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Caveat Emptor

<span style="font-size: large;">Somehow during my two years of high school Latin, I missed an important lesson . . . caveat emptor or "buyer beware." I should have known better. I should have checked things out more thoroughly, but my enthusiasm clouded my judgment.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Remember this <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/help-wanted.html">table and chairs</a> . . .</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK99k8sBTzDChFKjW4acYHnyGUCLHZVdDjG85nNdwnnqD_UGYdiXhDAETQ_Ql3N7_jXaUCMzC8eSK7WhPxL-dVMH0tWrSzAh58Vmd96K-MxqpvItnigMcSmDGFHUt4rEe8pEWugU7YPI/s1600/IMG_5131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK99k8sBTzDChFKjW4acYHnyGUCLHZVdDjG85nNdwnnqD_UGYdiXhDAETQ_Ql3N7_jXaUCMzC8eSK7WhPxL-dVMH0tWrSzAh58Vmd96K-MxqpvItnigMcSmDGFHUt4rEe8pEWugU7YPI/s400/IMG_5131.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I bought them several weeks ago at the Habitat for Humanity store. I looked them over, noticed some fretwork missing, some scratches and wear, but nothing that would prevent me from buying them. My big mistake? Not sitting in the chairs. I didn't think I needed to . . . they felt solid. I pushed on them. They weren't wobbly. Plus, they had plywood seats with rusty, jagged holes where the screws had been attached. Who would want to sit on that? I might tear my clothes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I got the table and chairs home, put them in the garage until I could get my husband to help me move the table upstairs. Then got to work on sanding and painting the chairs. This was quite the process. I finally got them to the point where I thought they looked just right. But I was still on the hunt for the perfect fabric. Remember this <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/help-wanted.html">post</a>, where I obsessed over my options?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After ordering swatches online, getting my sister to bring me some from Memphis, and hitting every fabric store in town, I still didn't feel like I had found "the one." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpM0oeEBVd1YG8jyk6o9oMB9lSbb6cHn4COfCKSj2IZ3hJjsFyly8CT0tlXv-bZbkfe6AIjAj-_iJB0YhnSySZRb6h7bfm_22CuF2QaDZ5HtxTioRMNxNgXdPLdVkK6wWP2-AoF0hIc8/s1600/IMG_5326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpM0oeEBVd1YG8jyk6o9oMB9lSbb6cHn4COfCKSj2IZ3hJjsFyly8CT0tlXv-bZbkfe6AIjAj-_iJB0YhnSySZRb6h7bfm_22CuF2QaDZ5HtxTioRMNxNgXdPLdVkK6wWP2-AoF0hIc8/s400/IMG_5326.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I felt I needed a fabric that had the color of the chairs in it as well as other colors. I wasn't willing to change the chair color, so I kept searching. Then, I remembered a tablecloth and some curtains I had seen at World Market. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcwKH7UiuVir_GMu3osI0RkSbT9_-o3X-CgG6RL68zSmfeTTw3MYHf4WwU_HFonmFHPOfRVNVOTA2_XOpmsBr0LtbNEWZYcsSJiJ0slgumiA7UFfxp9yJNTotPP8CxYmVvOKDu3Ym4WM/s1600/IMG_5299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcwKH7UiuVir_GMu3osI0RkSbT9_-o3X-CgG6RL68zSmfeTTw3MYHf4WwU_HFonmFHPOfRVNVOTA2_XOpmsBr0LtbNEWZYcsSJiJ0slgumiA7UFfxp9yJNTotPP8CxYmVvOKDu3Ym4WM/s400/IMG_5299.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I bought a couple of curtains to use as my seat fabric. I love a good Tree of Life pattern, and I really thought the vivid colors of this one worked well with my chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh7yb00O5PCbTp-zKaChjrbm-Z5LyJJBcrTMyCqe44XVr5GPqzUu7WlQVCHkhQaN5nr3WBklK7MBMwXPoi8LM1Ph04nFkawxVeis95yVABgBUGalFZXCH4-nYDh0JqsiSfcELqEcgLtY/s1600/IMG_5264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh7yb00O5PCbTp-zKaChjrbm-Z5LyJJBcrTMyCqe44XVr5GPqzUu7WlQVCHkhQaN5nr3WBklK7MBMwXPoi8LM1Ph04nFkawxVeis95yVABgBUGalFZXCH4-nYDh0JqsiSfcELqEcgLtY/s400/IMG_5264.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I cut the fabric, draped it on top of some foam and sat down to test the height of the chair with the cushion. Then I heard the crack. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4_f-idhVOmzpFuICrMfpIv3jd-fMZ-h__ychgUzMDRMRg6OXlBH7ls5cxrnbCUkhYRBzE-O9fgBQvgqGuYZ-ADxCq_E925dHSdG6F3xDyEH4tPWhwM_NFiuxLq6VZm3fs3ucai9xRCQ/s1600/IMG_5270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4_f-idhVOmzpFuICrMfpIv3jd-fMZ-h__ychgUzMDRMRg6OXlBH7ls5cxrnbCUkhYRBzE-O9fgBQvgqGuYZ-ADxCq_E925dHSdG6F3xDyEH4tPWhwM_NFiuxLq6VZm3fs3ucai9xRCQ/s400/IMG_5270.