How to pick out tile (in the laundry room!)

<p>Hello all! I’m making little bits of progress on a bunch of rooms right now – it’s decorating ADD at it’s finest. But at least there’s (some) progress, right? </p> <p>I’m SO happy with how our basement laundry room is turning out! It so fun to have a new space to work with, I’m in heaven. And dare I say it – it’s not so bad when I have ROOM to do laundry. </p> <p>Yep, I said it. </p> <p>Anyhoo, I actually picked out the tile for this room months and months ago, I think before the room actually had walls. ;) I had always dreamed of this pretty hexagon tile from Lowes in the space:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1mWDnjzQ6BC6Jok2thEtQQl9Dz7wwZELanzFZNJOvynXq-_kqHUQm9rQp1DWGX9X9BZ3jCdG987HhYWrNF1wB_4AMq8930uFIVBPp-liEtS07MbT_wk6scrV6BIVRfypJ41U6XBFDO8/s1600-h/hexagon%252520tile%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="white hexagon tile" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYITowv4yhyCDTXoImqhCFLEW9pUyUfz7qd8dF7ReAEfbAPfBBVSPpZKEyXXWOWEgogPXr2VC01oktmtdqxUVH_qFos0QWak3RRHfZuorcXoBQdRcLhl-b8045uHfTNdSpZ_a0cK3Klk4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="white hexagon tile" width="360" /></a></p> <p>I wanted something a bit different, something that was fun, but wouldn’t break the bank. And this stuff was perfect. (It’s called <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_302928-74035-SL012OCT26HC1P2_5005562__?productId=3426464&Ntt=american+olean+oct+white+tiles&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Damerican%2Bolean%2Boct%2Bwhite%2Btiles&facetInfo=3">American Olean Sausalito tile</a>.) But as time went on (and it was closer to the time of installing it), I got cold feet. </p> <p>The tile is really thin, and I thought it was supposed to be used only on a backsplash. Even the guys who have been working on the basement were worried about using it. </p> <p>I was so bummed, because I had planned on this stuff for half a year. :) So I did two things – asked some bloggy friends if they had used it, and went to Lowes to find out more about it. </p> <p>The first bit of info I learned was from my friend Cassity at <a href="http://www.remodelaholic.com/">Remodelaholic</a>. She told me that typically tile that is made for wall applications (like a backsplash) is white or cream on the back. Tile that is made for the floor is dark or clay colored on the back. Mine was dark on the back!</p> <p>I had no idea! Good to know, eh?</p> <p>Then Lowe’s guy showed me indicators on the tile box that helped a ton:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj03FjpTb-0_tES6DEtz-ujj0CSX3SbKEnbEW8ce6DWpGVjbKqJMkH4gFLZ4Hqr4qbzajHVHy30jhCanq225cJ5wh0fOoQ_5Ioiu9tw9iGUYLuF_DVTZmds5wRO3Kd_cBGtO7hvXl4IFk/s1600-h/IMG_2342%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="how to pick out tile" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVpeCDOXpGrwK3KY1iQsmr0_9xJByDIrBL4gJKZy5lHZzZWUzt1YPwN8cZat-LeOqbc99Gtt34raguE-P0luEi0QcMYEISFeX90FuMWjXYjFlV3Y7s86mAHGAf1XY3o_XCwUyN-Vbs3I/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="how to pick out tile" width="360" /></a></p> <p>It was a wealth of information! I looked up what the codes mean and found <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/hdus/en_US/DTCCOM/Home_Services/Tile_Flooring/Tile_Flooring_Buying_Guide/Docs/ceramic_tile_label_info.pdf">this</a> helpful pdf from Home Depot. </p> <p>First up – the grade for this tile is a one (the highest quality) and you want to use grade one or two for floors, a three for floors. </p> <p>The PEI (stands for Porcelain Enamel Institute) is a three – this indicates the tile’s resistance to abrasion. This one is fine for moderate wear and suitable for home use.</p> <p>The little umbrella icon is for water absorption, which is something you want to think about for a spot like a laundry room! This one falls between low and moderate absorption so it was fine for this space. </p> <p>Finally, one I didn’t even consider but is nice to know – the C.O.F., which is basically the slip factor. My tile was rated at .65, and anything above .60 exceeds ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) guidelines – which means it’s too not slippery. </p> <p>I was honestly surprised to see that my pretty little tile passed every test with flying colors! </p> <p><em>SOLD!</em> :)</p> <p>Because I have <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2009/08/i-can-tile.html">limited experience</a> with tile, and because the mortar had to be spread as thin as possible to avoid it seeping through all of those grout lines, I didn’t DIY this project. </p> <p>The room had turned into a second storage room over the past few months, so I did clean it out and get the floors cleaned up:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDWDcy2hFKuz_CqUrgS6OnIvtl7KGOPD5Y3LPxb9FDpsRyNFXwX9iISYVEzSyRzgg7uDLB6b89r_dmv5lsVmy24YRF7l8eauU54zIVZsryffItM9BRVz7IbDrDE6gatO1L0HS-mkCa6c/s1600-h/IMG_2325%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJNoQ861l_vGM6KyV4lBxNK-Sz5OjZ1KlBT8OhjUpg3Nfja5ACLWACl8QCjQMLGy7jVAypbbm3FNKjJ7EYKiZhxYiSbPX7efm_0BaZrLnop_OOrLer1yIUWZVlsd01EjUDWBj_vwHmQy8/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>I went back and forth on an underlayment in here, since the tile was going directly on cement floors. I talked to about four contractor-type peeps