tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72107925087976830552024-03-13T03:24:22.985-04:00 A Cottage to MeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315916539740573437noreply@blogger.comBlogger470125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-70403100832838183752018-03-18T09:54:00.001-04:002018-03-18T09:54:34.005-04:00Laundry Room/Mudroom...the project continues!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow it's been almost a whole year since I've got on here to post anything! Time flies and things happen in life, right? Well I also had some computer issues and basically that put a real damper on the whole blogging thing. But I am going to pick up where I left off and learn the changes in blogging along the way...I hope you'll be patient with me!</div>
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Yes, we are still working in our laundry room/mudroom. most of these pictures are from about a year ago.... do people still post before and afters? If not stay with me because you're about to see some real life ugly before anything remotely pretty! </div>
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Our laundry room/mudroom is divided up into 3-4 areas really. So there has been a lot of thought and work into making each area work for us the way we need it to. I sure wish we had done this years ago when our girls were still at home... but life happens as it should, right? My husband is a big DIY'er so all of the work is done by him and I do the painting and decorating. This area is obviously the laundry area. Our home was built in 1879 and we believe this area was the original kitchen. So that explains all of the weird cut out areas around the room. When we purchased our home this area had fruit themed contact paper over faux panel boards. I painted over that and that's how it stayed for years. But now we put in wood bead board and painted it white. So much better, so much brighter!</div>
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Lessons learned from painting bead board.... paint the edges of the boards before putting them up. As the boards expand and contract from the temperature changes in your home, you can see the raw wood. Much easier to just take those few extra minutes and paint the edges.<br />
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When we were first married and before our first daughter was born... not having a ton of money we got a great deal on this commercial style gas dryer. Thirty some years later it is still kicking it and seems like part of the family... ha ha. But with my new and improved laundry room we have been talking about getting a new set of matching washer and dryer.... maybe front loading. If you have front loaders I would love to hear your thoughts. I've heard both negative and positive about them.<br />
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We found this sign about a year ago at an Antique store.... it's quite large and I knew this would be the perfect spot to put it. I was so excited when he finally hung it. It is surrounded in metal and had legs that stuck in the ground. He cut them off and up it went. I love it!<br />
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We purchased these cupboards and I love the contrast between the dark shade of stain to the crisp white beadboard. So much better then the painted over fruit contact paper days!<br />
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I found the vintage laundry cart on wheels a few years ago at an estate sale. I love the touch of nostalgia it adds to my 1879 laundry room. This area is really coming together!<br />
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I found this sign and thought it would look cute between these cupboards. </div>
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I tried some valances on the windows, but opted for roll shades in the same color as the cabinets. We get all day sun in this room and in the summer it just makes it too hot. We have built in cupboards on the north wall in this room and that is the current project my husband is working on. He has been stripping layers of paint that has chipped and cracked through the years. My job will be to repaint with a crisp fresh white paint. It's going to look so nice! We are trying to keep this original black and white checked tile flooring. Of course with the settling of this home built in 1879 there is some repair needed. I have collected all that have popped out since we've lived here and we have tried to find replacements with no luck. They are approximately 1 inch tiles.... so if you know of any resources to get some please let us know. Love this floor no matter how it shows it's age!<br />
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The last to get worked on will be under these windows. We are not sure of the direction we are going with it quite yet.... but next up I can't wait to show you the part of this room that kept me up at night with excitement! We just love it....<br />
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Thank you for stopping by after all this time.... I would love to hear your thoughts about what we've done so far. These older homes take alot of time and thought to make them work for the modern day family. The laundry room/mudroom is an important room for any family these days and I couldn't be happier with the way ours is turning out! I just love it! Have a great day and Thanks again for stopping by!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315916539740573437noreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-82003381300501877842017-03-31T08:56:00.000-04:002017-03-31T08:56:01.140-04:00Bead board and Barn Lights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today I thought I would share a sneak peek of the progress so far in our laundry room. We are doing it in sections...everything takes a bit of thought and time. The first picture shows the counter that we removed and started this whole makeover project back in July. When moving here almost 17 yrs ago, I thought it was a great space for folding laundry as I pull it out of the dryer. Unfortunately, it became a place to lay everything and leave it....I got so tired of that, so out it went! </div>
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That opened it up to the old radiator and the lath on the wall...no Shiplap here!</div>
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While deciding exactly what we could agree on for that portion of the wall, my husband started putting up drywall around the room. The walls were in such bad condition it had to be done.</div>
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My idea of putting up bead board won and he really wanted to put up "real" wood bead board instead of the panels you can buy....I love that decision!....although at the time I would have been happy with the panels....Thank you honey!</div>
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Then he (we) started working on the ceiling....and one of the planks fell and broke off the valve to the radiator and we had water spraying all over the new bead board....I had to basically sit on the radiator and hold my finger to the broken area for about an hour while my husband drove to the next town to the Heating and Cooling Co. and bought a new fangeled valve....</div>
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Most of the lights we were seeing were not big enough around. Most were about 10 inches in diameter and for them to look right we needed about 13-14 inches. These were perfect!</div>
