Dining Room Design

The Eagles Have Landed

Lately, it seems, I've got eagles on the brain or more accurately in my house. The Federal style Syroco convex mirror was the first to make it home with me a few months ago (I grabbed it at the flea market for a song).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDraiEOEr60tEUZnNhbdfgtbIXLJ6lazSJuO7fTy6Qb_rSZRx7Mmnliv6JH_kf45aNn15TYAYVnxsuAAk5bvncRtJWX9WIxwU51voWZBJv11fjlD9jyptvvylBVOE86Kzt3LQGufkbzCD/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDraiEOEr60tEUZnNhbdfgtbIXLJ6lazSJuO7fTy6Qb_rSZRx7Mmnliv6JH_kf45aNn15TYAYVnxsuAAk5bvncRtJWX9WIxwU51voWZBJv11fjlD9jyptvvylBVOE86Kzt3LQGufkbzCD/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxYYAQ-mf-SvMgB8HJYKYRbssm0Ej6DKtUdS3YaX5LLu4OCOTZDA1eyd61vlZwQk1ufydl-Cug9APc-uoDNKP7TF4ofuNi8ub_Rqk0QLIpbbbQPxW9Tvh_N8hm8slo60fdPpoFsJXxACk/s1600/IMG_1792.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxYYAQ-mf-SvMgB8HJYKYRbssm0Ej6DKtUdS3YaX5LLu4OCOTZDA1eyd61vlZwQk1ufydl-Cug9APc-uoDNKP7TF4ofuNi8ub_Rqk0QLIpbbbQPxW9Tvh_N8hm8slo60fdPpoFsJXxACk/s400/IMG_1792.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is of course a classic style that has been around for decades, but I've really only been drawn to it recently. I think it adds a little interest to a quiet little spot near my entry and dining room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m1T8PkPZvWk1owNbpUOC5XPkFm7LkM3_RBneYAFZzJZu6tZkaQ0ueP9mSU_2IUInQv4z0WLPKt8JqmX-XD-B1ISgRDel3T76g1htEWsJGdVl8tTo0fT193obiyjVpEJqUsqTjy-XET6E/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4m1T8PkPZvWk1owNbpUOC5XPkFm7LkM3_RBneYAFZzJZu6tZkaQ0ueP9mSU_2IUInQv4z0WLPKt8JqmX-XD-B1ISgRDel3T76g1htEWsJGdVl8tTo0fT193obiyjVpEJqUsqTjy-XET6E/s400/photo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know some people paint theirs to modernize them, but I think the warm gold finish is kind of nice so I'm leaving it as is.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then, just over a week ago I snagged these eagle lamps at a junk store. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknBWQFN6pW6gAXL-e22cIeuTA8mVPQ6R4dNUXka32EjWd0IMZEmieYRRu6bKIT1z1lFodvCCpD2iY6sUcY8uacIUsNhNZn-52PfiDd4PwncU_DsuiavtJ0wVWT6VwGmV1MCB_2UXqgQhz/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknBWQFN6pW6gAXL-e22cIeuTA8mVPQ6R4dNUXka32EjWd0IMZEmieYRRu6bKIT1z1lFodvCCpD2iY6sUcY8uacIUsNhNZn-52PfiDd4PwncU_DsuiavtJ0wVWT6VwGmV1MCB_2UXqgQhz/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Yes, they're a little unusual, but of course, that's why I liked them. Obviously the bases will need to be painted as they are very 70's (and not in a good way) and two different tones of blah brown, but I'm keeping the ceramic eagles their pristine white. At least I think I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDdxsqqhPYYIW23c0_qmoa3W-D_gfcuhQm6cIFmAYgLDcVbiujttoPLxfB4cKt24X3kFp9KBsDhBdbf3nJ5UiQkPsatY7RRJjEPr8yn_tnQge8aIFxikxETgJ29upgqWgISW-izp3XX4l/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDdxsqqhPYYIW23c0_qmoa3W-D_gfcuhQm6cIFmAYgLDcVbiujttoPLxfB4cKt24X3kFp9KBsDhBdbf3nJ5UiQkPsatY7RRJjEPr8yn_tnQge8aIFxikxETgJ29upgqWgISW-izp3XX4l/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm still on the fence about whether to paint out the whole lamp white and put black shades on them, or paint the bases black. Or there's always gold. Hmm. Still thinking on that one. I initially bought them to go on my son's dresser (the kids' school mascot is the Eagle, so I thought it was perfect). Um, not so much. He deemed them "creepy." So, now I'm thinking of putting them in the guest room. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, am I crazy? Or just patriotic? Or what?</div>

The Eagles Have Landed

Lately, it seems, I've got eagles on the brain or more accurately in my house. The Federal style Syroco convex mirror was the first to m...