and every single one of them said it wasn’t needed. So I didn’t do it, but I’ll let you know in time if that was a good idea or not. ;)</p> <p>Because I didn’t want to worry about keeping bright white grout lines clean, I used a light gray grout color: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk4dQeALzvWmC-CXEyb1FNStH_cVQzPj9XjJrQTUTF2YEXeaUEjaDmhHD4e4bb7p9x109RNjFVRERANptOP0H5MAorGmoy4PaamMPe15IppX8W5SAiIVfL5OjEHtuKiLx4Y3ArkP27xn4/s1600-h/093994293107xl%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="warm grey sanded grout" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy-DoVfmNb9eMSVk9nn2iOnr5qKqePhJ8WpoqOA3IbkfQL2ym8tIsfdH0XCnUez8KL1xwlkXJAUxgz6IbVEZP6it2SVNE7Gv5Yu6tNuiM2B-NlKdG1TivX2QkZtKeeN410AGdKmZD0CsA/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="warm grey sanded grout" width="400" /></a></p> <p>This is the product I picked out (from Lowes) and it’s a sanded grout called warm gray. I love it!!</p> <p>One thing to consider – one bag was more than enough for the square footage of this room, but obviously those tiles have more than average grout lines. So we needed two bags of the grout to get ‘er done. </p> <p>I am SO thrilled with the result:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxACrYP8CX2VWZxdewaXlr5cVdlXniV26XCJMr2dilQ1nLsoW1lbeOUfn0K8JfKMBikPn91554E-g-bXTPBYLGi-ofUFh6b9OX0DpFDEAs3ZhL-QSmwjBdBLX0pB5NHlwLBipEtPtZZA/s1600-h/IMG_2338%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="white tile gray grout" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsgc2wg9W3sLgiStTfKV1w7Pp_wrNFdoLyjJ1R3lS1_lI2t_h3RX5jXUB4_h9pzZTzA5nAMCZ1wP9qR2d_Zm4aOciSuMlzufjGPsdSZyVf_leLbeWV-mJcLoPU6FE4LeascnA8_1mPug/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="white tile gray grout" width="450" /></a></p> <p>The gray grout will be easier to take care of, and I LOVE how it actually shows off the pretty shapes of the tile. They would be lost with white grout! </p> <p>After it was grouted and wiped down, I cleaned it well one more time, let it dry for an hour, and used this sealer the guys recommend:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxlMgDYf0rIwRyD5I3BZ-6SH_3SWQ4GN1rwgsw7-4rfVF05MFu900_mWga6umnibIcXGA_x_W-KjixJR9b3hb_hgYfAa5UkpNJRfuG8pXsshAWYOIqe1aaegxNsPyagxLfj16Wo0dgCk/s1600-h/photo%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="one hour spray grout sealer" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Uaoo38rp5MQqxNgpWJbJrbFuaDBleCwsbJxhhBKXNWa1I2AlASlY-nPA8SmD0Ve7_Nsf3VJdaBWNHdH_pQtueIC293w5B0Xjm1ksm4OKlxixDzFYr8Zl5pgYCy-NzgmsnvNxSCqzQ9I/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="one hour spray grout sealer" width="340" /></a></p> <p>Other sealers I’ve used in the past can’t be applied till about three days after the grout is done. This one can be applied after just an hour. It was the easiest sealant I’ve ever used – I just sprayed it down on the tile, working my way across the room. </p> <p>The floor will be super wet when you’re done, so work your way out of the room. Let it sit five to ten minutes then just wipe it clean! I got down on my hands and knees with two rags and wiped as I went through the room. It says you can do a second coat 30 minutes later, but I soaked this floor so I didn’t think it was needed:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeTe0otA-3ALX44GkJOE1KnqYwY42UNcoAfUxGG1ac-KlYCCqeEMVghfEBDO1K6DwgnWxBCRqpyfIjA6JX6zkSr7c5nFqaohaHPEpqFEZbClbfbZI7eGgpU1pat5GOAQthPdCE8Uu5wM/s1600-h/IMG_2332%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="white tile gray grout" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg4sZmkKNn-lKcs0EfPmL9uaqW-eb3Zo28cHE8s3HTUnEEUaGx05NxYAymn5uVnFEakhdNH32nJuLIckQKLwGckDmD9SFvd7jAImLtAUr3_2lB5CQIAuDwoChe4Q89OuBE1YEMYoo0ag4/?imgmax=800" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" title="white tile gray grout" width="320" /></a></p> <p>Isn’t it pretty? It turned out just as I envisioned. </p> <p>Here’s the after with the tile:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EzWeuaCQ-9mFpylikR9ahBm3-vWpGwBdPbyzP-gx9GH-5IyV63lMGxhrmUuw6qSn56hhIvSfpxiZxP4bRluJ4xpczxiva31nQWh3siMV7KueEPp-cPqKOFK0i9Ysndoz_XSwWOeNtXw/s1600-h/IMG_2328%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img alt="white tile gray grout hexagon" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4XDvOXqYxAmfisBXhEBgEExQY3WGptP-bTEkjFupLBfE2oFTtZqQiTjd-lZml6wQa8-SSyKqJfxhCexEI8snNonSlnPpqJ4FpxTmLzdfWiO3HRYHLqp808DF7IzJ6nswAhjrViEFu0A/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="white tile gray grout hexagon" width="320" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>This room already looks SO much different now! I’ve been busy in here and I can’t wait to show you more! </p> <p>Now I’m psyched to get the bathroom tiled and I think I might try my hand at it. I <em>think</em>. :) I’ve never done floor tile and I’m nervous. I was planning on going light on the floors in there too, but now I’m thinking dark, which I’ll explain soon. </p> <p>This tile cost more than basic ceramic tile, but I thought for the unique look it wasn’t too bad – the whole room was less than $140. I’ve seen this look for WAY more so I’m thrilled with it! </p> <p>Have you tried this pretty hexagon tile in your home? Have you ever tiled a floor? Any tips? </p> <p>P.S. I think I said “grout” 55 times. </p>

How to pick out tile (in the laundry room!)

