tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72122365123238556082024-03-11T04:03:51.225-07:00Cool Home CreationsJaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-382517777467178652011-08-16T11:24:00.000-07:002011-08-16T11:25:59.423-07:00Memorial Weekend 2011It may have been two-and-a-half months ago but I wanted to share some photos taken during Memorial Weekend. We went to the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens (one of my favorite nearby places to visit). I used to hike there with my dad when I was younger, back when there was nothing but a few wood chip trails. Now they have a visitor center, paved trails (along with wood chip trails) and many beautiful gardens!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">After a lovely home-made picnic on this shaded bench overlooking the pond we lathered up our fair-skinned babies and took a stroll through the gardens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRR8rJ4JGYuACJH2fdLoe_SvvT4n40xr6MCL1mmy3ABTrdn6-Icwl_flGnE0YlBudgVTB64ly8dDgWazX9CFXHFhjQsk0L5_ukrBNdCbiE6BMP4ki_3_twNMzHJhmE-_d6xdJTEwEWTs/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRR8rJ4JGYuACJH2fdLoe_SvvT4n40xr6MCL1mmy3ABTrdn6-Icwl_flGnE0YlBudgVTB64ly8dDgWazX9CFXHFhjQsk0L5_ukrBNdCbiE6BMP4ki_3_twNMzHJhmE-_d6xdJTEwEWTs/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+152.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Peony (my favorite flower)...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyEZpKsdm5uUVz_QwcSQUQLyXgfDRVH2zVpDNwOiACbIRpp2kQMUMhAGqsW7fbIGVsk-Z3aKxiPcou957f9EItq9_XTGojKaaRsnvSoOhosMGO2LKNu44pNvGu5rFSEebiF_V5HFtPvA/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+163.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyEZpKsdm5uUVz_QwcSQUQLyXgfDRVH2zVpDNwOiACbIRpp2kQMUMhAGqsW7fbIGVsk-Z3aKxiPcou957f9EItq9_XTGojKaaRsnvSoOhosMGO2LKNu44pNvGu5rFSEebiF_V5HFtPvA/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+163.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a great time to visit (end of May) because all the peonies were in bloom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1YW8-3JFbUVc-xSV3aPy8XVtXcqrdXOS-lywK8VEabaNjATYk4eNXwwxNwUHhbhPUXv_4vthhip1ID_DW0L_-XMluGi3zzJlz1aJs1Qw4tAB44m9m3Th5MYotPHFA5na6v2tx7al2Gc/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1YW8-3JFbUVc-xSV3aPy8XVtXcqrdXOS-lywK8VEabaNjATYk4eNXwwxNwUHhbhPUXv_4vthhip1ID_DW0L_-XMluGi3zzJlz1aJs1Qw4tAB44m9m3Th5MYotPHFA5na6v2tx7al2Gc/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R47qzQzWANX1CEDGWUCTaORUZpm-BtlwfQHvBH-eCsJ-T0Rj1ZBRmc154awjbjOLVBDcq01m4CfkmzFSZ6C-szoIfMOl8CUwZqhU5212v-TWVDWQkSgU30Cp8VXsrPBF9KYb48R68PY/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6R47qzQzWANX1CEDGWUCTaORUZpm-BtlwfQHvBH-eCsJ-T0Rj1ZBRmc154awjbjOLVBDcq01m4CfkmzFSZ6C-szoIfMOl8CUwZqhU5212v-TWVDWQkSgU30Cp8VXsrPBF9KYb48R68PY/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+162.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looks like Angelia loves peonies too!</div><div style="text-align: left;">We then took more rugged terrain (the wood chip trails) through the woods...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcr-f3Y3stcvVYPsKXAU9PxJtIpsim-HbrDZB-yaozxnO0j9wYRNJTUvWEj2j3vRMhwfeOzR4QsVuXnr4HpAkjqzu1N6vw5lTwdk3OAmg0KNHn1OwChOEggDGa0QZveXBVzZ6ttjSa-Q/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+171.