tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67491254570146234062023-11-16T10:01:02.512-06:00Caroline's Lost and foundA delightfully timeless collection of "Freshened Up" Estate and Flea market findsA Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-46366890329673444362009-07-28T05:42:00.012-05:002009-07-28T06:12:19.233-05:00Freshening- up!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWzE4kbzknpMwBlrmoyaMab2GnrYX3w1KmRJGpzS5BxkoOXg7iZorxYll6CidODC7LiQqzT2ffnflGVZXW3vtmybklk80YEuDP8fZIPyZBjfBqFFoo86CIE6gEF_S5cSZ8R4oZQuFcSo/s1600-h/Booth+Full+Pic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWzE4kbzknpMwBlrmoyaMab2GnrYX3w1KmRJGpzS5BxkoOXg7iZorxYll6CidODC7LiQqzT2ffnflGVZXW3vtmybklk80YEuDP8fZIPyZBjfBqFFoo86CIE6gEF_S5cSZ8R4oZQuFcSo/s400/Booth+Full+Pic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363461077003606242" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So I have decided to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">"freshen- up"</span></span> my store </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and little blog </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to reflect what I have </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">envisioned</span></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">for it...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">therefore, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I will be on a little <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">break</span></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to put this all </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">together! </span></span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Caroline</span></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-60140262732341542482009-07-24T12:33:00.007-05:002009-07-24T13:31:28.321-05:00A little touch of whimsy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3U7ih4J63ouYJ-Tgaq_bb0-TOBtHPi3dHz_QQiZoQXk8cB7n2xiCcbVz9cikxb6j35CiMxdwwRb-GZs7pGs_qZ4OKNh5wXARXmydLnp9LYItWfgpCfqMy8XtiqIU1Sp0lNXnb-o2yC8/s1600-h/Bedside+whimsy.jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X8AAEqTTr71JeaoiWrFzVMQ82pDZZzcIv9LuYRk75YS1CAzAhmmz4Ngrzn0_Gx7fsciB_ZtFH9Xd7AgHsXyRG5KNGY_YSicdqG7mrNnOS7Xb_O8MnGOh1IANTLQ7awCImu2Av4pveVw/s1600-h/A+little+touch+of+whimsy!.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 365px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362082757429217826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2X8AAEqTTr71JeaoiWrFzVMQ82pDZZzcIv9LuYRk75YS1CAzAhmmz4Ngrzn0_Gx7fsciB_ZtFH9Xd7AgHsXyRG5KNGY_YSicdqG7mrNnOS7Xb_O8MnGOh1IANTLQ7awCImu2Av4pveVw/s400/A+little+touch+of+whimsy!.jpg" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.magazines.com/product/romantic-country?afd_number=3823&gclid=CKL8jaT57psCFRu3sgod5EfX-g">Romantic Country</a></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:78%;">(Please disregard the quality of the scan...I just loved it so much, I had to include it!)</span></div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div><br /></div></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So every once in a while...</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> you need a little <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">whimsical</span></span> touch! </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So I just loved these pics...</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">especially on a Friday </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I would love to have </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">such a </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">happy</span></span> collection </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">of <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">colorful</span></span> items</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> to look at </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">when you need</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">that little</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">touch</span></span> of <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span">whimsy</span></span>!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I may go out to sales</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">this weekend... </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and start a </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">bedside table collection...</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and create something </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">like the pic below, </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">which I just </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span">adore</span></span>!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div><div></div></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362082967598265874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3U7ih4J63ouYJ-Tgaq_bb0-TOBtHPi3dHz_QQiZoQXk8cB7n2xiCcbVz9cikxb6j35CiMxdwwRb-GZs7pGs_qZ4OKNh5wXARXmydLnp9LYItWfgpCfqMy8XtiqIU1Sp0lNXnb-o2yC8/s400/Bedside+whimsy.jpg" /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:78%;" class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.magazines.com/product/romantic-country?afd_number=3823&gclid=CKL8jaT57psCFRu3sgod5EfX-g">Romantic Country</a></span><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Take care, </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Caroline</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div></span></span>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-87508463691145188412009-07-23T13:38:00.010-05:002009-07-23T13:53:25.893-05:00Oysters...<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWJdJ9FvNBS4Q9ARktkWbFNoYzq9JwyE217qR3gs1myi98WctKiQp-FJaFp58YDzdq4BBpemP5XuVd5cOduPARHTsXu6zZjB-34Ey-iwcilHVGgylTGDz1aE4TcC2heD9YYm50ZRglEQ/s1600-h/Oyster+scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361727498746925474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguWJdJ9FvNBS4Q9ARktkWbFNoYzq9JwyE217qR3gs1myi98WctKiQp-FJaFp58YDzdq4BBpemP5XuVd5cOduPARHTsXu6zZjB-34Ey-iwcilHVGgylTGDz1aE4TcC2heD9YYm50ZRglEQ/s400/Oyster+scan.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Heather Chadduck's livingroom via <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Find-Housing-Decorating-Treasures-Objects/dp/0307406253">The Find</a></span><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This picture really caught my eye...</span></div></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">it is a fireplace decorated with </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>oyster shells</em></strong>! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Luckily, I read on </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">and they were <strong>cleaned very well</strong> </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">and then were dried out under the sun </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">for several days....</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">to get rid of the odor! </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">But don't they look great?? </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">The idea is so <strong><em>perfect</em></strong> and so <em><strong>"green"!</strong></em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care,</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-88123372503603381812009-07-22T12:11:00.011-05:002009-07-22T12:56:47.486-05:00So I am very excited to announce...<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SjBlfukl8B-_nMxu_5KwM_u2PedscmR82wpZ_cQ1nV1H-OppmjNjgTxLU4bs07ymXCpGODFxj4DaVp8uI0Lg9rIja3TmUgYgL0DWDmm-lmk14Jx2oyoNte1uistCOR9zJrqiyQE1GhA/s1600-h/Poster+3.png"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 87px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361341087563720402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SjBlfukl8B-_nMxu_5KwM_u2PedscmR82wpZ_cQ1nV1H-OppmjNjgTxLU4bs07ymXCpGODFxj4DaVp8uI0Lg9rIja3TmUgYgL0DWDmm-lmk14Jx2oyoNte1uistCOR9zJrqiyQE1GhA/s400/Poster+3.png" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Which I have the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">wonderful opportunity</span> to Co- chair! </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic" class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Twice is Nice</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>is the Inaugural Junior League Rummage Sale</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">which will be continued for years to come!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It will raise money for the Junior League's causes...</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and also will be<br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">wonderful</span> for the community,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">as a place to find gently used goods </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">at a low price!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Oh, of course...it will be the<br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">perfect place to search for</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">those <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">"finds" </span>too!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">My co chair and I are looking forward</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to Spring 2010...when </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Twice is Nice</span></span></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">will debut here in</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Nashville!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Take care,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Caroline</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-86763252647837227522009-07-20T05:20:00.016-05:002009-07-20T09:59:35.700-05:00My favorite house...<div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360547785975205698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgr7SUWnypaTK9EvZBkI4om77_MDPKmvKwzEPT_xY2vLnmbJ2aN69_1LN1vQhyK8NN_f7QXRUd0Rq3nvxEMZ0T1_qjY3OAqn0esIwWXruY_7-zEMsCQpfLh1oooecv8qp3-mGxLCPnsA/s400/A+flair+for+fun+7.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 393px; display: block; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Since I saw this home</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">in <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>...</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I have loved it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">So colorful...</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">such a wonderful mix</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">of new and old...</span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and it gives off such a</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">happy and lighthearted feel!</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Please sit back and peruse the</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">beautiful pictures...</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and I hope</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">you all enjoy the house</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">as much as I do!</span></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBsobC3yhfVjsBWDZbiEBpydeyeg_VMV1zttXFZJPd5pXidD8G5V4vqc4qirgdmEFAkVV5MnB2OmdaqfgaL88E5GrXJl8GbEqtgIur2_1ulMjMG5UNapUpme1uk3a8SeMrUYPdmJypfo/s1600-h/A+flair+for+fun+scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548562416263602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBsobC3yhfVjsBWDZbiEBpydeyeg_VMV1zttXFZJPd5pXidD8G5V4vqc4qirgdmEFAkVV5MnB2OmdaqfgaL88E5GrXJl8GbEqtgIur2_1ulMjMG5UNapUpme1uk3a8SeMrUYPdmJypfo/s400/A+flair+for+fun+scan.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548169286787890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4S0-xq7JP-JqMy84cRb8NpJWGpJsdxMIDoF88_ld3oVxfF9WhwaLNJhFaIek_aL8-pFG6CrzmmP_lLGWAknkmFQnrPdkHJDQNmyEDt8u0tUFl6nUldRahofFuao_HJyAMIh8OX_xjJg/s400/A+Flair+for+Fun+5.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 400px; display: block; height: 272px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNEJRXGeKEwa_izXvgrHIypjPZGlphghSNV-rbV4gGJwLFAy-cbqh7hqxRa1JnH56nNfZNfNsLYca7hT_UZlXr3qio3NO4RG-sg9IKEZDXndrYfKg0PqbjGfcO6FSELJkE8H7UJ88sHc/s1600-h/A+Flair+for+Fun+9.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548441161447362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNEJRXGeKEwa_izXvgrHIypjPZGlphghSNV-rbV4gGJwLFAy-cbqh7hqxRa1JnH56nNfZNfNsLYca7hT_UZlXr3qio3NO4RG-sg9IKEZDXndrYfKg0PqbjGfcO6FSELJkE8H7UJ88sHc/s400/A+Flair+for+Fun+9.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-clXnFWz5wtVqPrHsvM_zKdfGi0jKAF1LPc2xQY9LWdOCfZ1GpzxuICpHi2lD2KkpMXftwVMuIvqUNr_7L40SLtxrJhb9DOOfIpf6icCao1Ghk69DB0p14yJl_m9iGshCvz7twBEKI0/s1600-h/A+FLair+for+fun+8.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 383px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548436640008674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-clXnFWz5wtVqPrHsvM_zKdfGi0jKAF1LPc2xQY9LWdOCfZ1GpzxuICpHi2lD2KkpMXftwVMuIvqUNr_7L40SLtxrJhb9DOOfIpf6icCao1Ghk69DB0p14yJl_m9iGshCvz7twBEKI0/s400/A+FLair+for+fun+8.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYjfKDD-qAo-EZ2xxmqx96x-ZwynZoo39OWaJMjwMBschlzpwHCgSDvIOeVPYpL0cS7QbaPbsgVmAcw7Yjn1L9e7nqo-u1KefPaTerkZEIZfKhevYSuPB-ZMPAy3hO2nHcURVtFpRtWI/s1600-h/A+flair+for+fun+6.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 182px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548431162616210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYjfKDD-qAo-EZ2xxmqx96x-ZwynZoo39OWaJMjwMBschlzpwHCgSDvIOeVPYpL0cS7QbaPbsgVmAcw7Yjn1L9e7nqo-u1KefPaTerkZEIZfKhevYSuPB-ZMPAy3hO2nHcURVtFpRtWI/s400/A+flair+for+fun+6.jpg" /></a><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3ZMnlpzIhrVdv9BU2thnXnfQFOfpZm-1NM_borTc1mbBwEiMrr_YDP_JJ29ueafIb97VRaSEV5l_VXu6NmJpm8_BqPDWmfoAkgJckqs9dptLPGZPtADxyIDoAlfbARIZpsXNWXlt4fA/s1600-h/A+Flair+for+fun+4.