHbI0ZXVFJUKFtYZ_dZSU6Vc5AIS-EfFLkyOiGStJ0Z2iPC2VlmYdlS5JeNMKW9kfE5s_K4BvoXgNw5BmYIMwrtFHHFt75MeCshtEMma9-qEuIpccK_DuJKlFvbCrce_-py2QA/s640/blogger-image-1618588554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyK9yLzbHbI0ZXVFJUKFtYZ_dZSU6Vc5AIS-EfFLkyOiGStJ0Z2iPC2VlmYdlS5JeNMKW9kfE5s_K4BvoXgNw5BmYIMwrtFHHFt75MeCshtEMma9-qEuIpccK_DuJKlFvbCrce_-py2QA/s640/blogger-image-1618588554.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We are no longer in a hurry to replace the door, and the gnarly trim is no longer staring me in the face. We love it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Curtain rod (Big Lots) $9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Paint and paint roller $5</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Voile panels $22</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Rug $25</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total foyer makeover: $61</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcQ1DX1iS8nwzZ1xQuZTfWrUD_GJvAbvoLEVOD0h-5Y8mZ3ihwWSGJlK71tP7qwiTWFfMJk70PY2R1OljVTGeQc-Rb2cfGzOzZDhi_y-BJsNb3a-IjXnRSZe3fkFKFAdwHmUq-r719k4/s640/blogger-image-1436179177.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcQ1DX1iS8nwzZ1xQuZTfWrUD_GJvAbvoLEVOD0h-5Y8mZ3ihwWSGJlK71tP7qwiTWFfMJk70PY2R1OljVTGeQc-Rb2cfGzOzZDhi_y-BJsNb3a-IjXnRSZe3fkFKFAdwHmUq-r719k4/s640/blogger-image-1436179177.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFyDUab1IR1dWsqYIPt4dIjbMigByrRNPYom2ToMCdbkoLrRJtFdoiuPrTOUWqxzecamSfKmF2k6LwB52HEcrZesOm0KiTr_5s0zMFHpULjbkneEHJDkIonpB4R65cURmNReM1OYBoqE/s640/blogger-image--167078391.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFyDUab1IR1dWsqYIPt4dIjbMigByrRNPYom2ToMCdbkoLrRJtFdoiuPrTOUWqxzecamSfKmF2k6LwB52HEcrZesOm0KiTr_5s0zMFHpULjbkneEHJDkIonpB4R65cURmNReM1OYBoqE/s640/blogger-image--167078391.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3jOTV3Mj53-TvchmUxyw_LvfDeP0R-_hDPW3RhChEClkwU69Y8HHJ8t-4prs3agjmcqBfWSNhMcbCqiRL0RNB5IfbbAO7r3gTVYloPv9QpenXJxs4dMX6eHCETobg0eEYLWsuNWsmFI/s640/blogger-image--159767412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI3jOTV3Mj53-TvchmUxyw_LvfDeP0R-_hDPW3RhChEClkwU69Y8HHJ8t-4prs3agjmcqBfWSNhMcbCqiRL0RNB5IfbbAO7r3gTVYloPv9QpenXJxs4dMX6eHCETobg0eEYLWsuNWsmFI/s640/blogger-image--159767412.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iWOASe0IdCxpHM7VrGg3R39U7Kc_V1k57rFgzujZH9Uu122HuCx8GbKcJL2anQey4eEwagnNqB__ua6OCOyhdbOnlMv5v5ilbtQCdEU6Nbho2s1WwwLnodKwiDYWcssrnAuJfSjzy9E/s640/blogger-image-2000258466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iWOASe0IdCxpHM7VrGg3R39U7Kc_V1k57rFgzujZH9Uu122HuCx8GbKcJL2anQey4eEwagnNqB__ua6OCOyhdbOnlMv5v5ilbtQCdEU6Nbho2s1WwwLnodKwiDYWcssrnAuJfSjzy9E/s640/blogger-image-2000258466.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The light shining through the curtains in the morning is gorgeous! </span></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-46173982370437921412014-07-28T05:55:00.001-05:002014-07-28T05:55:52.672-05:00Fences- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #16<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2a0epxUNn3nIsp-M9WzU4GiegY4JjO4jev36_4FptqPyNZ7-z8cOnAa2RYuxHeqGANt_pvkbx7XVB02prizcQhmEiEgwqjzvMnxG65SjuAq8Y_bDg-2zKsXJ0TKYGU-cJ0eh8pzBPR8/s640/blogger-image--889424389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2a0epxUNn3nIsp-M9WzU4GiegY4JjO4jev36_4FptqPyNZ7-z8cOnAa2RYuxHeqGANt_pvkbx7XVB02prizcQhmEiEgwqjzvMnxG65SjuAq8Y_bDg-2zKsXJ0TKYGU-cJ0eh8pzBPR8/s640/blogger-image--889424389.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">WET THINGS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are wet swim suits and wet towels all over the house. They seem to multiply like little gremlins! There are never enough places to hang them all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">FENCES</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have three free-standing, outdoor iron fences that I bought for our first house in 1998. I wanted to be able to see the wooded hills out of the top of our bedroom windows, but I wanted privacy as well. Shutters were not in the budget at the time, so I purchased these fences to get the job done. I sewed curtains and attached them to the fences with a tension rod and zip ties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilys0We2GkmbPb2KqRubWC_XXO2zDeC9_bmzzwDt5fzzX3eWHT6AuulhGEVX1FSTLXw3Bry0782_OjQOkv-UAkneDjowuXQJ0WqAyIHBr_c5NqQUuD0pavr2V9rkX4sUnbMKks6Ba8isU/s640/blogger-image--208652236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilys0We2GkmbPb2KqRubWC_XXO2zDeC9_bmzzwDt5fzzX3eWHT6AuulhGEVX1FSTLXw3Bry0782_OjQOkv-UAkneDjowuXQJ0WqAyIHBr_c5NqQUuD0pavr2V9rkX4sUnbMKks6Ba8isU/s640/blogger-image--208652236.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the only picture that I could find of the fence/ curtains in our first house. They worked perfectly to keep the upper window visible while covering the bottom half. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">FENCES FOR WET THINGS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In Texas, I decided to repurpose the fences again- this time as drying racks. These outdoor fences are now in two of our bathrooms and the laundry room. They are perfect for hanging wet towels and swimsuits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W4xFPy0EtMOuuhzuI3qdCT8IB5s7_9Ts729gfwtt9V148I8L8hbi_A_wHpfDyc0VRmt6onMzRWGhWq3R1nSbJpw25FgJnbduvo6pyLCyAyg050Sqbr4g3zkMk2L_tX7OYnq5dpekHn0/s640/blogger-image-1725111101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W4xFPy0EtMOuuhzuI3qdCT8IB5s7_9Ts729gfwtt9V148I8L8hbi_A_wHpfDyc0VRmt6onMzRWGhWq3R1nSbJpw25FgJnbduvo6pyLCyAyg050Sqbr4g3zkMk2L_tX7OYnq5dpekHn0/s640/blogger-image-1725111101.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the upstairs bath...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz8XwEqUK0BWlctqe8iFfR0UpQJyJBggR5I8plXNUecMyl_c-RTa4VH73Dtgxr_pW-JIHkdjq7wIIP_yRjek6pkS-a2MlmRV_5wMxe3NsEmwekLUi4Yef6j3vKp1yly_1X1M-829Uf7s/s640/blogger-image--588701992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisz8XwEqUK0BWlctqe8iFfR0UpQJyJBggR5I8plXNUecMyl_c-RTa4VH73Dtgxr_pW-JIHkdjq7wIIP_yRjek6pkS-a2MlmRV_5wMxe3NsEmwekLUi4Yef6j3vKp1yly_1X1M-829Uf7s/s640/blogger-image--588701992.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the guest bath...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CenXY81xCIkVWxWsDYa5IlXiilHx-n8Z2JhMeEc3rKk22CcfIt3ptKYopYzuhKHmAyFu7CZEpr2ahKBkeY39Wi5r8usZMZQ7dYo4d4cjAisgmdAwvbR4lakUz10otWRQAq0ebH0SH9o/s640/blogger-image--789620223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CenXY81xCIkVWxWsDYa5IlXiilHx-n8Z2JhMeEc3rKk22CcfIt3ptKYopYzuhKHmAyFu7CZEpr2ahKBkeY39Wi5r8usZMZQ7dYo4d4cjAisgmdAwvbR4lakUz10otWRQAq0ebH0SH9o/s640/blogger-image--789620223.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I bought these from that little old iron store on 8th avenue in Nashville. If you drive down Franklin road from</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Brentwood, the iron store will be on the right before you get into downtown Nashville- I don't know the name of it... Just look for an old house with a side yard full of iron stuff!</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-10072584047345139712014-07-23T16:02:00.001-05:002014-07-23T17:19:31.730-05:00TV Storage- Our TX Home Makeover Post #15<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our Texas family room is designed for the boys and their friends... with a pool table and multiple TVs. We went with two smaller TVs instead of one larger TV so the kids could watch football/ basketball while they play video games. </div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Sidebar: we've never had a flat screen TV- ever. Our TV in Tennessee was a 36" dinosaur that I believe was in Tommy's parent's house his senior year in 1992. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufr-PWS_x13S8eiykitdDYPagHAJJGm-dTPt1-DrdEDMWaA3rPQIL3WZOqRDwvItHM3uFRbWsFLQ_S_nCiBYwypZ1FNQPQpZyCd-lYssqjR-6VNUlpAjcram1UkEU6Inrmn7SGLPTfa4/s640/blogger-image--1270185973.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufr-PWS_x13S8eiykitdDYPagHAJJGm-dTPt1-DrdEDMWaA3rPQIL3WZOqRDwvItHM3uFRbWsFLQ_S_nCiBYwypZ1FNQPQpZyCd-lYssqjR-6VNUlpAjcram1UkEU6Inrmn7SGLPTfa4/s640/blogger-image--1270185973.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The old TV fit perfectly in this gorgeous armoire; I hated to part with this beautiful piece of furniture when we moved to TX... but now this armoire has a new home in Belvidere, TN, thanks to my brother... I'll at least get to visit it. </div><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyway, in our TX family game room, we needed some way to store the TVs and gaming systems. We wanted to put the TVs on the wall but didn't know what to do about the gaming systems and cable box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">had a really big set of bookshelves stored in our TN basement for like eight years- they were originally in Tommy's parent's reading nook. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvILkC0JH3ff6raTbGGpQwTdrTGR0M3t8PZ51g7xfK9R2AwlDr69QsH4W1bpbsvCu6p9nGNdzyHePSlsWCADjEB5SBRgAzw-rm_aq1YPOgYfKtoQ_fDlwOai5LAJGYm9coEYLnlIC-rg/s640/blogger-image-1780374249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvILkC0JH3ff6raTbGGpQwTdrTGR0M3t8PZ51g7xfK9R2AwlDr69QsH4W1bpbsvCu6p9nGNdzyHePSlsWCADjEB5SBRgAzw-rm_aq1YPOgYfKtoQ_fDlwOai5LAJGYm9coEYLnlIC-rg/s640/blogger-image-1780374249.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bookshelves lived here in our TN basement beside my PIL's wedding photo... I almost gave these bookshelves away before we moved. </div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We had room on our moving truck for the shelves, so we brought them to TX. Somewhere along the way, I decided to use the bookshelves for TV storage. It worked well, but the shelves really needed a makeover. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzyUJf67SRLQe3Tfu32Xsvqqt_jvhFI6EVV8N6TEZ8GoofCw81MLPghiKrvZ74Pzy1M358vZqK-FRDTZrBSmzTLCki7dITeZM6AKXFji2MzWrXSZIs8ll-lSqONDQu3AWw4lMRRSrYio/s640/blogger-image-1020456801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtzyUJf67SRLQe3Tfu32Xsvqqt_jvhFI6EVV8N6TEZ8GoofCw81MLPghiKrvZ74Pzy1M358vZqK-FRDTZrBSmzTLCki7dITeZM6AKXFji2MzWrXSZIs8ll-lSqONDQu3AWw4lMRRSrYio/s640/blogger-image-1020456801.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bookshelves in TX before their makeover- solid oak with lots of potential.