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's right, the fretwork on the back of the chairs was broken in two places. And not just on one chair, but on three out of the four chairs! Nice. And, it's not even wood. The fretwork is composite or plastic, if you will. The outside frame of the chair is wood, but not the backs. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I'm trying to make lemonade out of lemons. My friend Becky had this stuff in her garage:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8UZECmUd_E7Rq91GJdXA9e-SU0SMNLMc1kCjlVw0ap_1NRs2vtbiGYnQUMCFk-1IrXTHTrIirm_S_bjx31EFgPkV8WLwIXDoTjmvHEpSnwlv2OyD45VXbNoeQThSPvMs4EaCs_9WQsA/s1600/IMG_5280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8UZECmUd_E7Rq91GJdXA9e-SU0SMNLMc1kCjlVw0ap_1NRs2vtbiGYnQUMCFk-1IrXTHTrIirm_S_bjx31EFgPkV8WLwIXDoTjmvHEpSnwlv2OyD45VXbNoeQThSPvMs4EaCs_9WQsA/s400/IMG_5280.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I glued and clamped and let the chairs harden for 24 hours, then repainted the patched area. The result? Only time will tell. They're holding for now, but I don't have much confidence that they can take much wear and tear.  I need to put signs on the chairs that read "lean back gently."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO9OEFMaLEw_sxiQaZpp8REXjmDi2pgo3RPfn3J084kCUhwCPcvqJEQTvxUNderlt6tGRGW7rxfDScSb2fHFCWNyVMnytSa9h0U6kFe4F7-jU8wcyN08ARZdioIaorOsTLA21tYDC0Kg/s1600/IMG_5312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO9OEFMaLEw_sxiQaZpp8REXjmDi2pgo3RPfn3J084kCUhwCPcvqJEQTvxUNderlt6tGRGW7rxfDScSb2fHFCWNyVMnytSa9h0U6kFe4F7-jU8wcyN08ARZdioIaorOsTLA21tYDC0Kg/s400/IMG_5312.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAodmUDHzoxL-SKKMYiPjUL3Gg_oDuR8sK7p6JSEvNaulNG-D_e0Jlalzy-l0e_uRUrc7_mBWwDiVVJchwFkyzaorUE3Jt5spS7BRLQOVmxNQSuOLlvsjD4WWtGzl5hWeuUMZxB0cKNI/s1600/IMG_5314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAodmUDHzoxL-SKKMYiPjUL3Gg_oDuR8sK7p6JSEvNaulNG-D_e0Jlalzy-l0e_uRUrc7_mBWwDiVVJchwFkyzaorUE3Jt5spS7BRLQOVmxNQSuOLlvsjD4WWtGzl5hWeuUMZxB0cKNI/s400/IMG_5314.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think they look nice . . . pretty much what I envisioned. I just hate that they might snap at any moment. Not a good feeling. I haven't attached the seats to the chair yet. Still need to find the right screws. Now, I just need to buy or have a banquette made for the other side of the table, but that has its own set of issues. By the way, I sold the old chairs on Craigslist, so those are no longer an option either. Way to burn my design bridges, huh?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In some ways, I feel like this was a DIY disaster. Do you have any projects that did not turn out the way you planned?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Editor's Note: I'm so sorry I've been gone for two weeks now! I was sick for the first week with some mysterious illness that basically made me feel like hell with the vague symptoms of a headache and nausea. And, no, I'm not pregnant. Then my husband was out of town for 10 days on a scuba diving excursion with his dad, and I just didn't have the energy at the end of the day to write a blog post. I so admire single parents. I endeavor to be better about blogging once my son finally starts back to pre-K on Friday!</i></div>

Caveat Emptor

Somehow during my two years of high school Latin, I missed an important lesson . . . caveat emptor or "buyer beware." I should hav...

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Shopping = Bliss