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 393px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548168393903122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp3ZMnlpzIhrVdv9BU2thnXnfQFOfpZm-1NM_borTc1mbBwEiMrr_YDP_JJ29ueafIb97VRaSEV5l_VXu6NmJpm8_BqPDWmfoAkgJckqs9dptLPGZPtADxyIDoAlfbARIZpsXNWXlt4fA/s400/A+Flair+for+fun+4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFqlk1lncTNsJDK_l731kWX7l0-MS0Bg4Lt97S-aFryyiAY7pmnXaLO1x4FUYpcI4OhJ5cG-pLNXVE6bf7L23u5Yu3s4tiOtafP3oSN8p4K0vLO68Tg3L4ZDibPc1-FFu99h9uNdQznw/s1600-h/A+flair+for+fun+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360548164033504338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaFqlk1lncTNsJDK_l731kWX7l0-MS0Bg4Lt97S-aFryyiAY7pmnXaLO1x4FUYpcI4OhJ5cG-pLNXVE6bf7L23u5Yu3s4tiOtafP3oSN8p4K0vLO68Tg3L4ZDibPc1-FFu99h9uNdQznw/s400/A+flair+for+fun+3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_qwPrQmhocbnJzpCBtaGMp_8X2nwKEHcPTYxF-V1i0Pi65-WIgkORA9MdmGsp6ZDNBspj3EL9gFlf5O7HHAmW_d69HdbCfx8ebNZnb3YlFeuDze5hCOHHN_NYfUMkvt7a0_A2J6Quxc/s1600-h/A+Flair+for+fun+2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360547970556837826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_qwPrQmhocbnJzpCBtaGMp_8X2nwKEHcPTYxF-V1i0Pi65-WIgkORA9MdmGsp6ZDNBspj3EL9gFlf5O7HHAmW_d69HdbCfx8ebNZnb3YlFeuDze5hCOHHN_NYfUMkvt7a0_A2J6Quxc/s400/A+Flair+for+fun+2.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Take care,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Caroline</span></div><div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-30391009365466536662009-07-17T07:26:00.016-05:002009-07-17T07:40:11.803-05:00Good Morning!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WUBLcgDMS9VpR3kkxN3nDnLmT_depUzz_zgrPQWYQCu2ACO36cqK7qieHrQkb8Xu1l8JVlsc5G2LkVXt-cJFczFmOwIUkwRPIMeOZy5hA0B0aqNQ0mDiUp3RasRKtVC_k4bP1kc2EPM/s1600-h/Good+morning+scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 325px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359404440638222066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WUBLcgDMS9VpR3kkxN3nDnLmT_depUzz_zgrPQWYQCu2ACO36cqK7qieHrQkb8Xu1l8JVlsc5G2LkVXt-cJFczFmOwIUkwRPIMeOZy5hA0B0aqNQ0mDiUp3RasRKtVC_k4bP1kc2EPM/s400/Good+morning+scan.jpg" /></a><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Traditional Home<br /></span></a><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">...and <strong>wake up</strong>!<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">This picture is not of my </span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">beloved</span><br /></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">West Highland Terrier...</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">but</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">it is so reminiscent of every morning </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">with </span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Tuffy!</strong></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I also <strong>adore</strong> the absolutely beautiful</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">monogram!</span></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope everyone has a</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>wonderful</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">morning </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">and</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">a</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>fabulous</strong> weekend!!</span></div><br /><p></p><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-33567494462919892912009-07-16T07:02:00.012-05:002009-07-16T07:16:23.343-05:00Simply Elegant<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrbkUCRcCBrh4mLawezfphg3XvkFA89TsUrGPSnT9IyDFMwJq3nERwi5jEzmk85NGz37ktVe_5-zVdCAfVFj-xVATFEkNyRWtwQ3-DQNMX5-87mvOUImXF74DZ_9xta3hie9qPrIf-kQ/s1600-h/Tin+can+and+candlestick+scan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359027294844801522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrbkUCRcCBrh4mLawezfphg3XvkFA89TsUrGPSnT9IyDFMwJq3nERwi5jEzmk85NGz37ktVe_5-zVdCAfVFj-xVATFEkNyRWtwQ3-DQNMX5-87mvOUImXF74DZ_9xta3hie9qPrIf-kQ/s400/Tin+can+and+candlestick+scan.jpg" /></a><span><a href="http://www.sharonsimonaire.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sharon Simonaire</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> via </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Find-Housing-Decorating-Treasures-Objects/dp/0307406253"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Find</span></a></span><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I love....</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">the <strong>simple</strong> tin can</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">mixed with the</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>elegant</strong> </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">candlestick...</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">so simple, yet so elegant!</span></div><p><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care, </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-39742522076136923502009-07-15T06:51:00.007-05:002009-07-15T06:56:19.217-05:00Lunch anyone?<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDY-0iyajVhnySt2TxxkqMYuYLoQFqJ3diJrFNtd4BHmkjywtA8GAsRxH47OWT7nZeV0DPUNJWKX1hXLnqPVdlOm8o_49SQeCWvMz3eeRYJh-gGvCwKXFxFhRGF4tskm_oQmlshPDQV0/s1600-h/Romantic+Country+Patio+Pic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 345px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358653304983785666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDY-0iyajVhnySt2TxxkqMYuYLoQFqJ3diJrFNtd4BHmkjywtA8GAsRxH47OWT7nZeV0DPUNJWKX1hXLnqPVdlOm8o_49SQeCWvMz3eeRYJh-gGvCwKXFxFhRGF4tskm_oQmlshPDQV0/s400/Romantic+Country+Patio+Pic.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Romantic Country<br /></span><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">I hope everyone has a <strong>wonderfully</strong> colorful Wednesday </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">and </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">is able to sit outside and enjoy! </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-6054013852589457042009-07-14T06:04:00.021-05:002009-07-14T07:04:43.754-05:00Lingering Lattice!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIQoArh0GCI7vYMyq3x6moPo3_vcHCcmLIO74iRZ0qlvlkX6k1uy8DvMhGnvYNoZRgYqc8nrq_lsnV5PXGdgynikPrv3FNF2_i91kKIt0m97i8R2NJlnHo618mW8BPNF_FN26SRTcd84/s1600-h/Blue+Lattice+room+scan.jpg"></a><br /><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZMymfU0inwpZn-qm0m2NbybKCzvrFz_idMsu2e8Wp5Uvh3Yg9DLvO_p0LlS1TvISo7uA1xn2E81r60vq7u3_10VhfWUbhkBpy54BKdwCNxk0HAhhQIsAS2dYeCvpmaJsMTfTeLp05Ic/s1600-h/img_backyardbohemia_3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358271006795262802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZMymfU0inwpZn-qm0m2NbybKCzvrFz_idMsu2e8Wp5Uvh3Yg9DLvO_p0LlS1TvISo7uA1xn2E81r60vq7u3_10VhfWUbhkBpy54BKdwCNxk0HAhhQIsAS2dYeCvpmaJsMTfTeLp05Ic/s400/img_backyardbohemia_3.jpg" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Love </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">the use of painted lattice </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">in the garden!</span><span style="font-size:+0;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></div><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lattice gives such a light, </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">but established feeling </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to a garden or yard….</span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">seemingly</span><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">so easy to do!</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C8sxr7Us2Hi5ZEzJOUGA_3PAD55jeTWnI18drc__XozWXjxLIBB4Lf5YkG2jTPmtsNJo2h-lIPN2xQjYL-zD0GeSgaxCQHmyy2MBKIvt4dVVLa2FscLWSTG867BUvnJRIV5Fm-yHerQ/s1600-h/img_backyardbohemia_2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 347px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358270903968777586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-C8sxr7Us2Hi5ZEzJOUGA_3PAD55jeTWnI18drc__XozWXjxLIBB4Lf5YkG2jTPmtsNJo2h-lIPN2xQjYL-zD0GeSgaxCQHmyy2MBKIvt4dVVLa2FscLWSTG867BUvnJRIV5Fm-yHerQ/s400/img_backyardbohemia_2.jpg" /></a><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">These pictures are</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">inspiring me</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to bring</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">colorful lattice </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">into my side yard </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">as a </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">focal point!</span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358273294202703762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFbLFY7tePpWL3Wg5sPTsO0-vNHbvR6-n3fHqnvAs217QMfqgs5KssBUM3KpWTQctmY15BG9bUFGhEy4Tyrt4oKpwNa-dBoK2UjY7M824huWwBL-0HynH3YGV-3ccI9z1KTCIvDdSJQo/s400/8-southern-patio-dec0807_xlg.jpg" /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></span></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">When </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">my husband and I </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">are taking </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Tuffy </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">on his evening walk </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">we</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">walk by some </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">beautiful homes and gardens…</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and I look</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">longingly</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">at the gardens...</span></p><p style="text-align: left;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and </span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">wonder out loud </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">how they do it?</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">My husband then tells me </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">that it just takes </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">a little work every day….</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I am a bit </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">skeptical,</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">but...</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I am going to make an attempt...</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">a little bit </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">each day!</span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I also found </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">how you can </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">bring lattice</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> into your house…</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">how fun </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and delightful!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">May have to try this one day!</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358279071946736546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr6UAJPyOSE9-Hk1c4BaNALGC2KCMlgAderEuW3fn1wHioz4thVQIO9vKPB3YSZvbDhjCahmN15rPLrkytwFPF0oWVeMQXjJ7Oluun_OA_orB6cX3WEk-OpDQb6Z3M7taF_JPK5w74TDE/s400/Green+Lattice+Scan.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 322px; display: block; height: 400px; " /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></span></div><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358271101556383890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6821VS9mQb3_ykU88fGlkCQWWWrofcvLcIgfEYl_7SxpN3h-FtlF5edlan2Pzv_lMeIHRdSBfDBObIjNfzkKMlE-9_IiLl1T0oRncuqZUqVbBBXaJvOzachsSPpOBL8Hejg3OZ_dcG6U/s400/TrellisLatticeSouthernaccents.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Southern Accents</span></a></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358271226988531314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXVEMni_lzDS1MhRE95NXdcwUiBxlcRGSGbzvvlf8_aQ4lWs_udUv4wtaiyfZ1GRpzECO6wM-LlZolG_G-YuH6IzJ0y3yRrMaoxjaaZwmVvDcKolRclGsNc0o5SwOetNLY5caeqSQp3t0/s400/House+Beautiful+Lattice+1.jpg" /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></span></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358279221653194162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIQoArh0GCI7vYMyq3x6moPo3_vcHCcmLIO74iRZ0qlvlkX6k1uy8DvMhGnvYNoZRgYqc8nrq_lsnV5PXGdgynikPrv3FNF2_i91kKIt0m97i8R2NJlnHo618mW8BPNF_FN26SRTcd84/s400/Blue+Lattice+room+scan.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 292px; display: block; height: 400px; " /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Caroline</div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><!--EndFragment--></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-48720294131624950082009-07-13T05:22:00.065-05:002009-07-13T07:33:31.346-05:00Lovely Lace and other little touches...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMw9WLDsAPoMTt_enmZEWtg8fOGvqpO_o3gxHjWle2N2U1AKvAtEwxdY6JbG8eG4rfgCOURqG9uIaFI6uIp7KGXT5Yt7LqB1WDlKyWu1OkwykNS3O2j1s0iewB19e6ua91cxzlplfIxc/s1600-h/My+Wedding+Dress+6.jpg"></a><div><div><div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholDc95zjhrTFLrMPmBjSi1LGMLecBYvbkZOT-Mwp1eUcttdDEoj9AK4qajFca7tJJfCheJkAM1IpAPsvPK3IGRMeI8JQvJlc7ViEizrdn6qj23tlTzmuRW7CTnyVWihx0FYkCx7eFeAY/s1600-h/calling-cards-1-m.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIzo0YfNzdT0bWfYDxtlwP-FBjn49cX6SpoJfOPK05DoJk1ISinMfUOWmi5QSy92-5ifqFWnVXdvjU7b9hqPBx_hvxVujCtYs8oFak5Jlh38yfDy18GAH_eHjB7xBisBPUMYPkzgsLiY/s1600-h/My+Wedding+Dress+4.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKSitKutmEGFZxoe85FsGDwKvWbehbXfrrrnvIIscu9bG_BLqaNpehDU5A6nQAR5kWRzNJ8biZIGla3LwD3fQSQanQ0M5x5yh-SAaoprWipPmpRFspnVHVTowpPDoMuHN45KSpaZ1g28/s1600-h/My+Wedding+dress+3.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357889203405393538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKSitKutmEGFZxoe85FsGDwKvWbehbXfrrrnvIIscu9bG_BLqaNpehDU5A6nQAR5kWRzNJ8biZIGla3LwD3fQSQanQ0M5x5yh-SAaoprWipPmpRFspnVHVTowpPDoMuHN45KSpaZ1g28/s400/My+Wedding+dress+3.jpg" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I love mixing in a little lace </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">with my</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">decorating and fashion sometimes…</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">If used as a </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">small accent,</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">it adds an element of </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">depth and delicacy </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">puts a wonderful touch of </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">fancy </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">on modern décor.