Hello all! I’m making little bits of progress on a bunch of rooms right now – it’s decorating ADD at it’s finest. But at least there’s (some) progress, right? I’m SO happy with how our basement laundry room is turning out! It so fun to have a new space to work with, I’m in heaven. And dare I say i…

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Summer Sweet Peas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-N2XkkwXr01YoBmNYFc_lYHcabDvWwIogWMQti1y5iM9RekiJ9hIlkUL3KzzWGGWJDIAga6D9Ff9KKrzgMEjRVTH980dRsADQly6wuhot_4MBdRJjRuvySKmvyHJKedDKeDCBEGkMZM/s1600/sweet+pea+and+oar+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-N2XkkwXr01YoBmNYFc_lYHcabDvWwIogWMQti1y5iM9RekiJ9hIlkUL3KzzWGGWJDIAga6D9Ff9KKrzgMEjRVTH980dRsADQly6wuhot_4MBdRJjRuvySKmvyHJKedDKeDCBEGkMZM/s640/sweet+pea+and+oar+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Wednesday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Today we </span>picked the very last of the</div><div style="text-align: center;"> sweet peas from our garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">So grateful we still have flowers blooming </div><div style="text-align: center;">so late in the summer </div><div style="text-align: center;">especially with all this heat </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmP2g0Zm-C9J5WgvuOzFLid76cFGaQXPl23rl5kLyLe8KiUCej7c3J4ZHT-iFXmt-LOihyIwhxQFIEYy9q3Oe_XLk2IgywEXL5IhLSx9NVaS0_aOyRswfIYXWXMQRZnaqDal_YEUgK7A/s1600/sweet+pea+and+oar+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsmP2g0Zm-C9J5WgvuOzFLid76cFGaQXPl23rl5kLyLe8KiUCej7c3J4ZHT-iFXmt-LOihyIwhxQFIEYy9q3Oe_XLk2IgywEXL5IhLSx9NVaS0_aOyRswfIYXWXMQRZnaqDal_YEUgK7A/s640/sweet+pea+and+oar+12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love} </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">their delicate petals and beautiful colors</div><div style="text-align: center;">but of coarse</div><div style="text-align: center;"> the best part is their fragrance </div><div style="text-align: center;"> so</div><div style="text-align: center;"> fresh and feminine </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7F6iTDmw3DSJcP6hpgc9jaGs_apFxqChFGHdaahNUSILRiZZb2uWHCUh3am_HkvGsw4o4joVSqX6WqgimLXtLBA0oyFmIGmfSQ9TJpNrHnIBnVgBDq9j3reC7z2Hy1P93qas4LKwEUp8/s1600/sweet+peas+and+oar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7F6iTDmw3DSJcP6hpgc9jaGs_apFxqChFGHdaahNUSILRiZZb2uWHCUh3am_HkvGsw4o4joVSqX6WqgimLXtLBA0oyFmIGmfSQ9TJpNrHnIBnVgBDq9j3reC7z2Hy1P93qas4LKwEUp8/s640/sweet+peas+and+oar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I placed</span> them in a<i> </i><br /><i> vintage white ironstone</i><br /><i> </i>creamer next to  </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">   our newly found vintage turquoise oar </div><div style="text-align: center;">A fun salvaged find from our walks</div><div style="text-align: center;">on the bay </div><div style="text-align: center;">someone was going to burn it for a bonfire on the 4th of July</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I  quickly rescued it from the fire pit</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was just too pretty to burn</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR3mbkUhaQqVnI0O9K_hOvLXNQ4Kl9s7lwAIlalhQtltLiwxXAlvMNce40_w_jrb2TIjLSpGsRWTxapW-ZHD0VZd-hl6RYDO4eSPM4bGt4PNU6GJ9t38QChUU1yi0l7Ea5_thHh9REW0/s1600/sweet+peas+and+oar3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirR3mbkUhaQqVnI0O9K_hOvLXNQ4Kl9s7lwAIlalhQtltLiwxXAlvMNce40_w_jrb2TIjLSpGsRWTxapW-ZHD0VZd-hl6RYDO4eSPM4bGt4PNU6GJ9t38QChUU1yi0l7Ea5_thHh9REW0/s640/sweet+peas+and+oar3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The Oar</span> has just the right amount of</div><div style="text-align: center;"> chippy shabby charm that comes from days in the summer sun</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-N2XkkwXr01YoBmNYFc_lYHcabDvWwIogWMQti1y5iM9RekiJ9hIlkUL3KzzWGGWJDIAga6D9Ff9KKrzgMEjRVTH980dRsADQly6wuhot_4MBdRJjRuvySKmvyHJKedDKeDCBEGkMZM/s1600/sweet+pea+and+oar+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-N2XkkwXr01YoBmNYFc_lYHcabDvWwIogWMQti1y5iM9RekiJ9hIlkUL3KzzWGGWJDIAga6D9Ff9KKrzgMEjRVTH980dRsADQly6wuhot_4MBdRJjRuvySKmvyHJKedDKeDCBEGkMZM/s640/sweet+pea+and+oar+11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">~Pretty Summer Colors~</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">You know what they say......</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">One persons fire log is another persons vintage chippy treasure </span></span><br />linking for <br /><a href="http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/">White Wednesday </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today<br />  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"You called me and I came home to your heart"</i><br />Robert Browning</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Summer Sweet Peas