10:18 AM

A Bit of NE in DE

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5HBFgPUhifEYPPVA57O6ozlIIlDu4IuVEe5PbjyiGagPXKy4nd9VZVGgRnQB0TK_JtXNO9X90ULVP8afC-_fwynueOE15I14hubIltfADRQSRYxeEVLdxMBNzq5950r2M-gSHTtPvGV1/s1600/P1140089.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113916571121570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5HBFgPUhifEYPPVA57O6ozlIIlDu4IuVEe5PbjyiGagPXKy4nd9VZVGgRnQB0TK_JtXNO9X90ULVP8afC-_fwynueOE15I14hubIltfADRQSRYxeEVLdxMBNzq5950r2M-gSHTtPvGV1/s640/P1140089.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>I've lived in the DC area since 1990 but last week was my first trip to the quaint beachside town of Lewes, DE.  It's like a dose of New England in the Mid-Atlantic.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7QEC0HXTaK66qjXHnMwE_i7D7HMU8GjiMAv2XYAbBswY7pANXG7kNCrW_MiCeZtbK7lwqNPvxfJQGcIbcS9gKFnwEt4fusFFov1EkQo2Kz6U9CsO4JEuz31mrqTAvwhZaITREu5gnTM1/s1600/P1140088.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113723049834194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7QEC0HXTaK66qjXHnMwE_i7D7HMU8GjiMAv2XYAbBswY7pANXG7kNCrW_MiCeZtbK7lwqNPvxfJQGcIbcS9gKFnwEt4fusFFov1EkQo2Kz6U9CsO4JEuz31mrqTAvwhZaITREu5gnTM1/s640/P1140088.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ccfImGFs7aUqNqsbWTB2xnWW-wDplA-XNzeDm79-pD7cVVRwcNfIU6zfMuZt70IcylTT5jeIIAbYIFghoG3HGxgP5tK8lfndifRmZ7Q1xTllfur77x-ObLrgML54D74VmTkKDVCeb9xk/s1600/P1140084.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113239886101138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ccfImGFs7aUqNqsbWTB2xnWW-wDplA-XNzeDm79-pD7cVVRwcNfIU6zfMuZt70IcylTT5jeIIAbYIFghoG3HGxgP5tK8lfndifRmZ7Q1xTllfur77x-ObLrgML54D74VmTkKDVCeb9xk/s640/P1140084.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYlzd7s9WRQhRyB4tv_LVeyIu_VxME18S4BY-OSBVemsW8d-yoku2YrZG_QYnuLYVapWr-z46DQEkUWx3u7jSb6DpnkWa-QKbGFNOeBrpLO1kTyE-Hi5YD3OoMb1PsXVzfb3WsyYe-ZUb/s1600/P1140086.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782112917645556690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYlzd7s9WRQhRyB4tv_LVeyIu_VxME18S4BY-OSBVemsW8d-yoku2YrZG_QYnuLYVapWr-z46DQEkUWx3u7jSb6DpnkWa-QKbGFNOeBrpLO1kTyE-Hi5YD3OoMb1PsXVzfb3WsyYe-ZUb/s640/P1140086.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_2Lsat4Ryyt_ftefg9I6jI4e4uYb_DPOW6HjSzuvkGQQnjVEJAVg4WtSt-3tUtcK-FWTLzRLVNuZFngxAawRtouxLeJgPhhRyHy-bpnIx2Zk2e6-VIeKTA9UKLd6xGYBt_RhJw0ofByl/s1600/P1140115.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782114439975051714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_2Lsat4Ryyt_ftefg9I6jI4e4uYb_DPOW6HjSzuvkGQQnjVEJAVg4WtSt-3tUtcK-FWTLzRLVNuZFngxAawRtouxLeJgPhhRyHy-bpnIx2Zk2e6-VIeKTA9UKLd6xGYBt_RhJw0ofByl/s640/P1140115.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width; height;" /></a>A great place to eat - Striper Bites.  Seems that Ty Pennington went there when he was in town.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdDYFf_EkEIkLFQ3Z4Lpspytmr-t6lf8oJmxzWkEheETjEXpE-tw6oS0m9RtIgsVVFT_kj0kz2ZmBFZqdirupJcJUaJ9hKVhQD3p71LQnJVTvVB4gyZp8j8zCHiEF_fCgGT5sk83MqD-W/s1600/P1140101.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782112705997641778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivdDYFf_EkEIkLFQ3Z4Lpspytmr-t6lf8oJmxzWkEheETjEXpE-tw6oS0m9RtIgsVVFT_kj0kz2ZmBFZqdirupJcJUaJ9hKVhQD3p71LQnJVTvVB4gyZp8j8zCHiEF_fCgGT5sk83MqD-W/s400/P1140101.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>The infamous <a href="http://www.historiclewes.org/buildings/cannonball-house">Cannonball House</a>.  It was built in 1760 and acquired its accessory in 1813.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDdsAwIsmMCtQE9QeFdGXRcAYzxik2ws89o3KJ6mBaiidUFLTXoz3OwfmpKC9TaQwnGdye7-VHgZGw4vlBZr7R8vexg6TdFdY9feDGFn7fxDl_KGVydC-cxsiCWl5ak8ujfccAgq9XYD1/s1600/P1140090.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782113481132814226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoDdsAwIsmMCtQE9QeFdGXRcAYzxik2ws89o3KJ6mBaiidUFLTXoz3OwfmpKC9TaQwnGdye7-VHgZGw4vlBZr7R8vexg6TdFdY9feDGFn7fxDl_KGVydC-cxsiCWl5ak8ujfccAgq9XYD1/s400/P1140090.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>A church - birdhouse.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf2Fzr237dIcCI92hdu-EdIuuK3y0-d5b10VEXBUhO3ts3uaXsK9WzxYQ0CPUUs50u5kWIi3PzBWU2q0EonsuFWlV9b8wSnu1OeUdhX9RZ6bE3udK_K7uufRwNX2WYFIaW-0AYN6XFbyu/s1600/P1140097.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5782111991307352258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSf2Fzr237dIcCI92hdu-EdIuuK3y0-d5b10VEXBUhO3ts3uaXsK9WzxYQ0CPUUs50u5kWIi3PzBWU2q0EonsuFWlV9b8wSnu1OeUdhX9RZ6bE3udK_K7uufRwNX2WYFIaW-0AYN6XFbyu/s400/P1140097.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a>A duck nestled among the clams. There were two flanking the entry and they made me smile - credit where credit is due.