</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /><br /></span><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This past weekend<br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I found this </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">beautiful vintage </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">lace tablecloth, </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357915237435495858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZSlv4UmNSXAj2jAQJttBEyA0PZ0-DJhfHkaClUkeqbhLcHMQFU6V5z7FdRhk9ODe6_edh4Mvr8Gzb662zZBbjKvGe4aXOadHka2NaBZirx_9B-MwZqz-cj4TOWz0lzIQSPjtv3UQvjw/s400/Lace+Tablecloth.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 300px; display: block; height: 400px; " /></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">which I was going to put in my booth<br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">but... </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">thought it just looked too perfect </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">on our breakfast room table!</span></p></div><br /><br /><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357910314459525266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9uUoP37DdHE2xAJ5CjJEJ5FY_84YR8bU75Y9cGPIozPLMvGMwZ3B6v9YsgHlyi_g7KqgxnLM045PMoXY85TOPYY3Ie0gVs72io7Iy5XpOVkawcUGWV1SdkSzdcsM0R_H1si7hgxjMhs/s400/Lace+Tablecloth+2.jpg" /></span><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lace </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">also</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">can be used in a </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">small accent pillow....</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357891902335956114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_nhLwnELbD3YMSPW2xH_bFNf0p2eR29gMy_ixamueAz6qZBAlO4IWGYADZcKlKYc8xpS5h6HU_fgNEryZhm_uwC1wTMpKUeuy65XXLFza0whtjMplMIGbzAM9IOKsvNbIp3u_cUrXqg/s400/lace+p1.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/">My Romantic Home Blog</a></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">or </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">on some </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">aprons </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">hanging on a hook....</span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357892152691939602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJuJXYqD9DA_9PMn_S5y1gja14si6Rw0drl3Jm3KI5qQh_Nl1NjSO8bU8wOxwgtSjTE2ZCfVv9_W-lhsLYDhc4vxEVPetaS5m_LpeIQS4WmjMmQwpFc4nz4K6PtjhT765eVFiqNtM44E/s400/aprons1.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://romantichome.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">My Romantic Home Blog</span></a></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I used</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> lace </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">in my wedding...</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">on my </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">wedding dress </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">by Monique Lhuillier…</span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357890689338160466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLO6bjOAmkT6_Fql0jP2sysnZ9rXZgpiSli_VP3nHN5ON_ahqmtOgWTh0ADcNvhikF3ogO4ioeELFiP1LMeka7m6VOa3UTaV6cM5KxLE_sQX1T5aBjbVDB0f8VKAkh6Fik2B4Hc6tfjww/s400/My+Wedding+Dress+2.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMw9WLDsAPoMTt_enmZEWtg8fOGvqpO_o3gxHjWle2N2U1AKvAtEwxdY6JbG8eG4rfgCOURqG9uIaFI6uIp7KGXT5Yt7LqB1WDlKyWu1OkwykNS3O2j1s0iewB19e6ua91cxzlplfIxc/s400/My+Wedding+Dress+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357919935647643570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsA5Ic7vbhU2MzqcvhHc_vHs2_7Eks4OmF_PF_rYisiQyxJxLkpJQZAWIBLuJKQMVSme3ff8Vs5VlI8SJvNRRb79FrcLBjkJWRSSCMCJzGyXr0sDxCgr1Q0aVZNAzWwxBUK9HYDch63w/s400/My+Wedding+Dress+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357919653731477218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">which worked out </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">perfectly </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">for me </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">since I wanted </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">an elegant outdoor dinner party </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">as the feel </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">for my reception </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and I thought </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">the touch of lace </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">added to that atmosphere....</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357906274033672770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj320ow5i-pSDKE8CkBwoZcp0IopLtAbcAlHnOXbZqT8FPHIlfDwFQpTYcEGBzwDU5t3taSY87SJCq47Wn_ESoKf-rcn7bovCxm9ggcfL1q5kN62orz1JRXBBE-_FVQMqvcGRTBjfaT_fU/s400/My+Wedding+8.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357893698115789138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qEpuetJTYxvZ_NSWkIJ3-NYJQuWHRqLQs9KxdNxnys75WG8GKgpi9xHKnbKrhG_sIcBMzxTR6WrNIrMjhWtxLmOCMuAtHYFOVMCI3Mq1jJgZcjdf1kRTNodJAPcW9U74yf9B-N1okEs/s400/My+wedding+7.jpg" /></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Other </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"little touches" </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I have seen is to.....</span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357895736130734338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ7y8iNrnX8yK-UzjXc58ZzBJipLbQwC78bEaxgxVHtBgOj_ChHN1wN7IeIb7CBUDIvMyOaE68IKYiuWmG1HR7hhGL72wq-OppkeqjyoL7U_P2XjU8XtXxv3lCZDuRKZhfE8q428utBH8/s400/Needlepoint+1.gif" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.villagehouse.net/">Village House</a></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">add </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">a needlepoint pillow </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">to a</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> dark chocolate brown </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">modern leather sofa</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">or....</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357900269486808482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr1v-iq81L929i6wlGUVa_154cxGdF7mszzoxE6PZkB6MT3OiXDmcVgkI_syhcbdnucaS9wbBylefluIRd0HpHwcHmfAiC4OOn9HS9MNkjBCEz1d3tndUB5wrRWpQYFvXf0st65IY6EUg/s400/Linen+Napkins+1.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.emsheart.com/">Em's Heart</a></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">have </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">antique monogrammed linen napkins </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">on a more </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">"modish" dining room table.....<br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">or.....</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357901995199742882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholDc95zjhrTFLrMPmBjSi1LGMLecBYvbkZOT-Mwp1eUcttdDEoj9AK4qajFca7tJJfCheJkAM1IpAPsvPK3IGRMeI8JQvJlc7ViEizrdn6qj23tlTzmuRW7CTnyVWihx0FYkCx7eFeAY/s400/calling-cards-1-m.jpg" /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/entertaining/gracious-living/calling-cards-00400000025910/">Southern Accents</a></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">have</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> lovely calling cards</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> sitting on the entry table...</span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I just love these little touches!</span><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Take care,</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Caroline</span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><!--EndFragment--></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-87212056757494561482009-07-10T06:25:00.051-05:002009-07-10T09:50:26.010-05:00Wonderful Finds!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnvyfC-9y9QMxNUIMRffIDhooNOrqx0cQcjWW3EMHAoWpzsJueN22rqseiT_taF138WRXHOZ4YshlcfahhkwRuO481TF2hjH80T5sNa9xbXvRoF2HKbTQXSp3UEgcl2gCiRdTagBDIcA/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+mirror.jpg"></a><div><div><div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794849490514098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSXJt1sX6JW7qeZDFwQaarxzzDnVOLi56FQnLPmQ7_T7JErsFprFOPV36eCCXBzFgfQZxBcHDJm6p-YcrAYCL_HSDd8nXvpAJe7GPAdzZJ-HjqgL0eiijACL5pSnANdlkc7nHbo7BcuKQ/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Patio+Furniture+1.jpg" /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">What a wonderful estate sale I went to on Wednesday! It actually was an antique dealer who was just trying to downsize their inventory, but fine with me! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">There was a lot of iron pieces, antique ceiling tin, ironstone and other eclectic/shabby chic items...and I just loved it! His larger pieces had some wonderfully low prices, but the smaller items were a bit pricey...so I got a few good pieces! <br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Below are pictures of some of my favorite items he had....I wish I could have taken them all!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356796473732108930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Bqx4DbCBFIzaJI_X-P4AOCPB5mEko0qCLhpPOAArz3-arDzQtn3tfqSDlCi66oBsHdIBhOdUbo_btWoHEsHKx07ZsIT8pW7dkt2P67jqvZd1Bt4KcE44zPMipy7KQM0sih13UN1zWnU/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Wooden+Boat+STeerer.jpg" /></span></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A perfectly shabby old steering wheel from a boat! I thought this would be perfect for a beach home or a family room.</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKRlAu6sfevgDtqpRQF38V82m_ZNfXg-jR8NwOw7JnkMBTaUAh_AnekkZHYrFvPHW7F6dVVhmkEQNmKGLnePOMXzMqcOs7N1LRwHraIgmge52EkTfJd9B92iIu8xJLXUMZ0kDAyH036k/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+urns.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356796370921948706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKRlAu6sfevgDtqpRQF38V82m_ZNfXg-jR8NwOw7JnkMBTaUAh_AnekkZHYrFvPHW7F6dVVhmkEQNmKGLnePOMXzMqcOs7N1LRwHraIgmge52EkTfJd9B92iIu8xJLXUMZ0kDAyH036k/s320/Estate+Sale+1+urns.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I have seen an idea in House Beautiful where the designer actually used an iron urn/planter as a base to hold the Christmas tree...I passed on these, but I am on the look out- because I love that idea!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsp1c9hjM4lTk2hIM3rO4lKaFjBJ90W9PEURPsbiyQmgq6pYnnnKTP9WXcmLC6oj_tkplakT0yzjRHgqu8vZicfX7kHksbgp5mjy7kU4P2zxcSxNOC2K89Hp_cmaxJ3Yfe4awVV_G7fA/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Rusty+bird+feeder.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356796107040147154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsp1c9hjM4lTk2hIM3rO4lKaFjBJ90W9PEURPsbiyQmgq6pYnnnKTP9WXcmLC6oj_tkplakT0yzjRHgqu8vZicfX7kHksbgp5mjy7kU4P2zxcSxNOC2K89Hp_cmaxJ3Yfe4awVV_G7fA/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Rusty+bird+feeder.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Such a cute tin bird feeder!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmpbKORPWcsUGwhceBfsSS94eFtbqxGSL04j_6tTsY8Rmh9hwg3wGZcUPit7qZle4ESmxws37CKrBVdCECfxJP4GvI_G2MbRW2U_TJkcd_pDvpc6PaYKbwGBkEYQNQ9B6_-w1iHoPCx0/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Patio+furniture.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795994315269074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmpbKORPWcsUGwhceBfsSS94eFtbqxGSL04j_6tTsY8Rmh9hwg3wGZcUPit7qZle4ESmxws37CKrBVdCECfxJP4GvI_G2MbRW2U_TJkcd_pDvpc6PaYKbwGBkEYQNQ9B6_-w1iHoPCx0/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Patio+furniture.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This patio furniture is a bit too rusty for me, but if it is freshened up with some paint...it would look so nice on a porch!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFCU7l8L1bvpUoDITV9e3muvq4AOkBpZuYKXk3lsDWaTioxidJ_a-99STizaeh8eYpA_AU09wKzzFeYGXGd6IEUl1RVWzOeO57pP2orAFH5ZebZJ_lc-qNmLv8J9ejrdIwCWYoKNJ6PQ/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+old+saddle.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795844028705538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFCU7l8L1bvpUoDITV9e3muvq4AOkBpZuYKXk3lsDWaTioxidJ_a-99STizaeh8eYpA_AU09wKzzFeYGXGd6IEUl1RVWzOeO57pP2orAFH5ZebZJ_lc-qNmLv8J9ejrdIwCWYoKNJ6PQ/s320/Estate+Sale+1+old+saddle.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">An old saddle...</span><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356796230476392146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjNxWr-VacKVlgYjsbLN8HOWPLy7OwSA0IQZhsvu67rkNq7suoq7T2E8zRKZ5KARUXJcpF73_-wU-TN4n6Exr29QFwswG3w-khyIuQXVjHzCRrkQz5AWeSzk9mUSW8L6uuKR8DAAQuLY/s320/Estate+sale+1+side+of+iron+entry+table.jpg" /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">An iron side table...lovely design!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_OERhOkRu_8Lb3hQL1FbSQLukghLHKMQo7h_rsWHrVzUQn0YRtPJFu5rxhMhdEnV5sPEtXVGjCT60ZQK9_nmcSUuT9LPv7ZyVpdbobfDp8FBjtyOg7qkpgFkXH4qRgtmu6kc8eWrYj0/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Old+road+sign.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795732277588162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_OERhOkRu_8Lb3hQL1FbSQLukghLHKMQo7h_rsWHrVzUQn0YRtPJFu5rxhMhdEnV5sPEtXVGjCT60ZQK9_nmcSUuT9LPv7ZyVpdbobfDp8FBjtyOg7qkpgFkXH4qRgtmu6kc8eWrYj0/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Old+road+sign.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A street sign...actually the name of a road near to where I live!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzGKYgqZ6ogKQKk3w5hZh-zmJYXb6WSL7Qvntz8n9njyZAJGUpYND0MMmxrhGf26Ew0bu8G0OD_UtOfW9in6qsf3RD_hx4wxM8wXI2zmM4GWmLfKlMMSNEFgRGO6RxqwQfe3mqEQsHdo/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+old+bike.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795625773632962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzGKYgqZ6ogKQKk3w5hZh-zmJYXb6WSL7Qvntz8n9njyZAJGUpYND0MMmxrhGf26Ew0bu8G0OD_UtOfW9in6qsf3RD_hx4wxM8wXI2zmM4GWmLfKlMMSNEFgRGO6RxqwQfe3mqEQsHdo/s320/Estate+Sale+1+old+bike.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I would love to have this vintage bike...to ride to the pool or to the tennis courts!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo9j_hoMJ0SY8Jb7MozHyHsn0l4f23S7W8AjHcDCMBfiCZMTRh4S2HmjQuf6Mg9Uc3ah364Qz121rSYQ6_ZyztzFPjK2wj80VcrIO1gGLQbocj18XeBcDMsMDTqy1m0_PT7LY8m4pLzk/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+more+iron+patio+furniture.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795496278714578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxo9j_hoMJ0SY8Jb7MozHyHsn0l4f23S7W8AjHcDCMBfiCZMTRh4S2HmjQuf6Mg9Uc3ah364Qz121rSYQ6_ZyztzFPjK2wj80VcrIO1gGLQbocj18XeBcDMsMDTqy1m0_PT7LY8m4pLzk/s320/Estate+Sale+1+more+iron+patio+furniture.