MI RINCÓN DEL DÍA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFUuHb7pqNcg671TyncIpKKvlr7M2WPAsPyUthXp83Chgsdjc9DETnN1vl9EgHtoCDW9U50-5YkE_BMXgoZrFNi1lAB5OauUHYslx4D8YqQabmaoZVOqa5eL29wXFoonRdURZ3lSowCWG/s1600/bri-bedroom01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFUuHb7pqNcg671TyncIpKKvlr7M2WPAsPyUthXp83Chgsdjc9DETnN1vl9EgHtoCDW9U50-5YkE_BMXgoZrFNi1lAB5OauUHYslx4D8YqQabmaoZVOqa5eL29wXFoonRdURZ3lSowCWG/s1600/bri-bedroom01.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Hoy os traigo el cambio de imagen de un dormitorio que pertenece a Bri Emery a la que sigo en su blog <a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/">Design Love Fest</a>. Ha sido una colaboración entre Bri y la dueña de otro blog que es otro de mis grandes favoritos, <a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/">Sfgirlbybay</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Podéis ver el antes y el después en <a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/2014/04/my-bedroom-makeover/">Design Love Fest</a>. Yo sólo me quedo con el después, una habitación que es un refugio sereno y tranquilo lleno de colores pastel, rosas pálidos, grises, muebles de madera natural y flores naturales. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Que lo disfrutéis!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveU0kN84IqiG83KpVe_sGyY3R7kJykHEmxZtHG0IOUcYD4Bms1yVgMZ9zLp6GKcRpg1PTlc1iS4HdzV-iVc3BMTXmpQEchCiW5gtLdI8PqrFD2bqtu8Me8xT7NWcVvCEARg61m8V-yBbD/s1600/bri-bedroom02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgveU0kN84IqiG83KpVe_sGyY3R7kJykHEmxZtHG0IOUcYD4Bms1yVgMZ9zLp6GKcRpg1PTlc1iS4HdzV-iVc3BMTXmpQEchCiW5gtLdI8PqrFD2bqtu8Me8xT7NWcVvCEARg61m8V-yBbD/s1600/bri-bedroom02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99LYHEw2b-wtqsg0j8Q8ip7vhH6xbvm3d3qgSpg-fssQB3gYvEKsM5hvKT-VCflfb4iA0G3le8F5sfWuH3ONmrBGmFLLvcjD3KHsTp_OSPVTZNYLnP38IlOIp3XUY6pv4qxulPLHsAhn7/s1600/bri-bedroom03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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MI RINCÓN DEL DÍA

Hoy os traigo el cambio de imagen de un dormitorio que pertenece a Bri Emery a la que sigo en su blog Design Love Fest . Ha sido una colabor...