A Bit of NE in DE

I've lived in the DC area since 1990 but last week was my first trip to the quaint beachside town of Lewes, DE. It's like a dose of...

8:06 AM

Flea Finds

Happy Monday, everyone. I got to hit the flea market on Friday with my blogging buddies from <a href="http://cha-gogo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Chateau A Gogo</a>, <a href="http://theinsanedomain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Insane Domain</a> and <a href="http://modfrugal.com/" target="_blank">ModFruGal</a>, and as always, we found some goodies. One of the first things I saw and snagged was this vintage needlepoint . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkqTYJ05gWFXD_sh5EKusUeQ1ZsvAtRUUh4APuO453Lh5yTJv1CEp7FPFKjsycuvO8JgTnmdEztWlL648oEQfhRMu18rjOJJ54eO0dQAMRnXabWVKvLs5xTq6N_UT3BCd6qRzywLg1XY9/s1600/leopard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkqTYJ05gWFXD_sh5EKusUeQ1ZsvAtRUUh4APuO453Lh5yTJv1CEp7FPFKjsycuvO8JgTnmdEztWlL648oEQfhRMu18rjOJJ54eO0dQAMRnXabWVKvLs5xTq6N_UT3BCd6qRzywLg1XY9/s400/leopard.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyOKbumxV8G-5TUzemO4P7BwK1PNWKWFVnwfU3xz-G0ZQR8EY84_kz5a-9VwTcLj-RXxupON9pI9wdaTjO_-MFuYhyDyKKEeLJd3bVcykeqvsgn3qdLEgTSd8mTBHTM7Q_TVl-0zfwhNQ/s1600/close-up.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyOKbumxV8G-5TUzemO4P7BwK1PNWKWFVnwfU3xz-G0ZQR8EY84_kz5a-9VwTcLj-RXxupON9pI9wdaTjO_-MFuYhyDyKKEeLJd3bVcykeqvsgn3qdLEgTSd8mTBHTM7Q_TVl-0zfwhNQ/s400/close-up.JPG" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Isn't he cute? I'm going a little crazy over leopard lately, so I couldn't pass him up. I don't where he'll live in my house yet, but I'm sure I can come up with something. If not, he may go up for sale, but either way he'll go to a good home. I immediately recognized him from the blogosphere. Anyone remember this photo?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694806458/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec4.pinterest.com/upload/157555686934235947_OVBVLL3v_c.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.theaestate.com/search?updated-max=2012-01-30T14:27:00-06:00&max-results=3&start=75&by-date=false" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">theaestate.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694806455/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="831" src="http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/upload/12596073927298890_xRlxb1G6_c.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://theglitterguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/The-Stanton-bar-cart-and-The-Darlington-Dining-chairGG.jpg" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">theglitterguide.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My version is a little darker, but pretty sure he's the same kitty. Of course, the <a href="http://www.shopsocietysocial.com/products/the-sedgewick" target="_blank">Society Social</a> version has a much cuter bamboo frame, but that's easily fixable, right?<br /><br />Next, my friend Melissa (the Insane Domain) bought a gorgeous faux malachite lamp, which of course, I went nuts over (I'm a fool for malachite). Being the good friend she is, she let me buy it off of her. Here it is in the back of my car . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavjVuYhKVf-LoBZZjXyMYwsao1Amcl10TGhyphenhyphentb2rAbmPpdIbymJ8Zu3LQPApUMwPWoR-MBCVE52vDLpYvWezGwXIOyOpLoHB3KtL2hfqnUE-FopGCPpSvHuie2TVUauN20HJ7ASFC2iu6/s1600/lamp.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavjVuYhKVf-LoBZZjXyMYwsao1Amcl10TGhyphenhyphentb2rAbmPpdIbymJ8Zu3LQPApUMwPWoR-MBCVE52vDLpYvWezGwXIOyOpLoHB3KtL2hfqnUE-FopGCPpSvHuie2TVUauN20HJ7ASFC2iu6/s640/lamp.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And, later, back at home . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg691qzs6Te5K-VioYex1naluzXYCm9_pSbxI6c1C_MP3t4E9ze4Sq1AvzgJrjSvvAWB4KFspqz9pAHUxk4WohFscFE8A7OyjP4e9vgjY_Iebqcn6Rb_CIiz8KCNGg9P4e4LzH_oOh3ampv/s1600/black+shade.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg691qzs6Te5K-VioYex1naluzXYCm9_pSbxI6c1C_MP3t4E9ze4Sq1AvzgJrjSvvAWB4KFspqz9pAHUxk4WohFscFE8A7OyjP4e9vgjY_Iebqcn6Rb_CIiz8KCNGg9P4e4LzH_oOh3ampv/s640/black+shade.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I love how it looks next to my pink chair. It pulls in the teal-y green from my pillows and other areas of the room. Thanks, Melissa!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, and here's a sofa we were all dying over, but no one bought because let's face it, it's sometimes difficult to work a new/different sofa into your decor. And sofas aren't the easiest things to move, store, etc. But still . . . </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1o2-zNFW-2G9OsHhRx2rTLf71cULWAzi1SEPZPlheMFD-0zrBvhD-45mR1Kga-IbTNro-AAQCffW5fU2CtXhjpMeC07aexLnL3p0YtLq_3H2csblp27YSeW75Rstdr2Yxe5RCk02lfGI/s1600/sofa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1o2-zNFW-2G9OsHhRx2rTLf71cULWAzi1SEPZPlheMFD-0zrBvhD-45mR1Kga-IbTNro-AAQCffW5fU2CtXhjpMeC07aexLnL3p0YtLq_3H2csblp27YSeW75Rstdr2Yxe5RCk02lfGI/s400/sofa.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my Instagram photo.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Oh, it was the yummiest golden velvet. The fabric was actually in great shape and not a bad color, but was faded in places. But, oh so soft. Like butt-ah. And only $100. Sigh. It was Broyhill from the 70's and had the original bill of sale tucked under one of the cushions. Now, that's unusual. You know it probably only had one owner. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Find any treasures lately?</div></div></div>