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I couldn't wait for my husband to get Home the day they arrived. Even though this room gets alot of light with the two windows and the door to outside all on the west wall, without these lights it can be very dark....as you probably notice in my pictures. </div>
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I had purchased a couple of the Edison bulbs for these lights, but this is the area that I do my ironing in the morning and they just didn't throw off enough light. So until I find something else, a normal light bulb is working just fine for me. </div>
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These lights going in and the bead board and paint and the ceiling has me so excited for this room finally getting done. Next up I will show another big transformation....behind the washer and dryer!</div>
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So I'm jumping way ahead in the progress of our laundry room makeover. Things have been a bit slow lately...my husband has had the flu, then a cold, then I got a version of his illness, then I did something to my back, then I did something to my hip and literally stayed in my PJ's for about 3 days and another few days I had to walk with a cane (thank goodness I collect vintage canes) all the while never leaving my house for about a week. But, once he felt well enough to get started again and got a little progress done in the laundry room, I got the bug to clean up the room enough to make it usable. </div>
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I had to add some pretty to all the ugly that is still going on. I had purchased a new ironing board cover last year...Yes, last year!...in the color scheme that I new I wanted in my new to me laundry room. HomeGoods has some really nice ironing board covers and for a great price. I buy decorative items for rooms I am redecorating and try and make myself hold off until the room is finished before I start putting them out and using them. Do you do that? Well, in this case I needed to get out a few things to motivate us to get going on this room. In all seriousness, we started tearing this room apart July 21, 2016....it's time people to get moving! So...my ironing board got spruced up!</div>
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Gave her a good wipe down. She desperately needed it! I don't remember exactly how we got her, but we've been married 33 yrs and I've only had her. Maybe she was a wedding gift, maybe she was a hand me down....I really don't know, but we've been thru alot and she's treated me well! I use her everyday...Yes, I still iron! Every morning for my love. It's a ritual by now and I have to say I actually Enjoy it! Yep, I do! It's me and this gal at 6:00 a.m. with the soft glow of the light and the dark outside the window and coffee on the counter by me. Do you still iron?</div>
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So I removed the old cover (that was only about 6 yrs old maybe) and the really old spongy (that was now paper thin) padding, how long ago did they stop making the spongy padding?....anyway, now they are a sort of cottony type all sewn into the actual cover. I knew when I was putting on the new cover I was in love....all over again! It just freshened up the whole room! I set my iron and pressed out the wrinkles from being in the package....</div>
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So I slipped them off and sent the measurements to my love and asked him to pretty please stop by and pick up some new shoes for my ironing board. So I needed to measure the opening, because they have different sizes. Side note: My love has a few measuring tapes, but this one was handy.</div>
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I guess she can be considered Vintage now after all these years. I don't mind the dents and rusty spots one bit...afterall isn'ts that what we all kind of look for now? Well, she has them and they are well earned! I even love the vintage green color...early 80's vintage green! Kind of goes with my Farmhouse themed laundry room....Farmhouse in a little City that is!</div>
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She was all ready and waiting for her early morning get together this morning!</div>
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So, I have collected quite a bit of <b style="font-style: italic;">ironstone. </b>I have quite a few platters. Fancy scalloped edges, and plain ol' edges. Big platters, small delicate platters. I just don't have a lot of space to display them properly so I can enjoy them on a daily basis. I've thought of hanging them, but that hasn't happened yet. I was in Marshall's the other day and was just kind of looking around, not really looking for anything special and I came across something that I wouldn't normally have thought to use to display my platters...</div>
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A Garden Hose Holder...</div>
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I don't know why it came to mind to use it for that and I wasn't sure it would look right. </div>
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But, when I got it Home and set it on the buffet in our dining room</div>
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It holds quite a few platters and if you know anything about ironstone platters, they are heavy.</div>
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~and it cleared up space in my china cabinet~</div>
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They're sitting on the buffet we picked up a few years ago. </div>
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We still love it and it looks great in this space.</div>
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You can see what our buffet looked like before <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2014/02/we-did-it.html">here</a>.</div>
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The ironstone looks perfect placed in front of the antique oak mirror turned chalkboard.</div>
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Have you every picked up something (<i>like this garden hose holder</i>) and used it for something completely different? I'm not usually a <i>think outside the box</i> kinda girl.</div>
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The pictures below are on the dark side, because we here in West Michigan have gone 22 days, until yesterday, without Sunshine! So forgive the dark and gloomy pictures, although they are probably appropriate for the state of this room right now. As you may know, we decided to remove the drop ceiling in our laundry room and discovered upper cabinets that were hidden to this original built in!</div>
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My husband and I differed on how to approach most of this. All I'll say is he won and the room was drywalled, by my husband....not my favorite job. But the walls, original plaster, were in terrible shape. As is the ceiling!</div>
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There was a hanging light between the 2 windows over the counter that used to be there. But we thought a light over each window would be better for what we have in mind. I'm excited to get to that point in the decorating!</div>