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcr-f3Y3stcvVYPsKXAU9PxJtIpsim-HbrDZB-yaozxnO0j9wYRNJTUvWEj2j3vRMhwfeOzR4QsVuXnr4HpAkjqzu1N6vw5lTwdk3OAmg0KNHn1OwChOEggDGa0QZveXBVzZ6ttjSa-Q/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+171.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Chiara napped.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwByhwfCFiVFluFqmnqE-Xsvf7KvWbYy9egcL6vxV7zs_zQuk7iXzO9Dazm942DFUkw2rLP8J5O5u1XnNGBW1X2sbMfq0y4DeqtfJAqw60E6IzH9creGvBy8fkpdAXJTd_9oxQgV1QL2A/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwByhwfCFiVFluFqmnqE-Xsvf7KvWbYy9egcL6vxV7zs_zQuk7iXzO9Dazm942DFUkw2rLP8J5O5u1XnNGBW1X2sbMfq0y4DeqtfJAqw60E6IzH9creGvBy8fkpdAXJTd_9oxQgV1QL2A/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+175.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and we took a watermelon break.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadA2TiuXakLQWwWKjiK2ibr2IEsGgMnXRZGnnroSGP2oPWjjTBsPJjzZuOS4OtolH2sWeF_NHbJ4oWGy4xLP1uLD3_KhlJAcap84kjZ0N6dQCkjUQ4-FgsSehBUWT61Vs__BmeNVBkFQ/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+176.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadA2TiuXakLQWwWKjiK2ibr2IEsGgMnXRZGnnroSGP2oPWjjTBsPJjzZuOS4OtolH2sWeF_NHbJ4oWGy4xLP1uLD3_KhlJAcap84kjZ0N6dQCkjUQ4-FgsSehBUWT61Vs__BmeNVBkFQ/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+176.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">...this girl LOVES watermelon!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The four of us had a wonderful time! And we actually went to the Arboretum again last weekend! Soakin' in the last bit of summer!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>What did you do for Memorial Weekend? Do you have a place like this you like to visit?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><b><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b></div></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-66696403250465930972011-08-10T08:22:00.000-07:002011-08-13T06:30:07.578-07:00Beach and GardenThere are two decorating styles I love... I like to call them "Beach" and "Garden," but the more technical term would probably be "Coastal" and "Shabby Chic." My love for Coastal decor blossomed with the help of the talented Sarah from <a href="http://www.abeachcottage.com/">A Beach Cottage</a>. Though since I live in a land-locked state, smack-dab in the middle of the country, I didn't choose Coastal for the main style of our home, but I did want to incorporate it somewhere. (I would have so much fun decorating a beach house... one can dream!) So I thought of an idea that lets me enjoy <i>both</i> worlds/decor styles. The majority of our home is decorated in "Garden/Shabby Chic" and our <i>bathrooms</i> (we now have two since we finished the basement) are decorated in "Beach/Coastal". I love the idea because the majority of our home feels very natural and soothing (like it's part if it's surroundings) and the bathrooms feel very fun and relaxing (like you just stepping into a vacation resort). It started with a <a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2010/10/wall-decor-bathroom-shelves.html">shelf display</a> I put together in our upstairs bathroom...<br />