Flea Finds

Happy Monday, everyone. I got to hit the flea market on Friday with my blogging buddies from Chateau A Gogo , The Insane Domain and ModFruG...

12:21 PM

Cheery Eye Candy

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByGwVImTImQnuazwI4T2m79Yhgdubcq9Sqcu8ERzcbkCt1Sz-tAvEaEeZ6WK8CuXxoWyIycYExNq_oeApJQ0nvFrl-XPYPIe3V9WQ8SrTtcgmNLACAZ3RIoPAPpYiZ5CfH2EDOEGFT8IJ/s1600/stinson2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781306225739008578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgByGwVImTImQnuazwI4T2m79Yhgdubcq9Sqcu8ERzcbkCt1Sz-tAvEaEeZ6WK8CuXxoWyIycYExNq_oeApJQ0nvFrl-XPYPIe3V9WQ8SrTtcgmNLACAZ3RIoPAPpYiZ5CfH2EDOEGFT8IJ/s640/stinson2.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Hope you have a cheery start to your Monday. I thought these interiors by Kelie Grosso of <a href="http://www.maisonluxe.net/">Maison Luxe</a> matched that sentiment.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEika8ccBQbnogUQEw-mgq4OR_Hx_lTVQIz7sI_26piIRdxeYvgbH-0oltepgO13j9vSm12PgPKt7Y_sKaq2BCKVQnZz2gABHh9HixndiT365SZdauUoqUyxmdp-GGJgucp5kiS8LxAHC2sn/s1600/stinson5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781306500065915106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEika8ccBQbnogUQEw-mgq4OR_Hx_lTVQIz7sI_26piIRdxeYvgbH-0oltepgO13j9vSm12PgPKt7Y_sKaq2BCKVQnZz2gABHh9HixndiT365SZdauUoqUyxmdp-GGJgucp5kiS8LxAHC2sn/s640/stinson5.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgSxgILyKNaLQlIiBH3Q2dqin1OIC07shf-ZwVoJvchj2lXbsd3AZD6TpqvwzR-PMRXwqkWRstgYP143OOJzSx7zBXm7p_kQyDVcLO4EEzaaRek_tuzLzi2oi-oBiDkCuS8_bXLpe7iQl/s1600/stinson3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781306613330670402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgSxgILyKNaLQlIiBH3Q2dqin1OIC07shf-ZwVoJvchj2lXbsd3AZD6TpqvwzR-PMRXwqkWRstgYP143OOJzSx7zBXm7p_kQyDVcLO4EEzaaRek_tuzLzi2oi-oBiDkCuS8_bXLpe7iQl/s640/stinson3.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>More images<a href="http://www.maisonluxe.net/PortfolioDetails.aspx?p=2"> here</a>.<br />

Cheery Eye Candy

Hope you have a cheery start to your Monday. I thought these interiors by Kelie Grosso of Maison Luxe matched that sentiment. More images ...