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What I would do differently

<p>Hello! First of all, I know some of you are having issues getting emails with posts from blogger’s feeds lately. From what I’ve read it’s an issue with Yahoo emails – they seem to be going to spam? So if you have Yahoo be sure to check that. Also, the feeds are still working, it’s the email that’s not. So if you want to get all the posts from your favorite bloggers, I suggest you subscribe to them all in one spot like <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com" target="_blank">Bloglovin</a>. I used to bookmark all my blogs on my computer and now I love having them all in one place! </p> <p>So last week I talked about the process of <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/04/building-house.html" target="_blank">building our house</a> ten years ago. Today I’m talking about what I would done differently when it comes to the finishes and upgrades and layout – all that good stuff. </p> <p>First up – the things I love about our house! Well, there’s a lot more than this that I love, but these are certainly things I’m glad we did. One was upgrading the elevation, or the front of the house: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms6_HxZs4ClNzJCdpVJdILX4wQ4RXDAs59Hj0JouCzVAnCUF3ZwNF6Bf6bxpr1LUQGueGRNEebb6Yd8exdgIv2b9uVInLE3me-HNQmccRMiPGnduh49I2KNOHdfshWs8eG5zdXsJM8mM/s1600-h/IMG_6676_thumb%25255B3%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="cottage shutters on house" border="0" height="647" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWikWcw1cHG0NR6vuayV_LhSNbdPpc6y_dYy0UFmIz6ler2YtWpcMX_m9k1HzqUaOVs0I0fAoXVBkOy9hcTP6BMee9baAsO-KDOQ1pVuO_44O6-5W-sSjc04-BKjgssYrNFtyHubhwTBM/?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="cottage shutters on house" width="450" /></a></p> <p>I fell in love with those shutters and the design, and when I saw this brick I was sold. I LOVE our brick. It’s just on the front – I wish we would have wrapped at least the bottom half of the house all the way around. Brick holds up better and feels safer to me. </p> <p>I’m so glad we put in a basement – we got about $12K in free upgrades and used that towards the basement. If you have kids I don’t think it’s ever a bad idea if you have the option and the funds. If you don’t it’s still much needed storage, even unfinished. </p> <p>I’m also glad we roughed in a bathroom down there:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLURO9NZy_-7WyCUI_PqnA4QBxtBglOgy2ruv6CsOGot6Xzy4I1jYeMUIzyfhfHndcZJuVseMZKZEanBMy6koD2Ni7g3c4HQ2gfCNRQSL_LPRDfAel18seCa7h4w8GvXm5piGqoj0oJ2w/s1600-h/blue-green-bathroom%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="blue and green bathroom" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_mKf1HB8qRN7UCV2LDXIvEitKhkYiyvqo7_IqDwI1ZQiQ-b69AJnAqQzuAkTra6KrYyWkHD05oiyADVTOylPjOLlY0bwU50KDq9e5v_nWQDWxVvfpOgAfx78RKQBLuMjCZE_By97DAw/?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="blue and green bathroom" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Even if you won’t finish it off a potential buyer might. And adding plumbing after the fact is not cheap! The bottom line is, the way you live in your home changes so much through the years – space you don’t use early on may be space you are craving years down the road. And rooms you use a lot early on may not be needed as much later (a playroom for example). </p> <p>We fell in love with this house because it was so open and there are good and bad aspects to that for sure. It’s not for everybody. Sound does carry. :) I was worried our heating and cooling bills would be awful but surprisingly we don’t pay any more than friends with less open houses. Well, maybe a little more in the summer, but the winter is fine. </p> <p>If could do it again I would do the cathedral ceilings and open floor plan again – maybe just not <em>quite</em> as much in the house. Our foyer, living room, staircase, loft, bedroom and master bathroom all have the high ceilings: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSK3dWXybLvkj1CpeZTSh2qZlvWCYWrbs0ngDAgtcxazWv8LtpZBw3fr3AiRp-Ow_jvTF2_Izrp2oF5II04gwQpH6UzYaA4IwcIUgK-FuUd-hONmkZr_vvbwBiOgOHzhecBWY668t6k8/s1600-h/craft-room-table%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="craft room table" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVqIVotJC2jrSEQE1dXTx6CucuiwJA5LX_vmfi-q88KcFqlIewFXhiyaWL74-V8eBGmW2taBdB9P-BIEbZgJmIkZtlnvNaBQNZWvz0HpIiSE7HFKOOO7Z2i10PVS1B0_Y51V0seG9ir8Q/?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="craft room table" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I especially love it in the foyer, staircase and bedroom. Most of those came standard with our house plan. We stuck with the basic eight foot ceilings upstairs otherwise. (And as a side note, I’m so happy we did nine foot ceilings on the main floor!)</p> <p>Here’s one I wish we had done more of – recessed lights! I love them and wish we would have put them everywhere: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLjzuJtJQPmphG5sCzhohlT4r4UaAKxmdHzQvntXMavPhD97OckmX3cCs1-T9i7XxvmukG8aJyP80qljbWSYv4tudir0wErpxAs8cB7HYtWrnpLjFyiL3DNc1YCcslks0OyKtX10i0A6c/s1600-h/IMG_5555_thumb1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="beadboard backsplash" border="0" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtwCJAvrI79sUE7sEbkzbld77fQNilNXgvKpUKaxFMPBaftcxIc_Hk7QWzFxOy175kdipr8fRHe3-ADk8zv68V6x5w1TIGdqsjp5fijnw0-u-GeCy5VdhPUpUNbjnVi59KJZmN7vU2mI/?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="beadboard backsplash" width="450" /></a> We have them in the kitchen and over the fireplaces (and we installed them in the basement later) and I wish I would have placed them strategically all throughout the house. But I’m weird and I love a lot of light, especially in the winter. </p> <p>OK. Now, the stuff I would have done differently! Some of it’s big, some small. A biggie is the thorn in my side – the corner fireplace: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOTnd2XMwKJxKff_Fsvsr5Fg4wSsU2qey3ERMOeqEpI9anYGWpOGoopSutuX48BAYMGDIrQ2b8XCqti9OclzryqOQYeAml2FWl6kJhCOTBT3hmjke182SRxNdP2C4L7zFMJKF8MMBrMQ/s1600-h/IMG_7183%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="corner fireplace" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoKSxJEHkJZDsxsSStQ1MoA3VueFfKXREszAfkGKODrY-cJ49pR3VH0bfaQ3LE3mh9fFbEQQ-14dYZ_0ifCuz3TN60AGVxA7ZvAAR5_AoA4tbocNsBBEeFdcAaXis2t5HSuaLut9x7aU/?