tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50896352508845515942024-03-13T05:58:09.259-05:00Let's Talk Decoratingabout decorating, dining, and lifejustasecond buzz by Renie Gilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645405125215525782noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089635250884551594.post-6820394133945240162017-02-20T06:00:00.000-06:002017-02-20T16:34:10.288-06:00Catching Up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Can you believe I started this post on November 2, and never finished it and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">have hardly </span>blogged since. I really admire the big time bloggers who blog almost every day. I guess you now know something I will never be - a big time blogger!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">State of mind has so much to do with it, not to mention schedules, energy level, etc. In reality it looks as </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">though I took the whole Christmas season off. Not so. First there was <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Thanksgiving a<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">nd all the prep that goes with that, when at so<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">me point during that <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">gratitude weeken<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">d<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, we are blessed with the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">presence of the whole family all<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> together in one place at one ti<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">me. Some of you have seen the st<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">aircase photo before<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, but here it is again<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> updated: This was on our MIT day<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, </span>"Maggie's <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Institute of Tortellini"<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, named for m<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">y mother<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span> We usu<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ally make the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">tortellini for everyone's Christmas <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">dinner. But those who fly in are unable to take them with them, and so, in order that <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">all may share i<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">n the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"work of th<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">eir hands"<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, we had tortellini<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> and P<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">izza <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in our home the day a<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">fter Thanksgiving<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and fol<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">lowing our tortellini workshop.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And of course, Christmas<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, decorating and shopping, </span>but on Christmas Day itself, the house is quiet and so we take a day trip and take turns bestowing one or two of our three in-state families with the "pleasure" of having us for coffee or dinner or dessert, whatever works out. This year we were in Morris, IL with Brian and family for coffee and breakfast pizza and then with Annie and family in Peoria for our Christmas dinner. So much fun to be part of their family Christmas celebrations. Always regre<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">t when I forget to take a photo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">N</span>ext Thanksgiving<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, another little one will be joining us.</span> Elaina is expecting her baby <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the end of this month<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, so </span>Andrew, Matthew<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, and Catherine will have a <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">new baby brother or sister<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. I think they look pretty excited<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, don't you think?!?! <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And I am excited to be able to join them <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">for this very special event!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qqw1cCzDQv0/Td3M-emBu0I/AAAAAAAAAM8/iqYpDPYDedc/s1600/chair%253Awindow%2Betc" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610866084510022466" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qqw1cCzDQv0/Td3M-emBu0I/AAAAAAAAAM8/iqYpDPYDedc/s400/chair%253Awindow%2Betc" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 400px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 322px;" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Looking back through old drafts and came upon this one from 2012. I guess I never finished it. Looking at it now is a bit nostalgic since the shop is no longer there. It was taken for the widening of Illinois Highway 2, North Main Street. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Redid the front porch, adding a white bench, window frame, pink instead of bright coral accents, (until the coral color hibiscus blooms). Love changing the whole feel of an area by just moving things around a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">Move forward to today, 2/18/2017, and again anticipating Spring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms";">It's also funny to see that everything on the page is no longer with me either. All were sold! I guess that is a good thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I can consult with people looking for decorating ideas or chit chat over a cup of coffee. Note to self: Set up Coffee. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">day </span>I will be shipping a few orders. The next day I may be painting signs or unpacking more boxes, so I can take photos and post more items. Or I may<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>just sit and put up my feet and get lost in my favorite magazines so I can keep up to date on decorating trends (without being too trendy). I love touches of the new and lots of the classic. We are still all about <b><i>Gifts and Decor with a bit of a Past.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That table will be a furniture platform for easier painting when it's too cold to paint outside. It will be a desk for writing copy and a table for taking photos. It will be a staging area for setting items before finding the perfect place for them. And I think I need to paint that table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I will try to list a new item or two every day and post them on Facebook and/or Instagram. Also I love visitors, so feel free to call or text and I will put the coffee on..or tea....or water...or.... I look forward to your visit! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">hi</div>justasecond buzz by Renie Gilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645405125215525782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089635250884551594.post-91679160607693205022016-10-26T06:00:00.000-05:002016-10-26T14:45:47.253-05:00Here We Go Again<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> A few weeks ago I started fixing up my<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> shed/studio</span> in anticipation of inviting a few friends over to celebrate its becoming a warm cozy place to gather amidst antiques and decor and craft items<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was getting frustrated b</span>ecause </span></span>the store <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ha<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">s</span> been closed during the month<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">s of </span>August<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, September, and no<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">w October<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">because <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">of the </span></span>remodelin<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">g<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">E</span></span>verything I had been working on for F</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">all <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and Halloween was just sitting there. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">That open space didn't stay open <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">very </span>long. Two Men and a Truck went to the store, and wrapped, and lifted, and loaded, and arrived with all the store inventory, and here we are with painted screens and painted furniture and boxes of ironstone and silver plate and wire baskets and woven baskets and whatever else strikes my fancy. </span></div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">hi</div>justasecond buzz by Renie Gilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645405125215525782noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089635250884551594.post-29041374520978930312016-10-17T06:00:00.000-05:002016-10-17T06:03:37.845-05:00Falling into a Fall Frame of Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">More pictures than words today as we transition to the cooler days of Fall<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. Even tho<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ugh I just ch<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ecked the weather and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">it will be 80º today!</span></span></span></span> John couldn't wait for me to change out the accents on our bed. He doesn't care for pastels and loves the stronger colors and pattern of the buffalo checks and wool plaid throw. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hope you are enjoying the change of seasons as much as I am <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as I look</span> forward to being done with yard work, (at least here in the north), and cooking up some of those "comfort" foods that warm the body as well as the spirit. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">hi</div>justasecond buzz by Renie Gilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645405125215525782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089635250884551594.post-60705029122715283502016-10-03T06:00:00.000-05:002016-10-03T08:21:28.604-05:00Sharing Shipshewana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mending Club was started by Sandy (shown in the kitchen) who along with
C<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">y</span>ndy had The Pink Cupboard located in what is now the <a href="http://www.psbrewhouse.com/" target="_blank">Prairie Street Brewhouse</a>
before it looked as it does now. Many of us who were a part of that
wonderful vision are still involved in antiques and decor and get
together once a month for various activities<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, most<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ly dinners<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> at each other's homes<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span> We try to escape once a
year in the fall. This year we visited Shipshewana, IN, an Amish
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sandy and Sandi had already been there and they wanted us to experience it too. They had stayed in this delightful cottage I am sharing. It is decorated in all red, white, and blue. We walked into the kitchen, and you can see what I mean: blue countertops, red dishes, white cabinets, and so it goes. Not your usual lake cottage for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There were 7 of us and we rented this 3 bedroom, 2 full bath bright clean cottage, and this is the unbelievable part. It cost each of us a grand total of $35.00 - yes! and that was for 2 nights! The hallway show doors to a bedroom and closet and a view of the living room. Note the ceiling and the floors. That TV was not turned on once. We just sat around and talked and laughed and shared.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On to the bedrooms: the red and white one housed 3 of us and we had our own bath. My big fear was that I would drive them crazy with my snoring. Fortunately, both roomies assured me I did no such thing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is another bedroom, again in red, white, and blue!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> A<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">nd I should mention that on this trip we <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">go<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>to know two <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">kindred spirits</span> - <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">past<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">/</span>present vendors at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cyndys-Country-Cottage/257514387602350" target="_blank">Country Cottage</a></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in Rockton, IL. We had openings so Sandy, who <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">had been there also</span>, invited them. Make new friends but keep the old...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And the finale - a <a href="http://shipshewanatradingplace.com/" target="_blank">fleamarket/auction venue</a></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> that featured a three ring auction that was so loud, I could hardly hear the auctioneer right in front of me. The merchandise was amazing<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sandy told us,</span> before going in, that the huge room <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">would be </span>absolutely cleared by the time it was over. If a bidder liked one wire locker basket, he/she bought the whole stack. It was a bit out of my league. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">s</span>ome of you are aware, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte" target="_blank">Stella & Notte</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>where I am located, has been closed for remodeling going on two months