<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I got the opportunity to do a little shopping/antiquing on my own in and around downtown Franklin. Sometimes it's such a treat to just wander through stores aimlessly looking for inspiration. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">At my first stop, the Winchester Antique Mall, this greeted me on the front porch:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2g-9msDO2paU3hJ2QOumcmg6L8OG6iyZYHP29bh3WQhMlx0FzcJmZRgZdKuw3F9AMKriSJpbK4Dvu1IaSHBRuoOtPiRmsdt82OR2X2gN3HpAsDtwSF6pXqcykbvZ0z5mj9hAS6JorBg/s1600/IMG_0435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2g-9msDO2paU3hJ2QOumcmg6L8OG6iyZYHP29bh3WQhMlx0FzcJmZRgZdKuw3F9AMKriSJpbK4Dvu1IaSHBRuoOtPiRmsdt82OR2X2gN3HpAsDtwSF6pXqcykbvZ0z5mj9hAS6JorBg/s400/IMG_0435.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I'm a sucker for a good Chippendale bench. According to the tag, this one was made locally and was $325.</i></div><span style="font-size: large;">Heading inside, I found these goodies . . .</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5DuQTYPJIO4cPXN20iT3UoLzjWlhaFuqHpT8-amzsdybQu1qnnp_TMC8rxOFrxOIfO0CKvOFuuIRe1cu6h8rSaYfl3spCGCBo_haGX5SlZ3IkTMMMyAHteQ2L1hmr8exIG6J-Ss7syM/s1600/IMG_0432.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5DuQTYPJIO4cPXN20iT3UoLzjWlhaFuqHpT8-amzsdybQu1qnnp_TMC8rxOFrxOIfO0CKvOFuuIRe1cu6h8rSaYfl3spCGCBo_haGX5SlZ3IkTMMMyAHteQ2L1hmr8exIG6J-Ss7syM/s400/IMG_0432.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I loved this antique wicker chair. It's very small in scale so would really only be appropriate in my daughter's room, but it was a little too pricey ($300-something) for me.</i></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/AVvXsEgkFjVhAYsUTs_I1Kmw48NDJOGXg4AS8Lp4VwgQxsdFJPodtRPzEa3Wf94_wqU7ISnqdhWPtfPinCXamBshPXdqGClDQk7eNGR71ssPh9H06YgvswEqfL062y7KwUUmMMhBmG2G2kgsmB8/s1600/IMG_0434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkFjVhAYsUTs_I1Kmw48NDJOGXg4AS8Lp4VwgQxsdFJPodtRPzEa3Wf94_wqU7ISnqdhWPtfPinCXamBshPXdqGClDQk7eNGR71ssPh9H06YgvswEqfL062y7KwUUmMMhBmG2G2kgsmB8/s400/IMG_0434.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The gilded bamboo frames on these were great, and the mat was more of a muted coral or salmon color, not such a bright orange as it looks here. I would switch out the butterfly watercolor prints for charcoal or line drawings. For $29 each, they weren't a bad deal. Still may go back for these. Sorry, my iPhone doesn't have a flash so these aren't the best quality photos.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnE7eax6bxhDD5mqk_k-8HSLA14pIyKvGaLEVEyJSVriWeNDTpq790iduddG6TQe8RdrGcZwi-ytFaDkqtVwkvZrQJkx_eGh3Ahy9g1x2ls2st9kURwtOHW1TeWZd-IBznkDfM0jI43qY/s400/IMG_0422.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="298" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">I can't pass up a good bentwood or Thonet-style chair. The blue on this one captured my attention as I'm looking for a desk and desk chair for my son's room. After sitting in this one, I passed because it was a little too rickety and I'm not sure it was fixable.</span></i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnE7eax6bxhDD5mqk_k-8HSLA14pIyKvGaLEVEyJSVriWeNDTpq790iduddG6TQe8RdrGcZwi-ytFaDkqtVwkvZrQJkx_eGh3Ahy9g1x2ls2st9kURwtOHW1TeWZd-IBznkDfM0jI43qY/s1600/IMG_0422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC48iRdp3N0-dfn_BQDP_UC0HD3ZRDDZwZ06IrMU-Dgm83q-Ma_-JsmxKa6ykBp0ZHzGCZpjS07zlK1RnDW-dD50vYQ2GK-eKrnCwFl6ls3Nz2L6L80fd_Rup4mHVA7IUB5BbXx8jV4c/s1600/IMG_0421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC48iRdp3N0-dfn_BQDP_UC0HD3ZRDDZwZ06IrMU-Dgm83q-Ma_-JsmxKa6ykBp0ZHzGCZpjS07zlK1RnDW-dD50vYQ2GK-eKrnCwFl6ls3Nz2L6L80fd_Rup4mHVA7IUB5BbXx8jV4c/s400/IMG_0421.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I'm not sure you can even see, but there is a little Greek key detail on this alabaster lamp. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgxCOsXk5o4ouiQm9j49EsFjSKKHvu6EC1xakG1yL7Aka8c5NnSXCFu1qhGjPx_amyAiasBNw_MIknnT8xGYrKa6u7Dg1lYPSpHWD2ldifOgwUehTYTYbT1vj8Ls-HtPgVfeH3qR1W2lpc/s1600/IMG_0423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxCOsXk5o4ouiQm9j49EsFjSKKHvu6EC1xakG1yL7Aka8c5NnSXCFu1qhGjPx_amyAiasBNw_MIknnT8xGYrKa6u7Dg1lYPSpHWD2ldifOgwUehTYTYbT1vj8Ls-HtPgVfeH3qR1W2lpc/s400/IMG_0423.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This vignette of purple bottles really caught my eye. Reminds me of my mother's birthstone, amethyst.</i></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/AVvXsEjcWfXzdn_0AhfI8HtYskGcd6MyuYlKZQ8OgnNSd-Av82QL_0V7xxkfwltaDSoUb_GNwl8Gi1Ti5nUrzpiILD2Rkn_GJR-igzOtd7ygK9PnNoeDc5MDBXx-T4yqEPWM_U5-7KA6e1JV8ug/s1600/IMG_0427.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWfXzdn_0AhfI8HtYskGcd6MyuYlKZQ8OgnNSd-Av82QL_0V7xxkfwltaDSoUb_GNwl8Gi1Ti5nUrzpiILD2Rkn_GJR-igzOtd7ygK9PnNoeDc5MDBXx-T4yqEPWM_U5-7KA6e1JV8ug/s400/IMG_0427.