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</div>But I didn't decide on the clear division until after I made this display inside a glass urn in our bedroom...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As for the sand and shells, they have already made there way into a new display in our master bathroom, can't wait to show you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1405751976"></span><span id="goog_1405751977"></span></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-80984905481967135222011-07-29T17:57:00.000-07:002011-07-29T18:20:50.377-07:00NestingI haven't made an announcement here on the blog, but I did post one on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cool-Home-Creations/241100837220">CHC facebook page</a> a few weeks ago. In case you missed it... We're Expecting Baby #3!!! I'm actually already 20 weeks along, half-way there! His/Her due date is December 10... it's going to be a fun Christmas! We had our sonogram two weeks ago, but we decided not to find out the sex of the baby this time. Being as though we have 2 girls, we're kind of hoping for a boy, though 3 girls would be fun too! You may remember the unique way we found out the sex of our second baby (Miss Chiara), if not you can view the post on it, <u><a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2010/01/our-new-addition-gender-reveal.html">here</a></u>. Come December, we'll have a 3 year old, a 1 1/ 2 year old, and a newborn... it's going to be a full house! Angelia and the new baby will be around 3 years and 2 months apart in age, and Chiara and the new baby will be around 19 months apart in age (the same as Angelia and Chiara).<br />
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This is my belly at 5 weeks...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TlZ-YgClaqv9oUdMyGwvbmKWkJf7Rbs7J0QT5N07Sb92LF3S_pCPdcmORuPtmwUAf4SR4cuvxuGXi7yO5-fzQWdC4L7efmgqb_eABG3Ud2HrquC0PL5-g0sYlaxAgsAz59NBu3fhgh0/s1600/5+Weeks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TlZ-YgClaqv9oUdMyGwvbmKWkJf7Rbs7J0QT5N07Sb92LF3S_pCPdcmORuPtmwUAf4SR4cuvxuGXi7yO5-fzQWdC4L7efmgqb_eABG3Ud2HrquC0PL5-g0sYlaxAgsAz59NBu3fhgh0/s640/5+Weeks.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> And this is my belly at 20 weeks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5C0Og88pXGkzlH2LHUzp9ICsbiAH6ZThkSlQWl7huGPY3EmS_ZUzKprpSzj4bBo75ilFBxu3xYdtYW3PEs2H2dORKzmgohF3G3588_0ZUmyM9NsXWTLoud4_CPBeVJu0Tay9p6pIMek/s1600/Nesting+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5C0Og88pXGkzlH2LHUzp9ICsbiAH6ZThkSlQWl7huGPY3EmS_ZUzKprpSzj4bBo75ilFBxu3xYdtYW3PEs2H2dORKzmgohF3G3588_0ZUmyM9NsXWTLoud4_CPBeVJu0Tay9p6pIMek/s640/Nesting+013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">See the little bump? Ok, so you can hardly tell I'm pregnant! This is how I was with my pregnancies with both of the girls, and they weren't small babies, both were born 7 lbs. 3oz. Something about my body just makes it take longer to show I guess. And that's just fine with me! ; ) I know he/she's in there because I can feel him/her move and two weeks ago we got to see this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dwQZRVNwM7XeXkjIfxUuxRqO9PauiYhkxoNtnV_3ccDeiRZCqquKb5rp2smNVbfmsyEFXwCJ-QVbDpEWxz6xD1WGyqIGIvja9fgUMs8owFgw3TqSuYQ8_rNiw_vITqHO2XJLocWRwyY/s1600/July+%252711+045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dwQZRVNwM7XeXkjIfxUuxRqO9PauiYhkxoNtnV_3ccDeiRZCqquKb5rp2smNVbfmsyEFXwCJ-QVbDpEWxz6xD1WGyqIGIvja9fgUMs8owFgw3TqSuYQ8_rNiw_vITqHO2XJLocWRwyY/s640/July+%252711+045.