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="corner fireplace" width="500" /></a></p> <p>I was all, “Oh, it will be COOL and DIFFERENT!” and it’s just ANNOYING and AWKWARD. I’ve made it work over the years but I’d still rather have it on a flat wall. Normal is good, trust me. </p> <p>Here’s a small one – lights in the closets. All the closets! Linen, bathroom, storage: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdPU_mANdm2nexVX9_SKTDVIIgcum1indNl-V8suD7vw6Ae-uet2Rn89hsRwX-HRY-AyPIe7qe1aR8bIpkgD35oMudUBAQh85bSE4LB7tgZ08kMnngp9quryzlosM5DdK5SPY7vKC-f0/s1600-h/organized-linen-closet%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="organized linen closet" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5PYD4Ba_oVU3SD3rj9oIKYqren2O3JwhDbIX4LJk9VyKmb_eioZ2VcXMaQhcToEZfBK2ss2i-8-6b1fFaDY5XirvOf-GEI6esxhi7_LZcC2UC-8W4qzhmCn8_M6G7qi15z7t2TT2lz4/?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="organized linen closet" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Whatever it is. Put a light in it. Just do it. </p> <p>Also, I’d have a light fixture installed in every room. We don’t have ceiling fixtures in two bedrooms, my office and the living room and I so wish we had them: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfaNqPdI2ifP_PvMCCk5z1EOdxyN7UiCUmOWjL483lzqZfrFNS9SCFH6YNOv0KgjDEAr5Oi26eZ_St7xWeH9_ULgg9kyKXsguygpxGeRzkCyo6NZzVxDf_4VayAEK-9UWOsQZaj23ArM/s1600-h/IMG_1299_thumb%25255B13%25255D%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="red blue boys room" border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISv1vZsD9A6ih5_agI2rtbLpmswgBMkm4RVHf0eHmVcJ8zTSFcJQTqTy93uKuM5LUgy4VkotErpkFU-lKI_7NC7UCPk8rPbHlsg9OA_HZiYBUNs6FRkZ-ewSevCxtlm4FV8vnKJhgn8o/?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="red blue boys room" width="450" /></a></p> <p>If anything have them roughed in and you can hang something you love later. </p> <p>Our builder did connect light switches in each one of those rooms to an outlet, so we have lamps plugged into those. It’s convenient to walk in and flip a switch for light. </p> <p>This next one is a biggie and it’s two-fold. Most homes you walk from the garage to the mud room/laundry to the kitchen, right? Ours is weird. We walk from the mud room, past the office, into the family room and then into the kitchen. I seriously sit and think of all of my friend's houses and ours is the only one I know of with that layout. It’s not ideal – especially when you’re bringing in load after load of groceries. </p> <p>Another big thing is I would NEVER put my HVAC system so close to the family room again: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcq39vcwegKnl8GRRDgWDwDNzu2yjgP90OcG2pi-_gJuzTeATYiuNGwh3FGnDtgnZwcIlx_4T-fw3AzpzGp_UnvbKDA7J_8sc9w_WDdKxR3wkeSLgTYewdywhHqQwECTWQ_6GLmKjsrTY/s1600-h/IMG_6928%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjba6H4UeQLoCnEukm84WUy2kONglCThK8w4eaV6OH2eJGTXMc4Db4EX2BYMquYtGfATxAVYpIBZp5Fju7BcrmAAd2cL6teOXhLzh2u-tUyAbVaTxqWURx7A3gkuUhJNxLURYFeUXn7tc4/?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="475" /></a></p> <p>(Old pic of the mud room but it shows the utility closet.) </p> <p>You don’t realize how loud it runs until you’re trying to watch TV. :) I love days when I don’t have to run it just because it’s so QUIET in our family room and kitchen. I would move it to the garage or a storage room in the basement in a heartbeat. </p> <p>And I think it goes without saying if you’ve read this blog for a while – I would never have put the washer and dryer in this room again. Ever. It didn’t work for us. I would put it upstairs (in a tiled/waterproofed room) or in the basement. Or just away from the garage door where you dump all your stuff. :) </p> <p>Both my husband and I agree – the biggest thing we would have changed would have been to bump out the back of the house, even a few feet. Not the entire house, just the family room and kitchen:</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFdRJFjZmSm5cMlVqeNGOnhm8f9JCNndPi52XXOg8_L4YBdTbowiY_xskiTF2ivstPeb7JEuL32Jh-5FmUB6HSKWyGUsgXIHdRZUi2qWWOQ7pw3u7UE4sN9BNPWtqwBtXWMMIhoTF_JtA/s1600-h/IMG_5550_thumb1%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY farmhouse table" border="0" height="676" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghrk4XS_QViTQm07bBYRCQdySNE6Q32STyLLRrDQeOYfFfn5L9_ZkwtrXv-FLlR1bGk25wZTkc8xPiGFoHpKyYqsPx_xLmsg5MKClF9rL755h2u_lhxCvmTh6kw-3jF0oSsm1zPsbKr0o/?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="DIY farmhouse table" width="450" /></a></p> <p>We added the bay window and I’m so glad we did! Otherwise we wouldn’t have much room to move by the table and pantry at all. We are actually thinking about adding more space back there someday but I don’t know if it will happen. It’s just something to think about – where you want more space to live. We have rooms like our dining room and loft that we hardly use and I hate that. I wish we had that space in the areas we use, like the kitchen. </p> <p>Of course that one especially was realized as we lived in the house longer and longer. It was not something we even considered when looking at models and floor plans. And in general the way we all live has changed over the years – people don’t use formal spaces like they used to. It’s all about your family needs! </p> <p>So that’s just an idea of what I would do again and I wish I would have done differently. All in all I’m pretty darn happy with what we ended up with. :) </p> <p>Do you have any thoughts to add to this list? Lights in closets – am I right?? Yes. </p>