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Such pretty turtle shells. These were $45 each.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjy5ZqsW86Cfg4ayq-lSyJxgcaEkcQ-5_m4u3-_vDyiMXHs8XE7-a69gJ5U0km44lYPDJzedk327G_i_hX_6pKc04lwfGl2GYb1z38DzNmTOlvHb9Mqbb9LoczzpOzIUQuD6S8qPSRzKMY/s1600/IMG_0430.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5ZqsW86Cfg4ayq-lSyJxgcaEkcQ-5_m4u3-_vDyiMXHs8XE7-a69gJ5U0km44lYPDJzedk327G_i_hX_6pKc04lwfGl2GYb1z38DzNmTOlvHb9Mqbb9LoczzpOzIUQuD6S8qPSRzKMY/s400/IMG_0430.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Love the over-the-top nature of this Italian tole lamp. Quite a statment piece!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjOCrNdwk6M9IfiD0pdDFF2sHbj7KFqxbTiUqEb691M5Zl58Y-iBlvIaPhCnh1kIIVExrsUvnh5pFFCy3-udSzEGpgYPl-8hd2xyb_Ve8qXqD4xdw3K4X8lCb_FAFtTCsAqoywEOlDzw/s1600/IMG_0429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjOCrNdwk6M9IfiD0pdDFF2sHbj7KFqxbTiUqEb691M5Zl58Y-iBlvIaPhCnh1kIIVExrsUvnh5pFFCy3-udSzEGpgYPl-8hd2xyb_Ve8qXqD4xdw3K4X8lCb_FAFtTCsAqoywEOlDzw/s400/IMG_0429.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Another cool gold lamp.</i></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/AVvXsEiuqmH5d23T-ZWJgaSoX6cCKJNOL-_us3Sn8_AMa9mdBThL5C2d_nwm490sXLYpwX0R0Uwdk2BqI9tHPYKUTyR0IKXsSj40UtuqCwXJBJH6pWqWKd0XtnZrzb4_qk0vEZucT0WojQGQkr4/s1600/IMG_0436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuqmH5d23T-ZWJgaSoX6cCKJNOL-_us3Sn8_AMa9mdBThL5C2d_nwm490sXLYpwX0R0Uwdk2BqI9tHPYKUTyR0IKXsSj40UtuqCwXJBJH6pWqWKd0XtnZrzb4_qk0vEZucT0WojQGQkr4/s400/IMG_0436.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And on my way back to my car, I spied these little concrete foo dogs. Perfect guard dogs and only $29 each.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next stop, Scarlett Scales, a great little shop in downtown Franklin. Scarlett has a great eye and her shop is always chocked full of cool stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtykzHiEadnmZoN9UIT-9k5YrDetQ505xaR_z_8bE5SvaSsfBqBruAyOSq-BgGabkGXpB3cHAy46Ay0qKYpliWGidUi59bDNyH_qkRLUVHzqBBYn673VuJmon_CvAwIsdFvww68OX4r2M/s1600/IMG_0447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtykzHiEadnmZoN9UIT-9k5YrDetQ505xaR_z_8bE5SvaSsfBqBruAyOSq-BgGabkGXpB3cHAy46Ay0qKYpliWGidUi59bDNyH_qkRLUVHzqBBYn673VuJmon_CvAwIsdFvww68OX4r2M/s400/IMG_0447.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTHo0UlU7zW67oArGNTgc-l7s66OQJ_rXDqcAqMr8GdgmLac7F8wjuYR5nEJfvGpVHgyKj0IgJG6dZMLebrycmLNPDUgyatIquAsWIfb4An5nEKBNJZSG7mxWHxYjKZD9mHnNUx4Vx5c/s1600/IMG_0437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTHo0UlU7zW67oArGNTgc-l7s66OQJ_rXDqcAqMr8GdgmLac7F8wjuYR5nEJfvGpVHgyKj0IgJG6dZMLebrycmLNPDUgyatIquAsWIfb4An5nEKBNJZSG7mxWHxYjKZD9mHnNUx4Vx5c/s400/IMG_0437.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And what should greet me at the front door? A pair of the mama foo dogs. These would definitely ward away any evil spirits from your home. $235 for the pair.</i></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/AVvXsEhdk-4znLZjSQyfAdRcISEConJymLURtP6zVjS-zyLqZD2pbnPSzNR2uvheDQNTF1_AEklJFOScaq3aq08-ElBWJvBRtrmmtsyMXgz-nkeajLOxiPShFe8HP9VDe2DnlfqiAhuXzMARU9c/s1600/IMG_0439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdk-4znLZjSQyfAdRcISEConJymLURtP6zVjS-zyLqZD2pbnPSzNR2uvheDQNTF1_AEklJFOScaq3aq08-ElBWJvBRtrmmtsyMXgz-nkeajLOxiPShFe8HP9VDe2DnlfqiAhuXzMARU9c/s400/IMG_0439.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Nie6tho_gIBpr1PaZveJ7ngHMjfR_Vg-S7CFT4iirRV_NuUfolzx_B0Rcsu61oMcJn56E6efvu9feOhxqJCPbCrMguKVWcW1GUqU7-idthyMpwV-gaD_fveVif-8ll7aNRTFHixm_0c/s1600/IMG_0443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Nie6tho_gIBpr1PaZveJ7ngHMjfR_Vg-S7CFT4iirRV_NuUfolzx_B0Rcsu61oMcJn56E6efvu9feOhxqJCPbCrMguKVWcW1GUqU7-idthyMpwV-gaD_fveVif-8ll7aNRTFHixm_0c/s400/IMG_0443.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Some of the great displays in Scarlett's shop.</i></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/AVvXsEhgzQjmhyqp7liDJ5VOvGNgH19saDwpumz08ic73L0a0-So3iZ0DvO3oFTzxnzlcqFXSNrejJ96Kc-xNjMCRAIb4OtojbTg4ZmniPYYeMZUoaouqA-BMIooRq4qQwUjGp6uvsv6DpHAucI/s1600/IMG_0440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzQjmhyqp7liDJ5VOvGNgH19saDwpumz08ic73L0a0-So3iZ0DvO3oFTzxnzlcqFXSNrejJ96Kc-xNjMCRAIb4OtojbTg4ZmniPYYeMZUoaouqA-BMIooRq4qQwUjGp6uvsv6DpHAucI/s400/IMG_0440.