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Cool Baby # 3- 18 Weeks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Besides the fact that I have a million different projects going on (like usual), "nesting" is in full swing! I actually got something done today that makes me feel more ready for our new baby to arrive. Sure we still have 20 weeks to prepare, but I guess reaching the half-way mark made me have the urge to do a more practical baby related project...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Eventually baby #3 will sleep in his/her own room upstairs but for the first few months he/she'll room with us. Which is why a corner of our bedroom went from this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-RrYH3KPXoJX7ym7twqErKSI9otppfOb-2fSqEUO9QYlbanlDYw1CeEswUSuHhKupgmNy6M7tVaSB3-GsojUtCHpbUjpluwi4eSvcemY1oZEEUkD-fePuW3FCb0K7Qa6QauexVm1ejw/s1600/Nesting+010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-RrYH3KPXoJX7ym7twqErKSI9otppfOb-2fSqEUO9QYlbanlDYw1CeEswUSuHhKupgmNy6M7tVaSB3-GsojUtCHpbUjpluwi4eSvcemY1oZEEUkD-fePuW3FCb0K7Qa6QauexVm1ejw/s640/Nesting+010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIG596Ntw6RK2df66kqv0Jqy7VxJULPPKGE-shJjaYJDqalmfEzzgSiE_xECU9HU_PTIG-_IVGnx0C4nJlucdgTlpE5g9Pq_KlqmYbCURfqMRj1znMbxHLxquWPcUj1AGx-SOqf4dyCQ/s1600/Nesting+008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIG596Ntw6RK2df66kqv0Jqy7VxJULPPKGE-shJjaYJDqalmfEzzgSiE_xECU9HU_PTIG-_IVGnx0C4nJlucdgTlpE5g9Pq_KlqmYbCURfqMRj1znMbxHLxquWPcUj1AGx-SOqf4dyCQ/s640/Nesting+008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then to this...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFxsBgOFFG5qvK-r1pkCLJB_wLbHdCB195ZlBfHfeqt_dp9HoZz-lLIvLOrMmp763lJHP88e73M-XPGn3QulzF11KC6-xwO47yu95rnd_8AgZTgNcQ8TD4ztwHgJHlkqQ8K2Mev2IA4A/s1600/Nesting+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFxsBgOFFG5qvK-r1pkCLJB_wLbHdCB195ZlBfHfeqt_dp9HoZz-lLIvLOrMmp763lJHP88e73M-XPGn3QulzF11KC6-xwO47yu95rnd_8AgZTgNcQ8TD4ztwHgJHlkqQ8K2Mev2IA4A/s640/Nesting+014.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You may remember the lavender basket from a <a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2011/03/lavender-basket.html">previous post</a>. It was hanging next to our bed, but a few weeks ago it got bumped when I found something at one of my favorite local antique stores (I'll share that project soon.) It now hangs across the room above the bassinet for our new little-one to enjoy. The bassinet has been handed down in our family for many generation, and I think it's just the sweetest! My mom restored it and gave it to me when I was pregnant with Angelia (we used it for both the girls). Below it I filled a basket with some diapers for those middle-of-the-night changes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJCvxZnHr30QalAwr4xPgcJ9ky6Qjx-lPt3Li4GirveQ-KmwUqajLf5jCw_a9wBcGem5WuJlurg4wEzWVlcUSfnDN0t5Ru6hXPj9cov46Rmo3CCNo5_FBzwDpGFLvaRkdQ_j5_dSdrQ8/s1600/Nesting+011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJCvxZnHr30QalAwr4xPgcJ9ky6Qjx-lPt3Li4GirveQ-KmwUqajLf5jCw_a9wBcGem5WuJlurg4wEzWVlcUSfnDN0t5Ru6hXPj9cov46Rmo3CCNo5_FBzwDpGFLvaRkdQ_j5_dSdrQ8/s640/Nesting+011.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Hopefully I'll get some work done in the nursery soon. It's a MESS! First task, organizing lots of little girl clothes! That would definitely be one of the pros for having another girl... we've got plenty of clothes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-61602207821851300302011-06-16T07:59:00.000-07:002011-06-24T06:07:46.455-07:00Dreamy BeddingOver time, as I find things like I've envisioned in my mind (at a price that doesn't break-the-bank) our master bed (and bedroom) is slowly but surely coming together. It kind of goes in stages, you might have seen <i>stage 1 and 2</i> in a <a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2011/03/look-for-less-canopy-bed.html">previous post</a>. If you missed it this is what it looked like...