4:00 AM

Thom Filicia's American Beauty

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779340406654356738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWDrzJuzO1Ai9KluE1xgCPjq0Z2HC1jFuyyaHq6AmbFE6PYcdxemdsRo2b0pwLruMa1hYwBI8fYtqgl3BZYiFTyUuWCcbDBVqm2UTIDyPlW0w2aJ0rfA34U5x2YXUjnlVd1vQFA9dGb0x/s640/thom.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" />November is too long to wait for the release of Thom Filicia's book dedicated to the transformation of his 1917 house on East Lake Rd in Skaneateles, NY = <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307884902/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307884902&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0307884902" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />. I've posted about <a href="http://www.mynottinghill.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-morning-i-was-here.html">Skaneateles </a>a number of times, having grown up in the town next door to this picturesque village on the lake. While we've seen snippets of his house published in magazines over the years, the thought of a complete book on his endeavor has me eagerly awaiting November (and I hate the thought of the end of summer!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTvlOdGU-C1QyowPBOMLjPbQrwK0itz3qzZ3cXi4o0Bg_6Svj2LUyV0abB1wG68C6YK05MXZyOf-NjXEeQldVrsqR_85Fql21rruorb2B9vzFuX_-2zfB9NaEO4YroTV7tsJXz49MxUwZ/s1600/thom-lr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779342314803108962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTvlOdGU-C1QyowPBOMLjPbQrwK0itz3qzZ3cXi4o0Bg_6Svj2LUyV0abB1wG68C6YK05MXZyOf-NjXEeQldVrsqR_85Fql21rruorb2B9vzFuX_-2zfB9NaEO4YroTV7tsJXz49MxUwZ/s640/thom-lr.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779447010788943410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwB7hKuU5LvoiEvS5y0bh7x2FW1SnsRJVtupPwvHs_w16lHwnHOCfxYvQShj-BX7za21LgDLZ8cR3SN0E8TWWy1MkkhGxufkIpIhtDtWhTKVW0kh7wswtvLaVGRIGcz_G0K5sbhKgFfH0/s640/tom.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvHuG1jIuP7SO2nqhl4iiUzK_ZwMp_wprflHYRj85jbZ26eUb0ZTK7vy43JbH-qARlp7_XYh7hzuBUYJ2ieMQXVYVQAQhStDr6rIPfPSuShTRGOeMyJhc4reUjDfdNvydgxOVkCkPel0a/s1600/filicia_WEB_cover_t670.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779343178343231458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvHuG1jIuP7SO2nqhl4iiUzK_ZwMp_wprflHYRj85jbZ26eUb0ZTK7vy43JbH-qARlp7_XYh7hzuBUYJ2ieMQXVYVQAQhStDr6rIPfPSuShTRGOeMyJhc4reUjDfdNvydgxOVkCkPel0a/s400/filicia_WEB_cover_t670.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 250px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> A Syracuse native, Thom has been active in the community, including opening up his home in 2011 to raise funds for the Skaneateles Historical Society’s Creamery Expansion Project (image via Skaneateles Press <a href="http://www.skaneatelespress.com/news/2011/aug/29/filicia-opens-home-raises-funds-historical-society/">here</a>, photography by Tanner Scarr) Here he is with the home's previous owner, Steve White.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmy8ZcMUI-vFam-OGY_QQQdJpDuGOe43mAlvWHUJHpAtP2ARnTQEsorSPm0HAgvJMWK5q8Hw_XXreBbZfKC3pMt7MXvf8Qy0JUqjNO3vtbBFDJSmwXjqHQNh8I_ICDQIHQobHK9l8LBAg/s1600/sk.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5779449842505670482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmy8ZcMUI-vFam-OGY_QQQdJpDuGOe43mAlvWHUJHpAtP2ARnTQEsorSPm0HAgvJMWK5q8Hw_XXreBbZfKC3pMt7MXvf8Qy0JUqjNO3vtbBFDJSmwXjqHQNh8I_ICDQIHQobHK9l8LBAg/s640/sk.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a>If you've never been to the Finger Lakes and Skaneateles, consider a trip. Maybe you'll even run into Thom! <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307884902/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307884902&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20">American Beauty: Renovating and Decorating a Beloved Retreat</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=myno0ab-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0307884902" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307884902/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0307884902&linkCode=as2&tag=myno0ab-20" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0307884902&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=myno0ab-20" /></a></div>

Thom Filicia's American Beauty

November is too long to wait for the release of Thom Filicia's book dedicated to the transformation of his 1917 house on East Lake Rd in...