now. I miss seeing everyone and rearranging and taking in new/old
things, and hope we will be reopening soon. In the meantime, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am working on items so I can change out my space for</span> Fall and looking <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">forward to</span> Halloween. </span><br />
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really cold winter days. It also has a ceiling fan, and I thought if I
opened windows and turned on the fan, it would be comfortable. It is
temperature<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">-</span>wise, but it is humid! So I paint outside and store inside
and it <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">had turned into a </span>mess<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> with moving so much of John<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">'s and my "stuff" from the shop wh<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ich was torn down for th<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e state hig<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">hway (N. Main) project.</span></span></span></span></span> To help me get into a frame of mind to create, I had
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embellished. I had fun redoing this chair. It was naturally dark and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">shiny, but scratched</span>
wood with a musty icky leather cover that was scuffed and ripped. I tore it apart added wool batting and love
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easily fit under a desk or be<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>perfect as a side chair with a little table. I will also be working on more very rustic and hand-<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">lettered sign<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">s. Bought some fantastic old woo<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">d p<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ieces in Sh<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">i</span>pshew<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">an<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">na</span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">IN, Amish country. But, that is anot<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">her story</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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when the store reopens. Maybe I should ha<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ve a little open house <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in the garage.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our Mending Club is one of my favorite groups because we do so many fun activities<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">:</span> antiquing, kayaking, soap making, and pottery making, to name a few<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. I</span>n between those activities, every other month, we take turns entertaining in our homes. We are a group of 12, many of us <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">having</span> shared space in the Pink Cupboard, a<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> wonderful antique and decor store</span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">at one time located in</span> <a href="http://www.psbrewhouse.com/" target="_blank">The Prairie Street Brew<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">house</span></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today I am focusing on our home entertaining and the table settings for those. I already shared the April gathering at our home which <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was also</span> a surprise <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">bridal</span> shower. It was a bit more formal than usual, because I was trying to have a very "bridal" feeling<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> (a</span>nd use what I had, including the yellow roses, a<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> wedding</span> anniversary gift from John which helped set the yellow and bri<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">dal </span>theme<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">)</span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In June, the gathering was at Julia's <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">rustic/cottage<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>decorated </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">home. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">John and I</span> had an out of town visitation to attend, so I arrived late, and I missed the opportunity to take a photo of the undisturbed table as set up in Julia's perfect and string-lit back yard. Consequently, you don't get to see the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">pristine</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>table, but you get the idea - burlap table covering and aqua plates with Cath Kidston style signature red and aqua combination print napkins - AND you get to also see the girlfriends. I am so fortunate to be a part of that group. I am actually the senior of the group, and love that we have such a <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">broad</span> age range, from the 40's up to the 70's. By the way, the geraniums all wrapped in burla<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">p <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and twin<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e,</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">marching down the center of </span>the table, are the favors we took home. </span><br />
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branch design paired with red and white gingham checked napkins. Her ta<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ble reminded me again of <a href="http://www.cathkidston.com/" target="_blank">Cath Kids<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ton</span></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. Check out that link, and <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">you w<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ill see what I mean and become an insta<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">nt fan. </span></span></span></span></span>The setting included hand made and stamped drawstring