What I would do differently

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Living room refresh

<p>Good Monday to you! Hope you had a great weekend! </p> <p>I’ve mentioned before that I LOVE when I get to move furniture around…because I <em>never</em> move it around. Our house has a very open floor plan and very little useable wall space (that isn’t covered by windows). So once I find a spot for something it stays…forever. Moving furniture is a rare treat. :) </p> <p>I found this étagère at HomeGoods a couple years back and it was love at first sight. I loved the detail on the sides of it and the size – nice and skinny. It started out between the two windows in the living room, but that became too busy to me, so I moved it next to the sofa last year: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBJ_ke92ch5_eFFsORKpZ1obXZL3G-GbWACOL3Xiy4d5XfDIJSkx8Bx4M5gvQ4xVkdvNEo4d0XiJgISh7w3zm5ScdhH2kAXd_LT5vaTmLJEvNRW03VIHwEnAljs5zSsNJUUNdWkRzhk18/s1600-h/IMG_7512%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="tall etagere" border="0" height="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTWVLSSqTq7Q0Zmq2Y7mMz78gvRzO0NT9EHzgAbcJNtk3nM5OEjlrnrShB0qyi3cNeK6C0DO_1cgGkunNruyEHxCrR_NqOHlwogtbAg0SAPcdKQWtRRatkbNPgWcM80cvBJiFCA_W-zk/?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="tall etagere" width="493" /></a></p> <p>It was there for a long time, but the height right there bugged me. It was right where the dining and living rooms meet and it felt awkward. I don’t have a full shot to show what I mean. It wasn’t awful or anything, I just wasn’t feeling it. </p> <p>I decided a few weeks ago to try it in the corner where this desk/console used to sit: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUfArqecxpCHL0oMQOW9sGnWdKB2NfgWn6T-zmLiNPMa8omb4ajP5H7IxtfBT_PF0BgFhVchYq2ifjH6P1rKA7Dik-HZxL0NUU5Cusa_LzwPJRVagiugAWxpEQinole8IhVbcQEhMepQE/s1600-h/IMG_1919%25255B12%25255D%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="desk by window" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBSl1sBXM3uCnOxri5MIY97PIoYSkdnI4tPKf0mv0rx3h4ugBd3oTK8DEMpAyiWIYbGt3PFGFx7IHCa2Eb-mqbFsDjih_xnCyXN2wH2DisRge7eVkMUWufbpz1ATt3XJ1Ytu86Yj_LtA/?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="desk by window" width="320" /></a></p> <p>I wanted to use that desk <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/04/desk-do-over.html" target="_blank">in my office</a> so the spot was freed up. I moved the bookcase over and loved it in that spot! And that of course started off a series of other small projects as well. It’s how I do. :) </p> <p>When I installed the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2014/04/diy-craftsman-window-trim.html" target="_blank">new window trim</a> a couple weeks ago I started replacing the chair rail as well. I wanted something simpler that would sit flush against the window trim. And when I put the rail in years back I kind of cheated along that half wall behind the desk. Long story short the trim on the half wall didn’t meet up with the chair rail on the wall. So I removed all of it, including the top of the half wall, and installed all new: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJtxGZaMRSmawH52Q70CaCzU535EQzMHqGkbAWJcDShPTUqhPZIaGItGWIKcIQadem-E3Urcja12IKKT-Ad3VbiTPORepZ7vyARAnaE4a2ryGkJ3SVjj0ExzsctW3yjZjcj9tRph7nus/s1600-h/IMG_8944%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="replacing trim on half wall" border="0" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKdwzZJtzacktdXkzAl8yVPC4VOlAVGFm0xM-MbPs-kyUlouD_Id1PNqHpRDeFJbF5wrj4SWOjALBcHAVts7AQqz9Pf89yejrLxLOG_uMUAk6uEIfC8VkWwfOeWkVnA8dycz82HLQQS0/?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="replacing trim on half wall" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Now the chair rail on that wall is one continuous piece of wood instead of two mismatched pieces. This would all make more sense if I had taken a before pic, but I forgot. :) </p> <p>I got this new-to-me primer at Lowe’s when I was painting the window trim and so far I love it: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNznE6oQ19dem4ahutgCickUv6HOOUZVIdXkBrSjZ00WrFbOgQH7KfRKHAvuzJCZmn4iAgdvDKgfzsj0-weGFu-tdbrw5izDD5VCTAA-0Qg3mzIHd8SXCh79TrYUoIMGTtuN_4Htc8ZM/s1600-h/EnamelUndercoaterQT_170x190%25255B3%25255D.png"><img alt="wood primer" border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi30J7F5_Zab_19E0fLGKebNI56r7CYdMKfm3lmFhxGdqZKVG5_P5s_3lF5s-QOzoR4jA9y2Laa4S946E2F1yN6676PcmSlyXEXsm_YqEnFty8ja57GPK87-W1jQyCLdc5G0LtISnbXGdU/?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="wood primer" width="170" /></a></p> <p>It gives the wood a great base and goes on really smooth. I finished off the new chair rail and the top of the half wall with caulk and two coats of semi gloss paint. I still have quite a bit of chair rail to replace but I’ll do that as the budget allows. </p> <p>But the best part is that I think this piece has finally found it’s forever home!: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ynn-mAFt7vuZcCqFctCpMirNtDKS69UQcGVZvf-M6s_iA1hqTxOmQb55UimGHhTITDyHTc73ykgFrrFzi9Cg4cs_ATSEp50lCuPItPkVMuAI2XswmeI_6lMwD4pLNiAKqpG6GXUCFtg/s1600-h/IMG_8956%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="skinny bookcase " border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha97eNx6WAnNcTgSZchyphenhyphenY_NAxYj76Oc_lMGGHqwWKlqURiIYui4XY2mJSaHm_hi76thyV6LY8p6uMIHQIPUQ0a_19fXzU4YQ71kW9Z1vKqn9zzAPj5Bs3C6WV8SpolLGy6UyR7eoR5J9c/?