8:50 PM

PBR

If you came to this blog thinking I was talking about this PBR . . . <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ivBtrjb5z_sHDWSGw_Bs89no8WhmSYr4X4a51ZpaMeBzmLY5Ri2T6Pr8rg63XlFj-XvNFkV8cOQbC2AqlU6aL5c0WpTTEtDqavvqc07zFhUk3UyzXBtBFF5dnfm2i9lvUllr9ptHQDRj/s1600/PBR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ivBtrjb5z_sHDWSGw_Bs89no8WhmSYr4X4a51ZpaMeBzmLY5Ri2T6Pr8rg63XlFj-XvNFkV8cOQbC2AqlU6aL5c0WpTTEtDqavvqc07zFhUk3UyzXBtBFF5dnfm2i9lvUllr9ptHQDRj/s1600/PBR.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">well, I'm sorry but you've come to the wrong place. Because today, I'm talking about this PBR:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTjzDnqo38wAA3ZX1hbE-NkIPx_ziQoU9Df4miywcckbF3PMTA4uRQDzGqPYls2TlEhyphenhyphenCpjOBGEm886Fjgwor7g4LyOXyPzIpT8E6RrlYebqPZSzXiDpd_HVd6hMhuCay85yXdy-ITAXib/s400/logo.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/" target="_blank">Palm Beach Regency</a>. Ever heard of it? Am I the last one to know? Sometimes, it feels that way. Well, if you're as unenlightened as I was, you're in for a treat. And if you have heard of it, well, just bear with my poor, little last-to-the-party self. I stumbled across this amazing <a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/" target="_blank">online shop</a> while reading one of my favorite blogs, <a href="http://www.birdsofafeatherdesign.com/" target="_blank">Birds of a Feather (hi Ann and Hooper!</a>) a couple of weeks ago. It is chocked full of all the bamboo and Hollywood Regency goodness we've come to expect from the Palm Beach area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfssjyc0HUBYGdgfNMgXg0xaiSDFdYPfGfqVd4VYSbrRcM6GMU_rMA41HebPluezV6RsRXUeZmXxF7fbHMlyiWIXD779SkmSFycsJ-HS5EVlge6aAsBaN94Uf9LwTXk5je3Cz7MviweAZ/s1600/banner-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMfssjyc0HUBYGdgfNMgXg0xaiSDFdYPfGfqVd4VYSbrRcM6GMU_rMA41HebPluezV6RsRXUeZmXxF7fbHMlyiWIXD779SkmSFycsJ-HS5EVlge6aAsBaN94Uf9LwTXk5je3Cz7MviweAZ/s400/banner-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I mean, I've known about <a href="http://circawho.com/" target="_blank">Circa Who</a> for quite some time and even bought a chandelier from them about 6 years ago, but was so happy to find another resource for what I consider to be some very cool stuff. Here is just a smattering of the eye candy . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694778685/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/24488391694778685_QDIB3kSh_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/seating/lacquered-rope-knot-barrel-chairs.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">palmbeachregency.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br />Remember the <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2012/05/teasing-is-cruel.html" target="_blank">rope chair I missed out on at the flea market</a>? Well, these are actually sold too. One day, I will find some! Aren't they fabulous? And since we're on the subject of ropes/tassels, here are some other finds that caught my eye . . .<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694778548/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/24488391694778548_xnI7ylqk_c.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/new-arrivals/hollywood-regency-tassle-bench.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">palmbeachregency.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694778556/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/24488391694778556_hpjeKdur_c.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/new-arrivals/garden-seats.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">palmbeachregency.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And remember how I was <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2012/04/menagerie.html" target="_blank">dreaming of a ceramic dog</a>?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694778532/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="450" src="http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/24488391694778532_U5TFoDQr_c.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/accessories-wall-art/hollywood-regency-tassle-dog.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">palmbeachregency.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Well, it looks like I'll have to keep dreaming because this one is $750! A little out of my price range. Doesn't he remind you of this little guy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391693925674/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="600" src="http://media-cache-ec3.pinterest.com/upload/202380576974712594_Bhta2mIZ_c.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://cwbarchitects.com/project/brooklyn-heights-greek-revival/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">cwbarchitects.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And, a little vintage needlepoint in the Chinoiserie style, of course . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/24488391694778529/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://media-cache-ec2.pinterest.com/upload/24488391694778529_wU6Wf6eu_c.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px;">Source: <a href="http://www.palmbeachregency.com/accessories-wall-art/hand-made-asian-needlepoint.html" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">palmbeachregency.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/myinteriorlife/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">My Interior Life</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I think you get the point. There's more bamboo, lucite, Hollywood Regency and Chinoiserie goodies than you can shake a stick at (I really have no idea what that saying means, but growing up in the South people used it when referring to a boatload of something. That's all I know). Of course, shipping is always an issue when shopping online, but sometimes it's fun just to look and get inspired. My vintage shopping has been really hurting lately . . . not finding much of anything locally. So, any port in the storm. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Any online shopping haunts that make you happy? Please do share.</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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Sunny Seattle's Great Jones Home