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We also had different ideas of what should happen in this area. His idea won and will look great when he is finished...again, can't wait for that! This is where we believe the old cooking area was when this room was the kitchen, or so we think it was. There is an old huge odd shaped vent up there that is very cool, but useless for a laundry room. So it will get covered up again. </div>
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Thank you for stopping by. These redo posts are not the prettiest of posts, but I'm also using my blog as a journal of sorts and keeping it real is part of this journey. I wanted to incorporate this old locker, but it doesn't look like there will be room for it....sad I know. Any ideas what I should do with that?<br />
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If you live in West Michigan you are loving this right now! As the meteorologist claimed today it has been 22 days with NO sunshine....22 days! I had to snap a few photos of this glorious day. </div>
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The old lead glass windows make for a perfect frame when the scenery is as lovely as this...</div>
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But, my <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2017/01/its-been-awhile-and-im-in-kitchen.html">kitchen</a> is glowing!</div>
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I hope the Sun is shining where you are!</div>
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My day just got a whole lot Brighter!</div>
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Are you seeing the Sun today?</div>
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Do you have this much Snow?</div>
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I'm kind of playing catch~up here with a few projects. The first one was when we did a makeover on one of our daughter's bedrooms, you can see it <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2017/01/making-of-farmhouse-guest-room-finale.html">here</a> if you missed that. We had so much fun with that room, I'd love for you to check it out! Now we are onto our Laundry Room. This room has needed something done with it for a long time. I'm really excited to do what we have planned and share that with you along the way. If you enjoy seeing the progress of how rooms come about as much as I do, then grab a cup of something to enjoy and I'll show you what we're doing.<br />
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This is where I left off from my last post about the room redo. You can check out that post <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2017/01/were-finally-starting-on-laundry-room.html">here</a>.</div>
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My husband mentioned that he was pretty sure the ceiling was the same 11' as the rest of the downstairs. So we decided to peek up there and see if he was right...</div>
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Amanda being the Demo Girl that she has become wanted to take the first peek</div>
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We made a cute little video (I've never added a video to a post, so the quality isn't great)</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>And</b></i></span> he was right....</div>
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Wow, I haven't done a post about our Laundry Room in a long time. Maybe <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-huge-thorn-in-my-side.html">this post</a> from the past will explain Why? Well, this past summer I had finally had enough <strike>with this hold everything that no one wants to deal with room</strike>, I mean really! Enough! So I said, Why don't we pull up that nasty old rug...</div>
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Again, I got this idea in my head that this counter that seemed to gather all kinds of <strike>CRAP</strike> unwanted stuff.....<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Had to Go!</i></b></span></div>
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I mean really, It was just a junk collector of all kinds of things. Not what I intended when we moved here 16 yrs ago. It was going to be this neatly kept place to stand and fold all the laundry that a family of 5 can accumulate on any given day. But that isn't how it worked out and Now we are Empty Nesters...time to Update!</div>
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The lady that lived here before us had a hair salon and that pipe stuff you see</div>
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We believe this room was the Original Kitchen when it was built back in 1879.</div>
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That is very old, very rough subway tile under the window with the holes for what was probably the sink and then a soap holder built in. Then of course the old radiator.</div>
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At some point, peg board type stuff was put up (not by us) and it was papered in contact paper. I painted over it years ago to cover up the fruit theme. It worked for the time I needed it. But now it's gone! Yes!</div>
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After a little bit of wallpaper picking (I think there were at least 3 layers of old paper)<br />
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Just having that much done felt so good. The room opened right up and I can't wait to show you all the things we are doing to bring this Laundry Room up~to~date. It has needed to be done for a long time! But Life happens, you know!</div>
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As always, Thank you for stopping by!</div>
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They say that the kitchen is the heart of the home. I know our kitchen is one of our favorite rooms in our Home. We haven't had sun in about 14 days the meteorologist said today, so I found a few pictures in my gallery that shows the sun and also shows how much light we get in our kitchen. If you've been following me for awhile you may remember our kitchen used to be red you can see it <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-grown-up-kitchen-re-do.html">here</a>. That is when we painted our kitchen this Espresso color. It's been about 5 yrs, but we still love this color and with all the bright light we get it handles it quite well!</div>
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One of my favorite spots is my coffee station right here by my window seat. </div>
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I wanted a cow head to hang my aprons on. But I found the pig first, then I found the bull/cow, then I found the goose and then the rooster...all at either Thrift Stores or Estate Sales. They fill this space well and they hold my aprons! I actually wear my aprons. Do you wear an apron?</div>
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Then I found these cute little guys. The middle one is about 5"x 4"<br />
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The cow came from a Thrift Store and my candle is from <a href="http://findinghomefarms.com/blog-posts/">Finding Home</a>!</div>
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Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed my kitchen. I'd love to hear what your up to</div>
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Today I am going to share with you the Farmhouse Guest Room's bathroom.</div>
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Below you see the view from the bedroom.</div>