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="skinny bookcase " width="500" /></a></p> <p>It’s much bigger than the desk was, but takes up less visual space for sure. I couldn't believe the difference. I love how open it feels now and that we can appreciate the pretty detail on the side!</p> <p>I loved what I had on the wall above the desk so I moved that between the windows: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOjQYx4uqxLSdX_tQlKg2IwIY-rkB-eUWaYBlNKPDGwieGFjobYMuoyBDoq_ADCT-a2e87d2HNuj5TmcxDGFQsVIdHPZC1UK4HR_8nowlC8ddWuRQuQ5cHFSP7XOItRm8X0au0dB-wbR4/s1600-h/IMG_8968%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DIY craftsman window trim" border="0" height="742" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJw_jICmnRWPnjHEh82H1ootJrdzIsNIEj7ecwp2InirfAuM6tJiaj2s3x58B_z7ZiyI9Ed1-d4GJnqm04ZEkm5Db8eDW-In8ySLLsSbcOGoeVxYDxRr2_-bVNGtjurbnBhtOWJuMjdl8/?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="DIY craftsman window trim" width="505" /></a></p> <p>I’m not sure that will stay but I do like that the round mirrors break up all the rectangles in this spot – windows, wainscoting, bench and bookshelf. </p> <p>OH! And I pulled the chair away from between the windows and I LOVE it. I hesitated to put the chairs on the rug (they don’t match but I’m working on that) -- I’ve liked having the floor more open. But WOW, what a difference it made to pull everything together – it really opens up this room. Love it. More pics soon! </p> <p>I edited the contents of the shelves down a bit: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcQ3ktx0N3M3rUJM9Fpf037-K9fAfl294o1GV4yvpizSi24QepzAy6hDdR7r2D4GjIeDxoOLs_n6TdwB8AqVDYDn56ahrX84O_6ADvIRXxirdp7XnHyaKjaxh8qjFEY696UPfwe9gsF3Y/s1600-h/IMG_8957%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="white etagere " border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9JK9i6EiobMnyOKyziQXRcMoK8ytSGK_WawcszeAIMjHsmVWrSGM3Zj2WGCiwblBbA1fMfv9lv1o94Co7URpBU-rKo6E2JRUpM14Ba0feNwg-81qbuHOCZtZIncxIbx5XcKC5FctdRA/?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 etagere " width="500" /></a></p> <p>I’m not 100 percent on the bottom shelf, but I’m using what I have so I’ll deal. ;) </p> <p>I’ve decided for now I’m not putting the drapes back up. I’m sure I’ll crave more color there eventually, but for now I’m loving how clean and simple it is. Speaking of color, I was looking back at photos and found this before that shows the étagère in it’s original spot and the <a href="http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/2012/07/pink-walls-begone.html" target="_blank">old pinky walls</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2c0UyqXrH_7AmFCrpZUu3JB7wSkPSOBPgIvZOSeMxacSEccWS96T3JcRbk5hOy_m9RfEXK8x6g02nZdneduw2y9J5OyjOwCIFg434_wMCxwXfhX7iT6Ne9wzIwau05LgDqUcM3L8M0k/s1600-h/IMG_9901_thumb%25255B2%25255D%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="bookcase between windows" border="0" height="750" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9dpZXweT2f1Ff2c5PWB-dsO1UPJRyO0lDRWFetmv3hbhR4lE_3mh-K9hUWln6gEE4WWNhVoaudixqKeYpY1lYqqoF9FD8YuxZuP05ArpSLwDwkApoL7vBAt5rwtMTXGJjReAIBbg24fQ/?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="bookcase between windows" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Can you believe how pink they were in that light? Goodness. Anyway, here’s how it looks now, with new paint and trim: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zcoSWmfFg_lfBA-wQRJ9sOdFepNSeGCL0Gd7fcI7wQd3NJk_p7z8gqQYd_2Sm94je8Y-o_SIXqeaicJCDVA9a5IRSQITjvMu4SXtoH0i_wqqDPZFzOg43817nZ18HjxEB1hXaDO6TrQ/s1600-h/IMG_8970%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="craftsman trim on windows" border="0" height="722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8SsW4cH4svsQLtlmxTPTYyJBuGv2zGSZ_wqZwXj52nhYCgr_yYAcyfEd6-5pGX-FRBAdhxGYzGMjU9wd2Bcj2F25M5r1Kka9-JsIqsT0lvqTMgut0kesQTGDwX_DnOcVyYK2uus7cEQ/?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="craftsman trim on windows" width="522" /></a> My little BFF is smooshing himself into this shot. :) </p> <p>This room was on my list of spaces I wanted to rework this year and so far I’m really, really happy with how it’s coming together! It’s a two story space so it’s harder for me to figure out.</p> <p>Do you move furniture around a lot? If so I’m jealous. It’s a free fix when you get the itch to tweak things around the house. :) Or do you keep things the way they are forever like me? I love using what you already have in a different space – it feels brand new when you move it around! </p>