Hi Everyone Happy Wednesday♥ Today we picked the very last of the sweet peas from our gardenSo grateful we still have flowers blooming so late in the summer especially with all this heat {Love} their delicate petals and beautiful colorsbut of coarse the best part is their fragrance  so fresh and fem…

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Vintage Monograms

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3CPqS4BuxzK1m-vE_eyLNsHmCXyLoTB78I8jswiP5mMLblOaGQQcT2dbE4nrbcvZHmF-GOxfWFkM9Rb1Kp6rpgYdKoSSQKgAHGnu00MZEYVOvX76Si_HCKM_YqTFOH4PPvX2eZ7MXxs/s1600/napkin+ring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3CPqS4BuxzK1m-vE_eyLNsHmCXyLoTB78I8jswiP5mMLblOaGQQcT2dbE4nrbcvZHmF-GOxfWFkM9Rb1Kp6rpgYdKoSSQKgAHGnu00MZEYVOvX76Si_HCKM_YqTFOH4PPvX2eZ7MXxs/s640/napkin+ring.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Monday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Did you</span> know that during the 1800-1900's </div><div style="text-align: center;">cloth napkins were reused by the same person for an entire day...<br />or even a week </div><div style="text-align: center;">Because napkins had to be hand washed , hung outside to dry and then ironed,<br /> they were reused for<br /> breakfast, lunch and dinner<br />The used cloth napkin would be rolled in a<br />monogrammed napkin ring at the ready<br /> for the next meal<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySbnisQTtlpk4lCLBJefYe6cDg0uCdDrhDpvdrH16_VbnwyD5p4pmS_QN4tue01Twlk-bBAAcmbhiqQefmQGJEcBLksH-dTEpNdnRhEjHdMhMiAvi18Ue5w8L5j9q841FqJhqHdV4CYM/s1600/napkin+ring+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjySbnisQTtlpk4lCLBJefYe6cDg0uCdDrhDpvdrH16_VbnwyD5p4pmS_QN4tue01Twlk-bBAAcmbhiqQefmQGJEcBLksH-dTEpNdnRhEjHdMhMiAvi18Ue5w8L5j9q841FqJhqHdV4CYM/s640/napkin+ring+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Every person</span> in the family had their own monogrammed napkin ring<br /> so the cloth napkins were not used by someone else</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnog_DLZtEbpsqA2Ia_Nfu3E1LpPF0zhm4aJ57Z6djpxKaEtki6pXmU-fHbSDTWCa6of-wQlZBfVRxjz0bHwJiHOhMzAD6AU6ElB8EwPIjx9w5cOospjhkWV_3Y5lMmkHvCFof4sWOR0/s1600/napkin+ring+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnog_DLZtEbpsqA2Ia_Nfu3E1LpPF0zhm4aJ57Z6djpxKaEtki6pXmU-fHbSDTWCa6of-wQlZBfVRxjz0bHwJiHOhMzAD6AU6ElB8EwPIjx9w5cOospjhkWV_3Y5lMmkHvCFof4sWOR0/s640/napkin+ring+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Each Napkin <span style="font-size: small;">ring</span> <span style="font-size: small;">had</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> its own unique </span>detailing<br /> some had filigree on the edges<br /> some were embellished with flowers<br />The silver had to be polished too unlike here at our home<br />LOL<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3CPqS4BuxzK1m-vE_eyLNsHmCXyLoTB78I8jswiP5mMLblOaGQQcT2dbE4nrbcvZHmF-GOxfWFkM9Rb1Kp6rpgYdKoSSQKgAHGnu00MZEYVOvX76Si_HCKM_YqTFOH4PPvX2eZ7MXxs/s1600/napkin+ring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3CPqS4BuxzK1m-vE_eyLNsHmCXyLoTB78I8jswiP5mMLblOaGQQcT2dbE4nrbcvZHmF-GOxfWFkM9Rb1Kp6rpgYdKoSSQKgAHGnu00MZEYVOvX76Si_HCKM_YqTFOH4PPvX2eZ7MXxs/s640/napkin+ring.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">These vintage</span> silver napkin rings tell a story of the past </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzpDxEO2FqydtAD9XZDBGZ9Q-uHJkvxBBg1S4-ZOBSoBqL47503LGZuMzXOUmmGXnlAk38lY4oOOUw0Nr2c_4UAda_L0AVUAhmnMgpkNuXGrtsKVsAo555ecQ54CGW2knNfafRkn7oOA/s1600/napkin+ring+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzpDxEO2FqydtAD9XZDBGZ9Q-uHJkvxBBg1S4-ZOBSoBqL47503LGZuMzXOUmmGXnlAk38lY4oOOUw0Nr2c_4UAda_L0AVUAhmnMgpkNuXGrtsKVsAo555ecQ54CGW2knNfafRkn7oOA/s640/napkin+ring+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A time </span>of elegance<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3CPqS4BuxzK1m-vE_eyLNsHmCXyLoTB78I8jswiP5mMLblOaGQQcT2dbE4nrbcvZHmF-GOxfWFkM9Rb1Kp6rpgYdKoSSQKgAHGnu00MZEYVOvX76Si_HCKM_YqTFOH4PPvX2eZ7MXxs/s1600/napkin+ring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3CPqS4BuxzK1m-vE_eyLNsHmCXyLoTB78I8jswiP5mMLblOaGQQcT2dbE4nrbcvZHmF-GOxfWFkM9Rb1Kp6rpgYdKoSSQKgAHGnu00MZEYVOvX76Si_HCKM_YqTFOH4PPvX2eZ7MXxs/s640/napkin+ring.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">{Love}</span><br /> our bling<br />napkin rings <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aMSJkc-dGoR5kxzJGWQDxqSP1Im02FX_95-2t4eaJgVSMp85WTSCDZ930omb4znk0KQWJ-S-faFT4MeTtmu2aPAwhrUlwSt0asBr1z4qeAA5_Zy7t0g4W8RAoPmwo2qowGNeQ2dOBrM/s1600/initials+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aMSJkc-dGoR5kxzJGWQDxqSP1Im02FX_95-2t4eaJgVSMp85WTSCDZ930omb4znk0KQWJ-S-faFT4MeTtmu2aPAwhrUlwSt0asBr1z4qeAA5_Zy7t0g4W8RAoPmwo2qowGNeQ2dOBrM/s640/initials+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> We are </span>all grateful we do not have to re-use the same cloth napkin<br /> for every meal or for a week at a time...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh-NERBXAHkmAmuARrZ7yXruGgJGSb6uMiijANYuPXUSpfq7IJk-RunBcSaRkDFJtkfHT5ZJVORbvK2SPn6tzcX1Md7gGlgKLGa3AHptG7pCiBEN5y5dpnCPoyPUNUOaLBmAU_DGBrQU/s1600/initial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqh-NERBXAHkmAmuARrZ7yXruGgJGSb6uMiijANYuPXUSpfq7IJk-RunBcSaRkDFJtkfHT5ZJVORbvK2SPn6tzcX1Md7gGlgKLGa3AHptG7pCiBEN5y5dpnCPoyPUNUOaLBmAU_DGBrQU/s640/initial.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span><br /> to use them for special occasions<br /><div style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</div><br />romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"Your Love is as pure and sweet as honey"</i> <br />unknown<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Vintage Monograms