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Once I saw this piece of furniture in IO Metro, I knew exactly what I would do with the bookshelves...</div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H7U25FYQpJld-Vv3bixtsFwZK9QZ-hRaNxAEwRjJCb3xq_QD1ZA73cx-uothzWYg4uQ0sDYMC0H191DLqxIhbEHDj13qT2ONTQdiovVwIaJz_bqPfkLDD-0uXpUUroQH5-FI997qS18/s640/blogger-image-585794082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-H7U25FYQpJld-Vv3bixtsFwZK9QZ-hRaNxAEwRjJCb3xq_QD1ZA73cx-uothzWYg4uQ0sDYMC0H191DLqxIhbEHDj13qT2ONTQdiovVwIaJz_bqPfkLDD-0uXpUUroQH5-FI997qS18/s640/blogger-image-585794082.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My inspiration piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuuS5K41UOxnMmkcLB-PlSwPcHC0vzLWWFZHpDPR_2EBiWPnYVWzjpuNn38jwf0cUnJOTqMP0BWwICxvFyibjxRoZxP-vysqpqfDyFanlWebcnZhbO5mww4binpDXhOnbFf4-pRgNDik/s640/blogger-image--1698903786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDuuS5K41UOxnMmkcLB-PlSwPcHC0vzLWWFZHpDPR_2EBiWPnYVWzjpuNn38jwf0cUnJOTqMP0BWwICxvFyibjxRoZxP-vysqpqfDyFanlWebcnZhbO5mww4binpDXhOnbFf4-pRgNDik/s640/blogger-image--1698903786.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One last look at the bookshelves before two cans of Annie Sloan chalk paint in Emperor's silk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are the bookshelves after one coat of ASCP emperor's silk:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVPAGcHMXXE9DVfgl7lvzp2YWMl0mw8qDHucx3foV92sDajQ10xxU5aMp_NBhQaaY8GGylp3P-UoeQ9TZpEwAC_iccv75d_S4uK2J76KdGSmzx-Q1rIB5uFzHDdZudWYTx5wvPMXSBEI/s640/blogger-image--1890835847.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVPAGcHMXXE9DVfgl7lvzp2YWMl0mw8qDHucx3foV92sDajQ10xxU5aMp_NBhQaaY8GGylp3P-UoeQ9TZpEwAC_iccv75d_S4uK2J76KdGSmzx-Q1rIB5uFzHDdZudWYTx5wvPMXSBEI/s640/blogger-image--1890835847.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8viKJ3p7S4w1wAEIqmJkC3hxiI565RvRH3xgquw3BvP6iXb6v9KNhX-xrcnVA9x_GdrKefRS-JlIywbVGfXVgLpikTZxSOUA7i7rrAwMBHGrIyEuScHnEFpPO741E3lnfXJTlWRpgy6g/s640/blogger-image-1622966619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8viKJ3p7S4w1wAEIqmJkC3hxiI565RvRH3xgquw3BvP6iXb6v9KNhX-xrcnVA9x_GdrKefRS-JlIywbVGfXVgLpikTZxSOUA7i7rrAwMBHGrIyEuScHnEFpPO741E3lnfXJTlWRpgy6g/s640/blogger-image-1622966619.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The shelves- drying after one coat of ASCP red... but plastic on the floor was apparently too tempting for a certain member of the Warmbrod household....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p_AWO-1oxgvrGSa4OfktZbd6ygUrm-YcvvNfgz59RhLphoGCgh18T2x4T6zSz9MfM4t9UFfnQvw6ZTGSwO9IjyrEZVabHBZuLjFgo88QZ-Ws0jq8vS0vAepXSbqcWzakK7Os6jXcc8k/s640/blogger-image-508909345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p_AWO-1oxgvrGSa4OfktZbd6ygUrm-YcvvNfgz59RhLphoGCgh18T2x4T6zSz9MfM4t9UFfnQvw6ZTGSwO9IjyrEZVabHBZuLjFgo88QZ-Ws0jq8vS0vAepXSbqcWzakK7Os6jXcc8k/s640/blogger-image-508909345.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">... Because here are my recently stripped and refinished Amtico floors with Boo Kitty's red paw prints!!!! I died for a few minutes, but the paw prints wiped right up; this thanks to the three coats of gloss sealer that I applied during the floor finishing process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The bookshelves got two coats of red chalk paint and two coats of Minwax polycrylic. I also took the shelves outside and sprayed an extra coat of spray polycrylic on them for added protection. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are my bookshelves dressed in Emperor's silk:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH0bIzmaF5Fi_NmZstYuow609Kg6VCluMRaqKJfjMJppyO_-EzkU142Cz7rjdENyjUa_4e_3TGgZaxC0ApSNl2vNOGXhbh1EpGXVJWs-NcbK0Qo5IoJjEL8j9vC1dNLTqrbjl1hoL1b4/s640/blogger-image-4063487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH0bIzmaF5Fi_NmZstYuow609Kg6VCluMRaqKJfjMJppyO_-EzkU142Cz7rjdENyjUa_4e_3TGgZaxC0ApSNl2vNOGXhbh1EpGXVJWs-NcbK0Qo5IoJjEL8j9vC1dNLTqrbjl1hoL1b4/s640/blogger-image-4063487.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWDQGxw_E5OFSTwGoyfa27DOp_bau8SJpuP82st_krMpabysvFV4syP88324PiNmgk1MvI71xfs5OaHQ9oNg3o7DnXBHQAe-EuYO3LTDfmmtZOMhBnjAtKRty9oiJ0cenw7HMHPGPzAE/s640/blogger-image-895476324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWDQGxw_E5OFSTwGoyfa27DOp_bau8SJpuP82st_krMpabysvFV4syP88324PiNmgk1MvI71xfs5OaHQ9oNg3o7DnXBHQAe-EuYO3LTDfmmtZOMhBnjAtKRty9oiJ0cenw7HMHPGPzAE/s640/blogger-image-895476324.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwCQDQkidvgDhvw7pvNtaqf-e_v_33aZxDuM7wlnZCk6-xnOfazeqIaQQLUPAK7R-lTik4UgttmQnXFa8YU6ARTPuB6XtAkMyMnTwqp-qpAqHgoSrPUz3jA-aPK99yp095nJjf4xKRE4/s640/blogger-image-8849591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwCQDQkidvgDhvw7pvNtaqf-e_v_33aZxDuM7wlnZCk6-xnOfazeqIaQQLUPAK7R-lTik4UgttmQnXFa8YU6ARTPuB6XtAkMyMnTwqp-qpAqHgoSrPUz3jA-aPK99yp095nJjf4xKRE4/s640/blogger-image-8849591.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtRuLTJf-PcPcRiu_4l6_yZ-56VPgFwoft92WMP8hmOnfdOyGM2S4rCnEIbGaRNp-6U024DsxitKiJqRQ5agZaSbhhlxLab7zA6ZoULpUWg-wKmvh56BMF9hFDS0xSliiHNUxSk5ElpI/s640/blogger-image--1470085586.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtRuLTJf-PcPcRiu_4l6_yZ-56VPgFwoft92WMP8hmOnfdOyGM2S4rCnEIbGaRNp-6U024DsxitKiJqRQ5agZaSbhhlxLab7zA6ZoULpUWg-wKmvh56BMF9hFDS0xSliiHNUxSk5ElpI/s640/blogger-image--1470085586.