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I was so excited when I saw this cow print one day <a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/2016/09/painting-in-dining-space-finished.html">here</a> at Cozy Little House.</div>
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I knew then I just had to have it for the bathroom in the Farmhouse Guest Room. So I ordered it that day from<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">farmhouse</span> wares. It's available again <a href="http://farmhousewares.com/milkingshorthorncowcanvasprint.aspx">here</a>, if your interested!</div>
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They really warm up the space, don't you agree?</div>
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The door you see blocked by the little dresser stand is the perfect spot for hanging towels on it. It opens into what used to be a bedroom, but is now an open sitting room at the top of our stairs. Blocking it off offers privacy!</div>
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As you may have noticed in the above "before" picture, the large rectangle mirror hung between the sconces. But I thought it was in too much competition with the cow canvas in size, so I switched it out for this oval mirror that I bought at Goodwill a few years ago. It is a vintage beveled mirror and very heavy, as is the rectangle mirror.</div>
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Welcome back! Finally the end is here. We had so much fun with the makeover of our Farmhouse Guest Bedroom. I know I went a bit crazy with the posts, but between the excitement of doing this makeover and the length of time I had been gone from blogging, I guess I went a bit overboard. But if you stuck with me I truly appreciate it! The picture below is where I left off from my <a href="http://cottagetome.blogspot.com/2017/01/adding-those-cozy-farmhouse-touches.html">last post</a>. My husband made a fall arrangement in a chicken feeder we picked up at a Flea Market we went to this past summer. </div>
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This room gets beautiful sunshine all day long and in the summer it gets so hot. We don't have central air, our Home was built in 1879, so I purchased curtains that are energy efficient and are lined to help block those hot rays. It does make a difference with the temperature in the room.</div>
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Here is the beautiful Farmhouse bench my husband made.</div>
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We had fun adding all those Farmhouse touches, like putting my cow head over the bed with the boxwood wreath around her neck. The Olive Bucket with the twig and flower stems added for texture. And the Farmhouse wall sconce that my husband made from an idea I got from my inspiration photo. But it felt like something was needed in the corner there next to my Mom's dresser.</div>
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So we added a barn ladder. My husband had another pulley that we hung and of course a ladder is the perfect place to hang a beautiful quilt or throw.</div>
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Here's the room on a normal day. Plenty of sunlight to fill the room.</div>
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It's an ironstone spittoon! I know, odd right?</div>
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There's a warm glow in the room at night. Its very cozy!</div>
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I fell in love with this metal picnic basket with wooden handles</div>
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The blue cow creamer and the pumpkin pillow I ordered from <a href="https://society6.com/pillows">Society6</a>,</div>
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Thank you again for sticking with me through out this makeover. I had so much fun putting this Farmhouse Guest Room together and hope that maybe you picked up a few good ideas for your Home as well. My hope is that this room provides the comforting feel I hoped it would to whomever may be Our Guest!</div>
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Happy decorating!<br />
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I joined a party, you can see more <a href="http://www.thevintagenestblog.com/2017/01/french-train-clock-sys-party-101.html">here</a>!</div>
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Welcome back! If you're here I am hoping that you are enjoying my Farmhouse Guest Room makeover. It was really fun to come up with items to make my vision for this room happen. If you've been following along you know that I've been <strike>ridiculously</strike> excited to post about this room. Below is a picture of where I left off from my previous post. If you want to play catch up you can go <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=3573307016213808842;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=4;src=postname">here</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=5391343053242700482;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=3;src=postname">here</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=2067150142184519537;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=postname">here</a> and Yes, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=6336594728008652912;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postname">here</a>....excited? Well, grab a cup of your favorite beverage, because this post might end up a bit long!</div>
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As I've shared this was my inspiration for the Farmhouse Guest Room.</div>
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One of the things that caught my eye, was the hanging lamp by the bed. I had a great idea and when I told my husband about it, he drew this quick drawing. I had an antique lampshade that I had purchased 20+ years ago. It was in really bad condition from a fire and the fabric had melted beyond repair. Sadly, it was at one time a beautiful Victorian shade with a bird that was painted on the material. I went up to the attic and dug it out of a box. The size and shape was perfect!</div>
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My husband was on board and got another piece of rough hewn barnwood, bought some pipe and next thing I knew he had the start of my Farmhouse wall sconce hanging on the wall. </div>
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He had a wonderfully patina'd teal colored pulley with the perfect amount of rust and a circle of rope that may at one time been used as a barn swing. That was perfect along with my vintage shade!</div>
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All I had to purchase was the light mechanism and it came with the Edison bulb, perfect touch!</div>
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I love the soft glow at night!</div>
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The room is so big, that as we added in the pieces to the room, it still felt like it needed more. I asked my husband if he would mind building me a bench to go at the foot of the bed.</div>
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More rough hewn barnwood and I had exactly what I wanted. It is the perfect size to sit on to put on your shoes and not fear it will tip over. I just love it!</div>
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What does every Farmhouse bedroom need? A braided rug and I just happened to have one in a spare room that I had picked up at an Estate sale. I wasn't sure that it would work, but when I put it in the room and the sun hit it coming through the windows....again, Perfect! If I do say so myself!</div>