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heavenly! An enlarged photo of this little treasure is pictured hanging on my antique spice cabinet<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">. I think you get the picture. <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Decor items<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> in</span> these</span> styles and much more are on display at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte" target="_blank">Stella & Notte </a></span></span> and in my <a href="http://www.justasecond.biz/" target="_blank">Just A Secon</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.justasecond.biz/" target="_blank">d</a> space at the store. The store is undergoing a bit of a tra<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ns<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">formation, so be su<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">re to "like" our facebook pages: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/justa2nd" target="_blank">Just A Second</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte" target="_blank">Stella & <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">tte</span></span></a></span></span></span> </span>so you don't miss our next big event with all the de<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">cor to go with it. We are looking forward to your visit!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">To a<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">dd to the B & B feel<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, </span>o</span>n the top of a cupboard in the upstairs hallway, <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">we added a</span> coffee station using the coffee maker I purchased for the store, complete with a selection of coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. I did it to be funny, but it was actually used and enjoyed. It is still there and was <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">utilized by</span> John and me <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Tuesday</span> morning. We felt just a little self indulgent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The green room features an iron bed, an antique quilt at the foot of the bed, and a "Polly Hood" made pillow.<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>I'm almost afraid to show all the bedrooms, because when I posted our bedroom before, one of the comments was that it looked like <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">someone's</span> grandmother's bedroom. I suppose that it is correct, and after all, I am a grandmother, but I like to describe it as cottage style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And the bedroom I just finished - the blue room. It has royal blue walls (as seen in Crate and Barrel's latest catalogue) white woodwork and white painted wood floors with a jute look indoor outdoor rug. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It was<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> a </span>wonderful and full weekend<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, including a family lunch and cousin fest<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>on Saturday afternoon and</span> culminat<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ing </span>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">hi</div>justasecond buzz by Renie Gilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645405125215525782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089635250884551594.post-65551931521921601512016-07-20T06:00:00.000-05:002016-07-20T18:19:20.747-05:00Have a chair!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These chairs started out as a kind of rusty and brown with green coming through. I picked them up at a garage sale to the chagrin of John, and I really worked to improve them. I primed them, and spray painted them in bright blue, bright purple, and bright pink. Yes, that middle one was bright pink. It may have been the only water based spray paint that I used on the chairs, so I guess those toxic based paints have more staying power, but still no award for longevity. You can see they are all down to the primer on the seat where the water sits after a rain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had a yard sale and John couldn't believe I wasn't going to just give them away. But I liked the bones, as they say. So here we go again</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I scraped the loose paint chips off and sprayed the chairs with bleach trying to remove some greenish mold off them. Then I started painting them with Barcelona orange Annie Sloan chalk paint. I was basically going for coverage, nothing fancy, just coverage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The first coat skipped the legs because I didn't want to deal with the gravel, and could not lift up wet chairs. Second time around I flipped the chairs over and did the legs first, and then was able to grab the now dry chairs, set them upright, and give the main part of the chairs their second coat. John says the color makes his teeth hurt because they look so sweet. I like that they look sweet!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Two finished or almost finished chairs remain out on the gravel facing the mobile outdoor fireplace, while one finished chair sits in the yard under the apple tree and across from the fountain. It is here where I like to sit, because it is in the shade and a bit cooler than the patio which is almost always sunny after having to remove a tree which had shaded it. According to what I have read, Annie Sloan chalk paint does very well outside. It doesn't peel, but rather just fades as it gets worn. Hope that's the case and that it lasts a couple of years. I did read that sitting water will diminish the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">life of the pai<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">nt</span> job, <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">so I hav<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e to be sure and wipe the water off the seat after a r<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">ain. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Another project done and another small feeling of accomplishment in turning real eye sores into a pleasant addition to the yard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When I decided to do this post on mirrors, I didn't think about a few things, the number one being, how do you photograph a mirror without getting<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span>yourself reflected in it? and how do I avoid getting the messy workshop/studio captured in the <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">mirror</span>? Not easy, and the result not always pretty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As some of you know, I am in a small group made up of special women who love decorating or collecting or crafting or all of the above, and we get together every other month for dinner and fun at each other's homes. There are 12 in our group, so each of us entertains just once every two years. </span></div>
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was my turn this month and one of our members is getting married soon
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She walked right past this dining room, and still nothing seemed unusual. (That tells you a little bit about how we go all out for our get togethers.) Fortunately, Michelle was with me in the kitchen when others arrived bearing gifts, but I