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The family game room walls are next. The painter comes on Saturday to lighten them up. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-73295670749924929052014-07-21T18:30:00.001-05:002014-07-21T18:33:47.188-05:00Shutters- Our Texas Home Makeover Post #14All projects were on pause while we spent some time away from Texas- in Louisiana at Peyton Manning Passing Academy then in Nashville to finalize some business there. <div><br></div><div>Since it's been awhile, I thought I would offer a sneak peak at one of our projects- the master bath shutters.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not good about before pictures, but here's a link to the video the realtor made for me just moments after we made our offer on this house. I had never stepped foot in Allen, TX, or this house when we bought it; houses fly off the market here so we had to act quickly.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://youtu.be/ljQ9B0BkT0g">http://youtu.be/ljQ9B0BkT0g</a></div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I love the master bath French doors. I don't want to cover them but I prefer a little more privacy than the doors alone provide. Tommy came home one evening, and I immediately asked him if we could build a wall of shutters to separate the tub/ shower from the vanity area; he knows I've been on Craigs list when I ask these kinds of question, and he knows I already have the trailer hooked up to the car, too. He knows he'll spend the rest of his day loading and unloading craigs list items. I had, in fact, found very tall, solid wood shutters on Craig's list that I thought could be repurposed. He agreed. We drove to some swanky neighborhood with a security guard- imagine the guard has never seen a Mercury pulling a trailer load of shutters before... Now he knows what a Warmbrod is. </div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The shutter wall was an easy sell- It's never hard to talk Tommy into projects that hint of St. Lucia- </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcJKhwXlohwibPBQdI6Y0eVi0bVhgYQyQO2pPg2mEBBOa3FM7_gixZOy_4-zA-tmff16hW7e1yGaFlwyuU7WbbZTUr76YAHPTQKZbsoceFE-OblJM-tAbeCacdVNxwjinxVH_15xIueQ/s640/blogger-image-895206821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcJKhwXlohwibPBQdI6Y0eVi0bVhgYQyQO2pPg2mEBBOa3FM7_gixZOy_4-zA-tmff16hW7e1yGaFlwyuU7WbbZTUr76YAHPTQKZbsoceFE-OblJM-tAbeCacdVNxwjinxVH_15xIueQ/s640/blogger-image-895206821.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our room in St. Lucia with the open-air, floor-to-ceiling shutters. HEAVEN.</div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Anyway, back in Texas... We hung the shutters before we left for Louisiana. We still have tons to do before this master bath is complete, but here is where we are now:</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAWYJxuwwhxzMeKmVRr23zzBHgluViz9dQy1wxZJlC1OIQjTf-jNTS5ul8BG862FG03hz-WhsUA2RcLD8NZSCLKGI-5U-qQPNu2Xu97L34FrxW0sScFjjfE6LuNsAo79MZrITMEhuh98/s640/blogger-image-1584751359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAWYJxuwwhxzMeKmVRr23zzBHgluViz9dQy1wxZJlC1OIQjTf-jNTS5ul8BG862FG03hz-WhsUA2RcLD8NZSCLKGI-5U-qQPNu2Xu97L34FrxW0sScFjjfE6LuNsAo79MZrITMEhuh98/s640/blogger-image-1584751359.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can see the wall of shutters in the mirror reflection- it serves as a privacy wall for the tub/ shower. They are stained a gorgeous grey stain with brown undertones. The rest if the bath is in process: The vanity area has one coat of Annie Sloan Arles chalk paint- it needs another coat and distressing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1zGMWMxj4awSTEB4IpOx-RPzQ-ii3ryxXwTMyCrplgsh5iTJkQbCiAcWMUcLFFIPbsN5qgAiP0J-F3dJzbkWahjORB1PBLvtSZdOooK44eKgbWBfYSSGv4eVUDbThgtSdzZ-JiAmC5w/s640/blogger-image--1295389672.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1zGMWMxj4awSTEB4IpOx-RPzQ-ii3ryxXwTMyCrplgsh5iTJkQbCiAcWMUcLFFIPbsN5qgAiP0J-F3dJzbkWahjORB1PBLvtSZdOooK44eKgbWBfYSSGv4eVUDbThgtSdzZ-JiAmC5w/s640/blogger-image--1295389672.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The shutters are offset to create a hallway back to the shower. <i>The floor will get a makeover soon.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="font-style: italic; clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5YD1fJk4VX_8Q_v06yDr8etOImn2S1Lx9Ec6YP0rOpRWxaRPGha-Dal9OEZ7EDNdtzV8sJ-oVOFvfYMrz6onHjAzimOElr4qcgwzd4Sa6usO6kjHK3L2U4xwK4-ZG6VnFjH2hPI_C48/s640/blogger-image--2009912336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5YD1fJk4VX_8Q_v06yDr8etOImn2S1Lx9Ec6YP0rOpRWxaRPGha-Dal9OEZ7EDNdtzV8sJ-oVOFvfYMrz6onHjAzimOElr4qcgwzd4Sa6usO6kjHK3L2U4xwK4-ZG6VnFjH2hPI_C48/s640/blogger-image--2009912336.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We placed a table in here temporarily (I love this family- heirloom table but haven't found a place for it yet... so it's temporarily stored in this unfinished bathroom). We layered some rugs so I don't have to look at the floor until it's refinished. I think the French doors and trim will be made over in white; we plan to repaint the ceiling and walls in antique white. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br>I'm not sure yet where we are going with the floor but I have a feeling it will be interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-70935420054191748312014-07-08T17:21:00.001-05:002014-07-08T19:03:39.196-05:00St Lucia for Dinner: Our TX home makeover post #13Tommy & I celebrated our 15 year anniversary a few years back at Anse Chastanet in St. Lucia. Our room was exactly 250 steps above this beach- the stairs meandered up the side of a cliff. No, there was no elevator.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkerV8BNLCssnBk6mfrBBWiHLbTYQIoJ-QEtzgFmCWsRQXe34q7Kmwa-dGEwrEJrhk0qIUX2FmQdTpoqUzXVmUUJg59zcFOxWfygUhqpPPGrjjbnmRPreTmM6oGO4g8_oF1pjm-RX4pA/s640/blogger-image--907791763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkerV8BNLCssnBk6mfrBBWiHLbTYQIoJ-QEtzgFmCWsRQXe34q7Kmwa-dGEwrEJrhk0qIUX2FmQdTpoqUzXVmUUJg59zcFOxWfygUhqpPPGrjjbnmRPreTmM6oGO4g8_oF1pjm-RX4pA/s640/blogger-image--907791763.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was our heaven for seven wonderful days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiOSmEzoKyACEuzCZUqCHbgDg_89MxKeVfFwf-0JUb_ihy2OtEU_QpUR88ydpy8AKz8Pr2roH3jTwciz36gJo9RUeL3BUP5df2hV-ujTeAPYlQOS2ROyLfpD0lFYPbtDfeydeqNYl17g/s640/blogger-image--1754290179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiOSmEzoKyACEuzCZUqCHbgDg_89MxKeVfFwf-0JUb_ihy2OtEU_QpUR88ydpy8AKz8Pr2roH3jTwciz36gJo9RUeL3BUP5df2hV-ujTeAPYlQOS2ROyLfpD0lFYPbtDfeydeqNYl17g/s640/blogger-image--1754290179.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is our room in St Lucia- no walls, no glass...only shutters separated us from our ocean/ jungle view high in the hill tops. Note the St Lucian batik fabric on the chairs- I can't get enough of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If these pics seem oddly familiar...At least a couple of the Bachelor final rose ceremonies were hosted at Anse Chastanet resort.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyway, this is the first house that we have decorated since our St Lucia trip, and there are St Lucian influences in every room- starting with the dining room. Not that I wasn't already decorating with dark woods and tropical floral fabric, as you could see in my TN bedroom in post #11.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNP3r79xdB01ZX4FhT2od33ny2AOlW0MjmhYRTwuxUNEzC8FdUoT0ac_Nq2Zf9AogAECnv8kvCGcwRJ4RZQP3MceTqi4MuKDhIbLW6ya9iCgH_NRMOH7htCS_0PAKFaoKBuQb04Hs4wXg/s640/blogger-image-1809735342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNP3r79xdB01ZX4FhT2od33ny2AOlW0MjmhYRTwuxUNEzC8FdUoT0ac_Nq2Zf9AogAECnv8kvCGcwRJ4RZQP3MceTqi4MuKDhIbLW6ya9iCgH_NRMOH7htCS_0PAKFaoKBuQb04Hs4wXg/s640/blogger-image-1809735342.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Black walnut bedroom suit and birds of paradise fabric on the drapes- early island influences.</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFQbOtr5QpqTMxuzJ_0NDv92oFJhdrOtL8r-GFRNyR0FwwiTTvocEiB_DMYg_OSlRIrHcxonYnQMyHcAlgAK_A9DjcQx0-VY8DF2-mA5I7NcN02FnBYka1yb95zGtzfi79s-BFAcQiM0/s640/blogger-image--450872628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFQbOtr5QpqTMxuzJ_0NDv92oFJhdrOtL8r-GFRNyR0FwwiTTvocEiB_DMYg_OSlRIrHcxonYnQMyHcAlgAK_A9DjcQx0-VY8DF2-mA5I7NcN02FnBYka1yb95zGtzfi79s-BFAcQiM0/s640/blogger-image--450872628.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is a dining/ lounging area at Anse Chastanet- this open air room is built into the side of the cliff between our hilltop room and the beach below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>There was an islander country western band that played here in this room many nights- St Lucians love classic country music. No joke. The soundtrack to this room was oddly enough Waylon, Willie, George Jones- very Nashville. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><br></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The dining room before:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH6mvwbOJ4xX0IS56726lyRYmOvUCCUhbolG79-v-D1-I15e4beegYEQiLNCst53pHQmqUXN33FnAprxJnCCw6sFfBR-rYj1O4nqwDxmRrv2DADCca3ciIzaP8dmilGH5iYpuI40J0YQ/s640/blogger-image--1235251319.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNH6mvwbOJ4xX0IS56726lyRYmOvUCCUhbolG79-v-D1-I15e4beegYEQiLNCst53pHQmqUXN33FnAprxJnCCw6sFfBR-rYj1O4nqwDxmRrv2DADCca3ciIzaP8dmilGH5iYpuI40J0YQ/s640/blogger-image--1235251319.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You can see the dining room 'before' pics in this collage from the house listing. These are extremely flattering pics- the dining room in real life was very dark and the paint job was sloppy. I love dark grey walls, but not in every room- it was too dungeon-like and dreary. The modern wallpaper clashed with the floors and had to come down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I decided to paint the dining room walls a deep golden to contrast with the grey walls in the adjacent sitting room. I also had three panels of curtains left from my Anthropologie-Craig's-List curtain steal. I hung the curtains on a whim and the rest just fell right into place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the little-bit-St-Lucian-little-bit-French-country-on-a-strict-budget dining room now:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1D75AXCZq4DZZ2tWtwUjEq-THkl8QgF-cyrkDKiQkw6omI6D1pgLz1gq0CPnfpthH6NtHU_2qvSYRFT-ymCGxpY7pH_n765CO94dGw3k297hDfa-NjST9GWA8Ku_OGYd1WSEzUcVK6E/s640/blogger-image-1095208546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1D75AXCZq4DZZ2tWtwUjEq-THkl8QgF-cyrkDKiQkw6omI6D1pgLz1gq0CPnfpthH6NtHU_2qvSYRFT-ymCGxpY7pH_n765CO94dGw3k297hDfa-NjST9GWA8Ku_OGYd1WSEzUcVK6E/s640/blogger-image-1095208546.