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lovely iron patio furniture!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk911IwQCf0T4_VHlTKeogwCHh35pzxu9V5jCexmvMkD47XnkNx0rCfENOBkQeYsR5apfnvJvsrXkB732ScEnXw6pIB88R9EDYNryJ166sj9OP253ACSkhlHF4WGUdLAfi-dvptV-nryU/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Wreath.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795367768447602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk911IwQCf0T4_VHlTKeogwCHh35pzxu9V5jCexmvMkD47XnkNx0rCfENOBkQeYsR5apfnvJvsrXkB732ScEnXw6pIB88R9EDYNryJ166sj9OP253ACSkhlHF4WGUdLAfi-dvptV-nryU/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Wreath.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Iron wreath....a friend of mine told me that I could use this as a frame...great idea!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GPqd5a140ua-q8T63dPwwHh0iUIOPyAXTG1dBIJnQhGxUfed8p9fZXEtbCpgp5NQUsO7Z0yKDxKdi2UiayQiUVbJeyD6Qt9hBtC6VFEwOU-mU7eeExLPBBPoJuEkjKJIxMciqi1jFrQ/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+iron+works.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795236434271042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GPqd5a140ua-q8T63dPwwHh0iUIOPyAXTG1dBIJnQhGxUfed8p9fZXEtbCpgp5NQUsO7Z0yKDxKdi2UiayQiUVbJeyD6Qt9hBtC6VFEwOU-mU7eeExLPBBPoJuEkjKJIxMciqi1jFrQ/s320/Estate+Sale+1+iron+works.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Old pieces of iron, which could be made into planters...too long for my house, but for a large old home...perfect!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSIwECXBrZzhn_pkJ8UpnJFBSZCrvW2NjYjHVcAzRE3YJkqKDx9TS0BhUfNnjB57BegNJTigTfYh5cGD4a9-7_p_GUHk-qtTTnW_3IOeLfzuSGxm0uOk41Mc1V9y_cSWIyib0cxKRYrM/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Planter+Cherubs.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356795076122131186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSIwECXBrZzhn_pkJ8UpnJFBSZCrvW2NjYjHVcAzRE3YJkqKDx9TS0BhUfNnjB57BegNJTigTfYh5cGD4a9-7_p_GUHk-qtTTnW_3IOeLfzuSGxm0uOk41Mc1V9y_cSWIyib0cxKRYrM/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Planter+Cherubs.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Loved the cherubs on the side!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxf7iFU1e3QE6lcNXaGvoR_bPwNDKlPXwoEK3fGUx6FDNDRsB3mFOuLTiWjy6x6Zl5Ve0wvEQErzgcsjM9IgPHQWQm-tv5cSUxRjiEjhT4V845CQYqqyFCqCTALwa5syp6pT6GbQ3xgQ/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+iron+patio+furniture+and+cross.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794955043852162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxf7iFU1e3QE6lcNXaGvoR_bPwNDKlPXwoEK3fGUx6FDNDRsB3mFOuLTiWjy6x6Zl5Ve0wvEQErzgcsjM9IgPHQWQm-tv5cSUxRjiEjhT4V845CQYqqyFCqCTALwa5syp6pT6GbQ3xgQ/s320/Estate+Sale+1+iron+patio+furniture+and+cross.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">More lovely iron patio furniture!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PpiOuiVWYPKpAUqNp_GHVBGhjwb5nW1pfvJvxmTYQgmoD4-x65-EABZhxJv7Vf1qd1K0O0uDT2kqXsFj106ffbUB0XMH7idIuEWJhH1O5yfyUjRB8HdoqwXQChfPo3FcpxzAFy68jUE/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+iron+head+busts.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794735150719890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PpiOuiVWYPKpAUqNp_GHVBGhjwb5nW1pfvJvxmTYQgmoD4-x65-EABZhxJv7Vf1qd1K0O0uDT2kqXsFj106ffbUB0XMH7idIuEWJhH1O5yfyUjRB8HdoqwXQChfPo3FcpxzAFy68jUE/s320/Estate+Sale+1+iron+head+busts.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Loved these iron busts...but the seller was asking way too much...so I settled on a picture!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpukZCGODihPBm1pv4vVW8OZPO6PimEcoia3_oqueCuhFhJJkPMVRj4EusZSaY-F2Uf5hFWkDZWaUjWtJ_6eoV25uIDTAoPrUQCb4iF2VwpjTjx6Bij1Yxq4CUkZ6YF_b3ebc58oi0sk/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+entry+table.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794633207865234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpukZCGODihPBm1pv4vVW8OZPO6PimEcoia3_oqueCuhFhJJkPMVRj4EusZSaY-F2Uf5hFWkDZWaUjWtJ_6eoV25uIDTAoPrUQCb4iF2VwpjTjx6Bij1Yxq4CUkZ6YF_b3ebc58oi0sk/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+entry+table.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Another iron side table...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5yRQSLJRCmnOw5UjJEw49-8nJLe5oU7f0B9HYTlH_76gOfglGAzOE0Z9ejsFboWSQ8CVk7AQVHweHPz0fJxw_EBijwk2RCPymhiNEvx7yyLpPb3-RaddtgOftat0TJIhHXdXA-JmlpM/s1600-h/Estate+sale+1+iron+chair.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794517412770066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf5yRQSLJRCmnOw5UjJEw49-8nJLe5oU7f0B9HYTlH_76gOfglGAzOE0Z9ejsFboWSQ8CVk7AQVHweHPz0fJxw_EBijwk2RCPymhiNEvx7yyLpPb3-RaddtgOftat0TJIhHXdXA-JmlpM/s320/Estate+sale+1+iron+chair.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br />Loved this iron bench seat....could totally see it in a garden!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dbKmqNuxM4Qvcx0EzerbIZuaiV-cYUGh1yJdyvNLy0tc3QIKNxkoQQndjVBAqriz4pFt3SiFNNnZJJjFnThuyhvtYmhFBCIcQPtIXfkEbp-d7zSSxYBX_UINn2SS4am268e5Ju1kVr0/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Baskets.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794366675235234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dbKmqNuxM4Qvcx0EzerbIZuaiV-cYUGh1yJdyvNLy0tc3QIKNxkoQQndjVBAqriz4pFt3SiFNNnZJJjFnThuyhvtYmhFBCIcQPtIXfkEbp-d7zSSxYBX_UINn2SS4am268e5Ju1kVr0/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Iron+Baskets.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Can't you just see this organizing your ribbon...or with flowers overflowing!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSERhQ2pUaOxi72OHOnE-no5WJQBnMFqfomQAa_nZ7_DAwRPhQuY-lvXduQN8YoCQ9eASCqPm97CgzLtVPNjqPkYYwLAPzM1SjQdKjAxa68aE6wuF5q7Sg9LHxXBZkNLklRZEVlOuY3g/s1600-h/Estate+Sale+1+Etagere.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356794187265075378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSERhQ2pUaOxi72OHOnE-no5WJQBnMFqfomQAa_nZ7_DAwRPhQuY-lvXduQN8YoCQ9eASCqPm97CgzLtVPNjqPkYYwLAPzM1SjQdKjAxa68aE6wuF5q7Sg9LHxXBZkNLklRZEVlOuY3g/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Etagere.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br />Loved this so much (and was at a great price)...I bought it!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IwllWQFSbZwuXbUbdPn75vxJXdof_7sfKO8t8qNsWO3GeYtE3OO4jwm6HWJFX6LwYl_UGa5ts1S8qXod5QK9AWzdMcHmZTK338T60IY4WHurG1luNbY111WcCMPitCrQyRSzCNtMzkE/s1600-h/Estate+sale+1+Doors.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356793982609484162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IwllWQFSbZwuXbUbdPn75vxJXdof_7sfKO8t8qNsWO3GeYtE3OO4jwm6HWJFX6LwYl_UGa5ts1S8qXod5QK9AWzdMcHmZTK338T60IY4WHurG1luNbY111WcCMPitCrQyRSzCNtMzkE/s320/Estate+sale+1+Doors.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br />Loved these old doors (not priced low enough), but could totally see these painted white!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnrcjVmoTfPZQVVlUcrM9NB19NcNarW05u-t5KDVnOGgvNcEILI8wwkcsQcIDJLuN1fQK9QrCKc2Aa4uum-2fpm7yeEJtRWXLXqpzZVP6hmKTeQY8a6uA_hG3fYunkJy2U0BVjPRJKm0/s1600-h/Esate+sale+1+bluewhite+ironstone+bowls.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356793838827958114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnrcjVmoTfPZQVVlUcrM9NB19NcNarW05u-t5KDVnOGgvNcEILI8wwkcsQcIDJLuN1fQK9QrCKc2Aa4uum-2fpm7yeEJtRWXLXqpzZVP6hmKTeQY8a6uA_hG3fYunkJy2U0BVjPRJKm0/s320/Esate+sale+1+bluewhite+ironstone+bowls.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br />Old ironstone...look at the scalloped edges!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356796604369380178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UcB5qgViaP7kg8pjvIFSPJ7TP2O8rUOKQrA6ui-7JmjODBbDv7VHfPCAbKKbsPg-ox6DPCoyMtOjoo_jD21UpcvPXMs7tZmiLFy5p_7eQ3n7t61FqNqILFHYkJqcGahT-6P9G91A3tg/s320/Estates+Sale+1+iron+fireplace+screen.jpg" /></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I have been on the look out for an old iron fireplace screen-- I passed on this one since I would like to find one already white.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Now onto what I actually bought:</span></div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356827675362174834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQisFCyieeoGiJm0vDYthJnH_7pgsMm8QCDeJXezLCrS2tGWeatI-PcBiFTGR3htNflbC_7XollTXdzHYRdsUVyof8Xl3JPMi7442yW_XUILNSQDKz5lu_KeQCWprQBrSwRr1bMzkSiM/s320/Estate+Sale+1+iron+SHelves+2.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; width: 240px; float: left; height: 320px; " /></span><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br />Love the color and has such a great patina!!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356827970698224082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7C2-H99XulW4nEy9OzG5m97gEiNfey-3lo5L4B0HjmzPxZY1pekLMvyUHeNo37omH6pvWFslcKwG2jctuEd1-WPnr2pz2QqrhlTZmSJU6K8yaR6h-ZOWEWznJA-SjbN-biXySfnnr-Kc/s320/Iron+Shelves.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; width: 240px; float: left; height: 320px; " /></span><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356827462453016434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwHUzzqw0zbb5GP-osSpXDemPG1rBc_Bljxo7UN5R7UII4Rk18CTusr9AsngckSQkpVOU_Bw51sC_ueKdiwqiOMcnUkt8iOy8Xz5qmDqdXtagsSHVrxc6Fzcuz16ePbH4CdgGoVg41QRY/s320/Estate+Sale+1+Antique+tin+full.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; width: 240px; float: left; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I love old ceiling tin made into wall panels...so I bought 2...they actually sell really well in my booth!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356827310890496578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-XWRC1RVFnirZ_pNrdkj6NLtnCI6Zb6rdccGTJEZ5__RjJnKP1dpUnUk7Tv0c305OAc_hIq9z2vp2Q_hPM93HbAk54eDyZ6enOTU5gSUnweKx_jTr_-edRQxGX5daodofaeh9ldRj3I/s320/Estate+sale+1+antique+tin.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; width: 240px; float: left; height: 320px; " /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356828725094391938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnvyfC-9y9QMxNUIMRffIDhooNOrqx0cQcjWW3EMHAoWpzsJueN22rqseiT_taF138WRXHOZ4YshlcfahhkwRuO481TF2hjH80T5sNa9xbXvRoF2HKbTQXSp3UEgcl2gCiRdTagBDIcA/s320/Estate+Sale+1+mirror.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; width: 240px; float: left; height: 320px; " /></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I had a problem taking a picture of the mirror so here is the back...it is a light yellow color on the front...distressed with age....and very large!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It has been so wonderful keeping up with all of your blogs...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">this is a new adventure for me and I have really enjoyed it! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:18px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Another blog I recently found through a friend is <a href="http://freshvintage.typepad.com/freshvintage/">Fresh Vintage</a>- she has beautiful pictures of her finds, gives wonderful descriptions of them and the blog is lovely! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I hope everyone has a wonderful time this weekend </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">and if you are going "junking" or just relaxing this weekend...have fun!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Caroline</span></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-14444385713565575612009-07-08T06:36:00.015-05:002009-07-08T10:31:27.261-05:00To live content with small means....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ewLucW_paYCAIVC8HurN6fW_H538vYegaLEJ1GFfhWFJ-2CIehXmbkcP8g7Yk3cZLxHzW-lVPzd3U_47FUQvfw_omkYztq9oGG_RjwuBhVaQlV8-a_qbhmXHHjbU8C3RP_4wGSAl4eU/s1600-h/potager-6-l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ewLucW_paYCAIVC8HurN6fW_H538vYegaLEJ1GFfhWFJ-2CIehXmbkcP8g7Yk3cZLxHzW-lVPzd3U_47FUQvfw_omkYztq9oGG_RjwuBhVaQlV8-a_qbhmXHHjbU8C3RP_4wGSAl4eU/s320/potager-6-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356056575501426210" /></a><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>To live content with small means.... </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>To seek elegance rather than luxury, </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>and refinement rather than fashion.... </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>To be worthy, not respectable, </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>and wealthy, not rich.... </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>To study hard, think quietly, </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>talk gently, act frankly.... </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>To listen to stars and birds, </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>to babes and sages, with open heart.... </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>To bear all cheerfully, </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never.... </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>In a word, to let the spiritual, </em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common..............</em></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>this is to be my symphony.</em></span></div><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>~William Henry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Channing</span></em></span> </div><p><br /></p><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">I just found an amazing blog (<a href="http://52flea.blogspot.com/">52 Flea</a>) and she has this <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">inspirational</span> poem posted, which I just loved and feel that even though we are blogging about design- this hopefully will always be the foundation of my inspiration!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">So on that wonderful note, I am excited about a very eclectic estate sale I am going to go to today...I hope to post pictures of this adventure!