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY0cLDwI0qGcijhAv1zlMz2Q-WuCIwwlSfiDGDnQOWrL-Ea6kyCNw0IO1-CjAN-p7_DN2tL04M-NmsaECorW7keuI3edBbhaNapXDctFIVWJl5DZipNI9ptZyfTFEi25WcfynUrbCYdNZ/s1600/P1140008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778592689714075522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqY0cLDwI0qGcijhAv1zlMz2Q-WuCIwwlSfiDGDnQOWrL-Ea6kyCNw0IO1-CjAN-p7_DN2tL04M-NmsaECorW7keuI3edBbhaNapXDctFIVWJl5DZipNI9ptZyfTFEi25WcfynUrbCYdNZ/s640/P1140008.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a>Last week I was in sunny Seattle for work - seems like everytime I go there the weather is just gorgeous. Luckily, I can usually squeeze in a visit to <a href="http://www.greatjoneshome.com/">Great Jones Home </a>- a store that always celebrates color and pattern.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincP-hWWuyMfTh4AtomqHAGvKvA2WkRY1IlC8MTezBaug0TUwQViWPQyg7KjYCYvZx7YWh7ZtguQEUsyP7xrTOocmEU4vWUMrnMUp8sRWsni6ykpq5CRYO6asgpqrFHVfr4Kc1LAqIx68b/s1600/P1140006.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778592467978666898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincP-hWWuyMfTh4AtomqHAGvKvA2WkRY1IlC8MTezBaug0TUwQViWPQyg7KjYCYvZx7YWh7ZtguQEUsyP7xrTOocmEU4vWUMrnMUp8sRWsni6ykpq5CRYO6asgpqrFHVfr4Kc1LAqIx68b/s640/P1140006.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJJctSrL0kl0JjrDGgs-zFwYSafOATjXv7qCMV_DNzcy_as54yImRWtgoKDuLci2AL9mlbwGCSmSfMrDl0rmLr2FDzgYXXehKe-WN7vs96I8fShqFuAckmjQI9dCpZNgyaZo6C2wOcwOa/s1600/P1140016.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5778592127877587442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbJJctSrL0kl0JjrDGgs-zFwYSafOATjXv7qCMV_DNzcy_as54yImRWtgoKDuLci2AL9mlbwGCSmSfMrDl0rmLr2FDzgYXXehKe-WN7vs96I8fShqFuAckmjQI9dCpZNgyaZo6C2wOcwOa/s640/P1140016.JPG" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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Sunny Seattle's Great Jones Home

Last week I was in sunny Seattle for work - seems like everytime I go there the weather is just gorgeous. Luckily, I can usually squeeze in ...