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_z33PEeTZDusKbBqhh9rQfpd4nM2roPtnpxxwI6aAzUPAmc7FvcXZVvBnwxy-RunVv2ov6gmYAWtFsEcO6C6Rzz1QV8A6j_loWB0Tq9XLayDCIXGBRiCJZP__ldI0uGExXMMY40tPy4/s640/blogger-image--1762346141.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5_z33PEeTZDusKbBqhh9rQfpd4nM2roPtnpxxwI6aAzUPAmc7FvcXZVvBnwxy-RunVv2ov6gmYAWtFsEcO6C6Rzz1QV8A6j_loWB0Tq9XLayDCIXGBRiCJZP__ldI0uGExXMMY40tPy4/s640/blogger-image--1762346141.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Remember that St Lucian batik fabric? Yes, I brought some home with me! It looks terrific under Tommy's mother's antique tea set. The sconce on the wall by the Anthropologie-Craigs-list curtains hung in my grandmother's living room in the 80s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjALhMmfTD-V0TaG1Wx9mTSWTy-rZ5hS1DwyaOqk4j5V3ufhulnKIvhCURUKmWqs5mHPvqYzBErJ0udwPW2SQb0zzMR-gqAPUpG3DitGabzirKOGejf5b8Qsp0Lp7sT1iaDYJv-hFajT0/s640/blogger-image--567411228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjALhMmfTD-V0TaG1Wx9mTSWTy-rZ5hS1DwyaOqk4j5V3ufhulnKIvhCURUKmWqs5mHPvqYzBErJ0udwPW2SQb0zzMR-gqAPUpG3DitGabzirKOGejf5b8Qsp0Lp7sT1iaDYJv-hFajT0/s640/blogger-image--567411228.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The table cloth is actually a Land's End matelasse bedspread underneath an extra curtain panel. I purchased the floral napkins for $1 each to decorate our first apartment in 1996. The chairs were reupholstered using the fabric from an old decorative duvet cover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxXR8rZoB17dP_RGerj7KR6VAlhQYnYJcDjXs6XPzDpTqq5Bjpx-XoTrPeSVv9UkYFeMlMmSmtA-x2snDrR7EQ_cTBv7ftE2mQMSIzHE0UTFeZHwu5NVoshTifHnsxDSeZ8bcpt2rydA/s640/blogger-image-466461991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxXR8rZoB17dP_RGerj7KR6VAlhQYnYJcDjXs6XPzDpTqq5Bjpx-XoTrPeSVv9UkYFeMlMmSmtA-x2snDrR7EQ_cTBv7ftE2mQMSIzHE0UTFeZHwu5NVoshTifHnsxDSeZ8bcpt2rydA/s640/blogger-image-466461991.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">If you've been to St Lucia or Key West or any other islands, you probably understand the chickens. I purchased these from Hobby Lobby this week at 1/2 off. The chickens also remind me of the farm back home in Belvidere, TN.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RKX8aGg0oHcLaxFm0D31uY8k2tg1srsWbc7ZmJ86_eq0700HZ_gK8ifKh8ZFU1D1Lfm-DHi5x-KaxEJCVspmNl8n2pZq2lcsILywSHFegw9MLUF-pwRTCHbEB11UuUEWoJB5oCrnzFw/s640/blogger-image--1868550154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RKX8aGg0oHcLaxFm0D31uY8k2tg1srsWbc7ZmJ86_eq0700HZ_gK8ifKh8ZFU1D1Lfm-DHi5x-KaxEJCVspmNl8n2pZq2lcsILywSHFegw9MLUF-pwRTCHbEB11UuUEWoJB5oCrnzFw/s640/blogger-image--1868550154.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Blaine gifted us this painting he made in art class a few years back... It is strikingly similar to our view of the St. Lucian Pitons:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kcZSNC9RnmIpXZRwgPCoERA9Uy6i6386DyyDyiwOQ5_1Bj0UJCxF_TdKXgu7tc1aNSSApdGl63zzbktffxQiafkpzxMolbc8xPyr0qVMLXBsgV_kuR02a2NE57vW2NuqCenuVwAtYdU/s640/blogger-image-967858798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kcZSNC9RnmIpXZRwgPCoERA9Uy6i6386DyyDyiwOQ5_1Bj0UJCxF_TdKXgu7tc1aNSSApdGl63zzbktffxQiafkpzxMolbc8xPyr0qVMLXBsgV_kuR02a2NE57vW2NuqCenuVwAtYdU/s640/blogger-image-967858798.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrr5fPpH71je3WBodBNsfg0y_xXcAVRnXW8Tu2J9yno-mPCfILGBxeEOyq_2FzJ9RWmUW_z4-fIiDlYMLD7TFo0wmRprRUt0EhEKR7TigXS0T84c5yf-pGsmJxwMysirYAGP_FA6gEzg/s640/blogger-image--54128616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrr5fPpH71je3WBodBNsfg0y_xXcAVRnXW8Tu2J9yno-mPCfILGBxeEOyq_2FzJ9RWmUW_z4-fIiDlYMLD7TFo0wmRprRUt0EhEKR7TigXS0T84c5yf-pGsmJxwMysirYAGP_FA6gEzg/s640/blogger-image--54128616.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">From this angle, you can see into the breakfast room and get a glimpse of the artwork hanging there:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhac1rsAiBXtEQOxL8qDQSGEytkVzPuq3BTzGmGrxVnNTND8012XLd8Jcaj6pfBPsjIDicPR6M6w5hHsGeY6Ji-Cg4nr-3mvNPuRGH6BcgpYpxTdmAtnqj0UVs8JmfFLcqYt2TW_CoX8jc/s640/blogger-image--1863346981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhac1rsAiBXtEQOxL8qDQSGEytkVzPuq3BTzGmGrxVnNTND8012XLd8Jcaj6pfBPsjIDicPR6M6w5hHsGeY6Ji-Cg4nr-3mvNPuRGH6BcgpYpxTdmAtnqj0UVs8JmfFLcqYt2TW_CoX8jc/s640/blogger-image--1863346981.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This cow reminds me of the cows found here and there randomly in St. Lucia; also reminds me of the farm I grew up in in Belvidere, TN... She didn't make the cut for dining room artwork, but she has breakfast with us every morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHttSLHVHvx3v5JeC1FNYSnqkwUvp4xC7d5eRuVnO42BP_X3uzKxXSlWl0uh5aW-h8pe7VPxysTwat4V8JXb1WJaYkRyRxd6RGzgrCt8wiCSRuQ9Q7bFBEMddAJWBiKROBNDAjnXDA3mg/s640/blogger-image--1010154910.