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span></div><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-22092371507868916102009-07-03T08:35:00.006-05:002009-07-03T09:06:10.318-05:00The Find<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6M-pFrEG742y8Ab-IE4JMAJWz1Ex-V6nevNlnfOy8-enZoYtJpzytP-mvVUq6Jb2xbx-ttdMUHmw0UmmzfA5gjrQVCXRxHX0qs51POKiEDWDsx77ktIkHIhYLFuoIzF-Voh5xxYDMeM/s1600-h/51FJLEtGDXL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6M-pFrEG742y8Ab-IE4JMAJWz1Ex-V6nevNlnfOy8-enZoYtJpzytP-mvVUq6Jb2xbx-ttdMUHmw0UmmzfA5gjrQVCXRxHX0qs51POKiEDWDsx77ktIkHIhYLFuoIzF-Voh5xxYDMeM/s400/51FJLEtGDXL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354227170150745410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The day before I left on a 4 hour plane trip, I decided to finally go by the bookstore and buy some new design/vintage/antique books....and I found </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Find-Housing-Decorating-Treasures-Objects/dp/0307406253/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1246629508&sr=1-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The Find</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">This is a wonderful book about those who like to go "junking" to find great items with a lot of character and stories behind them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It is a fun read and illustrates how both regular people and known designers have used </span><a href="http://www.housingworks.org/social-enterprise/thrift-shops/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Housing Works Thrift Stores</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">, other thrift stores and garage sales to outfit their beautiful and eclectic homes.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.housingworks.org/about/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Housing Works</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> is a non profit organization that started in New York City to help end AIDS and homelessness. One of their social enterprise businesses is the Housing Works Thrift Stores in NYC. This book is centered around the Housing Works Thrift Stores and branches out from there to show how others use these wonderful finds to create homes with character/charm and uniqueness!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The guy sitting next to me on the plane was captivated by all the pictures...and even asked me about the book and what it was about. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">As I have said before, my dream is also to grow my own little business into a non profit upscale thrift/vintage/resale/design shop, which benefits child healthcare issues. I have a lot to learn and figure out, but this is a wonderful inspiration for me!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I hope everyone has a delightful July 4th holiday!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Caroline</span></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-14503678228532989412009-07-01T06:07:00.017-05:002009-07-01T08:11:23.893-05:00Big Red Chandeliers<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoLFm87_m1JStu7QbwRIvvwyflyIx8p_aOFvqCbm9zZ0Dnz1fYJWAMRfa4y3WBfk6OJbduXrdo8Uersxu-WguJo3O1ZYhK-dY6K6HmgeN3KJjeUzww-xxFp460Cqr9ik7NpqbMRf1UJc/s1600-h/Big+Red++Chandeliers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353475244364382946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoLFm87_m1JStu7QbwRIvvwyflyIx8p_aOFvqCbm9zZ0Dnz1fYJWAMRfa4y3WBfk6OJbduXrdo8Uersxu-WguJo3O1ZYhK-dY6K6HmgeN3KJjeUzww-xxFp460Cqr9ik7NpqbMRf1UJc/s400/Big+Red++Chandeliers.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">So I was in Las Vegas this past weekend for a "Girls Weekend" for a really good friend who is getting married in August. </span></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">We stayed at the Wynn and the pools were fabulous! They had cabanas...and "lilly pads"-- which sat in the water partially so you could just float on them (in one place) with an umbrella over you or you could sit in a chair (that was in the water) next to the lilly pad where your feet could skim the water and just relax... and the weather was warm/sunny and no humidity...which was quite a change from humid Tennessee!<br /><br /><br />When I saw these divine red chandeliers in the Encore lobby...they were just so Las Vegas and I just had to take a picture! I don't think I will be installing a big red chandelier in my home, but I thought they looked so dramatic and fabulous!<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">It was quite a trip and my first Las Vegas experience...and I must say the pools and restaurants were wonderful (I am not much of a gambler) but I could definitely go back for a pool/spa vacation!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care, </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-6725100938703739452009-06-26T06:51:00.016-05:002009-06-26T07:11:21.353-05:00This weekend...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwxnE3qcVu32oNcnPKWegFPX_DwAqElQZG4OcOlJCp-lV9c-lSJ16E-YXtB_D6AcnbPGMvnQw3QiPnQrGMZtvxPno-wOHmDNL24r0tEk-W-5dHuU6k2-TwQ7IhcQIvBkxdQw-5pfKtN4/s1600-h/white-4-l.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j2IuA6AOB-M-AksM0kq2q3ryCzWEA5H4kWs47MdhyphenhyphenF7PR635KPYHZwmfTA8u4njkMECOm20KnZe4DYTWs-jYz2CDzl46m4x8wkSPtXwsE4NU3p7V62rk920LNrDh8GLCuO3mL9CVH6o/s1600-h/white-1-l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-j2IuA6AOB-M-AksM0kq2q3ryCzWEA5H4kWs47MdhyphenhyphenF7PR635KPYHZwmfTA8u4njkMECOm20KnZe4DYTWs-jYz2CDzl46m4x8wkSPtXwsE4NU3p7V62rk920LNrDh8GLCuO3mL9CVH6o/s320/white-1-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351602879961657106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Oh, I hope everyone takes a wonderful </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nap...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIz0R_YnzFT_JOqQfcc-CBQzj4EfcsvXp8-84zfVgin1R7S0eljsnuxdvP8eqd3HrfS_0ZqOuo0lzMiqGnfjy-PKqnnPDqpAyPcQ8VFz5U_gtI-KLftiLgVOcBivPrqV0deMkCmmn_vbM/s320/coslick-14-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351603509898919666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">eats a meal outside on </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">the porch...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNV48W1BTG6H7cUPgP9-i2XKOs8KWKSH9Q4IuKY1PYNSkhr-mnNF2alncXZd_s8JSe9490wYoTGskEcGsHFu75PCRTyeicpc3NC8h-poQtII3t9LMpAuG8q4Iy06fIjoBG53wNHRgtQI/s320/pastels_002-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351603932208459298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">drinks some wine </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">with friends...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNw2nYLk2VraYw343_eoOyf4z46AvOruiSP34eDTKpwwLYvRw1kjwnSftJytvH4bFGHj16DpOPEsd8E2pGJG-KiD2lPxSJlgBiIMkTIJ6yDJg2Hb0WdbJnpUsefkStwvda_Zxtx-vfvY/s320/cozy-spaces-chaise-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351604287842762306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">reads a great </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">novel... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw93RfqahABJsjIS5OVak5xbJs0aX5Mbp_2hknxdb70CTY_jNuu7NlIVaRv_6jDHtBHl2LSk0fPaf85I6CoSQoarNbfqtG4cQy03d0OB8CWZQcMgBZHOFd_dpqzgBE1-UYeDhcXWtI0Wo/s320/bath_5-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351604658758418642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">pampers yourself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwxnE3qcVu32oNcnPKWegFPX_DwAqElQZG4OcOlJCp-lV9c-lSJ16E-YXtB_D6AcnbPGMvnQw3QiPnQrGMZtvxPno-wOHmDNL24r0tEk-W-5dHuU6k2-TwQ7IhcQIvBkxdQw-5pfKtN4/s320/white-4-l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351604956170545058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">this weekend!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Caroline</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images: <a href="http://www.coastalliving.com/">Coastal Living</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-81471926501099235402009-06-24T09:31:00.037-05:002009-06-24T21:39:55.826-05:00Welcome!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlOWNKb01kxvIvYmL3JTcNRnUAISAw_5vVRYieLgp07088h1SPgC9rdFOtIfS4i8WNwsdz6h7ykeBX_Se6FLXjLGhMkuo3EU7SGumTuImxU7znHgPEBb2HCbbNkAX7OB75oSt9KkParw/s1600-h/115-blue-bedroom-0306_460x360-67100714.jpg"></a><div><div><div><div><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF4u_4dBFB_7mVDuDEHkQWxdLwqSwE_1kB5G0YHnA_hz7YOcGkKZ3_l8j7jqLv-NkskYmEIeWehgTM0OA9Kr0VeBUiaCVtnp6VCVLwMhbSGio85gz3RA9HFzjgGy17-cGTI_ZInKn-I4/s1600-h/Guest+Bedroom+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350912534119421634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdF4u_4dBFB_7mVDuDEHkQWxdLwqSwE_1kB5G0YHnA_hz7YOcGkKZ3_l8j7jqLv-NkskYmEIeWehgTM0OA9Kr0VeBUiaCVtnp6VCVLwMhbSGio85gz3RA9HFzjgGy17-cGTI_ZInKn-I4/s320/Guest+Bedroom+9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So over the summer my husband and I usually have the fortunate opportunity to entertain/host some friends visiting Nashville for a weekend and I thought it would be a perfect time for a little post on guest rooms!<br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />I love setting up the guest rooms and I wanted to find all the little ideas that were out there to make our guests feel as welcomed as possible! </span><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350925052780683346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3fe8WlaXdh5k-eV3Sn0G_ooiUw_EI1qCMoLKdDR92JaD3iV6M6-O8ij9gbHb0IP5J7jyUJJPQ2EUG1j8rOrwB5wjSy5WXtnU6_bbOOOwbv32TwxFYqbucEa2jxBtCG4YVbJY7xHWSQ0/s320/Guest+Bedroom+1.jpg" border="0" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This picture shows a wonderful selection of items to have in the room...maybe on a cute side table next to the bed....or on a desk?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I think having stationary with the name of your home (if named) or the street that your home is on...is so perfect! Some cookies...mints...alarm clock....books...hand towels!</span></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvC_S1tE_b957cHCGarFsZKZ63cS-WYK7Plr25QM4D2yepkZ9U9tGT_l0PWLWKqN2W2YhFoRLxD8PpiTPp4OoCrq3xcGEnWYwvFeiQfIai3wxi9xfor3j8Vuq0D3IbaOSg4aIuB1Ib9Q/s1600-h/Guest+Bedroom+10.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvC_S1tE_b957cHCGarFsZKZ63cS-WYK7Plr25QM4D2yepkZ9U9tGT_l0PWLWKqN2W2YhFoRLxD8PpiTPp4OoCrq3xcGEnWYwvFeiQfIai3wxi9xfor3j8Vuq0D3IbaOSg4aIuB1Ib9Q/s1600-h/Guest+Bedroom+10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350912893567870498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfvC_S1tE_b957cHCGarFsZKZ63cS-WYK7Plr25QM4D2yepkZ9U9tGT_l0PWLWKqN2W2YhFoRLxD8PpiTPp4OoCrq3xcGEnWYwvFeiQfIai3wxi9xfor3j8Vuq0D3IbaOSg4aIuB1Ib9Q/s320/Guest+Bedroom+10.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> What a cute idea to hold the towels, soap and other toiletries...the suitcase is even outfitted with a mirror! </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have an antique white wrought iron wash stand..to hold towels/washcloths and soap right outside the guest bathroom. My husband found this piece at the Nashville Flea market...I was so impressed with him!</span></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a></span></div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbZSM4bmVDCPCrDr_3jX3u3N-aW6pBxy9lCI50FlgJjrfjG5kjymujhcH75tyCABHfb1KIrGC3KxVEjTzaOZZ5bbBZWpHtShyPL-S3zi4l8D5NlvaIO8auG4y-HDQQ9OeJvSWvC8MEZ4/s1600-h/Guest+Bedroom+sewing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350901942660417378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbZSM4bmVDCPCrDr_3jX3u3N-aW6pBxy9lCI50FlgJjrfjG5kjymujhcH75tyCABHfb1KIrGC3KxVEjTzaOZZ5bbBZWpHtShyPL-S3zi4l8D5NlvaIO8auG4y-HDQQ9OeJvSWvC8MEZ4/s320/Guest+Bedroom+sewing.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Isn't this perfect! Everything a guest may need...an iron, toothpaste, lotion, advil....a sewing kit and much more!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLp7lEEuX_cUIw6muERV8ayPojFdDn7pxuafUgybMeAskiq6FyXG2UKtMBz1HsfZwI1t0XAqhXENdzdXNInpq3qbkwvZSTbpyI-IzNuT_HSD4qozZFl7UXEVOJ4kBLtwJcSDzwS1Irc8/s1600-h/Guest+Bedroom+8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350912890481410850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLp7lEEuX_cUIw6muERV8ayPojFdDn7pxuafUgybMeAskiq6FyXG2UKtMBz1HsfZwI1t0XAqhXENdzdXNInpq3qbkwvZSTbpyI-IzNuT_HSD4qozZFl7UXEVOJ4kBLtwJcSDzwS1Irc8/s320/Guest+Bedroom+8.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />Wouldn't you just love to wake up as a guest to this beautiful setting! A quaint table with cute chairs...a vase of flowers and some tea...or coffee for me!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaVy45v5-yLMnJwBKbLnsUxw2SVW4SpN0ZAdnUL6Z5bdh8SYjEt9LoFrwRNze-tgQ6A_Dv08E0s-zJ_M8VdWLDGk4tSys6MABhdK520jJCaXvCJJ59TkmGIm8bouWaWjiMhJudX70HWU/s1600-h/Guest+Bedroom+7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350948298639279570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMaVy45v5-yLMnJwBKbLnsUxw2SVW4SpN0ZAdnUL6Z5bdh8SYjEt9LoFrwRNze-tgQ6A_Dv08E0s-zJ_M8VdWLDGk4tSys6MABhdK520jJCaXvCJJ59TkmGIm8bouWaWjiMhJudX70HWU/s320/Guest+Bedroom+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have been told to keep a dresser in the guest room cleared out for our guest's clothes and the top of the dresser fairly clear too so they have plenty of room to settle in! </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Of course, a beautiful vase of flowers and some candles and matches in case the electricity goes out...is always nice too!</span></div><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I had to include this picture also because of the boots!! I am writing this from Nashville...so the boots fit right in!</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZ6dR6Sek3vo-TS9RUToz-zOhJSv4T5ttDmseYTRccWmjALkdkqlje8bNJRr4RVgS5H6SCwRpESNwZnFkx86Vy4uqiSaQBMAD8CULGu8c4V9UbhW80_JWdUzqxKws8J8Ueag9QbUj0SI/s320/Cozy-Chaise-With-Pink-Throw-HTOURS0107-de-25837635.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351071809297029122" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />I could totally curl up in this chair and read a great novel! I am on the look out for a cozy chair for our guest room!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSlOWNKb01kxvIvYmL3JTcNRnUAISAw_5vVRYieLgp07088h1SPgC9rdFOtIfS4i8WNwsdz6h7ykeBX_Se6FLXjLGhMkuo3EU7SGumTuImxU7znHgPEBb2HCbbNkAX7OB75oSt9KkParw/s320/115-blue-bedroom-0306_460x360-67100714.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351085081596423426" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I wanted to leave you all with this happy yet serene guest room picture...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">so welcoming but also relaxing! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Caroline</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image 1: </span><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Country Living</span></a></div></div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-89561793007089132222009-06-22T05:26:00.027-05:002009-06-22T06:33:10.874-05:00My Shoppe: Re-Do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2e7MBFAh8hjLeejn46PM837fXydBJihfLJLDyQv9XWvEWn4_k-_rUnivk8O3IN5-jFU0fQ60Rbnvazi1WXQ_YCcdfhmamuDIT1iLGGs1N3mq3yDzernsPLVuAwlwF6SBbfrzqisr_uf0/s1600-h/ruthie+sommers.