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is how the table looked in anticipation of everyone's arriving. I found the little demitasse cups at one of my favorite haunts and was amazed there were 12. I didn't know if they would be nut cups or what, but finally decided they would be mini succulent planters. My co-conspirator helped me plate the dinner while everyone was enjoying appetizers and libations. So the plates were placed, and the candles lit, everyone summoned, and when we broke the news, Michelle was practically in tears she was so surprised.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I do feel bad I didn't get a photo of everyone in the candle lit dining room surprising Michelle, but I am sure you all have vivid imaginations and can readily picture the whole scene. I love being a part of this group, and to think it all started in 2005 when The Pink Cupboard closed and Sandy came up with the idea for our group, so we could continue to celebrate our friendships. Many of us still are present in various shops throughout the area. And speaking of shops, I hope you will come see us at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte" target="_blank">Stella & Notte</a> this weekend starting Thursday. <a href="http://www.justasecond.biz/" target="_blank">Just A Second</a> is proud to share a space in this beautiful north end store at 1416 N Main in Rockford.</span><br />
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tired and much in need of a refresh, and could you see me painting
around and between those stems and leaves and flowers. Not if you know
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Featured is this vintage large yellow Easter or anytime basket. I can see it in front of our summer fireplace full of daisies, or summer throws for that occasional chilly summer evening, or with white birch logs, changing the scene for the warmer months. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Those cute little made
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Finally, these egg shaped and decorated placemats. What a bright accent for your porch or patio table in the warmer areas of the country. And if your Easter is going to be cold and dreary as is forecast for the midwest, it will just have to festive up your kitchen or gathering room. I loved the little yellow pitcher with them, but that item has sold. All these items will be available this week from Thursday, March 24 - Saturday March 26 at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte" target="_blank">Stella & Notte</a> 1416 N. Main in Rockford, IL. We will have treats and good company for your visiting and shopping enjoyment. Looking forward to your visit. And may all of you have a very happy and blessed Easter, the message of the vintage yard stakes and large home made Easter Egg greeting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Time has gotten away from me, and blogging has been the casualty of too much going on in our home and lives. I started this post after returning from a few days in Charleston, SC, </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">where Faith was graduating from the Medical University of South Carolina. The ceremony took place in the Church of the Holy Communion. She earned her masters in Occupational Therapy, and so, what was said when she was four may be true of the future: I thought she was being so kind after we watched Reading Rainbow one morning, and the story was about a grandpa who needed a wheel chair because he could no longer walk. He was still able to carve wood and, if I remember correctly, he carved a wooden whistle for her. At any rate, there were pages showing him being wheeled in his chair. When Reading Rainbow ended, Faith declared that she would push me in the wheel chair when I got old. Before I could compliment her on how kind that was of her, she blurted out, "And then we can park in those special places." </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">But I digress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Remember, there are more "gifts and decor with a past" plus some new, at <a href="http://www.justasecond.biz/" target="_blank">Just A Second</a> inside <a href="http://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte" target="_blank">Stella & Notte</a>, 1416 N. Main Street in Rockford's Historic North End. We look forward to your visit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the very early quiet mornings-sitting, thinking, praying, planning. As I was sitting this morning I went to look out the window and what do I see but my pop up tent. It has been sitting on our patio, blocking my view of the yard. (and that is another story).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Who would have thought that I would be back to using crates for tables at this stage in our lives. But, I love the crate. It is small. It has a tray top for goodies including coasters, another Mending Club gift made from ceramic tiles, and a little oval pottery dish hand painted with a bird on it, a gift from Faith when very young and shopping at neighbors' garage sales. (I wonder where she got that trait!). In it are rosaries, also gifts, from missions asking for help doing their work in foreign countries. Below are large cones of cotton yarn for knitting dish rags. I intend to make several dish rags while I am watching TV as gifts for the kids. They absolutely love the dish rags my mother made and gave to them. My intention is to continue the tradition, but I am not my mother, and they are fortunate to get one or two. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I tried to keep it simple, but there are still plenty of last minute details to work on.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Coffee had to be placed, and plugged in. Cake had to be cut. Color scheme and accessories to cover both garden and Memorial Day </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">had to be determined.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Neighbors came, some for plants; others for coffee, cake and a chat. Many plants were exchanged or purchased. Donations for the neighborhood association were received, and it was a beautiful sunny day for the event.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We do have quite a few plants left and gathered on the porch - FREE for the taking. There are a variety of tomato plants, including purple and black, other vegetables, herbs, and perennials. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love so many decorating styles - traditional, primitive, rustic, cottage, and to a lesser extent mid-century. We have a bit of each in our home. The room in this post is an addition we put on several years ago when the children were young and all living at home. It is a combination eating area and family room - a gathering room as they were called in an earlier era.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Changing out the decor for the season is always fun, but I decided to give this room a lake cottage look for the summer and I can actually keep out the plaid blankets and pillows and make them fit the season by adding other touches such as a rustic "cabins" sign, a picnic basket, a duck, <span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">and a farmer's market veggie basket watercolor.