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHttSLHVHvx3v5JeC1FNYSnqkwUvp4xC7d5eRuVnO42BP_X3uzKxXSlWl0uh5aW-h8pe7VPxysTwat4V8JXb1WJaYkRyRxd6RGzgrCt8wiCSRuQ9Q7bFBEMddAJWBiKROBNDAjnXDA3mg/s640/blogger-image--1010154910.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I bought the light fixture 8 years ago from Home Decorators Outlet- I go it for $35 including shipping. I got lots of good deals from this site BEFORE they were affiliated<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> with Home Depot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My only recent purchases for this makeover were paint, the chickens, the Craig's list curtains and the frame for Blaine's painting... bringing the entire dining room makeover in under $200. I'll get a rug once the dust settles on our other projects. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I'm pulling these bright colors into the adjacent siting room to brighten up/ compliment the dark grey walls- we'll see if I can pull it off.</span></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-74258986321158032112014-07-07T07:54:00.001-05:002014-07-07T16:03:49.632-05:00Free chair makeover- Our TX Home Makeover Post #12When we married 18 years ago, I rummaged through many attics and basements to find lost treasures for our apartment. 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The master bedroom in TN- Tommy's great Aunt Tee's Lillian Russell bedroom suit in black walnut; my great grandmother's antique sewing cabinet used as a side table; an oriental lamp rescued from a remodel at Union Planter's Bank in Knoxville where I worked as an exec assistant in college. We also had two family heirloom secretaries in this room. </div>
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I made the curtains and the duvet cover- I covered my old king size comforter with striped fabric on top and used a sheet for the bottom. The curtains were a bird of paradise print- one of my grandmother's favorite flowers and selected in memory of her.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307810419825319337.post-19957025171178290602014-07-03T10:48:00.001-05:002014-07-07T22:42:31.354-05:00White is the New Stainless- Our TX Home Makeover Post #11We had stainless appliances in our TN home- loved them but hated cleaning them. We also lived in an area where high-end was the expected norm- not just in appliances, but in the entire home. I grew to hate the high-end trap... I wanted to tinker and explore but it's too risky to do that with expensive materials. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUqxWF0QmmPP-he0t2yxgR8axm_sj8nhVx1-j-bMuYtkf7dL5s1H_oCvV-CQ-D93AEe7dqC74dNPur6q8XEfz5wFY0ZGlyWPQGrkCWBE-9-aKRm9oZpFhFkBdSuD5fzgHGB5uboP65Is/s640/blogger-image-1462086549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPUqxWF0QmmPP-he0t2yxgR8axm_sj8nhVx1-j-bMuYtkf7dL5s1H_oCvV-CQ-D93AEe7dqC74dNPur6q8XEfz5wFY0ZGlyWPQGrkCWBE-9-aKRm9oZpFhFkBdSuD5fzgHGB5uboP65Is/s640/blogger-image-1462086549.jpg"></a></div><br><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-jOH_pXslfqzkvk4rTWagj0sbRD66D52VHey0loCwh2GEXxaLpAPL38XB1HpMy8pJO6AUq9Z_Zg7HknGrwnUBT6zsL3QYPyAqNKg7zrWMdGd73Zkx3gmuzL0gU7NEVCgCXbpO4Gl1Wg/s640/blogger-image--190835939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-jOH_pXslfqzkvk4rTWagj0sbRD66D52VHey0loCwh2GEXxaLpAPL38XB1HpMy8pJO6AUq9Z_Zg7HknGrwnUBT6zsL3QYPyAqNKg7zrWMdGd73Zkx3gmuzL0gU7NEVCgCXbpO4Gl1Wg/s640/blogger-image--190835939.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My TN galley kitchen with the stainless appliances that I spent months saving up for... It was the right investment when we built the TN house.</div> <div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The appliances in this TX house were at the opposite end of the appliance spectrum- black and ancient. We definitely couldn't give the kitchen a spruce up without replacing them. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNuOcZOjhaFI-oGKti0YWqUEQdzwir345y8N-mPaORb5b0OUHTbi2atKoT3fl_tDYYEQwe2DrMgT3SXy3jFSOkbHzWOHiOKGRoLpvL4oHVRuhoAnj-UK3f_sYHXAaFdjIS3V23nLNpeg/s640/blogger-image-837651748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbNuOcZOjhaFI-oGKti0YWqUEQdzwir345y8N-mPaORb5b0OUHTbi2atKoT3fl_tDYYEQwe2DrMgT3SXy3jFSOkbHzWOHiOKGRoLpvL4oHVRuhoAnj-UK3f_sYHXAaFdjIS3V23nLNpeg/s640/blogger-image-837651748.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The old microwave/ oven combo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADiwyInhB67PiIXuyKx9FN3d-S3HotY0iLZYI1BUzF6QhL-lrsgLUrhS8ZjFlc8Ew9fGc6rUe9CtX2hB5Aa2XkKGTXNwiJEu-ti-zKMCq79GVDEhWC_AovGjqoVKLdIQ6-yLHybnk_jk/s640/blogger-image--1311670643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyshFvqutq4uAKqQhHNGIpcYZIkgSzeFG3Xqbs1UhTeCQsq2b_uyJbgDu4iEOok_M93aq3XcqRPWGDB2WOLIIKMyjGWxnDnIB5iCdewQgPFFW9mqSSYr_6BjCY25059P9DuSwb-KUycc/s640/blogger-image--1987770362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyshFvqutq4uAKqQhHNGIpcYZIkgSzeFG3Xqbs1UhTeCQsq2b_uyJbgDu4iEOok_M93aq3XcqRPWGDB2WOLIIKMyjGWxnDnIB5iCdewQgPFFW9mqSSYr_6BjCY25059P9DuSwb-KUycc/s640/blogger-image--1987770362.