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-K3DEuKEdzqtvo1mUXekOVO9y022HIZbJwFliDtQh5QNflSGc3BMVQ6MCHLKOnbFpGN9Q3Yyo_QxBpYZluXkv99Ua94boX9lq3G6oBdrEI4x8ie6sWBXlMkj1-jrlKkYfueLJUHqmT8/s1600/Phase1and2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp-K3DEuKEdzqtvo1mUXekOVO9y022HIZbJwFliDtQh5QNflSGc3BMVQ6MCHLKOnbFpGN9Q3Yyo_QxBpYZluXkv99Ua94boX9lq3G6oBdrEI4x8ie6sWBXlMkj1-jrlKkYfueLJUHqmT8/s640/Phase1and2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">...I simply removed the comforter and shams (that we've used since we got married in 2006), along with my <i>favorite</i> Pottery Barn blanket and pillow (that will be stored until winter)... and replaced them with my great-grandmother's white comforter that my mom handed down to me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">~ Stage 3 ~</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Since then, to complete the look I added a white bed-shirt, comforter and shams (all from Target's Shabby Chic Collection). I also got some new white sheets (Wal-Mart), and used my grandmother's comforter as a throw...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurf0zcmvsroFRGJtet7nOZ4IXxLuuKOo7bZYVdIEtMOhnDVS6ocnUhUuHT2B7LmyGClLa6eYAeEiO-bmMbtbhb2rSbdyqiDamgG9Oz0VjzoTk9aEE-b4Xs9575_UxLkp3sNJqtPsn0Ik/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurf0zcmvsroFRGJtet7nOZ4IXxLuuKOo7bZYVdIEtMOhnDVS6ocnUhUuHT2B7LmyGClLa6eYAeEiO-bmMbtbhb2rSbdyqiDamgG9Oz0VjzoTk9aEE-b4Xs9575_UxLkp3sNJqtPsn0Ik/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+078.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Don't you just LOVE white!?! </b>It makes a room feel so fresh, bright and luxurious! It also makes the space feel larger! No more dark colors in mi casa (in stages of course)!<br />
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I used an old church pew as our foot-board (it used to serve as seating in our living room). I'm still searching for something to use as a head-board, I'm thinking an old garden gate or some kind of old architectural piece (maybe an old door). I l.o.v.e the head-board Dana from <a href="http://www.housetweaking.com/">House Tweaking</a> made from an old fence...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N8kRXLx0bhO4v7YLPO-ilcpR_M08yYHCr5_r5cffTfo7iXOxqOoEsC2-KW-0rPuocpRptPzakHtAPlATCE8wjltmLl1QSmBQziEOzTtH652h4F91mi7aeW5OBN46GjLI6TFJ9gH8rZI/s1600/Fence-+House+Tweaking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8N8kRXLx0bhO4v7YLPO-ilcpR_M08yYHCr5_r5cffTfo7iXOxqOoEsC2-KW-0rPuocpRptPzakHtAPlATCE8wjltmLl1QSmBQziEOzTtH652h4F91mi7aeW5OBN46GjLI6TFJ9gH8rZI/s640/Fence-+House+Tweaking.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VWXnhwZUZuE_20ODRJ8zZYDaTQu8NktEYHMSHyjoCp6rvhWxGZn5SuJVzah-xgTag9CEF-f95J5AMB0MP-hjoGmHMTv_WutEPdzYpYwpsxhMiGfTHoYAOokyyZniBXbWX3_MqyI0m3o/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+077.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VWXnhwZUZuE_20ODRJ8zZYDaTQu8NktEYHMSHyjoCp6rvhWxGZn5SuJVzah-xgTag9CEF-f95J5AMB0MP-hjoGmHMTv_WutEPdzYpYwpsxhMiGfTHoYAOokyyZniBXbWX3_MqyI0m3o/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+077.