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By this time it is October and we had been to the fleamarket a few times. We picked up a chicken feeder and of course it was the perfect size to hold an arraignment of dried flowers from the season. Would you guess my husband put this together for me? Yep he did....Love him!</div>
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I had this galvanized cow that I picked up at Hobby Lobby and sitting it there just seemed to be the perfect spot! Those blinds you see on the radiator may at some point be hung in the 3 windows that take up that wall. The only thing stopping me is they face the side street to our Home, so privacy is an issue. We'll see....another time!<br />
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Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have enjoyed everything so far. I still have a tiny bit to share, so I hope to see you back again at some point to catch up. Thanks for your patience!<br />
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Welcome to Part 4. I'm sure by now you are saying <strike>OMG</strike> enough already. I don't blame you, but I'm just so excited how this guest room turned out and to be back blogging again. I hope in some way you are enjoying these layers of the makeover with me. This is where I left off in Part 3 which you can see <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=2067150142184519537;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postname">here</a>.</div>
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I don't know about you, but as soon as a room is to the point of decorating, the bedding goes on! I had the euro shams, the blanket and I had purchased new crisp white sheets and I had already purchased the 21 inch drop bed skirt. I still love a pretty bed skirt! </div>
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Then more fun stuff gets added into the room. I love pillows, so of course I found some in my stash to cozy up the bed a bit. I purchased the black step stool at Ikea a few years ago. I like the punch of black that it adds along with the bed tray that I DIY'd with a couple of cups and a teal cow coffee creamer. Cows, Farmhouse Guest Room, I think I have a design theme! Hmm!</div>
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Another cow appears on the dresser, this one is vintage! I purchased the crisp linen dresser scarf at an Estate Sale and the little lamp with the black shade I've had for years. I'm also a collector of ironstone, so bringing in a white pitcher helped add a bit more Farmhouse feel. Love!</div>
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Here's a side shot of the bed showing the large mirror that belongs to the dresser. I love the reverse image! Of course a nicely scented candle is always a must and an etched glass tumbler is available for a handy drink of water if needed at night by the bedside. </div>
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The furniture that I grew up with in my parents home, suddenly didn't seem so <strike>BIG</strike> large scale in this bedroom with 10 ft. ceilings. But I wouldn't get rid of it for anything! I brought in one of my vintage Olive Buckets and added a few decorative twigs and a few faux flower stems for texture. Along with the faux hydrangeas in the ironstone pitcher. This room is starting to cozy up!</div>
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I moved the cow head that is so often seen around blog land from my kitchen area and I knew she had to go above this Farmhouse bed. To add a bit of color and texture my boxwood wreath had to hang around her neck. </div>
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I got a few pictures hung and of course the nightstands were brought in with lamps. I changed pillows up more then once, as I tend to do. I love getting the pillows at T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods.<br />
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Here is a picture of the room where I'm really getting the feel of my vision for my Farmhouse Guest Room. I plan to someday find a set of 3 euros for this bed, but for now I'll work with what I have.</div>
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I will let you have a break for now. I hope you come back tomorrow to see what <strike>in the world</strike> else I add to this room to make it a Farmhouse Guest Room. Thank you for hanging in there with me. I really do appreciate your stopping by!<br />
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I linked up to this party and you can see more <a href="http://www.thevintagenestblog.com/2017/01/my-creative-space-sys-102.html">here</a>!</div>
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Welcome to Part Three! I'm so excited to be sharing this makeover. It was so fun putting everything together to make this room fresh and new. It was fun working with my husband and giving him my vision of how I wanted this room to look. He enjoyed it as much as I did, I think!</div>
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In Part One I shared what we did to the ceiling. You can find that post <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=3573307016213808842;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=postname">here</a>.</div>
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In Part Two I shared what I did to my parents bedroom set. You can find that post <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=5391343053242700482;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postname">here</a>.</div>
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I also shared that I painted the whole room in Benjamin Moore's Revere Pewter. It's a very soothing color and I find that it changes with the light through out the day. I love it!</div>
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I also shared <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=5000713885759679479;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=4;src=postname">this picture</a> in my first post back after a <strike>too long</strike> break from blogging. My attempt at a teaser. I told my husband that I wanted a headboard and what did he think of making what I had in mind? He not only loves working with wood, but he does beautiful work. He was excited to have a project and set about finding wood to make it. So this is the beginning frame made out of rough hewn barnwood. Literally straight from the barn. We hosed it down an let it dry in the sun. </div>
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Jasper, our daughter's Goldendoodle is proof that this wood came straight from the barn. He found some interesting smells on the wood I guess...although we never picked up on it! </div>
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My husband had some scrap galvanized panels. My vision was to have that made into a headboard. So I picked the panel I liked the best, some of the others were a bit more rusty then I wanted. I told him that I wanted the panel to go horizontally, he thought it should go the other way. That's the only thing that we really disagreed about. But in the end he said it was the right choice! Love him!</div>