 Hi Everyone Happy Monday♥Did you know that during the 1800-1900's cloth napkins were reused by the same person for an entire day...or even a week Because napkins had to be hand washed , hung outside to dry and then ironed, they were reused for breakfast, lunch and dinnerThe used cloth napkin would …

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CASA DE VERANO DE JONATHAN ADLER

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Fue construida en los años 60, es una casa luminosa, alegre, llena de colores intensos y formas modernistas y con ese estilo Happy-Chic que esta tan de moda y es tan característico  de Adler<span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15.454545021057129px; line-height: 22.727272033691406px;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Palatino Linotype', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FYSdIdCA_DMuAWhHOHCcc1GDcFxFPmVSRFycJpVomzzAka3RJFGH2bTha54wCt1413z5XUhzVPizKEp_T3GB5l3G1jzaOEphmB-VzlV3aVAmRYYIDcglbkzAGNolN69teNqAHBZnHFoi/s1600/cn_image_6_size_jonathan-adler-summer-picks-07-chaises.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9FYSdIdCA_DMuAWhHOHCcc1GDcFxFPmVSRFycJpVomzzAka3RJFGH2bTha54wCt1413z5XUhzVPizKEp_T3GB5l3G1jzaOEphmB-VzlV3aVAmRYYIDcglbkzAGNolN69teNqAHBZnHFoi/s640/cn_image_6_size_jonathan-adler-summer-picks-07-chaises.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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CASA DE VERANO DE JONATHAN ADLER

Si tan solo hace unos días disfrutábamos de una casa de lo mas sencilla en Cabo Polinio, hoy nos vamos justo al otro extremo, a una de lo mas glamurosa que pertenece al sin igual diseñador y ceramista Jonathan Adler y a su marido el escritor Simon Doonan. Está en Shelter Island, Nueva York. Fue cons…

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Laundry room to mud room (Oh yeah)