6:29 AM

More Little Tweaks

Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words about my revamped corner. Now, I thought I would go ahead and share some other little changes I made around the house. First up, some new throw pillows for the sofa and slipper chairs . . .<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM9VWTVWHbjMX_zI2Txaq-DQ08bHlKdM01XMqX6xByGo8zCTiVkBbJvmNxympn6VVEGpUQoQnrjJXYRRfvWVAv1QpUhJRHO2zj0f6CJ53X0-19ZerqNQkIBT9ThaGR4ue7oqv-FDOtOZM/s1600/IMG_1787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDM9VWTVWHbjMX_zI2Txaq-DQ08bHlKdM01XMqX6xByGo8zCTiVkBbJvmNxympn6VVEGpUQoQnrjJXYRRfvWVAv1QpUhJRHO2zj0f6CJ53X0-19ZerqNQkIBT9ThaGR4ue7oqv-FDOtOZM/s640/IMG_1787.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's that camera ham Zoe again!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I ordered the silk ikat zigzag and leopard pillow covers from two different Etsy sellers and think they add a little punch to my neutral upholstered pieces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId2w5QonxgY8YpqYTtmBTJJ1eItH0GNuJU-N_iDwnuDEp-xNg1kANgelpTnj9sguB2WhoqJns1dX5ZscHin5VHsiVwl2UXfya9icoz5Nn0E5BFOofBXzqByWaVEKw6siKl-a_ZFGFVEl_/s1600/IMG_1893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId2w5QonxgY8YpqYTtmBTJJ1eItH0GNuJU-N_iDwnuDEp-xNg1kANgelpTnj9sguB2WhoqJns1dX5ZscHin5VHsiVwl2UXfya9icoz5Nn0E5BFOofBXzqByWaVEKw6siKl-a_ZFGFVEl_/s400/IMG_1893.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMHif9x2YN8CQ1W9BWcjA8hLj7omT1BFbi4LQRAS_Yhbd0AeLpYK9JATxdxx9UG6RuKatVtFVlCJxIKx5BC1CYWhJ2cEwb7rO-TnOJtMpGDEqgE5fbQXtZVlOnk6eV8TiYH9kG72nU1ox/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMHif9x2YN8CQ1W9BWcjA8hLj7omT1BFbi4LQRAS_Yhbd0AeLpYK9JATxdxx9UG6RuKatVtFVlCJxIKx5BC1CYWhJ2cEwb7rO-TnOJtMpGDEqgE5fbQXtZVlOnk6eV8TiYH9kG72nU1ox/s400/photo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The teal green velvet pillow came from World Market several months back, but I recently added a little Greek key trim to give it some personality.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m93ar3h1iuBykJnA3UCA22bYjNpmiqB7O-KEfMVX1AuP4EAGLlvsTr3sPKSPLztNM_7KqlEizObTbEC9iuc004tBSpS1AougdwU4wP0E72_q88aNICQvyawtqJ2Au-QLqWZ6GxcnghRY/s1600/IMG_1894.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1m93ar3h1iuBykJnA3UCA22bYjNpmiqB7O-KEfMVX1AuP4EAGLlvsTr3sPKSPLztNM_7KqlEizObTbEC9iuc004tBSpS1AougdwU4wP0E72_q88aNICQvyawtqJ2Au-QLqWZ6GxcnghRY/s400/IMG_1894.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And, I can't forget the two benches I recently got reupholstered. Here's the x-bench . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehvYPvXGAC9zXKgCCdyEoyNxuqsWTcUwR05nkyOtpKseUap-swVtXADGUSfYfjuBl02b9DQN0jaS99KWaR7rgvNn8lY-6iX4YdX67irQcd-YRuwwwP-2J-7rhfjxYEygldMKt8WIwwDXU/s1600/IMG_1883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehvYPvXGAC9zXKgCCdyEoyNxuqsWTcUwR05nkyOtpKseUap-swVtXADGUSfYfjuBl02b9DQN0jaS99KWaR7rgvNn8lY-6iX4YdX67irQcd-YRuwwwP-2J-7rhfjxYEygldMKt8WIwwDXU/s400/IMG_1883.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I chose a black fabric with a small white dot and had the contrast piping done in the pink of our Milo Baughman-style chair. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P6iKOWhsjlpSwTdFJS0SgbEByifwNZXNNrqTWxWnu-K8fWShGquv-ucKvvfsZx2oOQLXWzDbG1Nzp7Hv4TaUQ_swdaoxK-odt3_U8HBJZPmxPu-jSZIA_wqU0cHGue2PXODEZL6aswLH/s1600/IMG_1886.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9P6iKOWhsjlpSwTdFJS0SgbEByifwNZXNNrqTWxWnu-K8fWShGquv-ucKvvfsZx2oOQLXWzDbG1Nzp7Hv4TaUQ_swdaoxK-odt3_U8HBJZPmxPu-jSZIA_wqU0cHGue2PXODEZL6aswLH/s400/IMG_1886.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the bench and chair don't technically go together (and the bench is actually taller than the chair), I thought I would just go with a coordinating fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure if you remember what the before of the bench looked like, but just in case, here it is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNOIIoOVtJXluFRIrWWl-QfZkhwsbi3YobefSiRQYXWuroOLJJBXpWPPJVGEzAGSuByHm7umuOV92pI1JuOC5cs43Rj8OdwQN7OLgNb31xnkr0EBBoE4YPTdkwkYAm8SlgsaWiKXYFEGR/s1600/IMG_1665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNOIIoOVtJXluFRIrWWl-QfZkhwsbi3YobefSiRQYXWuroOLJJBXpWPPJVGEzAGSuByHm7umuOV92pI1JuOC5cs43Rj8OdwQN7OLgNb31xnkr0EBBoE4YPTdkwkYAm8SlgsaWiKXYFEGR/s400/IMG_1665.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> And, remember the blue bench I got for $10 at a junk shop?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAKdm_naqhfLWTSapT3XXAvV7US0aMbBfMnVD6P6Vbr4VSMVDy-2NPoYORyNz3WCxW1IBS8r7Ll4fRs5xAbZ0cRkU8YLprBChA_vhJTOb1rrcZeLsqORyTT37G6O3TE3uOfS3gmsQdQqU/s1600/IMG_1600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSAKdm_naqhfLWTSapT3XXAvV7US0aMbBfMnVD6P6Vbr4VSMVDy-2NPoYORyNz3WCxW1IBS8r7Ll4fRs5xAbZ0cRkU8YLprBChA_vhJTOb1rrcZeLsqORyTT37G6O3TE3uOfS3gmsQdQqU/s400/IMG_1600.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It ended up with an ikat makeover . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnO0tzvwW6rF9qmrILDBknGC9L7u8AG93GLf-4XOzv5scEGPjfYKeBJEsIoZTl8O6RbfXpcnQmpK5PUZ5pKjzs3HbtzRoGs00dR0B2KMXxNaVb8AtNuvYeuJekv2daYsE60MkoBTH5SXx/s1600/IMG_1888.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgnO0tzvwW6rF9qmrILDBknGC9L7u8AG93GLf-4XOzv5scEGPjfYKeBJEsIoZTl8O6RbfXpcnQmpK5PUZ5pKjzs3HbtzRoGs00dR0B2KMXxNaVb8AtNuvYeuJekv2daYsE60MkoBTH5SXx/s400/IMG_1888.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I usually play it safe with large furniture pieces and go with more neutral upholstery, but since this was an accent piece at the end of my otherwise neutral bed, I decided to go a little more daring . . . </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIJtwcd3rW3sBJ7da8q6eKsgWg85VhyvLjRixbwQKeoCvwB9hf5HAKxq43tDxt-BLwySQIHnuFqsUF_MCDDflDA1Q8ow6ZTiTBKIBGZcrRx6_-ACyOI60IhOSGmGy_foCUc1xnoCQZ5_H/s1600/IMG_1891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYIJtwcd3rW3sBJ7da8q6eKsgWg85VhyvLjRixbwQKeoCvwB9hf5HAKxq43tDxt-BLwySQIHnuFqsUF_MCDDflDA1Q8ow6ZTiTBKIBGZcrRx6_-ACyOI60IhOSGmGy_foCUc1xnoCQZ5_H/s400/IMG_1891.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Please excuse the lack of styling on my husband's bedside chest (the right side of the photo). </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">I love it, and so do my pets (I often find them perched there). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Have you made any little changes to your decor lately?</div>

More Little Tweaks

Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words about my revamped corner. Now, I thought I would go ahead and share some other little chan...

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