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This is how it looks with the bed. The headboard is a generous 72 inches tall and is King size. We have the bed set up on risers. I had to purchase a bed skirt that has a 21 inch drop and I purchased that from Amazon. I can't wait to show you the next part...the fun part...Decorating and where I got my inspiration for this room!</div>
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Thank you for stopping by and seeing the makeover of this bedroom. I really appreciate your visits! I myself am having trouble leaving replies and comments, here on my own blog and on certain blogs that need me to<b><i> select a profile</i></b>. Nothing seems to work for me. So I apologize if I don't respond to a comment you may leave. I also apologize if you try to leave one and are not able to...if you have an answer to my problem I would greatly appreciate it. I am getting visitors and I appreciate you stopping!<br />
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I hope to see you again for the next part of our Making of a Farmhouse Guest Bedroom!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-53913430532427004822017-01-11T09:39:00.001-05:002017-01-11T09:39:42.205-05:00Making of a Farmhouse Guest Room Part Two...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Welcome back to the 2nd part of the makeover of our Farmhouse Guest Room. This room was done in layers so to speak, so the best part to share it with you is...in layers!<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7210792508797683055#editor/target=post;postID=3573307016213808842;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postname"> Part one</a> I shared how we covered the ceiling in beadboard or planking. Now I am going to share with you the furniture in the room. These are the bedroom dressers and nightstands my parents had when they were married. As some of you may know, both of my parents have passed away and I inherited their set. I remember at one time there was a headboard, but not sure what has happened to that exactly. This set was also my grandmother's set. My Mom's mother's set...It's old and I believe it to be Art Nouveau. The handles are very intricate and appear to be solid brass, but we decided not to polish them up, but to leave them tarnished and aged. </div>
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For some reason most of the handles were missing on this dresser. This was my Dad's dresser, so who knows where they are...I wish I could ask him what happened to them! Very odd!<br />
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So my husband had to patch the original holes from the drawer pulls and then sand them smooth and the painting could begin. The set is very heavy and solid mahogany, but the finish was beyond repair.<br />
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This is the closest I could come to finding something to match up with the larger drawer pulls. I found them at Hobby Lobby during the half off sale. I also had to pick up smaller pulls which you can see in the picture above and below. The originals are twice the size in width, but these are a good replacement I think.<br />
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I didn't get a before of the dresser below. This was my Mom's dresser. There is a large mirror that attaches to it that you will see when I post the finished room. I did some distressing on it and then repainted the sides because I wasn't crazy about it....I'm new at this painting furniture stuff. Can you tell? ha, ha. You may notice the lock on the top drawer...My Mom's step-dad kept his liquor locked in that drawer, so the story goes! He died a long time ago, but it's kind of a story to be told so we kept it! ha, ha. This dresser has the original drawer pulls. They are very cool!<br />
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The two nightstands show the most wear and tear on the original finish. There really was no other choice but to paint these pieces. I believe that's how I ended up with this set. My siblings weren't interested in them, sadly. I believe my Mom especially would be pleased with how they turned out!<br />
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My Mom was born and raised in Connecticut and a couple of the drawers still had the newspaper liners in them, this was in The New London, Conn. Evening Day, December 21, 1960. I wasn't even thought of then, ha, ha. but my husband was about 2 months old. I thought this one was very cool!<br />
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I'm very pleased with how all of the pieces turned out. Like I said the nightstands were in the worse condition. I could run my hand over them and the finish came right off.<br />
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My husband and I go to a lot of Thrift stores, Flea Markets, Auctions and Estate Sales and we have never come across a set that looks like this or has the same sort of hardware. I feel truly lucky that I ended up with my parents set. I think it would mean a lot to them that I have refinished them. I also think they look great in our new Farmhouse Guest Room! Can 't wait to show you the next layer!<br />
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This past summer we decided to update our daughter's bedroom. She had moved out and more then likely wouldn't be "living" here anymore, so it was time to freshen things up in this room. Below you see the before, but kind of after, when she moved out with her things. The room was nice enough, but as you can see it appears on the dark side and definitely dated. One wall was painted a dark blue and the other 3 walls were a golden brownish color. It worked with the bedding she had at the time.</div>
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There actually is a lot of light in this room. As you can see the 3 large windows that get the afternoon sun into the evening. The one problem with that is the room gets very warm in the summer months.</div>
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I started this room makeover by painting the walls. Immediately the room had a different feel. The most obvious was of course the paint, which is Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore, brightened this room tremendously.</div>
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Our house was built in 1879 and for the most part has a lot of the original woodwork. We have all hardwood floors, except in the bathrooms which have the original tile floors. And of course the original woodwork around the doors and windows, so we lucked out there.</div>
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The walls and ceilings are plaster. The walls are in decent condition and we have decided to leave them in our Home where we can. But the ceilings in the bedrooms over the years had been papered and with the obvious settling that a Home the age of ours might have, there was some cracking that went right thru the paper. So rather then tear down the ceiling and have to deal with the mess of all the insulation and plaster mess, we decided to cover it with beadboard planking.</div>
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The ceilings upstairs are 10 ft. high, The hardest part for me when helping my husband was trying to lock the boards together while he did his magic with the nail gun. Needless to say I played a small part in doing this major job!</div>
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This is a large sized bedroom that measures 14 x 16 and it took 73 or so boards to cover the ceiling. Wow....does it change the look of the whole room! We are so happy with how it turned out and are now planning on doing this in a few other rooms in our Home as well. It makes such a statement in this Farmhouse styled bedroom. We love it!</div>