Living room refresh

Good Monday to you! Hope you had a great weekend! I’ve mentioned before that I LOVE when I get to move furniture around…because I never m...

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AMPLIA Y LUMINOSA CASA EN HOLANDA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKd92einDw_-N0LwfGXPnJEyoUTnPOOMPvHxEpbEz2pUThzcc3GfrkiXBTanmQ1bmJIXcRHhhJ8DV60CaiAbVjkiwtduRE0rpq6ZiaxKVS3sjqHimLMK2tkdLv2IBv66kocXm-B9ENjeo/s1600/Janssen-Vollebergh1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYKd92einDw_-N0LwfGXPnJEyoUTnPOOMPvHxEpbEz2pUThzcc3GfrkiXBTanmQ1bmJIXcRHhhJ8DV60CaiAbVjkiwtduRE0rpq6ZiaxKVS3sjqHimLMK2tkdLv2IBv66kocXm-B9ENjeo/s1600/Janssen-Vollebergh1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #3e3e3e; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Nos colamos en la casa de <span style="display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.studioboot.nl/">Studio Boot</a></span><strong style="display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">,</strong> una de los más importantes estudios de diseño gráfico de Holanda, decidieron dar una segunda vida a lo que en su origen era un antiguo taller mecánico que estaba en muy mal estado y lo transformaron en una espectacular casa-estudio. El espacio de trabajo, con dos despachos y un vestíbulo coronado por un altísimo techo de cristal, se ubicó en la planta baja, junto con la cocina, el comedor y el jardín. 
En la primera planta se emplazó el salón, y en la buhardilla, el dormitorio de la pareja. Tomando como punto de partida el diseño gráfico, trataron de trasladar su mundo a la decoración de su hogar. Conservaron las vigas vistas y enriquecieron la decoración con diversas antigüedades adquiridas en subastas o piezas recuperadas, 
como unos radiadores extralargos que  encontraron en un viejo hospital.
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AMPLIA Y LUMINOSA CASA EN HOLANDA

Nos colamos en la casa de  Studio Boot ,  una de los más importantes estudios de diseño gráfico de Holanda, decidieron dar una segunda vida ...