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A unique art deco style alabaster lamp. I'm not sure if I've ever seen one of these.</i></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/AVvXsEgOR_kUJu8u-DPxy16vi2DfBLlqJJ9ut9HSaOB3IXMwAmTnHm-pY8ysxa-5McCEgXQ9Kks8TwLi_1Iqbs1TNZ6jRENHhB0L3P0fUnluoatK_KqCZSdiC7H6wjw5JdpwiWKxznXKgQs24Nc/s1600/IMG_0442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOR_kUJu8u-DPxy16vi2DfBLlqJJ9ut9HSaOB3IXMwAmTnHm-pY8ysxa-5McCEgXQ9Kks8TwLi_1Iqbs1TNZ6jRENHhB0L3P0fUnluoatK_KqCZSdiC7H6wjw5JdpwiWKxznXKgQs24Nc/s400/IMG_0442.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yet another display of purple bottles. Is this a new trend?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the Arbor Antique Mall next door, they had a new vendor with some really cool stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVra6qb4NurF3-Y8v4ZNuaGkPiRLlxjkwHIiS5kIHBgqwlE50i_2CU_Ol4aRbKeDMdhOkHY0Ejry9EzdKUFVunE-qLkb7CIJsZhyphenhyphenB5IJH00M-3QT8wQ3YqSBdh4iCD5hyphenhyphensSoDflH3yTEo/s1600/IMG_0444.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVra6qb4NurF3-Y8v4ZNuaGkPiRLlxjkwHIiS5kIHBgqwlE50i_2CU_Ol4aRbKeDMdhOkHY0Ejry9EzdKUFVunE-qLkb7CIJsZhyphenhyphenB5IJH00M-3QT8wQ3YqSBdh4iCD5hyphenhyphensSoDflH3yTEo/s400/IMG_0444.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I loved this chalk head sculpture. This would look amazing as part of a tablescape. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My last stop was the Downtown Franklin Antique Mall across the street. Just a couple of gems here . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmNQvMHPGtbsDroG-ud4qhO9E4K828icEOMQzSqFBS8mcIDDjaXKybWLBUzayU-IUH45SA0J67SpwCLuYwoYcWN0jkYtmsGFDjETbTukH6KvNfCLzSIFzCKVrhVGy1ZBz67788EheeBs/s1600/IMG_0445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmNQvMHPGtbsDroG-ud4qhO9E4K828icEOMQzSqFBS8mcIDDjaXKybWLBUzayU-IUH45SA0J67SpwCLuYwoYcWN0jkYtmsGFDjETbTukH6KvNfCLzSIFzCKVrhVGy1ZBz67788EheeBs/s400/IMG_0445.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>How cute is this elephant garden seat? I could pull this up next to anything. Maybe it could keep my lonely <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/08/good-things-come.html">chair</a> company?</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And for some reason I neglected to take a photo of the white painted bamboo mirror (behind the elephant), but it was a beauty too.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7gQmZ83OIYlkCrdpKt80Rgd2Z9WiH7LKua0C6NhCZa0ZZOQYVxNU-rtXmnkmQTiAj2f1xLi-A0I4T7JHGbJOHAUgRGOlw-hO_b8nbUbAVt1d-LgVz9pRQT4WqImJ-9M7QfS-9eZpJGc/s1600/IMG_0446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz7gQmZ83OIYlkCrdpKt80Rgd2Z9WiH7LKua0C6NhCZa0ZZOQYVxNU-rtXmnkmQTiAj2f1xLi-A0I4T7JHGbJOHAUgRGOlw-hO_b8nbUbAVt1d-LgVz9pRQT4WqImJ-9M7QfS-9eZpJGc/s400/IMG_0446.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>And, lastly, this brass-plated lamp. Very elegant. Could go anywhere. And it was on sale for $54.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of lamps, I hit TJ Maxx earlier in the day and found a neat lamp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi_UL-tPbKGdnm-kPeHNdYSql9Hp6PYx7eUjRwc2i8Hw50nG3SfOMi4sgOjRe-K8EnPfSFu0eojxpCKQ2JS-RKMjlNQUPquZ20tCdL4a9SH7NHrQ8KmHchjQAIJk16uDeXLkDs-wi0hI/s1600/IMG_0417.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOi_UL-tPbKGdnm-kPeHNdYSql9Hp6PYx7eUjRwc2i8Hw50nG3SfOMi4sgOjRe-K8EnPfSFu0eojxpCKQ2JS-RKMjlNQUPquZ20tCdL4a9SH7NHrQ8KmHchjQAIJk16uDeXLkDs-wi0hI/s400/IMG_0417.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Loved the shape, the faux snakeskin and brass accents. It looks expensive to me, but only $35. Bargain.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And since I'm sharing treasures, I've been selling some things on Craigslist lately. So, of course, I do a little browsing while I'm there. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's what I found . . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbicd91Rfid-z1ZAjKC6Jy6u1PUi9vZAaP1Cks6_kKbmL4Bkf2TXOLdZ12EZX64MaL0Lv2QBB4P2T9OQaufiPseYb1W4NpOlHH7llhzOdQZ0Jl0DqZVUzuvIRqwNGZdJ0YJJpHngsv44/s1600/3kb3p73o75V55Q25P6a87a99865b8bbf0107f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbicd91Rfid-z1ZAjKC6Jy6u1PUi9vZAaP1Cks6_kKbmL4Bkf2TXOLdZ12EZX64MaL0Lv2QBB4P2T9OQaufiPseYb1W4NpOlHH7llhzOdQZ0Jl0DqZVUzuvIRqwNGZdJ0YJJpHngsv44/s320/3kb3p73o75V55Q25P6a87a99865b8bbf0107f.