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I didn't get a picture of the new trim around the ceiling, but a tiny bit was nailed around to cover the gaps. I'm so happy you stopped by today and I can not wait to share the rest of this Farmhouse bedroom makeover with you. Hope you stop by to see the next step to making this room lighter and brighter. As you know I took a pretty long break from blogging, so please bear with me as I learn this whole thing all over again!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-79989096833742838252017-01-08T17:25:00.001-05:002017-01-08T17:26:11.511-05:00Another question...One quick question! Now that I can load pictures and post, how do I reply to someone when they leave a comment? It wants me to select a profile, So far nothing I have tried is working?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-50007138857596794792017-01-07T17:57:00.000-05:002017-01-07T17:57:56.786-05:00Hello 2017!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and Happy 2017! I'm not sure what happened, but last time I tried to enter a blog after being away a very long time....okay, over a year, I couldn't get one picture to load. So, I gave up...Again!<br />
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Then just now...literally, I get on to look at all the lovely blogs and wonder what in the heck is wrong with mine that I can't get one picture to load and What do ya know...when I actually try, I get them to show. So, crossing my fingers I'm going to try once again to get this ol' blog rollin' again. I hope you'll be patient with me and stop by now and then.<br />
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Below I have some projects from last year that I am so excited about and want to share with any of you who are patient enough to show up....I hope to see you!<br />
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I am giving you a taste of the before's and in no particular order of how I will post them. I am just so happy I got these uploaded. I am sure there are alot of changes from when I last did an actual post, but I will do my best to make it worth your visit....see ya soon!<br />
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Current project, so more then likely will be the last to post about.</div>
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Huge transformation though....so exciting!</div>
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If you stopped by to read this sad post, I truly appreciate it.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-73744102034039536982016-09-21T09:10:00.000-04:002016-09-21T18:59:42.974-04:00Help..So I have been gone a bit too long and now it seems there are a few changes to blogger. How do I get a picture to appear? Something keeps popping up about dragging my photo and did I know?? Is there a way to get back to just clicking on the insert image and loading my photo like I use to be able to do? Plus, the dragging photo pop up doesn't go away unless I back out and get back in?<span id="goog_360492079"></span><br />
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and neither could my Dad! He went home to be with his Lord on Friday, February 6th. The sun was shining so bright that day, after many gloomy days prior. The call came to me just before 1:00 p.m. just as I was getting my lunch around. I almost didn't answer my phone, but something told me I should. I was not expecting to hear my brother-in-law on the other end, as the call came from my Dad's phone. I was told the news was not good and I immediately thought he may have fell and was taken to the hospital. But no it was much worse, my Dad was gone. It took several minutes for it to hit me, because my Dad was not ill. I was later told he had gone to lunch as he always has on Fridays with his older brother and a few others. He did not feel well, but he went. Apparently he became sick at the restaurant and they decided to turn around and get him home. He was ill on the way home as well. He was settled back into his favorite chair and small talk was made as this distant relative sat with my Dad. He became ill again and as she returned from getting something for him, he was gone!<br />
I am told he looked so peaceful! I live too far away to have made it before he was taken away. But I know he is with my Mom now and that's how it should be!<br />
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Thursday will be a very difficult day. My parents were blessed with 19 grandchildren and to count, 37 great grandchildren. I believe most if not all of the grandchildren will attend. My family is spread far and wide, it takes time for them to gather. So sad the occasion for which this gathering is for. My father was a very religious man and his love for all of us was felt so profoundly. Our gathering together is our way of showing one last time our love for him!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-26635008355658154422014-10-10T18:00:00.000-04:002014-10-10T18:00:54.632-04:00Blogs LOADED with Ads.....Thoughts??....Personally.....<br />
It's just gotten out of hand! I click on a blog I used to enjoy and it takes so long to load that by the time it does, I only look at the pictures and could care less what they have to say! Sorry! It's such a pain to me. Looking at blogs is what I tend to do first thing in the morning. It's like reading the paper to some people, catching up on the news, only it's catching up on some really cool houses of people I don't even know. I used to enjoy it, but of late I find that I am so tired of waiting for the blog to load because there are so many Ads that have to load. It's a time waster to me! I know these wonderful bloggers are getting paid to have these ads....but, come on, really! What happened to having fun and being yourself in your own blog? Seriously, alot of these wonderful bloggers are now being dictated by the Ads that "pay them" to post something that they may not have even wanted to post to begin with, just to get the almighty $$$! I'm BORED with those blogs! Yes I look, but I am a much better Blog READER when I click on a blog that loads immediately! It's like a breathe of fresh air to me!<br />
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As always Have a Delightful Day and Thank you for taking the time to stop by!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-13001769862966460192014-10-03T09:19:00.001-04:002014-10-03T09:19:48.019-04:00Flea Market or Home Goods??....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've admired the olive buckets I've seen on a few blogs</div>
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and had never seen them around that I can remember anyway.</div>
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lucky girl to snatch this up and put it in my basket. I had learned</div>
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at the first flea that we attended and I passed on something I </div>
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get it later.....well, it wasn't there and so I learned</div>
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to grab and get when you see something.</div>
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I had more women stop me that day commenting on</div>
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my purchase and what great condition it was in. It was </div>