<p>Hello there! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a great one – I got some DIY time in, some quality kiddo time and even a date with the hubs! And it wasn’t 101 degrees – bonus! :)</p> <p>I’m sharing a before and after today that’s been a loooong time coming. I’m giddy about it. Grinning like mad. Elaine Benes dance happy. It’s not anything Pinterest worthy, but let me tell you…it’s <strong>BIG</strong>. (To me.)</p> <p>This weekend was momentous – the former laundry/mud room is now just a MUD ROOM. <strong></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="5">Can I get an AMEN??</font></strong></p> <p>I took this picture minutes before the waster and dryer were moved out:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZIV5of3lMxPl9XJZA8UmSjmoSOee6kmGYtXNAUgBsMLiB88_QQapMY7JARO75eZpl14zUWyBzXL9CPHN7ag_Qrmp9Pb06Tnr-MtDlt7kVz9nOyYJNUhgfYkEh7-pHI-nANvU1GaWiHM/s1600-h/photo%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="yes, this is real" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFS7sKiDJK6c0AZBRIDxh54sot29DF1yaqjdaxbmGdAUrD2BcN91tWKJEy_Iaj7xGspeR4ZOE8do8txQsbIxLNwGTOnWQCsxXQvvhgkrSCaQQ4AJbhyBxo7bNDPnckUOHbddJ9sRO1p8/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="yes, this is real" width="360" /></a></p> <p>It looked like that all. the. time. Every time thought to myself, “Self, are you <em>sure</em> you want to move the washer and dryer downstairs?” I would walk back into this room. </p> <p>Yep, yep I do. </p> <p>I tried. Tried to make it work, tried to keep it organized. It was not within my realm of…well…anything. I couldn’t do it. </p> <p>This room has a long road ahead of it, and all I’ve done so far is move everything that was on the left over to the right (where the washer and dryer were), and it’s made all the difference in the world:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswXFY7QTXqt5Enqq29-xZcwhNtvlPwofxhPrr_JIKpYWMzML3cY-b0VskJ42yxccrdcTqseysOUoA-7NFfIm4FBkg24Dc41B4zaskCbpQ4baLhjz_gdcGhWlI-O5_jOICmPRc4JAFTr4/s1600-h/IMG_2347%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2YTrk1Rz50rLHva-1E5CO4v3iNyhHBqUdJWCMXiyLs9YnnXnSWHU-QIBo_VlvoxjsEPOzljOVHqFUVUf0rIZV2gsYYxWb6RFYLQ1hk6oiUiC_Ed2eeFKFUlJdBRNUta-gWfSc1MzksQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="325" /></a></p> <p>You can now see when I painted this room I didn’t bother to move the W/D – I just painted around them. ;) No one could tell. Till now. </p> <p>I also didn’t move them to install the beadboard, so that’s coming soon. For now I moved the shelf up about a foot and took the hooks that were on the long wall on the left and hung them underneath:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQIpGGMujglT843506rlv_uAtjXIsNSwGNmKVtEG8lco8QdmHa2-pZHwXIKA4R8RHlP2dna5Or0hc0jcwx5eHV7N86C7Ck9u8Bq6NTSqFLtkT_xTm6j1q_Bjqdk97SKAMZWg_Vb5NdeI/s1600-h/IMG_2350%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="in between mud room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcT7k9hydrvUmsJ95Yff1F2mrf3kAH3eGpFd2cLJl0hpsl6_NQggCZGV2EU6VA2Tn2VqkHsiNNoQcvcz8-NwvBGU_frbjNJUQ9EiL9iMXbacjmSpTravjRm2v9PrCky2S42vz2noZJPo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="in between mud room" width="320" /></a></p> <p>My goal was to make this room functional before the Bub starts school in a few weeks. (Kindergarten. Sniff. No, I don’t want to talk about it.) </p> <p>I feel a meeeeellion times more organized already. I feel like we can breath when we walk in and out of our house:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDE5Ak5Q7eHJ4p-IDj_qkw4AGww-tWp0jLvF7yz_If5ZxKavJSGL7VvsHsx-i7mCcINRxqMTL7wcvbKnU9RuJiM4eWjI-XBMWr6jgCF0mSX9zKE9Bb4zHavZkGFtwxmCGVMok_jMBBos/s1600-h/IMG_2356%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUa6e9JPxBRi6zhZbbM8LtUfalkLFqy2vqFj3yG3Q0dXuckTnQjzJ6FLPPn4FL40azgLD3Dh2DXl9vVL9QM1sdkFTWgnt2XK-x3EsN2HAwiHrajJqM9oSiC0w-i5iU0NbPAococ9knmA/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="" width="320" /></a></p> <p>Doesn’t it look AMAZING????? OK, I know it’s kind of a mess still, but I have rose-colored-mud-room glasses on and I think it’s stinkin’ beautiful. ;) I am so thrilled to have such a large, open space as a mud room. (It feels HUGE to me now.)</p> <p>I have big plans for this room, of course. Beadboard, paint, new trim (casing, baseboards and crown), maybe new lighting, a bench, coat storage and cabinets and storage up to the ceiling in that cubby area. </p> <p>Oh, and I can take that vinyl down cause <em>it’s not a laundry room anymore</em>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-QBN5DXZZ9e-F8FdkYmBh4flLMmy-BvnVPVS1IIeDjHaXxSlXkwveJKYNzbD-yodw4K237NT-OX0kLT71YPI7goHkxbO59GFATyBzZwFf2PrIodmlciq6IV4W-M475S9351-tgSyjYOk/s1600-h/IMG_2351%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="yellow and black laundry room" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWofFv99bDP-k54HsDJ6NYn32SDYhFn7lHvaI12XIwmchtUHprPh3g_Og0Sq0OFsH8FQ197uL9s1Ujg_DECGs_wKQywzufvlMjDm6hrYD9V-7zeOtHvx5oajuioZdRXRmxcjSQJ905Lo/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px" title="yellow and black laundry room" width="320" /></a></p> <p>Booyah.</p> <p>Best day <strong>ever</strong>!! All weekend we noticed the little things – like we can walk out of the house as a family instead of lining up single file. It’s fantastic. :)</p> <p>I’ve been trying to decide on a wall color for months and I <em>think</em> I found it this weekend. Right now I’m just really excited to put baseboards back in here. See, the little things – it doesn’t take much to make me happy. </p> <p>Do you have a dedicated mud room? Do you love it? If you don’t have one, have you figured out a way to make your main entry more organized? Do tell! </p> <p> </p> <p>**You can see how I changed out the ugly metal utility doors <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/05/laundry-list.html">here</a> and how I installed the peel and stick tile <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2011/11/hello-all-hope-your-week-is-going-swell.html">here</a>. And if you’d like to see how this room looked after it’s first redo, check out <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2008/10/spray-paint-finger.html">this post</a> from way back when. ;)</p>

Laundry room to mud room (Oh yeah)

Hello there! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a great one – I got some DIY time in, some quality kiddo time and even a date with the hubs! And it wasn’t 101 degrees – bonus! :) I’m sharing a before and after today that’s been a loooong time coming. I’m giddy about it. Grinning like mad. Ela…

