HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Mandy

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A GALLERY WALL...

A GALLERY WALL....


The last few posts I have featured my friend's Liz' great room updates and today we will be focusing on a focal wall in this room. 

Liz wanted to change out the artwork she had on the wall above her sideboard as it no longer matched the new color scheme. 

This wall defines the middle of the room and is the common denominator between the dining room end and the living room/office end of the room. 

Here is a close up of her sideboard which she updated with some black paint, sorry, not a great pick.

Also on this side board is a lamp she updated by applying pewter paint to the base...

So, for the wall above this sideboard I suggested a gallery wall as I have wanted to create one of these for a while and it would be an inexpensive alternative to buying art.

Using what Liz already had we came up with this

The large frame was found at Goodwill and artwork removed.

The brass clock was one her finds at the Decorator's sale, the small round mirror was part of a boxed set of 4 she got on sale, the thin black frame was one she already and so was the freshly painted red one

Here again Liz already owned the empty frames, the smaller mirror was part of the same set and large bronze mirror was another find at the sale. Oh and check out the reflection in the bronze mirror...her desk...isn't that neat?

I think it turned out great...I love the way the circles of the mirrors pick up the circles in the fabric on the armchair! 

Hugs,
Mandy

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COOL PAINTED LADDER BACK CHAIR

A COOL PAINTED LADDER BACK CHAIR


Before I start on today's blog I would like to thank Pam over at http://becolorful.typepad.com/ for featuring my earlier blog on Liz's desk see here over at her party "Motivated Monday" , Thanks Pam!

Now continuing from my post on my friend's Liz's family room reveal, today I am featuring one of 4 ladder back chairs Liz painted to match her desk, see that post here. 


This is what one of chairs looked liked prior to painting:

We came up with an idea of featuring all 4 of the colors from the desk on each chair. Taupe (on desk top, not seen here), green, gold and brick red. 

Here is the "Brick Red" chair after:

Here are some close up pictures of her work:

Here it is up against her desk...

Isn't it cool? And didn't she do a great job?

Now, "Lizzie Poo" is one busy lady. She is a successful real estate agent here in town (she is also my real estate agent!), she has two teenage children, a super husband and a sweet doberman dog named Maddie! So there isn't a lot of "down" time in her life. Subsequently you will have to wait little longer to view the other 3 ladderback chairs, but she is working on them when she can as her goal is to have them all done for Thanksgiving.


There's more to come in another post!


Hugs,
Mandy

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GREAT ROOM REVEAL!

GREAT ROOM REVEAL!

One of my closest friends, Liz, recently downsized from a good size 5 bedroom home to a 3 bedroom townhouse. She's had to make many decisions regarding what furniture to keep, what to eliminate and what new furniture to buy.

Here she is stuffed into the back seat of my car after the Decorator's sale! See that post here

Like us all, or at least some of us, Liz is on a tight budget and she and I have brainstormed ideas on how to furnish her townhouse using what she has first.

Today, I am featuring her great room. This is a large rectangular room with lots of light. It is a hardworking room and needs to fulfill the needs of a dining room, living room and office space! 

One of her new purchases was a sofa and armchair.

Taking inspiration from the colors of the armchair....

she took the plunge and painted her desk and filing cabinets!

And what a transformation! Isn't it awesome??

She even painted the hardware!

Check back soon and see other transformation she and I made to her home!

Hugs,

Mandy

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I WAS FEATURED!

I WAS FEATURED.....!.....


Pamela over at http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/ featured my blog over at her Treasure Hunt Thursday Party!!!

Thanks Pam! What a thrill!!!!

Check out her latest post about clocks...look what she picked up right there beside the road....geesh...some people have all the luck!!!!

I can't wait to see what she does with it!

Have a great weekend!

Hugs Mandy

WONDERFUL SPOOKY INVITATION!

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WONDERFUL SPOOKY INVITATION!

I came home one afternoon to find a little bag hanging on my door...when I opened it, I found this little box...

The little black spider held the tag in place...and do you see it's web??!!! I turned it over and this is what the back of it looked like...

Too cool! I couldn't wait to open it up! When I did, this is what I found waiting for me....

An "adorable" sparkly skeleton lying on a bed of red felt accompanied by a scroll....I unrolled the scroll....

..it was an invitation from our friends Lora and Dan to their costume Halloween party! 

Isn't it the most creative and fun Halloween invitation you have ever seen???? 

The detail and work that went into it is unbelievable!! 

Lora is truly a talented and fun girl!

Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! And of course, we are going to attend in costume and all!

Thanks Lora for letting me share your wonderful work on my blog today!

hugs

Mandy

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THIS IS IT...THE LAST OF IT!!

THIS IS IT...THE LAST OF IT!!!!


Yes, the end is near...last of the sale items see here, here and here!

So here we are in my laundry room, 

Please note that this picture was taken by a professional photographer with a wide lens, it is a wonderful large room but this pic makes it looks huge!

Below the large San Francisco framed poster I picked up a few years ago at a consignment store,  I placed these two adorable old watering cans I purchased at the sale...

..these two guys are purely decorative as I'm pretty certain they will not hold water!! I got the pair for $5.

The cute white ceramic bucket I picked up at GW for $2. I filled it with plastic bags and stuck some pumpkins just on the top to give the impression it is full! I know, not from the sale but a recent find even so....ha!

Jumping over to the other side of the house...My bedroom....where the last of those black baskets sits on my master bedroom bookcase which sits below our wall mounted flat screen TV. 

All I did was fill it with what I already had on the shelf...I know, I actually struggled to find another good spot for this basket but I HAD to use it!..so here it is....it is the perfect size and length for the shelf and adds some more texture to whole vignette.

One quirky thing about this pick...do you see the lamp reflected in the glass of the map picture? funky eh?

It shows up here too but not quite as obvious.

Gosh guys....could that be it????? Think so!!!!

Hope you enjoyed it all as much as I did,

Hugs,

Mandy

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WOVEN, TEXTURE AND MORE!

WOVEN, TEXTURE AND MORE!
More items from the wonderful going out of business sale see here and here.

To start with, two more black baskets.....
One turned on it's side placed in the alcove above my refrigerator with a couple of pumpkins thrown in for the season!

The second sits on my kitchen table (of course!)  

It sits on the rattan table runner which was only $3, 

the pair of iron candle sticks with distressed amber glass votives were $3 (the pair I said!). I picked up the potted wheat sheaft at GW for $4. And here it is with candlelight aaaaahhhh!

Now, remember these?

First one..."PARSLEY to soothe" 

Next, "SAGE for stength

 And, "ROSEMARY for faithfulness"

And last but certainly NOT least, "THYME for courage"!

So cute ! 
Thyme sits on my sun room table recently featured here.
Aren't the descriptions great?
They sit inside one another (like fun Russian dolls!) 

So basically "Parsley" is the biggest and "Thyme"is the  smallest!
"Tiny Thyme" sits on my sun room end table that I recently posted here

"Strength and Faithfulness"
 hold some books in my little '30's desk in the hearth area of the kitchen

And 
Big Sooth is home to my rooster lamp in the family dining area

There's more...but you'll have to wait for tomorrow's post!

Hope you come back!
Hugs, 
Mandy

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THRIFTY THURSDAY

TRANSFORMATION THURSDAY