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This solid wood dresser was only $35. Call me crazy, but I think it would look fabulous painted orange or blue or green or some bright lacquer color. And the hardware is killer. Unfortunately, I have no where to put this, plus it's sold already. Oh well.</i></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/AVvXsEjCbIVXn7rSdsYOyenbBvzr4fAAc36841hxTR32VU_sJzs12dqK49TDx5kMzvs6jQQQXEgDauUg9fFElYlRDN0FEcHvshTrst92PBx_sqABtK5N6cmuvionCDEeza_dbQE3JN3z4lmnXzM/s1600/3kb3p03o25V25T25P2a8824e394fd473a1d0c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbIVXn7rSdsYOyenbBvzr4fAAc36841hxTR32VU_sJzs12dqK49TDx5kMzvs6jQQQXEgDauUg9fFElYlRDN0FEcHvshTrst92PBx_sqABtK5N6cmuvionCDEeza_dbQE3JN3z4lmnXzM/s400/3kb3p03o25V25T25P2a8824e394fd473a1d0c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Once again, I don't know where I would put this fan/throne chair, but I like it a lot. It's $20 but the guy said he would go lower. </i></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/AVvXsEhgOPkXPknMcPyqkze2mUfBEeYFZifr1V3D2BS1B_PwRr0zRuxQialz3UcHUfsRBZjXJViOvW5S07rlfA3_81L0zwFEo6JWY-cmrdAF2s0jh9gwQz-VfSedKLC_tf2oNqaORBNBmvYQ0I4/s1600/3ka3m13oe5Y25U65P6a8f2656f1c4246b145b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOPkXPknMcPyqkze2mUfBEeYFZifr1V3D2BS1B_PwRr0zRuxQialz3UcHUfsRBZjXJViOvW5S07rlfA3_81L0zwFEo6JWY-cmrdAF2s0jh9gwQz-VfSedKLC_tf2oNqaORBNBmvYQ0I4/s400/3ka3m13oe5Y25U65P6a8f2656f1c4246b145b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Does anyone need a dining table? Because I think this Parsons-style one is fabulous, and for only $75! I so wish I had a place for this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I think that wraps it up. Do you see any treasures in the bunch?</span></div>

Shopping = Bliss

Yesterday, I got the opportunity to do a little shopping/antiquing on my own in and around downtown Franklin. Sometimes it's such a trea...

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Help Wanted

<span style="font-size: large;">While on a little thrifting excursion Monday morning, I happened upon this: </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8q3EaqC-ibfZcHirkwxhis78Hel5hPRoXR30y3f7CupISyN74ptPvUIhvx8fnkji0KZuJnWz-xwt538fKkXyzetivvluk8ihZkIuyybVvJO8iLdS4xXDTZoeDrs8GihCdujw5y6Fa9Bw/s1600/IMG_5131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8q3EaqC-ibfZcHirkwxhis78Hel5hPRoXR30y3f7CupISyN74ptPvUIhvx8fnkji0KZuJnWz-xwt538fKkXyzetivvluk8ihZkIuyybVvJO8iLdS4xXDTZoeDrs8GihCdujw5y6Fa9Bw/s400/IMG_5131.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My love of <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/03/asian-invasion.html">Chinoiserie</a> is no secret, so my jaw about dropped to the floor when I saw it. I've been looking for a different table and chairs for my breakfast nook since we moved in four years ago. I've always thought an oval table would fit the space better than my dark, rectangular farm table with cabriole legs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCDZsIb7nm0vX4czdDN0RbAZFdHqUDJsZcj5PKnb2KMzGYX26Foydufun_COVnbGiflghQt8E3kLuEfXuoZviOoflQVi_PUEkGKV8DTCU65_fczpGJvJagGPvuP0O5fc0s1BttS9nEYU/s1600/IMG_5152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCDZsIb7nm0vX4czdDN0RbAZFdHqUDJsZcj5PKnb2KMzGYX26Foydufun_COVnbGiflghQt8E3kLuEfXuoZviOoflQVi_PUEkGKV8DTCU65_fczpGJvJagGPvuP0O5fc0s1BttS9nEYU/s400/IMG_5152.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In our old house, we only had one dining area and this table and chairs fit the space and style perfectly. However, in our current house we have a dining room and a breakfast area. This table was too small for the dining room, so into the breakfast area it went.   I've always thought this space needed a different set-up - specifically, an oval table with chairs and a banquette or settee. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, four years later, I'm excited to announce that I purchased the Chinoiserie-style faux bamboo dining table (with 2 leaves) and four chairs for what I consider to be an absolute steal. Now comes the fun part - figuring out what to do with the finishes and fabric. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been suggested I should leave the table as it is . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYbsx52XYCE6_rKKhGANTC8_5GtsvPb3zgKGjcUFVMvFQMKWO3qjzjMb_r9lHyjQOSWjf4vvmYq19HfQnElsN8h1ZhnESnV5VOnmQX1eQHKdyZooAtUUnDPxxVNRhTHyuQExWa1BE1Xg/s1600/IMG_5157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYbsx52XYCE6_rKKhGANTC8_5GtsvPb3zgKGjcUFVMvFQMKWO3qjzjMb_r9lHyjQOSWjf4vvmYq19HfQnElsN8h1ZhnESnV5VOnmQX1eQHKdyZooAtUUnDPxxVNRhTHyuQExWa1BE1Xg/s400/IMG_5157.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Please excuse my super messy garage.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And paint the chairs a fun color. But it has to be a color that fits in with the rest of my house because of my very open floor plan. Luckily, most of my furniture is fairly neutral. Yet another reason a pop of color might be in order. I'm leaning towards a rich saturated peacock blue shiny lacquer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEDsdsoQewB-P2tKsmvcrHe-EbeWhT5oG2NEJbsLN0IYoAX_PH9e_zHXZ6dZVU6TP5BV8OaP06rS1MZaJikbdPBWHtoqAxGlfhgDPzPHYMuet71q9I5yFjZitk4PqYfrxW3UDgczNOSY/s1600/IMG_5162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEDsdsoQewB-P2tKsmvcrHe-EbeWhT5oG2NEJbsLN0IYoAX_PH9e_zHXZ6dZVU6TP5BV8OaP06rS1MZaJikbdPBWHtoqAxGlfhgDPzPHYMuet71q9I5yFjZitk4PqYfrxW3UDgczNOSY/s400/IMG_5162.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something like the color of this Miles Redd living room maybe. Of course, it would be on the chairs not the wall so you'll have to use your imagination.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSUT8-2qb4q1A0Vl1_TklDfGZkhcD3UlVvLOK1ylY0cC90ZULRX8Bhi_U7CGE9-8riPQ7Wo6-g22TWvfvmTQPcpe93CeuWHQsadDhyphenhyphenTIpSP8iagP0FiTyLeG84jy8Q4FYeJeqIg46E2U/s1600/hbx-decorating-redd-3-0709-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSUT8-2qb4q1A0Vl1_TklDfGZkhcD3UlVvLOK1ylY0cC90ZULRX8Bhi_U7CGE9-8riPQ7Wo6-g22TWvfvmTQPcpe93CeuWHQsadDhyphenhyphenTIpSP8iagP0FiTyLeG84jy8Q4FYeJeqIg46E2U/s400/hbx-decorating-redd-3-0709-xlg.jpg" width="312" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't think I could pull off anything too bright a la Jonathan Adler:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxvmlwrovU4GNaK3800xL6KctrNcRRQrVNZvIBGfFZS1HPSj2C-D1p8F03DnkydnPo03G7_H4IDVSvip-qNMoX0MSJsy7ws3ZhJRYH07_GEe9CNXzTgkFgcvzFRqAhO4tTlbDo3mbPg/s1600/modern-dining-room-xlg-24784812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxvmlwrovU4GNaK3800xL6KctrNcRRQrVNZvIBGfFZS1HPSj2C-D1p8F03DnkydnPo03G7_H4IDVSvip-qNMoX0MSJsy7ws3ZhJRYH07_GEe9CNXzTgkFgcvzFRqAhO4tTlbDo3mbPg/s400/modern-dining-room-xlg-24784812.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkowDFqkUV84-ZDpbZrONBEe2Z4AMgwBtiMV4Rvyv5Q_YbRu4g9kPaqoIaZAAtSKOu51RCQkVJeytvK3Nozx4I6W80JhOqxSrLppX6hIXkE4CpwMhKr7VPcjB4zFbeu4pqQ8SXd3SSvuc/s1600/1-everywhere-chinesechairs-1007-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkowDFqkUV84-ZDpbZrONBEe2Z4AMgwBtiMV4Rvyv5Q_YbRu4g9kPaqoIaZAAtSKOu51RCQkVJeytvK3Nozx4I6W80JhOqxSrLppX6hIXkE4CpwMhKr7VPcjB4zFbeu4pqQ8SXd3SSvuc/s320/1-everywhere-chinesechairs-1007-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, there's always white . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCStfdIFSyPCqWRHrQuEjWxe_mZzXZbI7XGlZShxPQK_Ud2lPVzhqfJEAgaKiNkkFtAKSy0tRqIXCxIcUmI0DdV868C1Oew-KdXMNcknYWbBrnHmRN_Kpy8fVmEA_MYfGMaCXsPD3lkXk/s1600/DollarHouse-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCStfdIFSyPCqWRHrQuEjWxe_mZzXZbI7XGlZShxPQK_Ud2lPVzhqfJEAgaKiNkkFtAKSy0tRqIXCxIcUmI0DdV868C1Oew-KdXMNcknYWbBrnHmRN_Kpy8fVmEA_MYfGMaCXsPD3lkXk/s400/DollarHouse-7.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although white would not look great against my creamy cabinets. I guess I could go with a creamy white, but that's pretty close to how they look now. So, I could just leave them the way they are if I decide on that route. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0aU6rzHlHlgjbAcImYPAeI6ToH4pmAorlf9bHu16CODHzagAFqAhHeSEj0s25e3ZXMoqKpUlEub2FyvKU0AZK3LE2vvegNKR3xwmK9nZIyC9u-2R6Uz4QAS4JN6PYtoQ2CgqhCbLJRo/s1600/IMG_0212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0aU6rzHlHlgjbAcImYPAeI6ToH4pmAorlf9bHu16CODHzagAFqAhHeSEj0s25e3ZXMoqKpUlEub2FyvKU0AZK3LE2vvegNKR3xwmK9nZIyC9u-2R6Uz4QAS4JN6PYtoQ2CgqhCbLJRo/s400/IMG_0212.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, of course, there's the all important fabric selection. Should I pick that first, then pick a paint color to complement it?