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">One of my favorite things about it is how the throw drapes on the floor...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQuBOy5iB-8g0G6d19IMVkGL8qdqJ6DoqG6RSZsoaMHBG3Hfj3lJEg5hntpRM_QeSB0AE0CGZVHjdkvUJucdj2bfOqxiXae9uxezm1gmiywspb5wK6p6hJmu67JNhcxg86QvnR8yru2g/s1600/May+%2526+June+%252711+085.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQuBOy5iB-8g0G6d19IMVkGL8qdqJ6DoqG6RSZsoaMHBG3Hfj3lJEg5hntpRM_QeSB0AE0CGZVHjdkvUJucdj2bfOqxiXae9uxezm1gmiywspb5wK6p6hJmu67JNhcxg86QvnR8yru2g/s640/May+%2526+June+%252711+085.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another great thing about this look is that the bed doesn't have to be made "<i>perfect</i>." In fact, a bit messy is <i>preferred</i>. Thanks to <b>Rachel Ashwell</b> (the designer of Target's Shabby Chic Collection and author of Shabby Chic Interior... which you can find on my side-bar) I am learning to <i>embrace</i> the "unmade bed!" The embracing has come more since these photos were taken, so next time you see my bed it won't be so neat-and-tidy (though it would help if I had a fluffy duet cover).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuqCAbtoeOZTzz11QVGO_OS9uQ7Yx5IBd3yzGy7YGNtVeEcR8c3GuIGbgap4bFiMQZbgBIjfvoBaBrLh5cHpzgR6X8Jq97-g6nqbruCRdoEZ3byOsOjaWuPWxIJg7okaGYbFZ90P_QLA/s1600/Bed+with+White+Cloth+Headboard2-+RA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuqCAbtoeOZTzz11QVGO_OS9uQ7Yx5IBd3yzGy7YGNtVeEcR8c3GuIGbgap4bFiMQZbgBIjfvoBaBrLh5cHpzgR6X8Jq97-g6nqbruCRdoEZ3byOsOjaWuPWxIJg7okaGYbFZ90P_QLA/s640/Bed+with+White+Cloth+Headboard2-+RA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Another "unmade bed embracer", Mary from <a href="http://urbanfarmgirlandco.blogspot.com/">Urban Farmgirl</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGZLNqItZmRm33f5qgfR0vbt9h92WmMJMLWmQhw9_6t89dDaPjRg80aLqSuVkVAIByur0FH8mlZasQCJiywKWwW_Me_y_otFQ7yxtUPAL6kzmQhZLBvHErLD7KwHEvks05idHtNqb5C4/s1600/Urban+Farmgirl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGZLNqItZmRm33f5qgfR0vbt9h92WmMJMLWmQhw9_6t89dDaPjRg80aLqSuVkVAIByur0FH8mlZasQCJiywKWwW_Me_y_otFQ7yxtUPAL6kzmQhZLBvHErLD7KwHEvks05idHtNqb5C4/s640/Urban+Farmgirl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Who knew an unmade bed could look so good?!?</b> It's relaxing, dreamy and romantic! I could definitely see myself curl up in those beds! I could also definitely go with not making the bed!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/C7DlNIU7FCY?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-56673271293918830422011-04-29T08:24:00.000-07:002011-04-29T07:56:13.262-07:00Easter 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This post is about one of my favorite things to create... wonderful memories with my family!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Easter weekend started out on Saturday morning with a "Bunny Eggstravaganza!" The city organized an Easter egg hunt, a visit from the Easter Bunny himself, along with numerous other activities for the kids!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6ZOzlRB3hNRPar_TNGeQo8XV3MG0zar0tIMI4pblVa2rw6Q5nHEoGlYy8JxeLL3cGjI2zHAaL1MlW6lGwJ1rE33I-uLXYBTSJAlgLvtOkqcx4aLHkeNnZOK0Ijhf1k7wP0mFNnjT2eA/s1600/April+%252711+Part+3+060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6ZOzlRB3hNRPar_TNGeQo8XV3MG0zar0tIMI4pblVa2rw6Q5nHEoGlYy8JxeLL3cGjI2zHAaL1MlW6lGwJ1rE33I-uLXYBTSJAlgLvtOkqcx4aLHkeNnZOK0Ijhf1k7wP0mFNnjT2eA/s640/April+%252711+Part+3+060.