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmFlIldu6l9GVUNH_0vk4JCy7J08opy8kZhFvupeL_drLmO-DMijfXaoinjfxxaGQKscDBfBn85xEh624bLo28ZbMq_kyB-JRSlqvykGo1qTAgr7iTUMubCzdWTs6VfPEiBKy9_ZKovk/s1600-h/Booth+Full+Pic.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmFlIldu6l9GVUNH_0vk4JCy7J08opy8kZhFvupeL_drLmO-DMijfXaoinjfxxaGQKscDBfBn85xEh624bLo28ZbMq_kyB-JRSlqvykGo1qTAgr7iTUMubCzdWTs6VfPEiBKy9_ZKovk/s400/Booth+Full+Pic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350096852440928578" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So this is no Ruthie Sommers'....but her showroom photo (see below right) definitely inspired me to improve my booth "look"! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2e7MBFAh8hjLeejn46PM837fXydBJihfLJLDyQv9XWvEWn4_k-_rUnivk8O3IN5-jFU0fQ60Rbnvazi1WXQ_YCcdfhmamuDIT1iLGGs1N3mq3yDzernsPLVuAwlwF6SBbfrzqisr_uf0/s200/ruthie+sommers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350110278718560546" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have posted some pictures of my booth and am very happy - especially due to what I had to work with. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">First of all, I painted the walls a blue color, which is actually called Birds Egg by Benjamin Moore, which I found in an article in Southern Accents. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvg77H1rQcWrDcyF0ZxNV6VBFxWVKD3D1ICDkErb9YKBdk03jG6VvoQHi9-kDK-fqrO44d9YFHZI19fK4moB0BPb3VyaXycrlCD8_zHfBvi3JAeCrU3x3Fe21kWIQ_ReDcpOF0KkSFgj4/s320/Booth+Top+of+chest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350105924524630434" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">After painting the booth, I still had an issue with it! And most of the discontent revolved around the "beautiful" peg board that I have as one of my side walls (not my choice, it was there and cannot go anywhere)....so I thought, maybe hanging up drapes to hide it??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So I was off on a search for drapes! I started at Calico Corners because sometimes they have some great sales if they have a few pre-made drapes left over...but nothing was there!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So I was then off to The Fabric House on Sidco Drive...and decided to pop into Another Time </span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf689i3wlILYpY9o8eVzlkCP1qemv2vrCI-y2076N_Rpjzfcgro4U07KrSBnZ6b-YGFS2Bi39X4Nu8Chcavg3Vys-ak5d4xmCSPxJe8OINyyBx7Nw08s8RP3qptXBRt2HmcYUHLSeRKXU/s320/Booth+Lamp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350097892299599714" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Another Place, which is right next to The Fabric House.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Another Time Another Place is a home decor consignment store, but to me their main inventory is consigned drapes...they have a huge selection! So I found 3 that I thought would work, but chose the pair above....it cost next to nothing, but they are lined, interlined...and so forth-- so they are very nicely made and look it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I know that I need to get a steamer to get those wrinkles out, but please just look past that in the picture until I can get there with a steamer this week!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I think it helps the colors pop a little bit more and gives the booth a little bit more of a "look." Of course, I am one of those that is never completely satisfied...especially when you look at showroom pictures in magazines, which are so so much nicer!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But all I have to work with is my little 5x7 booth, peg board wall and my inventory....and I am happy for now! But I will continue to change and improve...hopefully!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqFmRKDoAzwV1bX2AYWkNW_gENrNru0BhUHBoBDNZaZYAA-YvtvK8EQK6s5PSSQhxgGB__4CeV2M3OQ83SzXa3pqbWFR6Tos0lsIHBraOzYtp5Sf-YjU0zE3MT_p9uNOPxeXnT8rxfG4/s1600-h/Booth+Full+Pic.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbkqERLPqdga51kU4SCwQVj1cdXV-iuxZqILANUa5IonXYc0EmXKMTB0X9-V_ZWCDXtlbj-kob8GEmhC7V3a9yWJcGfifC-hSBRGULkHJXnJFqqumuQMcLZE4k8JTkJGUMBFa5XTl1Po/s320/Booth+Milk+Glass+with+Cards.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350098229645767618" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is a pic of one of my milk </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">glass pieces and I put my new business cards in it!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ3M-BYVIK6gj5tfGULlaAxJ6daV1f6Xt5lGjcrS2O-pU5vX2KeH2JFPDL-W47S9T9Wzx19YA2Z3REhOzhV3loxZa06q4i6k0LtZ_5vC5kpEavdqX00GSONE9SmDqgLYNLPzvkB4eF1c/s320/Booth+Metal+Tray.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350098224958562050" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A cute little vintage metal shelf! And the oh so beautiful peg board...the one part of it that I was unable to cover.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiozbYEN1XYG7vxH8WHf-gZkDgqXfVprwdxw5tlacaxAOoH2-CbZ2967lHqEGg6kDJUEFoBVY-Hn7_V9hjwuRlwXsV-BzIhzrqiEcP5sK-GoB8iSfO3OewTIdi52J33J-HD6tK4gMs6gWQ/s320/Booth+Plate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350106187566324562" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Homer Laughlin platter that I have hanging....</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-zmEoyDPWE9Uo_u6ul7PfnaKKl3TA23o2phpzcG3aT6jm3qTfIczXyYr6nyGk18kUQf9X2Z3UO5RVg4U98ddxN61_C-lnhyphenhyphenqJF5-Mt8bcgsj9ocy3L14LrsA-PHwOexrnBE509Zspp4/s320/Booth+Aqua+Chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350098219430544642" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">One of my cute two aqua chairs that I already posted about...it is holding two of my painted vintage metal mirrored trays.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I love finding these mirrored trays and painting them white...you can hold drinks on them, hang them in a grouping or use them as they were made to be used on a dresser...but I love love them in white!</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I hope everyone has a fabulous Monday! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Caroline</span></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-15276522541914213682009-06-19T08:28:00.018-05:002009-06-19T09:31:26.903-05:00My Shoppe!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt3SPlbqZEfkOCAzlYpS6ofkvZSUeA7gP2WVeMvvEo1ObspPXlx2l_5PHvJz7oU5gfJZbQay2-kw7wofcoESkisOvnnKOZZODViEUnPE4RMbvww8dU26TZC81RJ0SoZUR6MrNj942A84/s1600-h/Tuffy+looking+other+way+on+chair.jpg"></a><div><div><div><br /><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj8qLy2RcVAPT6oG_ITYQDAHrjszx9xFUkzyPtn6PM3gbiSBwy93ZKDdtu4tetpY1Zurg4fbhovuzjICyGxpKSbqCP1Wa9dwXOhLX-g-Pu4uWTAH06LeM6Octx9viabOTNlVypopqme4/s1600-h/ruthie+sommers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 252px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349031884150803906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYj8qLy2RcVAPT6oG_ITYQDAHrjszx9xFUkzyPtn6PM3gbiSBwy93ZKDdtu4tetpY1Zurg4fbhovuzjICyGxpKSbqCP1Wa9dwXOhLX-g-Pu4uWTAH06LeM6Octx9viabOTNlVypopqme4/s320/ruthie+sommers.jpg" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.chapmanradcliffhome.com/storeAbout.html">Ruthie Sommers</a> via <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/">Patricia Gray's blog</a></span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Or actually...my booth at an antique store at this moment, but I can always dream!<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I recently found the picture above on </span><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2007/07/think-pink.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Patricia Gray's blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and it is of Ruthie Sommers show room at one time...I just loved it and it has inspired me with my booth! So I am off today to paint the walls and re-arrange everything. Currently, the walls are a very very very light blue, which I have not been so fond of....I am not going pink, but will have a picture hopefully on Monday of what it looks like after this weekend. So excited!</span><br /><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I also love love the crisp white furniture in the picture above and it is exactly what I like to to do with my "tossed away" finds! And the fabrics....wonderful colors...modern, but classic patterns....love it!</span></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349035882407170546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMWG-5NFP3axyn3-jucqGhQpXSKQKy4WUKmimaczuAQqnXVZ3sLrQqOxpmExJDGnfsqZ6dL-aOqf-75d6grxv7eu6sBHXpFx-nAeBOQAGCVkeZR-6yqwvZZJLyTmovybT8s62I78pjtAQ/s200/Side+of+green+chair.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; width: 150px; float: left; height: 200px; " /></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349036000902232274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtz1KDe4RyNYxJZmfiG4-U_ZjvP1EaXquTNMCucvOQ1a3IPPC82RxbhfUyEE6k5iBg4OIkVmhnjwnPtQ3gmiTEFpWyWZNtPFkmvFTNOHWOVJobmRVnlNug6whvdlQdm4HclCWRxrnsrR8/s200/Side+of+armchair.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; width: 150px; float: right; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349035748620705506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6P3-7t6oKKe1opn_bVzhV2Vk6R_8zMAybDJ37_vmsnwOTeOhoN3tBBy-MVRotlV2B4hIKBYm6PkXlyRIbIBpjpr5mcoDtnZyAfVxscl7ZvdwC-z5yg_UVOOeKlTpB_lj35TzoJ6rxJHQ/s200/two+chairs+together2.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 150px; display: block; height: 200px; " /></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I will leave you all with a picture of Tuffy on some of my "freshened up" tossed away chairs. Oh, some people have asked what breed Tuffy is....he is a West Highland Terrier...I would definitely recommend this breed...so loyal, smart, loving with a little bit of stubborn mixed in...and oh so cute! Have a wonderful weekend!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349036151048062002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnt3SPlbqZEfkOCAzlYpS6ofkvZSUeA7gP2WVeMvvEo1ObspPXlx2l_5PHvJz7oU5gfJZbQay2-kw7wofcoESkisOvnnKOZZODViEUnPE4RMbvww8dU26TZC81RJ0SoZUR6MrNj942A84/s320/Tuffy+looking+other+way+on+chair.jpg" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; width: 240px; display: block; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Caroline </span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-48492651852021425922009-06-17T05:48:00.047-05:002009-06-17T17:06:45.494-05:00My two cute aqua chairs!<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EmMMMTuVwsbQuI8q5B3g7fKV5lhbInnfrnpNFnTsiPnaN119e4edmxk9ylIR6NXx9k9RszGYaT7qQJpuC9HkQ4A302PJgD0RPdOeLLbJikMHu02RctigGjR32VXUbXzP1nwTfwiQdmE/s1600-h/2+aqua+chairs.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348265303780120642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EmMMMTuVwsbQuI8q5B3g7fKV5lhbInnfrnpNFnTsiPnaN119e4edmxk9ylIR6NXx9k9RszGYaT7qQJpuC9HkQ4A302PJgD0RPdOeLLbJikMHu02RctigGjR32VXUbXzP1nwTfwiQdmE/s320/2+aqua+chairs.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_27CDb1zEYl4EhRpMz5r5VlgR9dE_1aXw23azrdDUdVQvHbBdQmZ2gxgskF97fczclxkv_w4pOFIAmVle3FCRYZ1QWOeOlEG_og8s-t_cTZXl-GPL_PGnPdlWq7ZGiNsU9ZjiZDpyEac/s1600-h/Windsor+aqua+chair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348265599216814898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_27CDb1zEYl4EhRpMz5r5VlgR9dE_1aXw23azrdDUdVQvHbBdQmZ2gxgskF97fczclxkv_w4pOFIAmVle3FCRYZ1QWOeOlEG_og8s-t_cTZXl-GPL_PGnPdlWq7ZGiNsU9ZjiZDpyEac/s200/Windsor+aqua+chair.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_BNeMJiCiA6OKo4OgIL4uLRUdetaoal7kWFkzyxcvY7vTm-BVEsWjmdUo5_PvuGkR35qZVu0Huxz9bRtt3hIOI7rF-4OPLSLtYJcwHA4OzatIf_veK-LDSdFMfJgfT_DBYM5FsLIgFU/s1600-h/VIntage+Aqua+chair.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348265802845635762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_BNeMJiCiA6OKo4OgIL4uLRUdetaoal7kWFkzyxcvY7vTm-BVEsWjmdUo5_PvuGkR35qZVu0Huxz9bRtt3hIOI7rF-4OPLSLtYJcwHA4OzatIf_veK-LDSdFMfJgfT_DBYM5FsLIgFU/s200/VIntage+Aqua+chair.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoph8GebWMtBL_2Y6szaR8FOTLwmLS_wYTzmc6gCtSqr1UgTImu7nMV0OKuHKAQTGid4kdHBdeWp2t77GwU9aGYEO2_YMDttMxLhXWRXjD6FInSRrBEhD9d13ysJYR1OvXmfPNj0oLV64/s1600-h/img_20youngdesigners_20a.jpg"></a>I recently finished these two aqua chairs that I found at a flea market here in Nashville. Aqua is not a normal color I use, but for whatever reason it was on my mind and I used it! </p><p>The color was a little much (to me) when the chairs were all painted, so I decided to distress the chairs a bit, which is something I usually do not do...but I felt that it "mellowed" this aqua color a bit! I am still trying to get used to variants of aqua...but really love it!<br /><br />I was wondering how I became so "aqua" inspired...since I do not use this color in my home...but I have found that I do love it when I see it. Such a happy color and what a statement! So here are some of the pics of aqua/turquoise/azure that have inspired me:<br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I1gzXn266flU1nmtVbYuFQtm_u_reb_uIyqw30zpvwLjIsUSpnIxJ0OUrbIKAgSdE5imj6qnShwwXpxAKchZZLoUuwQf2oJ3BmpqzGOvHxHkaOJroQLkJ1aaCfYDTxfvM-tNl_xXVNk/s1600-h/image_thumb19.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348253344710575906" style="WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I1gzXn266flU1nmtVbYuFQtm_u_reb_uIyqw30zpvwLjIsUSpnIxJ0OUrbIKAgSdE5imj6qnShwwXpxAKchZZLoUuwQf2oJ3BmpqzGOvHxHkaOJroQLkJ1aaCfYDTxfvM-tNl_xXVNk/s320/image_thumb19.png" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKePAZEFwV-HVJ1syEJ8LUDLTeaIdotZ-1BSFVs5YfYQBz4ZK3S_9a7ZdWFufVYQWCBOFvjc-WZPs0OtihaczOfGF2gq5JVb2L74A8PVLcJT0cT9yxmS0FKB99hP0ZRZnrXMxBSJ1fxMk/s1600-h/turquoise-1-m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348253653650760674" style="WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKePAZEFwV-HVJ1syEJ8LUDLTeaIdotZ-1BSFVs5YfYQBz4ZK3S_9a7ZdWFufVYQWCBOFvjc-WZPs0OtihaczOfGF2gq5JVb2L74A8PVLcJT0cT9yxmS0FKB99hP0ZRZnrXMxBSJ1fxMk/s320/turquoise-1-m.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Image 1: <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/04/turquoise-aquamarine.html">Patricia Gray</a> Image 2: Suzanne Kasler via <a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/">Southern Accents</a></span> </span><br /><br /><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/04/turquoise-aquamarine.html">Patricia Gray</a> has a wonderful blog posting on turquoise/aquamarine and <a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/decorating/color-pattern/color-need-now-turquoise-00400000026115/">Southern Accents</a> has a wonderful article on the use of turquoise also.