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Vintage Shopping Test # 10

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s1600/shopping+test+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s640/shopping+test+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Saturday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Are you</span> ready to <i>test </i></div><div style="text-align: center;">your vintage shopping skills again?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vintage perfume</span> bottles are quite unique</div><div style="text-align: center;">It always surprises me that the perfume was transferred into a different bottle </div><div style="text-align: center;">Most of the perfume we buy today</div><div style="text-align: center;"> already comes in pretty bottles<br />Perfume bottles are so feminine and romantic they<br />are so fun to collect </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURvA3RsdYc2-XkzT6Tsp77PjmY2NkyJp5RBLKpGsuSbE-ze6cYiCKDY6PXyXuZMSlN_dHQpJJWKylnc4KJNwOsfkMeiFbHZYjWxCczWC4c4153PZyo7ZhDeP2AhG-XNZaIQpxfDPZVIY/s1600/shopping+test+8-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjURvA3RsdYc2-XkzT6Tsp77PjmY2NkyJp5RBLKpGsuSbE-ze6cYiCKDY6PXyXuZMSlN_dHQpJJWKylnc4KJNwOsfkMeiFbHZYjWxCczWC4c4153PZyo7ZhDeP2AhG-XNZaIQpxfDPZVIY/s640/shopping+test+8-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is</span> the first perfume bottle it is so adorable </div><div style="text-align: center;">with its pink daisy flowers and  white polka dots</div><div style="text-align: center;">it has a pretty silver stopper too</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlJqdFFSyn7CQWBCF5OuMQgHn9bwgI0IGXc0nvU2GA27QDimOuWTmYipg8XObPX3DYP53b4VzzTOdZh2IkWHTinIJPWvhqBINeWf6QbgIrsChM9cYFGj20EX-9way_NVYgpuzRewiNNo/s1600/shopping+test+8-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlJqdFFSyn7CQWBCF5OuMQgHn9bwgI0IGXc0nvU2GA27QDimOuWTmYipg8XObPX3DYP53b4VzzTOdZh2IkWHTinIJPWvhqBINeWf6QbgIrsChM9cYFGj20EX-9way_NVYgpuzRewiNNo/s640/shopping+test+8-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The second</span> perfume bottle is all glass including the glass stopper</div><div style="text-align: center;">and  it has very beautiful  curvy details </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2lKUpw7SGdRsuMZkWLzARBmBUKEacKwtOEXYyZDdTdmfDLLulgaz-UKwYahrb6lRUKqoCXAjWODcf0NKz9zEd0meWKurn5-JI3g9-Owh2b7vmhLI0-YcS1ioqnS_TlmqP5iASM2AzDg/s1600/shopping+test+8-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2lKUpw7SGdRsuMZkWLzARBmBUKEacKwtOEXYyZDdTdmfDLLulgaz-UKwYahrb6lRUKqoCXAjWODcf0NKz9zEd0meWKurn5-JI3g9-Owh2b7vmhLI0-YcS1ioqnS_TlmqP5iASM2AzDg/s640/shopping+test+8-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One of</span> these perfume bottles is brand new and the other one is vintage </div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you think you know the answer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s1600/shopping+test+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSv3GyFjAObT2-IsnuXpTcgH20OZORBDDEaPaiNWOLg-Y9lsqArB_uAOiVyPlCA5Ee5u7mYyvISRIRBu1DVt07RtkvwhoA5JR5VNsLqdgQTv1IB5RwxYWuJoeAgifjXnMRNnsP3esbpwY/s640/shopping+test+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Both of</span> these perfume bottles are unique and <i>beautiful</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> but the real vintage treasure is the second perfume bottle</div><div style="text-align: center;">the one on the right </div><div style="text-align: center;"> It is all glass with a art deco design and is a real vintage treasure</div><div style="text-align: center;">How did you do</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you guess right?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgzbCDpGZdRKt9hNJIfj3us1vuUvafX21RhimWCq26hVJLM1AvzQ7V_FLlSZISs49cYub99qqDwoZiXDfzbBCcAiSpI1CniGJNerdtPUYdsH6lkCisbEWtxicfdy-upDseNH678B72YQ/s1600/shopping+test+8-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgzbCDpGZdRKt9hNJIfj3us1vuUvafX21RhimWCq26hVJLM1AvzQ7V_FLlSZISs49cYub99qqDwoZiXDfzbBCcAiSpI1CniGJNerdtPUYdsH6lkCisbEWtxicfdy-upDseNH678B72YQ/s640/shopping+test+8-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Does anyone</span> know what these pink/purple flowers are called?</div><div style="text-align: center;">  linking for <a href="http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/">Pink Saturday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i1Ikp-strf0byGAz92q0tWvUPZ6IFcemHCS9CjT-SgLJjkWZXaEBnxyg_Rn_LvqZQnRVteNzomWDtluzBH0YoJkj662tObbLzkn0uYV0yTOySZalYQEso1QGaUiFa_4wIlqBxEKBAl8/s1600/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6i1Ikp-strf0byGAz92q0tWvUPZ6IFcemHCS9CjT-SgLJjkWZXaEBnxyg_Rn_LvqZQnRVteNzomWDtluzBH0YoJkj662tObbLzkn0uYV0yTOySZalYQEso1QGaUiFa_4wIlqBxEKBAl8/s320/4371472556_603173de70_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">romantic saying for today</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"My true love hath my heart and I have his"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sidney</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Vintage Shopping Test # 10

Hi Everyone Happy Saturday♥Are you ready to test your vintage shopping skills again?Vintage perfume bottles are quite uniqueIt always surprises me that the perfume was transferred into a different bottle Most of the perfume we buy today already comes in pretty bottlesPerfume bottles are so feminine …

