Wise Designs Inspirations.: KITCHEN

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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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

Linking to:

THRIFTY THURSDAY

TRANSFORMATION THURSDAY

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

AND THE SHOW CONTINUES...
sharing with you my finds from the Decorator Sale here.

I got two of these wonderful "Tall Skinny Vases" which stand about 24 inches high, and are painted tin and cost me $12 each!

I put one by the fireplace in the kitchen and stuck a pumpkin and witch hat on it,

and the other I placed on the living mantle alongside a spiffy tall glass lidded jar that I also got from her for $8. The funky cone shaped branches were $4 for the bunch the rest of the fillers I already had.

Okay, onto the coffee table, and this cool plaster pedestal I picked up for ...$5. I like the height difference it creates for my ginger jars.

The three items sit on a gorgeous square tray which is heavy metal with a leather insert...

got it for $25 but look at the detail....

Love it!
See the orange pillow on the sofa? Silk, got two of them for $8! The cream and green ones I made but that will be another post!

Okay y'all tomorrow's post will feature more items, so come back!!!!

Here's some yummy tantalizing pictures of what is still to come!

Okay, join me tomorrow!

Hugs

Mandy

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Very Merry Vintage Style

Blue Cricket, Design

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Monday, September 12, 2011

KITCHEN SPEAKERS

We have quite a bit of exposed brick in our kitchen.

Over on the hearth wall

And over the gas cook top

We have surround sound throughout the house and every room has a speaker except for the formal 1/2 bath!! Built-in wall speakers usually come in your choice of white or white (or at least they did when we built this house 11 years ago!!) and they stood out horribly on the brick.

So one day I got out the paints, found a natural sponge and a small brush and off I went! This little project happened way before my blogging days so no before or during pics, sorry.

Basically, I sponged on the the various paint colors to create a close enough finish to the bricks surrounding the speakers, then I painted in the grout lines and added some shading to make them look as realistic as possible.

Can you see the speakers? Well I know you can, there's one in the upper right corner of this pic and the other is just peeking out from behind that chair. Better than two white rectangles aren't they?

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs,
Mandy

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