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Image: </span><a href="http://www.southernaccents.com/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Southern Accents</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348255593953408690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinedP-x8lg2dyrqWBGZVEe0XVtYUe65Q4Fa_eRCGzZOQx6Zn1DuERKmzthX6aFWztYDG1ODNRUNXpnAa2zaq3rg55vtxvvmYs1OXlxgG1YsPvIiEz0gFmalnjuJZEuMwZI2f4bo0g0CQ4/s320/CYN-Azure-l.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><br /><br />Just love the combination of aqua/azure with this dusty pink...so lovely...cool, happy and relaxing to me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Image: </span><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/marketplace/20-young-designers.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Traditional Home</span></a><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoph8GebWMtBL_2Y6szaR8FOTLwmLS_wYTzmc6gCtSqr1UgTImu7nMV0OKuHKAQTGid4kdHBdeWp2t77GwU9aGYEO2_YMDttMxLhXWRXjD6FInSRrBEhD9d13ysJYR1OvXmfPNj0oLV64/s1600-h/img_20youngdesigners_20a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348255423638352706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoph8GebWMtBL_2Y6szaR8FOTLwmLS_wYTzmc6gCtSqr1UgTImu7nMV0OKuHKAQTGid4kdHBdeWp2t77GwU9aGYEO2_YMDttMxLhXWRXjD6FInSRrBEhD9d13ysJYR1OvXmfPNj0oLV64/s320/img_20youngdesigners_20a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I also like how aqua plays off of red really so well....look at that lamp and how it is set off by the red! And I would have never thought of putting those two colors together!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Image: </span><a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2009/04/turquoise-aquamarine.html"><span style="font-size:78%;">Patricia Gray</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348255751226043074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPaExzqDOjRar1DOpIYDayZSzAKtzIDQlRrb6Ut84CF8kl9NF8wAd0cO2RDsOA8jdE4y23fmUG1xgjAiyXIsce3hDBiGYwXOJApdE-VEmtdds6HU2RNBly4v7RHiyG88bN5RObpUCrlU/s320/image_thumb20.png" border="0" /></span><br /><br />Wouldn't this door make going to work every day just a little bit better! To see this beautiful color on my front door every day....would be so nice!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!!</div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Take care,<br />Caroline</div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-82609695062015192192009-06-15T06:15:00.044-05:002009-06-15T14:45:26.863-05:00Dreaming of White Bedrooms....<div><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice5pqr_lMfhEKIkArf0uEGEzQVigMLw5niY48QIXM0iY_0J2zMCJt2M1ijAVb9Hh2CjGuA-0nXbugaV2VO8AtlpjFOcpDjLAZwzgkyUU1VgkK36yy5Y9h-Tmu8psOhP29PyfkPBrwmMI/s1600-h/Blue-White-Daybed-Toile-HTOURS0906-de.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347523857533907426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCYSY5ggToFWQRqc5knxuMDmlEyfd2nuVncYQkCeV9SyMHqWkgJaKVDEhb6kQaHWiSRLJToTeI_47J60zaf3ccX4aAdvicEs9owlm7EMjlZhXVYuI7ju4WkUhyphenhyphenLRkY0sx1hDt60HSvQc/s400/Bedroom-white-linens-HTOURS1205-de.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Isn't that perfect for a Monday back at work!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I absolutely love white bedding in any bedroom and beautifully ruffled bed skirts....that are white or a very simple off white pattern....just so lovely and very relaxing!<br /><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have posted a few pics below of bedrooms I love. I currently have the white bedding in my own bedroom and the lovely ruffled bed skirt, but am working on "whitening" my current 4 poster mahogany bed and cozy side chair....and these pics are inspiring me!</span><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347524359041085746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Dn82qiACpr375XXUFTN-8Vy7WCL-HOp8XdfMUDeblRwNTYeX-tVf9tdadsxZRx4dmHDdO4q1fet7sjzveDQx5KEz7B3GL0YXQ1BaL3Cpp_8Tm3MlP-qh5eHyXvcz7SVYWB2YfAuKGcc/s320/bedroom50-de.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Look at the beautifully ruffled white bed skirt and the slipcovered side chair...love it! I am always on the search for a lovely vintage mannequin....</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdjrCi1ImzEGbXKICYY4AgsoF0I0BeTg3hzijsOYQjhopSmSFyUUW1sl8R5NzwH-D6aUOyKxo7sgPBa-ExOg73PlAIQ-G6_tEa81vPCUelPGKUzyBRI7S4jKy3o2I8NTFaoNwPf4JDXU/s1600-h/bedroom25-de.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347567812269117170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEdjrCi1ImzEGbXKICYY4AgsoF0I0BeTg3hzijsOYQjhopSmSFyUUW1sl8R5NzwH-D6aUOyKxo7sgPBa-ExOg73PlAIQ-G6_tEa81vPCUelPGKUzyBRI7S4jKy3o2I8NTFaoNwPf4JDXU/s320/bedroom25-de.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I love all the "flea market/vintage" finds in this room! The beautiful needlepoint pillow and the rustic chic metal desk and the iron work over the bed...and that headboard! Then there are some</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> vintage mirrors and crystal sconces...and my favorite...the holder above the bed is seemingly dripping with pearls and also hats! And they all play off the white bed linens and canopy...so relaxing!</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Even though I love rooms based off of a completely white theme...I never actually pull one off! I always end up with color somewhere in the room and that usually is on the walls. I absolutely love this little blue bedroom below...the white mirror and ladder are so crisp, clean and white!</span></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice5pqr_lMfhEKIkArf0uEGEzQVigMLw5niY48QIXM0iY_0J2zMCJt2M1ijAVb9Hh2CjGuA-0nXbugaV2VO8AtlpjFOcpDjLAZwzgkyUU1VgkK36yy5Y9h-Tmu8psOhP29PyfkPBrwmMI/s1600-h/Blue-White-Daybed-Toile-HTOURS0906-de.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347569599688746514" style="WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEice5pqr_lMfhEKIkArf0uEGEzQVigMLw5niY48QIXM0iY_0J2zMCJt2M1ijAVb9Hh2CjGuA-0nXbugaV2VO8AtlpjFOcpDjLAZwzgkyUU1VgkK36yy5Y9h-Tmu8psOhP29PyfkPBrwmMI/s320/Blue-White-Daybed-Toile-HTOURS0906-de.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a></span></p><div><br /></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image; <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfie7SF0RIcJ2tL7-9TKLErHGHRWkR8iUw0nXGbwFzirr4ABPpm2tOicdfa4KCc7dwUYRuGJ0Ql1sC-bxfrJOr_uR8ldpxsDVhcU27IfB9xzuTIeMY95fo1bpvKXRG8oE1VFzYWAssD8/s1600-h/White+linens+with+scalloped+pink+edges.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347579010694692546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 250px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyfie7SF0RIcJ2tL7-9TKLErHGHRWkR8iUw0nXGbwFzirr4ABPpm2tOicdfa4KCc7dwUYRuGJ0Ql1sC-bxfrJOr_uR8ldpxsDVhcU27IfB9xzuTIeMY95fo1bpvKXRG8oE1VFzYWAssD8/s320/White+linens+with+scalloped+pink+edges.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh, look at this lovely bedding...with the white and pink scalloped edges!</span></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09L_r3p5INfathIBr90CYtsS4QS0mOHd4R-mNpnudEOJwJgDOeCofK-ZgoArJnb78ffQmH9KOeUmfeMC5YTh2b6El5pEv18UsJmebjtYdStNS7hLx7xV8ZQ38RrG7Cjrhan5jcp8B6WY/s1600-h/Swedish+Armoire.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347600398151607362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09L_r3p5INfathIBr90CYtsS4QS0mOHd4R-mNpnudEOJwJgDOeCofK-ZgoArJnb78ffQmH9KOeUmfeMC5YTh2b6El5pEv18UsJmebjtYdStNS7hLx7xV8ZQ38RrG7Cjrhan5jcp8B6WY/s200/Swedish+Armoire.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We have a 4 poster mahogany bed, which was a find...so when Robert (my husband) is not watching...I am planning on painting it a fresh white color and I am on the search for a Swedish armoire like this picture here!</span></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Even though, I have been dreaming of white bedrooms today...colorful designs always sneak through...and I found this lovely picture of a pink and green bedroom from the 1970's...and it looks so current, happy and fun to me!</span></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347601769551232306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXEEPUlG0Wyqg5G8smJueHmM8dJcpJfUZtaDy-WQNufpamrU_RuscJFIplerPI-y7eeojqjsrcNzZan8TdN1xNtmfABdbp6H-24dA7k9qDJVj_nwbDnclVMLwzwKltTREXAXfHSUR__E/s320/Pinkandgree+bedroom.jpg" border="0" /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">David Hicks c. 1970's via <a href="http://patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com/2007/07/think-pink.html">Patricia Gray Inc Blog</a></span></div><p align="center"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Have a wonderful Monday!</span></p><p align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Take care,</span></p><p align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Caroline</span><br /></p><br /><div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-8073096897315900542009-06-12T08:29:00.023-05:002009-06-13T06:37:23.383-05:00Friday Finds!<div><div><div><br /></div><div><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346435091731842578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglvEm8OVLVWpYjHt-FB7t9RltUFG_CizHMazS0i3I19C3YjRtLn5Q-wUWS_-5oSIVhKdcRy06sSfqlFgGdTErOVr77ryZB-CzhOOx2ParUmSNmbqGD6HWPb57JnKkChJgTbNfOMmzFlU/s400/White+Jewelry+holder+sign.jpg" /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Today, I am reloading my booth because I have finally finished some projects!! The picture above is a wooden "something" that I found and thought it would look nice painted and used as a jewelry/necklace holder...so that is what it is now! I love how the graphic designer made my business cards/tags, so I took a picture of my tag above too.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,238)" class="Apple-style-span"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346435347335400498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzmxe85QdTawNHc1hE-tdetyR3YkkOYcHjZxJJv71hbx0YHDz6MFd32abYR3oTEf7_E5pAgLSk2Q9pjum-anjGWvu8pE3BxioLQ3yQR5C0FbGuHYmHSlkNacFgHdaQZQXRhuKhxjYvQc/s320/Iron+Candelabra+2.jpg" /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I also found two iron candelabras and thought they would look better in a white color, so I have a picture of one right here. I love them! I can totally see them on a mantel or table!</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUloQUbLMUYnjxy2xE0TzpaZcHwPVG-zDhtVRiTHDSIuzsYNbmmCD0mSoj-FHkKqibMHZj8nATSTT5KGqnpWiwYC6i2yOvPKNX3PyA316G07Mmg75Ne5c27DaRXy49DQeBBhtjeEfOJkc/s1600-h/Hobnail+lamp+base.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346434872666184066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUloQUbLMUYnjxy2xE0TzpaZcHwPVG-zDhtVRiTHDSIuzsYNbmmCD0mSoj-FHkKqibMHZj8nATSTT5KGqnpWiwYC6i2yOvPKNX3PyA316G07Mmg75Ne5c27DaRXy49DQeBBhtjeEfOJkc/s320/Hobnail+lamp+base.jpg" /></a></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I also just "found" this vintage hobnail lamp. As I have said many times...I love love milk glass! However, I have never found a milk glass lamp that I liked since I think many really look too "old fashioned" for me...but this one was different! This milk glass lamp just needs a shade and it will be so nice!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My big project has been this chest of drawers. I found it at a yard sale and it is an old piece made by a Memphis furniture company....it even has the sticker on the back! The chest of drawers was painted with a brown paint, which I did not like...so it has been "re-freshened" in white. I wish I could have taken a better picture of it, but it is too big for my background...so I had to be all about the angles! Now I have to figure out how I am going to load it in to my booth without Robert's help today...we will see!!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC78W3sPVcAg0xrCsJkmNG7mO55yOkF_0LI8MuLWWXZ3BdGsCIQ9LiaKvnP8tlhh8gS1V_R9hmi8qHLURAPZ00gd_jr46MlDIr8zNLByCjOOmPiKsiiPrPCuBk4AZiOcgp12jYYpZpr5s/s1600-h/Chest+of+drawers+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346441223621796146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC78W3sPVcAg0xrCsJkmNG7mO55yOkF_0LI8MuLWWXZ3BdGsCIQ9LiaKvnP8tlhh8gS1V_R9hmi8qHLURAPZ00gd_jr46MlDIr8zNLByCjOOmPiKsiiPrPCuBk4AZiOcgp12jYYpZpr5s/s320/Chest+of+drawers+2.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uxhIRzwW-Vi9xI0hRn_kQOH3sehEM1iEVRy4Uv4uQUVnvosSj9Ep_2O_yvGgJXlX-aUd1n27RZxKvL2WQI1QsWIDjGSnvcNpgTAci8zlThIIg0u-pUhX9iwYS_P3xsoCdMIQnMNK5p8/s1600-h/Chest+and+Candelabra.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346440531201495330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uxhIRzwW-Vi9xI0hRn_kQOH3sehEM1iEVRy4Uv4uQUVnvosSj9Ep_2O_yvGgJXlX-aUd1n27RZxKvL2WQI1QsWIDjGSnvcNpgTAci8zlThIIg0u-pUhX9iwYS_P3xsoCdMIQnMNK5p8/s320/Chest+and+Candelabra.jpg" style="width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC78W3sPVcAg0xrCsJkmNG7mO55yOkF_0LI8MuLWWXZ3BdGsCIQ9LiaKvnP8tlhh8gS1V_R9hmi8qHLURAPZ00gd_jr46MlDIr8zNLByCjOOmPiKsiiPrPCuBk4AZiOcgp12jYYpZpr5s/s1600-h/Chest+of+drawers+2.jpg"><br /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Caroline</span></div><div><div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-50633388324689599122009-06-08T07:07:00.016-05:002009-06-08T15:32:35.577-05:00Social Inspiration: Philanthropist Boutique<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6-F3qD8ET8PcrGZoyzSk7f6Nogr9UnwixAloczetpA25ieUPBgwEeY_6yEdKh09AZZDGjBBkIQcEecx6xp2Mrz226o-A9IcuO7zzSWmSH6e9Tz1pwhlB-ZXjG_zs7KPHuie20ObgUU4/s1600-h/shop0924_1.jpg"></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP_Oj0BDu54Df9SkKMYUalTOkeq_6WtANatTi9bNRcP3O8fk05mJj_LCUOwoXQRWyKPTRl2MPkZAJXxtVQGf6o7qoeHmUYFxB6Em-5JtVgUlMtNt_2hWdUVFb2IaP-t7yGqO1GTCJbOo/s1600-h/ARTICLE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344927336449869874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaP_Oj0BDu54Df9SkKMYUalTOkeq_6WtANatTi9bNRcP3O8fk05mJj_LCUOwoXQRWyKPTRl2MPkZAJXxtVQGf6o7qoeHmUYFxB6Em-5JtVgUlMtNt_2hWdUVFb2IaP-t7yGqO1GTCJbOo/s400/ARTICLE.jpg" border="0" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So as we were traveling this weekend to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for my brother's wedding...I bought the latest Town & Country magazine when we were in the airport.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6-F3qD8ET8PcrGZoyzSk7f6Nogr9UnwixAloczetpA25ieUPBgwEeY_6yEdKh09AZZDGjBBkIQcEecx6xp2Mrz226o-A9IcuO7zzSWmSH6e9Tz1pwhlB-ZXjG_zs7KPHuie20ObgUU4/s320/shop0924_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345052764610439602" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This was the Special Philanthropy Issue of Town & Country and had a wonderful article about a new boutique in San Francisco named </span><a href="http://www.philanthropistboutique.com/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Philanthropist Boutique</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, which gives back 100 % of its profits (after operational costs) to the community. Every 3 months, they take this money and give it to a charity-- which focuses on poverty. What a wonderful idea!!