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The old oven- not even a digital timer- it was a dial.</div></div></span></div><div><div><br></div><div>'They' told me to replace these with new stainless. The price tag for all stainless, including the fridge, would have been thousands of dollars. I will argue this point with anyone, but in most markets, you just aren't going to get a significance ROI on new, high-end appliances on a home you just purchased at market value. 'They' will tell you that stainless appliances are an investment that will pay for themselves, but many times that is not the case. You should run the numbers yourself on your property before making substantial spends on any home improvements. </div><div><br></div><div>In my case, purchasing and installing $6,000+ worth of appliances was not going to automatically increase property value by the same amount. Consider also that I live in a neighborhood where the houses sell in a matter of hours instead of months- with and without stainless appliances. Stainless didn't make sense to me. In fact, I realized, footing the bill for new appliances wasn't going to be much of an investment for me at all- stainless or not.</div><div><br></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We sold our stainless fridge with the TN house and brought our white garage fridge to use in TX temporarily. Early on in move, I was headed straight into the new-appliances-must-be-matching-stainless trap, but I got frustrated trying to find a new oven that would fit in my small, early 1990s cabinets. I was also frustrated at the price tags.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So I headed to Craig's list in search of a 27 inch oven... And I found TONS of white appliances on Craig's list as people were dumping them for stainless upgrades almost instantly- many of the appliances are brand new and sold at rock bottom prices. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I already had a white fridge in good condition, and matching the appliances to it would avoid thousands of dollars in unnecessary spend. So I spent a few hundred dollars and got a double oven, microwave, and dishwasher all from one Craigslist listing!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_Q0-dS38qBNs1AZl4CD1JICkPbR3ncAraKL-QzfIjSVN4O4TfO4FajVK6cnAwf_YKH1aQAo6b7tN125OEKPBcH64C41a4XdbdKLp63O-mo9KXq_lj_VtIMFNXhg2FAaBc6tygzDKTaM/s640/blogger-image-2081747546.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr9lXBJCSndyevJKVdySYBdvrMDLEbzS_QKEot_LRtgG4okMCp4LW-L-pj6pbjmldiq6fl1V6T3iBn0ROMvYsAZGcnc1PvCq_98PrcZIXMX-pUKoEGI__xdLwhfRpE3Zu76wjMnnN-mk/s640/blogger-image-1684076384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivr9lXBJCSndyevJKVdySYBdvrMDLEbzS_QKEot_LRtgG4okMCp4LW-L-pj6pbjmldiq6fl1V6T3iBn0ROMvYsAZGcnc1PvCq_98PrcZIXMX-pUKoEGI__xdLwhfRpE3Zu76wjMnnN-mk/s640/blogger-image-1684076384.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The new microwave installed over the cooktop- looks great with the subway tile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviPMBlasBt5fzRm_AY0WMYp31IlX_ZPUbzVUbENroqAw7A5wzg7n6ykqlyLOL3WtNDZaZmnpDs5l05YM22BmVwRLF_IEOOsBrw23TDdK7Y-ZrDnPHua0lRfIaXyHNB-2CpJlEkQ9cmYU/s640/blogger-image-202442769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviPMBlasBt5fzRm_AY0WMYp31IlX_ZPUbzVUbENroqAw7A5wzg7n6ykqlyLOL3WtNDZaZmnpDs5l05YM22BmVwRLF_IEOOsBrw23TDdK7Y-ZrDnPHua0lRfIaXyHNB-2CpJlEkQ9cmYU/s640/blogger-image-202442769.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This 24 inch double oven had hardly been used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxFWLSobNsIm5wAdIe8KKXpOlVRU2wAVUxDZUJmrBE8WJ-5E6hIR57y3waA39B_8ZF1QVvBFANGdcqgPiE2y4l8MfZv2RSOKWnos9irlIE0-xd-L4-dweRExbJs_AytEgnBUv9NyHz10/s640/blogger-image-1639085273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxFWLSobNsIm5wAdIe8KKXpOlVRU2wAVUxDZUJmrBE8WJ-5E6hIR57y3waA39B_8ZF1QVvBFANGdcqgPiE2y4l8MfZv2RSOKWnos9irlIE0-xd-L4-dweRExbJs_AytEgnBUv9NyHz10/s640/blogger-image-1639085273.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I spent so little on these appliances that we won't feel bad ditching them if we decide to completely remodel the kitchen later (I would like to open it up to the rest of the house eventually).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here are some tips when buy appliances 2nd hand:</div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1. Get serial numbers and check how old the appliances really are.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2. Be sure to get the mounting hardware and power cords.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">3. Gas or electric- be sure you know what you are wired for before you buy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">4. Negotiate- most buyers just want these big bulky items out of their garage. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Tommy & I think we'll move around the country several times over the next 25 years, and I'm not going to spend fortunes with each move to buy new appliances that I hate cleaning... unless running the numbers makes it profitable. </font></div><div><br></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749479083760758095noreply@blogger.com1