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've always loved Chiang Mai dragon by Schumacher in the aquamarine colorway. I know some people might think it's overexposed or trendy, but I don't care - it's still one of my favorites. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOB1xFqegAfkg433wXb4fBarw93itXzreGb9QNG2P8WidXc5qdoQDJOQdJZGYf0Esu4FMza7CkE_gnBfEUjze2X32k5RakfAcqoV29xIQkFV7sRbuA6qe-Zilu5IqQTca_LzfzYLiRHQ/s1600/chiang-mai-dragon-fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOB1xFqegAfkg433wXb4fBarw93itXzreGb9QNG2P8WidXc5qdoQDJOQdJZGYf0Esu4FMza7CkE_gnBfEUjze2X32k5RakfAcqoV29xIQkFV7sRbuA6qe-Zilu5IqQTca_LzfzYLiRHQ/s400/chiang-mai-dragon-fabric.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DCYcu7GKGnmnsbjRB5JKpqSmagyqgaKx2VOD7eDupiDL3F_EBhVOuhxv537deIrR1vOuflrgpNoOHVY_w_FF4vYxWqiE06tHTj6GLcJ0NuNRF9hyyilStTrcQiPCwwMPD3hQX5R6Pog/s1600/chiang-mai-dragon-cane-chair-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DCYcu7GKGnmnsbjRB5JKpqSmagyqgaKx2VOD7eDupiDL3F_EBhVOuhxv537deIrR1vOuflrgpNoOHVY_w_FF4vYxWqiE06tHTj6GLcJ0NuNRF9hyyilStTrcQiPCwwMPD3hQX5R6Pog/s400/chiang-mai-dragon-cane-chair-8.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqX6fAlBN8d_xt9oCX_SfrdVUGPYrOXnd5kBAnE9NQ7eLqphyphenhyphenjVlW7u4S8rZlfm7EWMVCUlYTK7V3L6UwZnmgENgvVwciV20RTaN7YfGArNMR_1pkmY76n0i9f2FLmUh0gl1fbd2zY-E/s1600/DSCF1766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqX6fAlBN8d_xt9oCX_SfrdVUGPYrOXnd5kBAnE9NQ7eLqphyphenhyphenjVlW7u4S8rZlfm7EWMVCUlYTK7V3L6UwZnmgENgvVwciV20RTaN7YfGArNMR_1pkmY76n0i9f2FLmUh0gl1fbd2zY-E/s400/DSCF1766.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, it's super expensive. However, I shouldn't need much since there are just four seats to cover. I'll have to check with my designer friend Kristen to see how the price breaks down and if they have a minimum yardage ordering requirement. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If it turns out that Chiang Mai is out of my budget (which it might very well be), I've found some other cute fabric options. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbPK40Mc5_dVobYaRx8ddubrT0NIzUb_4Lsb8d33qDuFquYyKEAxRtYru7ggqwak6JVsqFkYIeXlYAQJ_n07VjFCbRCuGRPFKnXkFt9CTCF7ptuO14fEnwF1xK9rFwgSSOF8sImvnyLE/s1600/zzgvillagegreennatural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbPK40Mc5_dVobYaRx8ddubrT0NIzUb_4Lsb8d33qDuFquYyKEAxRtYru7ggqwak6JVsqFkYIeXlYAQJ_n07VjFCbRCuGRPFKnXkFt9CTCF7ptuO14fEnwF1xK9rFwgSSOF8sImvnyLE/s400/zzgvillagegreennatural.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/zzgvgn.shtml">Zig Zag in Village Green/Natural by Premier Fabrics</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, so that's about a dozen fabrics. I have an obvious love of fabrics too. So, what do you think? Any keepers in the bunch? Would you prefer cream-colored chairs with bright seats? Or brightly painted chairs with a more geometric pattern? Oh, too many choices. So, please give me your opinion. I really do want your help!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and don't worry about the table and chairs that I'm replacing. I'm planning on using them in my basement once we re-do that (about 5- 7 years from now, if we're lucky) or I might sell the chairs and keep the table. Haven't totally decided yet. I'm a little indecisive. Can you tell?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Sources: <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colorful-manhattan-apartment?click=main_sr">House Beautiful</a>, <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/Chippendale-Chair-starting-at/?initial=">Jonathan Adler</a>, <a href="http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-gumdale-house.html">Absolutely Beautiful Things</a>, <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=173270">F. Schumacher</a>, <a href="http://www.aestheticoiseau.com/2010/03/chiang-is-good.html">Aesthetic Oiseau</a>, <a href="http://sweetnothings04.blogspot.com/2009/10/still-obsessed-with-chiang-mai-dragon.html">Sweet Nothings</a>, <a href="http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/index.shtml">Premier Fabrics</a>, and <a href="http://www.fabric.com/">www.fabric.com</a>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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