<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This totally inspired me since I just started my little antique/vintage chic booth at Gas Lamp Antiques and have been wanting to use my abilities to further a non profit cause close to my heart (which is usually always child health care issues due to my background as a pediatric nurse practitioner). </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So now I am fixated on creating Caroline's Lost and Found as a not-for-profit organization that will give 100 % of my profits (after operational costs) to a very deserving child health care cause here in Nashville!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My lawyer of a husband will not know what hit him in a second when I tell him my plans...but I have actually already run my plan by him during the long flight to Pennsylvania and he seemed to be very interested in helping me out with all the legal things, which I would just get lost in! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am so very excited about this new mission/calling and can't wait to start the building process and see where it all goes!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Also, since I just finished being a bridesmaid, I just wanted to pass on my favorite thing to do with a bridesmaid dress...I donate it to the local high school for the next prom/homecoming....so they have some free dresses to give out to those girls who cannot afford to buy one. What a wonderful thing to do with an absolutely beautiful dress that I know I will never wear again!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take care,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Caroline</span></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-23232580963500308882009-06-04T07:10:00.013-05:002009-06-04T07:32:03.961-05:00Morning Inspiration!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20gSyaW7Dzz1kfvGUtotxSlqBz4xu4gUDNPeKQzJaHQd8HcquC9TViiPxj9zVbOtGkRb6Y8tG7jcYyOHzBkNPOB-rJkPrnPblR0sNQ9h_d5RZRiIxuKKA4bkrR23MgynM9vYVlrufi8I/s1600-h/il_430xN.71335407.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKR2e_weZtwYrgHwcTa6QJpWyUxvmlbX75wksadtAZbNy2HdU2ejUJvnsgelmlYkLPgWEcQLTVFEjMRVTZqjFo_XJ_niA-kRdkW0YyF0K6HU-YQAo9zSFyVwCUcz7lCTy16GwbbLnAX0/s1600-h/il_430xN.72982133.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKR2e_weZtwYrgHwcTa6QJpWyUxvmlbX75wksadtAZbNy2HdU2ejUJvnsgelmlYkLPgWEcQLTVFEjMRVTZqjFo_XJ_niA-kRdkW0YyF0K6HU-YQAo9zSFyVwCUcz7lCTy16GwbbLnAX0/s320/il_430xN.72982133.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343444439127936018" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaKBitQExpA8ls8RKgZlWY4mwb19_LYtnonS43LfMB4IWDBmgmLeXaUVYNqMMnuJF0ZT5WS-uscFhcQlARr_K2UCBzkP9ISIWGC6rW3J6Y0HC_ws3z4D-A15oRvT93wzhvGl8Q9O3p0Vs/s320/il_430xN.72982134.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343444681046652258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhdP_2eBUXRvxKgn8pGAceXaWbkDAU8wPpVQ75GEHCXdyYEuTZzI8_6yZmiH7t70-bWzJO7SfDkdCRLly2HIDv5Bc8H6vMNjZNWs_MyRmwj7IdzO7eQ2KxI_arVE4VmfzfMp3oecHOM/s1600-h/il_430xN.72982135.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhdP_2eBUXRvxKgn8pGAceXaWbkDAU8wPpVQ75GEHCXdyYEuTZzI8_6yZmiH7t70-bWzJO7SfDkdCRLly2HIDv5Bc8H6vMNjZNWs_MyRmwj7IdzO7eQ2KxI_arVE4VmfzfMp3oecHOM/s320/il_430xN.72982135.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343444927542014242" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I just love these pieces of scripture (made into art) that I found this morning on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6180103">Red Letter Words</a>! They are perfect for me right now during times of change and transition. </div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_P1NyJ3dtrBIMOAM-lU4y9L_LsPCaPxmkt3RtABnk7y2lZoAlwWBtmqyy-cFkK6nD6-ZyuZm5cOnR1tau74X9dp-0xgg9FDtZdZBmIj-mi5-FLSQKT623KOoFtnvGbdKbTfH8bl8I8s4/s200/il_430xN.66385951.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343446742545741458" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Caroline</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi20gSyaW7Dzz1kfvGUtotxSlqBz4xu4gUDNPeKQzJaHQd8HcquC9TViiPxj9zVbOtGkRb6Y8tG7jcYyOHzBkNPOB-rJkPrnPblR0sNQ9h_d5RZRiIxuKKA4bkrR23MgynM9vYVlrufi8I/s320/il_430xN.71335407.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343447209926268066" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-52099815645063382172009-06-02T06:24:00.042-05:002009-06-02T09:25:36.052-05:00A Find from TJ Maxx!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr9slbLJBI2rPA5IHP63r5ukbvQ3F-dMdQMUBYUMw77m5hoLd6DmYHTY2v7laOJeQMzBJ8KyfelXJPckfgdI1Pvu-w96Aa0ktCzYnGZSn1LXMut77bV1TbPUBLQteF-3xdPDx6Bv5TPs/s1600-h/uph+chair+side.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342693661636328418" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEr9slbLJBI2rPA5IHP63r5ukbvQ3F-dMdQMUBYUMw77m5hoLd6DmYHTY2v7laOJeQMzBJ8KyfelXJPckfgdI1Pvu-w96Aa0ktCzYnGZSn1LXMut77bV1TbPUBLQteF-3xdPDx6Bv5TPs/s320/uph+chair+side.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This past weekend was pretty warm here in Nashville! On Saturday, morning I went to some garage sales in the Hillsb<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342703291844166258" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Zpu9Ah7a81FJvx8ei_WsIGRooGdu5hK2o4KeiQIphc0cSqEYbzLMjUcYm7RdQN94yAYUQGZDesGrxwfuV-xDUC1GGBOSmV8DC4PULs-PZZb_E4nrHDssFOepUW4yqdk36CWLQ9T_ric/s200/Iron+shelves.jpg" border="0" />oro Village and Sylvan Park areas of Nashville...I found a few small things such as a small shabby chic iron shelf (perfect for a cute half bath!!) and two iron candelabras that I am "freshening up" with some white paint. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>I also went to TJ Maxx to return a picture frame and stumbled upon this upholstered chair!<br /></div><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342733960300955314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuNAwMw6glKVg8OVQ09sagcJf826_I4Y2OM_Ri2FU9GHJjxdLh85vXdEVqKyTQiYj9ovpBWHlwqLhHpHNRfkTl2ESVQc3LmgpWXtSXsdXajcCQFcViPFB7PKGtAnyTyuZ-k-tbnRR0ffk/s320/Tuffy+in+chair.jpg" border="0" /></div><div>It was out of place and when I saw the little red sticker on it (indicating it was on clearance) I looked at the price...49.00....so it was sold in my mind!! It was a bit cumbersome to carry, but it got into my car absolutely perfectly! </div><br /><br /><div>The chair matches our family room and I have a desk in there, which I think it will work well with! In addition, I will be working on making a white slipcover for our sofa and this new chair will go with my color scheme very well!</div><br /><br /><div>I have also been wanting to work on my picture taking abilities...since my pictures never look very good! So I went to Jo-Ann Fabrics to buy some background fabric for my pictures of my found and refreshed items! I totally lucked out that Jo-Ann was having a 50% off sale!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We have a carport here and it is the perfect place to hang a roll of fabric as a backdrop so I can use natural light to take my pictures. I just have velcro on the end of the fabric and then the other piece of velcro under the top of the carport....so it works wonderfully! I was very impressed with my engineering prowess and that I did not have to ask Robert for help with this one! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ26R0WPOUz1VcVsie_Ak6dQKWPnZ8Vv0dfq7UHFOwKhsOkoBKNYs_Tog8m5lfbVWpme5Bre8klHiuetkjSkW0rJ4btu7h2TVZ_vu9bSCgUL2h0tiP_vkPkSVVKYsO4Uk2f7bYvvNGkPI/s1600-h/Uph+chair+close+up.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342732799665327346" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 127px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ26R0WPOUz1VcVsie_Ak6dQKWPnZ8Vv0dfq7UHFOwKhsOkoBKNYs_Tog8m5lfbVWpme5Bre8klHiuetkjSkW0rJ4btu7h2TVZ_vu9bSCgUL2h0tiP_vkPkSVVKYsO4Uk2f7bYvvNGkPI/s200/Uph+chair+close+up.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div></div></div><div>So I have the blue fabric all ready to go and I used this backdrop for the pictures today. I also have a muted coral/pink color waiting to get the velcro attached...I ran out of velcro so that will be next week!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I will leave you with a "close up" of Tuffy on the chair...he was just begging to be let outside and put in the photo shoot! He is so darn cute looking out at me from the french doors...I could not help but let him be involved....he does love being the center of attention!<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342729038767229426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 134px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6HxYT2NZGp5JYjmlaU0EKElK4Mw7UDMLT6SSLV_dq2RVcLUgpGD1_iZrSY7N-SH_neaGg0E6AdUAnNnrWGWH76chLTV6dy4euyA1M-KBRh9vDXPpGrpexWYOVX-GYVEkq7zZC-U3ZKQ/s200/Tuffy+close+up+on+chair.JPG" border="0" /></div><div align="center">Take Care, </div><div align="center">Caroline </div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749125457014623406.post-18770041582006288252009-05-23T05:28:00.021-05:002009-05-23T15:01:30.790-05:00Friday Finds!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Egs6NrDG4KLBLaW8if1m73sXBlNSUlrLsHd7rXlr6dA-UsLH5IhN0H3TkUXDQIh8dUBy8JqjapM3CnsCc3_rzfXJD_dqPuZ6oRG8LY44Gc9tgsbNzlrHaleHrdr7_Cm6VB8dPGKpnNM/s1600-h/fire+king.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339073767214669106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Egs6NrDG4KLBLaW8if1m73sXBlNSUlrLsHd7rXlr6dA-UsLH5IhN0H3TkUXDQIh8dUBy8JqjapM3CnsCc3_rzfXJD_dqPuZ6oRG8LY44Gc9tgsbNzlrHaleHrdr7_Cm6VB8dPGKpnNM/s320/fire+king.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Yesterday (Friday), I went out early to catch some garage sales here in Nashville. The last 2 weekends have been full of rain and this Friday was finally rain free-- so I took advantage of it! At the tail end of the morning I ran by our monthly flea market....and I found some great finds almost everywhere I went! </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgpqoZOPPwtOI6A5NQU_qsNcz9SmqwBgrWtgSHz4OntfeORhQU5VcCvlpUDiZkz0fB0hapKUZ-px-XBtSANMKEAsbmxfLhnpWEO4U0_z4UEkpp565TfbyYicqw7xRO-OyUZRgSzjpCf4/s1600-h/Milk+glass+with+mirror.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339073287337929506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 218px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 278px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgpqoZOPPwtOI6A5NQU_qsNcz9SmqwBgrWtgSHz4OntfeORhQU5VcCvlpUDiZkz0fB0hapKUZ-px-XBtSANMKEAsbmxfLhnpWEO4U0_z4UEkpp565TfbyYicqw7xRO-OyUZRgSzjpCf4/s320/Milk+glass+with+mirror.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339072969479599778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhZy7Ug2P491ve_-OTlM_eWW4s3NHQXPdMUKBEdGl7EFPidn0dGZvLj2ILmWnaxR1HVczKVu5WFu9cYGQLkQYf1PztFgPr5aG9QRFmCv3zv1571k-f0Vk0DU18WRen9FSh64aegCOoLI/s320/Iron+base+with+milk+glass.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">As you can see in the pictures, it was quite a "white" theme! I absolutely love milk glass (and white glass) objects...I am just drawn to them! </span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">So at one garage sale/estate sale...I found gobs of milk glass. I put it in my box and was just fretting about how much the owner was going to charge me for them (I think it was the daughter of the owner). I knew I was giving myself away since all I had in my box, was like 6 pieces of milk glass including a huge milk glass bowl, a rectangular milk glass planter, a couple milk glass bud vases and such-- I thought she was going to charge me since it looked like I was going after this stuff. Anyway, when I showed it to her she hesitated (and I worried) and then she quoted a really low price for each item....I looked at her like she was joking (I do not have a good "poker face") and said "perfect!" And promptly paid and left. At the next garage sale I went to they had some milk glass bud vases, so I picked them up and a cute plate with roses on it. Then I headed to the big and overwhelming flea market at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds.</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B1cptEE0FTPcUP7w2EfAcQyF5exOF1uuTwCM3srEPWViKbSZaFl6Cx232avbGU2Q8Ovrmx6IgIOAt_aRWbV76dMd99g3Qmo_LUbTTdh1MW3-ZSEu50tu2ePjuEXmwet44qzO8P4zZzQ/s1600-h/Iron+base+iwth+flower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339030015201448530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-B1cptEE0FTPcUP7w2EfAcQyF5exOF1uuTwCM3srEPWViKbSZaFl6Cx232avbGU2Q8Ovrmx6IgIOAt_aRWbV76dMd99g3Qmo_LUbTTdh1MW3-ZSEu50tu2ePjuEXmwet44qzO8P4zZzQ/s320/Iron+base+iwth+flower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">This is where I found this delightful white painted iron plant/candle holder...I love it!! I took pics of it with candles, a flower and with my new milk glass...just having fun with it!</span><br /></div><br /><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339030310586032802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrNY3Jw1PixB5YUd9w2BJN6mSdv-ItbQVW-eJLJPxYnwmvIVBKOUVqpfeLfkYyImaIUBXuRW7tvSjptPCIls4tGS3UgR2U4_2QEBRzg0LifrkNwHJetxHSO7kcJFVXyXgJXb0h3roBXTQ/s320/Iron+base+with+milk+glass+to+use.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">I also bought two shabby chic painted white chairs--- that are the same size, but different structure-- so they look great together, but not too matchy- matchy! I haggled a bit and she dropped the price, which was nice! The only "non-white" find was a lone drawer I bought...I have seen how people have turned lone drawers into storage by putting wheels on the bottom of them so they can slide under a bed. I will most likely be painting it white-- go figure-- unless I am inspired by another color-- and will attach some old wheels that I have from an antique dresser (which was on wheels...for some reason) and will try this little storage idea out! </span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;">Due to my success yesterday...I will be staying away from garage sales today and will just work on "freshening" up some of the things I already have...and also running by Gas Lamp to "freshen" up the booth for Memorial Day Weekend!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; "><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Take care,</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Caroline</span></div></span></span></div></div>A Flair for Vintage Decorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13694418286299056882noreply@blogger.com