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Love White

<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/AVvXsEijz32Pkhpt9s79S_LFhS_s84eQoKGUW3GvwBeR1BqZyJzn2FcS86_Xh3ZtLLmZXpLVzj4AnKjj7rzmDOUOtQV7-J9WRwLt0HY7I7wcEUnsPp9hJQXWZi4PE8RgQrHrdcaWm2I3bGTRpAi8/s1600/91508330ace881fad69e2b4c6080095f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijz32Pkhpt9s79S_LFhS_s84eQoKGUW3GvwBeR1BqZyJzn2FcS86_Xh3ZtLLmZXpLVzj4AnKjj7rzmDOUOtQV7-J9WRwLt0HY7I7wcEUnsPp9hJQXWZi4PE8RgQrHrdcaWm2I3bGTRpAi8/s1600/91508330ace881fad69e2b4c6080095f.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Hi Everyone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Happy Friday</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">♥</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Do you </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">to decorate with white</div><div style="text-align: center;">it is my go to color </div><div style="text-align: center;">for everything<br />So excited to share with you another</div><div style="text-align: center;">  <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pinterest </span><br />board Friday<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs4jij1RhfiuV5koRurqGl5AGKjanIJUZp5e2Agx_UsqRNJX3s8UhPBfkmKlvcqx10BwOXwsC8Zr1oR_3cBDm96XXLiVFx_Njx6Piq3HGAyLtBX6D7ONlMNCAgb8adps5gg4yzL9WaPEb/s1600/ec64f542cb99e1c2409a0928363a781c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfs4jij1RhfiuV5koRurqGl5AGKjanIJUZp5e2Agx_UsqRNJX3s8UhPBfkmKlvcqx10BwOXwsC8Zr1oR_3cBDm96XXLiVFx_Njx6Piq3HGAyLtBX6D7ONlMNCAgb8adps5gg4yzL9WaPEb/s1600/ec64f542cb99e1c2409a0928363a781c.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">{Pinterest}</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">White is</span> a great background neutral to design with</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> most of my clients are afraid of white but </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">once they see the end result they always </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">{Love}</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> how clean and peaceful white is in a room</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">the best part is you can always add  color with fun accessories</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaohSnnusM0q-ANkLdAuKOUYsCZK0iBjy9LMnPpxAtq25Yuc-uw8uyFzbvD1ANGaJpeUbxr2p3dQcAjjd_VWi-vxF6ArFL4cG6b9XvPz7MbYfJdJqCT_lxMPcVFCDr4GHGzfbjW3EZiTp/s1600/a9e8356fcbbf59d429a421fa54571be6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaohSnnusM0q-ANkLdAuKOUYsCZK0iBjy9LMnPpxAtq25Yuc-uw8uyFzbvD1ANGaJpeUbxr2p3dQcAjjd_VWi-vxF6ArFL4cG6b9XvPz7MbYfJdJqCT_lxMPcVFCDr4GHGzfbjW3EZiTp/s1600/a9e8356fcbbf59d429a421fa54571be6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">{Pinterest}</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">The colors </span>in this bathroom are very elegant</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The Carrera marble penny floor tiles with its blend of gray and white adds </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">color and blends well with the Carrera marble surround on the tub and </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">matching counter tops Because of the white background you eye sees the</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> silver trash container and accessories as well as the amazing</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">vintage pine bench and pine frames </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">all of these elements add to a calm and elegant bathroom design<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoe1pm8OwnoW28hgdt4lK2ZBTxQVg-WuBxkpOD5TckLBdLOqbjocqYWzTkyBCfo3RO3ivdS-Qbiw4Gn02UoeGX80493uTBMeThNbFoe-MjuSKwxh-si1zVE2uTDdHzVQLsT17bYLae3Yz/s1600/040dc10490db65069fc3d32f77cb56cd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoe1pm8OwnoW28hgdt4lK2ZBTxQVg-WuBxkpOD5TckLBdLOqbjocqYWzTkyBCfo3RO3ivdS-Qbiw4Gn02UoeGX80493uTBMeThNbFoe-MjuSKwxh-si1zVE2uTDdHzVQLsT17bYLae3Yz/s1600/040dc10490db65069fc3d32f77cb56cd.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">{Pinterest}</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A white</span> kitchen is classic</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">{Love} </span><br />to add<br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">vintage sterling silver for a pretty punch of color<br />and vintage light fixtures  too</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eD1yftz1wOXlvSDtSjjexTalz3nz3cvJTkKUJ-7POo5vUt8gjUo6qg6YnVqCA587XC1BDiJl7UYFbkX28We2kM1v-Tiw-cNZNHO2NXrCjCm5niklMwWFVYBOTwYl-_5_PbrYuK-WSA1y/s1600/2ad8f4bb016eb7225f86acc04ce8f789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eD1yftz1wOXlvSDtSjjexTalz3nz3cvJTkKUJ-7POo5vUt8gjUo6qg6YnVqCA587XC1BDiJl7UYFbkX28We2kM1v-Tiw-cNZNHO2NXrCjCm5niklMwWFVYBOTwYl-_5_PbrYuK-WSA1y/s1600/2ad8f4bb016eb7225f86acc04ce8f789.jpg" width="450" /></a></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">So elegant<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">♥</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><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/AVvXsEi6rYnQGasLBVYq041_3W38mHAElmkqJsWcKyqtG1y7ulXiYjLudqSJw6eD0mBjFOxSdm6llp2r_sBfVirKKvhgwfYEbY11SfJBMR9lPnF7kVv2RiFrUbAQZ81AEzYmq-fsP0vgGamFc2WC/s1600/12b62dcd8566b0167e7d384079326210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rYnQGasLBVYq041_3W38mHAElmkqJsWcKyqtG1y7ulXiYjLudqSJw6eD0mBjFOxSdm6llp2r_sBfVirKKvhgwfYEbY11SfJBMR9lPnF7kVv2RiFrUbAQZ81AEzYmq-fsP0vgGamFc2WC/s1600/12b62dcd8566b0167e7d384079326210.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">{Pinterest</span>}</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Another way</span> to add white to a room is to slipcover </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">your heirloom furniture with white slip covers</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> This gorgeous blanket was embroidered with a pretty A monogram initial</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> and then used as a slip cover for a vintage chair</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc;">{Love}</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> the little ruffle edge detail<br />{would you paint the floors white too}<br /><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><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/AVvXsEiBzN6WBsTvL4coUfm1E2IMb3gV9nZ-adW9URDlnnvPnyasVsRUQNUiMWTCtXDbvlyiQlhHItdf-k9R9JLuvxKG_s8d-Geo4vUDU0m3IviWhyphenhyphenUXG_wIEU4Yp65FjgUXkGTe3TUGt0YsCfYC/s1600/56-Awesome-Outdoor-Kitchen-Designs-with-white-kitchen-wall-table-sink-oven-stove-grill-machine-fireplace-dining-table-bar-stool-wooden-ceiling-flower-decor-stone-floor-lamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzN6WBsTvL4coUfm1E2IMb3gV9nZ-adW9URDlnnvPnyasVsRUQNUiMWTCtXDbvlyiQlhHItdf-k9R9JLuvxKG_s8d-Geo4vUDU0m3IviWhyphenhyphenUXG_wIEU4Yp65FjgUXkGTe3TUGt0YsCfYC/s1600/56-Awesome-Outdoor-Kitchen-Designs-with-white-kitchen-wall-table-sink-oven-stove-grill-machine-fireplace-dining-table-bar-stool-wooden-ceiling-flower-decor-stone-floor-lamp.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This beautiful </span>white backyard patio is filled with beauty<br />don't be afraid to decorate with white outside too<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f4cccc; font-size: large;">{Love} </span><br />all of the details the fireplace and built in bbq<br />and all of the gorgeous flowers<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3rpQ0JZLHjXTw_F2biPG6wmyuEAAUNOAXGjxza-4WUd_jmJiEFkbI470y1wsXoT1BJ4C0i1NQ4dfF9GLXrez6tVhdbYA0ffPq5WTCDFFFqifHM3-Fz30_rCbNWTqcADid11m-VskZlPh/s1600/131908_492213514132792_92360077_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3rpQ0JZLHjXTw_F2biPG6wmyuEAAUNOAXGjxza-4WUd_jmJiEFkbI470y1wsXoT1BJ4C0i1NQ4dfF9GLXrez6tVhdbYA0ffPq5WTCDFFFqifHM3-Fz30_rCbNWTqcADid11m-VskZlPh/s1600/131908_492213514132792_92360077_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">These beautiful</span> white iceberg roses are planted all over<br />our yard<br />they are always blooming and add<br />so much beauty to our home<br />To see more white inspiration be sure and visit<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">White Ironstone Cottage</span><br />white Pinterest board<br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/PamLBalla/white/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><br /><br />Do you have a favorite color choice for your home<br /><br /><br /><br />romantic saying for today<br /><br /><i>"The highest art is the art of Loving"</i><br />unknown<br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">♥</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Pam</span><br /><br /></div></div></div>