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Dining Alfresco

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdAwLEmaja2Zgeq_Ka7bLrBQUskfm_ylmA_v3be7a2ijuFJGB8CMy73POCnOvvpsbKBOLYIPh1WMW_f4VWNpqUDd7d-C0IEUqJC-PaF2rt52y5N3xtqPHUftsgAFFLK31uhqXkieeSRE/s1600/beachy+white+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdAwLEmaja2Zgeq_Ka7bLrBQUskfm_ylmA_v3be7a2ijuFJGB8CMy73POCnOvvpsbKBOLYIPh1WMW_f4VWNpqUDd7d-C0IEUqJC-PaF2rt52y5N3xtqPHUftsgAFFLK31uhqXkieeSRE/s640/beachy+white+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">  <span style="font-size: x-large;">This summer </span>has been <span style="font-size: small;"><i>hot </i></span>even here in Southern California<br />We have been dining alfresco to keep cool<br />dinners have been lighter fare mostly salads and fruit <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_czn2CxlOiPnTKJzNgtrpLpNo8Z9VbUjrsLZupP6iA6f9GFAq10SRPBnnqJxzQwfdOG2zKsvnxwgIsIP1AUPBfX5nUcXOlXBZqQYYeiubXlzfJzPYf1ViKybGzDsMrzkkDT2vISVwcY/s1600/dinner+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_czn2CxlOiPnTKJzNgtrpLpNo8Z9VbUjrsLZupP6iA6f9GFAq10SRPBnnqJxzQwfdOG2zKsvnxwgIsIP1AUPBfX5nUcXOlXBZqQYYeiubXlzfJzPYf1ViKybGzDsMrzkkDT2vISVwcY/s640/dinner+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spinach salad</span> with  freshly  picked strawberries<br /> from the garden and sliced almonds<br />yummy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o-wW78HNZEqe2i6zDy3_DHwOn-dO4pqGUikAp_AthSCL8wLO5rRmNlSa7WSFkvORGi1mxa2jzkVm64NWAqGUYDS1sPvTGtdMlkaeqSzPV7KLsZSMaYZ4YzsSDkyH7FcFseK3GHhm68U/s1600/dinner+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5o-wW78HNZEqe2i6zDy3_DHwOn-dO4pqGUikAp_AthSCL8wLO5rRmNlSa7WSFkvORGi1mxa2jzkVm64NWAqGUYDS1sPvTGtdMlkaeqSzPV7KLsZSMaYZ4YzsSDkyH7FcFseK3GHhm68U/s640/dinner+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Fresh</span> bread </span></span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;"> { thank you trader joes}</span></span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">and a few apples from our tree </span></span><br /><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="color: #444444;">with a variety of cheese </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv31wvQhYfX5-dGxzY5IoLMKn3gtwpAXhus5JtLBk4xc8iXisbjhpF-YtCu4g_EKhLIqC9o7hOVq8vXqLwsdRrvPWKXAIb9-0YeP3TobLpSf5_qS7cOyWFsgphrFInzS5PITpy9EaLIVE/s1600/dinner+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv31wvQhYfX5-dGxzY5IoLMKn3gtwpAXhus5JtLBk4xc8iXisbjhpF-YtCu4g_EKhLIqC9o7hOVq8vXqLwsdRrvPWKXAIb9-0YeP3TobLpSf5_qS7cOyWFsgphrFInzS5PITpy9EaLIVE/s640/dinner+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">All ready</span> to go<br />onto the table outside<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkLmW_0VoawWiIq0WekqMUJZ55HHsg3GPqQxRrr9cCRIIz92qRSpUMI37sbl9unvyMk617DlBMMZlx3lEpYuBgU4z99B97rq4jhHr4zgeBLclp-8mTYIO46F8ZgGP9GXPaxzmCZdPFEw/s1600/dinner+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkLmW_0VoawWiIq0WekqMUJZ55HHsg3GPqQxRrr9cCRIIz92qRSpUMI37sbl9unvyMk617DlBMMZlx3lEpYuBgU4z99B97rq4jhHr4zgeBLclp-8mTYIO46F8ZgGP9GXPaxzmCZdPFEw/s640/dinner+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Eating outside <span style="font-size: small;">reminds us of our  trips to France</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> they dine alfresco with such ease</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">for some reason eating outside makes us slow down </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">we don't rush</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">we savor the moment</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> and the the meal</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSfTEvHmvYeTpGYLNjPt8klkLbfdy5XBnDRpUXKcMRFWFZXWMFqhLrHYAZm98y3Hg6LCCL0wVXWcWGWHMr1_5t9nFLquiK5edQCrbg29oFZAwlY3yjNkZbn9pc7NukHfA4W-Edge21Hc/s1600/dinner+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSfTEvHmvYeTpGYLNjPt8klkLbfdy5XBnDRpUXKcMRFWFZXWMFqhLrHYAZm98y3Hg6LCCL0wVXWcWGWHMr1_5t9nFLquiK5edQCrbg29oFZAwlY3yjNkZbn9pc7NukHfA4W-Edge21Hc/s640/dinner+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">To smell </span>the freshly cut grass<br />  to feel the evenings cool breeze <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TTPoVoWKT8YqzM9f2rPL7AUmrRKfkM1njvQp_G9T4k9cgyJfWHPgYzKO2nYlf_nShcn5dVGuYaXP8GBwrpVXeXGH9ALGIH7dNMM0cUyEYGM98EUw0PupoE8-meJBU-e6xEX2AvmMqDY/s1600/summer+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TTPoVoWKT8YqzM9f2rPL7AUmrRKfkM1njvQp_G9T4k9cgyJfWHPgYzKO2nYlf_nShcn5dVGuYaXP8GBwrpVXeXGH9ALGIH7dNMM0cUyEYGM98EUw0PupoE8-meJBU-e6xEX2AvmMqDY/s640/summer+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">It is</span> always fun to add a few cut flowers from the garden<br />light the candles <br /> add a little romance to the evening.....<br /><br />How are you staying cool this summer?<br />linking for<br /><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home</a><br /><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a><br /><br /> romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"Two souls with but a single thought "</i><br />Halm<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span></div>

Dining Alfresco

Hi Everyone Happy Friday♥  This summer has been hot even here in Southern CaliforniaWe have been dining alfresco to keep cooldinners have been lighter fare mostly salads and fruit Spinach salad with  freshly  picked strawberries from the garden and sliced almondsyummy♥ Fresh bread  { thank you trade…

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