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This room, when all six windows are open, can actually get a bit chilly in the evenings, so the blankets continue to be put to good use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Summer is the red, white, and blue, season, with all the summer holidays - Memorial Day, Flag Day and, of course, the 4th of July. So the architectural stars and the flag pillow plus the colors in the weaving add to the spirit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There are so many memories in this room - my mother's high school sampler on the brick wall, the antique weaving, a gift from David's mother after Faith and he were married in Charleston last Spring. The antique checkerboard was a gift from John many Christmases ago. It had been covered in white paint and was part of a chicken coop wall before it was rescued.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Homes tell the stories of our lives, and I often marvel at how fast those stories move from chapter to chapter.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I love finding old rusty screens or screen doors with rustic chippy painted frames. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I loved the way they looked, but </span>at first, I really didn't know what I was going to do with them.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I decided to try to paint on the screens. I looked up painting old screens and saw that it was an old folk art form in Baltimore. Supposedly, it was started by a produce merchant whose produce was wilting in the hot Baltimore sun. (Isn't that the name of their <a href="http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-09-30/news/bs-md-painted-screens-0930-20130930_1_art-store-william-okt" target="_blank">newspaper?!?) </a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">He took his produce inside, but still wanted potential customers to know that he was selling produce, so he painted products on the outside of the screens of his store. He could see out, but others saw what looked to be display cases of his produce. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today there is a <a href="http://www.paintedscreens.org/" target="_blank">non-profit</a> in Baltimore set up to preserve the art that almost disappeared with the advent of air-conditioning. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their slogan: "You see out. No one sees in."</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">I have done a couple
more, both cows, one looking in a window, the other waiting at your
screen door. These are not designed to replace any screens or doors but
to be art in themselves. They need to be hung on a solid wall or door so
there is no light behind them. If there is bright light behind them,
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All three of the above are sold, most recently, the full screen door one. She is now living in Colorado.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I recently found another old rusty screen door, and I am getting excited thinking about what to paint on it. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Warmer days are coming, as is Mothers' Day, and we are trying to stock with that in mind. A few of our favorites: Cherry embellished dishes, specifically, a little vintage dessert set, arranged in and around a wicker desk sorter atop a vintage wicker bed/lap tray, complete with side holder for a favorite magazine or the morning newspaper. (Remember those?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And beneath the bed or lap tray, a few single, vintage coffee cups - fill them with a favorite treat, wrap them in cellophane, and you have a small but sweet token of love for those special moms and grandmas. When the treat is gone, the cup remains for coffee, or to store paperclips, pencils, whatever - a memory. </span><br />
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weather the snow as will the rest of us, and it will certainly make the
return of spring all the more welcome. In the meantime, visit <a href="http://www.justasecond.biz/" target="_blank">Just A Second</a> at our new location at 1416 North Main In <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stellaandnotte?fref=ts" target="_blank">Stella & Notte</a> for some Spring decor and
gifts and stay a while for a really hot and tasty <a href="https://www.facebook.com/justa2nd/photos/a.10153288134515582.1073741848.435104405581/10155307212085582/?type=1&theater" target="_blank">cup of coffee</a> in our
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<span id="goog_1221802988"></span><span id="goog_1221802989"></span><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">hi</div>justasecond buzz by Renie Gilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11645405125215525782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089635250884551594.post-83218336787891990622015-01-27T06:00:00.000-06:002015-01-27T16:40:10.777-06:00Taking on the Chairs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First I painted the frame white with Annie Sloan paint - pure white. Then I made a pattern of the back opening so I could cut the four fabric pieces for the chair backs.</span></span></span></h4>
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The fabric on the seat at left is actually more grey than photo shows. That will go on chair front and seat. It has a nubby, sort of rough linen look and feel.</span></span></span></h4>
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Below is the patterned back. It is a pale grey and pure white toile.<br />
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Since I don't have my shop work space, all is being done in our eating/family room area. It will drive me crazy more than it will bother John to have this "mess" around for as much time it is going to take to do four chairs.</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I decided to do all the walls blue and to paint the oak medicine cabinet and light strips white, as well as the towel bars, switch plates, and tp holder which were also all oak. I happen to not be an oak fan. I love old pine furniture, and, of course painted furniture, so I rarely hesitate to paint anything. The light strips are dated also, but so am I, and so is our house which was built in the 20's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Paint is the least expensive means of changing the look of a room and can really make quite an amazing difference.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am sorry I did not take a "before" photo. I was too embarrassed to have anyone see it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I really love the fact that I did not have to buy anything new. I shopped in the house and at the shop which is getting depleted as we continue to move to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-State-Antique-Mall/152055041603082" target="_blank">East State</a>, but it did have the fish which is now sitting on top of the medicine cabinet. The other large metal fish was in the adjacent bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also had all the white towels, because that is about the only color towels I buy in order that I can bleach them. I had the royal blue hand towels which were purchased to add more color to the formerly white bathroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The print above is by Rockford artist, Ann Remington. It is one of John's favorites, and we have never had it framed, so that is now on the agenda. With a white frame, it will be perfect above the towel rack on the largest wall, the rack on which it is resting in the photo above.</span><br />
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