Love White

Hi Everyone  Happy Friday ♥ Do you  {Love} to decorate with white it is my go to color  for everything So excited to share with you another ...

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Checking out Laura and Erin!

<p>Hello everybody! It’s a dark, rainy morning here and I’m loving it! I love (occasional) days like this – it’s so dark and cozy in the house. </p> <p>Today I’m showing off a couple of extremely talented ladies, this time fellow Hoosiers -- whoot WHOOT! I found their blog last year and have been catching up on posts since. I don’t know about you, but finding a DIY/decor blog with tons of great ideas and eye candy totally makes my day. It’s even better than a magazine. (So you know that’s good!)</p> <p>Laura and Erin at <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com" target="_blank">House Envy</a> are sisters who blog together. Awww! And they obviously got a decorating trait passed down from someone because their homes are gorgeous. </p> <p>First up, <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2013/02/our-kitchen-makeover.html" target="_blank">Laura’s kitchen</a>. Totally LOVE IT: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhddSPjM_6n6PBT_izxbqw52iPzy2drMc3nsbkMqE4UDRURGao9g3qQIYB0AKFT477u7Z9ogT_HFsb2bUY-9QeBWeqOb6ZHzsiDTFecSbs_Vq36eiuQSRAUO7Jw8wlEjm6pN02YHo_Q4/s1600-h/main3%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="gray kitchen cabinets " border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2b8Y7JARYE-FSoMk7rMMkJBq5Jm_AXbygQJcdL9O5uG0slT1q44cxuJTijyZeosPrRz2qWXo43uZ7Dhz-LNQaXuvoKfAavyB7w5Na8o5d5yal47KBISGX3XFDted33EmxfD0pqBJjXs/?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="gray kitchen cabinets " width="550" /></a></p> <p>That island – it goes on for days, with the stone and the trim work and the storage. And that bench? What? Dying! </p> <p>And Erin…she’s a girl after my own heart. Just look at her black door: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM8Fl-RlWJFjT8ntc2kT9G3b25nYPvG9jS3x_c3YV6weLAu6XBlageFd2v8D1xWGImE36KOZjf6zpvuyc-f-hbrhux8QuQCho7wph3gNhtWRTQ_pSNSDMf6i6Lat5CsjQ0hLo8P7sdqU/s1600-h/HT%252520foyer3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><font color="#4c4c4c"></font><img alt="interior black door and trim" border="0" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXuKHtXPzyOELd3x24AR4MBhkr_2NPd2kPfgEtoPAPM24IkKS7U5tCa1vYRXJitakB-PVewUE6MGK_ffw6M6GucaGewJKyoYfN4hD-OubNZkrSBptMZ84T6WUrxuSch0UgnciRnKOnac/?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="interior black door and trim" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Did you notice she painted the door trim black too? I’ve always wondered how it would look and I LOVE it. </p> <p>And the craftsman trim everywhere is right up my alley – check out the windows: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nFjTJoJ9Ef9p4HnUXNcsLyMpuaPir3HXgsWeSY-UBeMy6W9bUTca7IfGFpD8BYICKYLW0goLb4LFCUXWEOPq7kErN8iJAYAc0tqG1ZMSCrkDqz4F2ZmMIY34YJKy41cc1DoJhiAMy0k/s1600-h/HT%252520chair4%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="gallery wall over desk" border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkZT1o4v4_83EfwIJVn4nEuKrYc7B2DOyRW5v8dhr6r393avN54jZlC3KT06DTna8pUKB2oyXnwJedkNytvnciSqAk-yVF6JHA8whU47kjICUdWfteXPrkJt_kbZ7SZeYJCe74y3c-tE/?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="gallery wall over desk" width="500" /></a></p> <p>You can read more about her move over to the black trim and this office space <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2014/01/update-living-room-reno.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p> <p>Another Laura space -- her <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2013/01/mudroom-makeover.html" target="_blank">mud room</a> is the stuff of dreams: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwArAXFwkBal_ZWEKUrpQLLDO4Aqd67Bei4LfByAN1qSKIYGtTwn0zviIHoNGaISG1crnZdeXV7l3MAJR2KUVZ99ZGARrkPFMzNeytPq0g0WBvxPAf3TnKJHEUzKm94b56GwqiBh5QZpU/s1600-h/mudroom2%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="built ins mud room" border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3pKLak9DzHQKytG_P-EBfkhqcgWHyb5lc8BRPv0WwTWcCNHRRcImlxVo-OjEB_204SQnBRuS18OhgXYJ8R7rXbdQxzv68uhy1hbD3TGlRJaI2-4h2EkKivwpImdc2bs6uj10FV5BPF8/?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="built ins mud room" width="550" /></a></p> <p>I mean, really. Love the rust color paired with the blue in the rug too. </p> <p>And check out the amazing wall treatment in her <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2014/01/reveal-floor-to-ceiling-trim-chandelier.html" target="_blank">dining room</a>: </p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YDjNViAQg9dZrsFJmu_PrN-m6Ja67ou9F0Y8yHaIaMw6Gwztk-SzMVLTY7GSG_RQWwq1zYV9EIlVnRZ_HPMp0lUD763JBLdUNxgZ06r9TSrFesCTQT6HCFWBDMM_Foa5he-5jv3n6ik/s1600-h/P1030904%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUXMu0q8pC8fsIvnyi_FSBdySq4_b8QM3avz43ulsKkBXTeo44EeEBST-UH5dHpYKqtcGV4C_khYgQrpl4ttv2AmbG_Shq-yfRC1ZLLRjftFnD19qsqGxgGQDRWeyyBd_3Ijp3FpDB5c/?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="550" /></a></p> <p>Her ceiling is wallpapered in there too and it looks SO good. </p> <p>Erin did a graphic wall treatment as well, but hers was done with <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2013/02/painting-trim-detail-fun-patterns.html#more" target="_blank">painter’s tape</a>: </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWZ8u8QMem33xDsTgnKw5LqQr53uktUBdQaZp_uHEk7SEa8Nwu4B6zCdnyE7_EJ3bWysxpnQ96nFmpUH86Ia4fVGnEuJQlNVYIdgDBjuPbz6_oMx9NjLFwefXtQmV8caZ3FfKILglhK2o/s1600-h/HT%252520dining2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="black and white wall graphic" border="0" height="772" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1d5nYnoS0jZya8_uGI1S92FubtDRRW7ShQ23mIc5NKjl_gJ7_iAd0trQzekzn4vK2Pr_SxMFRaOtVuIcjp98fpcMkW1yF9ikTbJGdLrTyxS0vckqmyG16x5M8Fw40fXoHI3Q5SK5_sek/?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="black and white wall graphic" width="500" /></a></p> <p>It’s only above the molding on most of the walls and I love how it looks against the white trim. The colorful print on the chair is the perfect accent. </p> <p>Both ladies do some fun stuff in the kid spaces as well. Laura used vintage crates for her <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2014/04/my-diy-vintage-crate-headboard-big-boy.html" target="_blank">son’s headboard</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29weHbc-4gGabM4oS_2hSHxtoVLP3u_aWogbTqZk7v-HBmJBXPEQFYjgyYRLkp-IGj7YbDAbVb_2nWLIsV1mfZe4HJm9wAcUtJhopA93ODn7L524VLH0qtGKi-NplAqqoivskPMzAuDk/s1600-h/sideclose%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="vintage crates on wall" border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcY0qgaqG_SMVyicTKvQZ68lZZ_Ka_eZBLwDHKkiQiEFf6vfYoCdXVhgmGYOEP8Y5_UaTvFENgBcYuUiMlSRy44KU9pIkq_7FaGg8hhGDIcutw_pXKaervvNIUu0Woh_KFLxaL7YASOM/?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="vintage crates on wall" width="500" /></a></p> <p>They didn’t even have to do anything to them – just hang!</p> <p>And I adore the colors in this room Erin made over <a href="http://younghousenvy.blogspot.com/2014/02/boys-bedroom-mini-makeover-reveal.html" target="_blank">for her son</a>: </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjt_I3zGWaRUcCZrG72lt_W3IDxQffDnLLEYQJg247AoLQnH3WVmHJ-W3X-0wmWg7WbaejwP2b2cDMwlz0wGg8uTIpm8VYseEFMnkQMmeaY1St2_v0nrei7ZeiWkPSrEwavniJji5Hto/s1600-h/IMG_8439%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="two tone wall" border="0" height="779" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkDPH9NCS2s7LeKz1WRym9Fy_JNkYe6B41X8xwENzGpiB05WrPwxUIiweaGibm2d2CyPLdOE_zIOuFVOhwJWiHMKP4f4wKkU5i0n7obxb0oy-fABT9c8nb9bHe6pIhnp9uN6clMHoec0/?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="two tone wall" width="500" /></a></p> <p>Both have such a great eye – see what just painting the walls two colors can do? No trim needed, just some painter’s tape! </p> <p>See? Tons of eye candy! I hope you didn’t have much to do today cause you’ll be browsing all day. :) Hope you all have a lovely weekend! </p> <p> </p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>P.S. I have the Pin It button installed on my photos but I ask that you visit their site to pin these projects. </p>

Checking out Laura and Erin!

Hello everybody! It’s a dark, rainy morning here and I’m loving it! I love (occasional) days like this – it’s so dark and cozy in the house....

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