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so funny, some didn't know what it was, but found it</div>
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very interesting!</div>
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It's in perfect condition with just the right amount of rust.</div>
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I love it right behind our sofa and when the light shines</div>
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through at night it's just perfect!</div>
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Home Goods. Low and behold I strolled down an aisle </div>
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of Fall decor....my favorite, and spotted this beauty!</div>
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So it came Home with me!</div>
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I <i><b>love</b></i> that man!</div>
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When I got it Home and really took a good look</div>
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at it, it still had cobwebs and some sort of dead </div>
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grassy looking stuff stuck on the inside. My husband</div>
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on this side. It is way rusty, but it's perfect in every way!</div>
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Ha, ha....</div>
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They asked if I was going to put it outside and</div>
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fill it with pumpkins?</div>
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it might get ruined!" </div>
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picked up at the flea market just waiting!</div>
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I have more fun flea market finds yet to share so I hope</div>
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you stop again! If you had a chance to stop by yesterday</div>
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I did a quick post to share that our daughter Amanda</div>
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started a blog. She purchased her first home and </div>
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we've been helping her get it ready for her big move.</div>
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It's going to be so cute! </div>
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Here's a link to <a href="http://justabungalow.blogspot.com/">her blog</a> if you'd like to follow her progress.</div>
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store that was the <i><b>real deal</b></i>?</div>
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As always Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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I hope you have a delightful Fall day!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-32155167086838086712014-10-02T11:41:00.000-04:002014-10-02T11:41:23.891-04:00There's a New Blog in Town.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My daughter Amanda started her own blog!</div>
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I'm sure she'd appreciate the Welcome!</div>
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As always, Have a Delightful Day!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210792508797683055.post-59937841939400989082014-08-15T07:25:00.000-04:002014-08-15T07:25:18.553-04:00Nature's Candy....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
There's a farm stand just down the road from our little town...</div>
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It's always an exciting time when the tomatoes start coming in...</div>
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They're a little late this year because of the weather we've been told,</div>
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I picked up this pretty milk glass dish at Goodwill the other day...</div>
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Perfect for holding Nature's Candy!</div>
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Have a delightful day!</div>
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Is it a Chamber Pot</div>
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Hmm, I would rather think Slop Jar, to me it just</div>
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sounds better don't you think? It makes me think of</div>
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Victorian woman putting their vegetable peels in this</div>
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beautiful ironstone jar with a shiny black handle and</div>
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a matching lid and then having there husband or son </div>
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they were actually used, according to the Merriam~Webster dictionary</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; text-align: start;"> from a washbowl or the contents of chamber pots</span></div>
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I wasn't real sure at first where I would use it and for what. </div>
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But, it is in great shape, although minus the lid. But that's okay with me!</div>
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The lady in the shop where I found it suggested, with a giggle, using it</div>
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for kitchen utensils. I have to admit I wasn't thinking in those terms.</div>
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But, when I got it Home and washed it out really well, I tried it out</div>
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and I liked it!</div>
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And so did my husband, he's the Chef so that meant alot!</div>
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It has a really pretty design.....</div>
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and Great curves.....</div>
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not to mention this great perfectly worn black handle!</div>
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I'm in Love!</div>
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I got it for a Great price too!</div>
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I've seen similar for well over $100 with chips and cracks.</div>
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This has one!</div>
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I've been finding some really great ironstone pieces that I </div>
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will be showing you soon. I also found this ironstone soap dish.</div>
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It looked really bad, but I took a magic eraser sponge to it</div>
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and it cleaned up very nice. So I decided it would make a</div>
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great spoon rest! </div>
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Nothing fancy, but I love it!</div>
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What do you think of my use of my new Slop Jar?</div>
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What would you use it for?</div>
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As always Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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