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgNVfw0gWk5uC10P1TSCtMTL35Q5CVr5pusivDjDdgK-tcwAVLsrRb2V4cOPtSiSJBl9QpkGOfW6BaXg1w2uajq434nzRMKMFMsiNizlk559M_e3auDafp749TCYTA7PvtlHVB0EWLp8/s1600/April+%252711+Part+2+081-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgNVfw0gWk5uC10P1TSCtMTL35Q5CVr5pusivDjDdgK-tcwAVLsrRb2V4cOPtSiSJBl9QpkGOfW6BaXg1w2uajq434nzRMKMFMsiNizlk559M_e3auDafp749TCYTA7PvtlHVB0EWLp8/s640/April+%252711+Part+2+081-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...It's fun, round shape caught my eye, and for 48-cents it came home with me. About a week later I saw the same vase at Hobby Lobby for $1.00 and it was 50% off. So my savings were only a few cents, but I also found an antique jar in the same trip that I wouldn't have found at Hob Lob.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After cleaning it and filling it with some spring blooms from my garden I placed it on our dinning room table...</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8VDNyG03s_tdBllqvAHQPcHMHwfVgkSvWtfaSiIlHmFkejhGS7P05tp5pTm3n1Zp4n9ssJnzkLSXozGsBduLGm1U5-NbDSrLU7iLEcIy3L4MqEdw99NARVZRvCKmQsxli2n5xkwKhE8/s1600/April+%252711+Part+2+090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8VDNyG03s_tdBllqvAHQPcHMHwfVgkSvWtfaSiIlHmFkejhGS7P05tp5pTm3n1Zp4n9ssJnzkLSXozGsBduLGm1U5-NbDSrLU7iLEcIy3L4MqEdw99NARVZRvCKmQsxli2n5xkwKhE8/s640/April+%252711+Part+2+090.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways, while treating my Spring Fever in the garden center at Lowes I picked up three Bush tomato plants. They had a few different varieties but these were recommended for containers, which is what I was planning to use.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WtpM_G1B-kuL5V4AqlPN0qMWFPUMO4vo6A65YnyKur9wN0XfP93vC7UIolYeDk1-N6dIePDAMDE_N8c1TF6m1REs-jHYPasdlqjCCJkQMp5Pv4D6GvBaxDhzaI06bDgEphyJJEVYtss/s1600/April+%252711+049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WtpM_G1B-kuL5V4AqlPN0qMWFPUMO4vo6A65YnyKur9wN0XfP93vC7UIolYeDk1-N6dIePDAMDE_N8c1TF6m1REs-jHYPasdlqjCCJkQMp5Pv4D6GvBaxDhzaI06bDgEphyJJEVYtss/s640/April+%252711+049.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Since our house is surrounded by large trees we don't have many areas that get full-sun. Our deck, however, does (very convenient, right?). I do love container gardens though, so I'm thinking lots of pots, hanging baskets and window boxes!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKDbqrEyzXH9d9YWKax29uAQ98h6ALgT_z2xExmsgeero5_tszyK9DtMllOTR03BpqM5_HtPpzWmPVRJ6xlIPspFEs0Cnt_8XGiAKmK_vx-sM8irYaLljxIugixcPD0De3CM5skQcBA8/s1600/April+%252711+050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggKDbqrEyzXH9d9YWKax29uAQ98h6ALgT_z2xExmsgeero5_tszyK9DtMllOTR03BpqM5_HtPpzWmPVRJ6xlIPspFEs0Cnt_8XGiAKmK_vx-sM8irYaLljxIugixcPD0De3CM5skQcBA8/s640/April+%252711+050.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For each of my three tomato plants I got a large terracotta pot, tray, and three feet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEXVwvf-pdwf4ede8EXj1ZWxRI4OR1_4bXBid-DLDeRp6ulmTZIqdtlA740ROiYx0In3W5YYj0aXpGc9NEyPt3PjcqzaPKsb10dQvV3_m-UBAWQSZki_1Sa1LqOJ_5lNA8fLX2G0Njr8/s1600/April+%252711+048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcEXVwvf-pdwf4ede8EXj1ZWxRI4OR1_4bXBid-DLDeRp6ulmTZIqdtlA740ROiYx0In3W5YYj0aXpGc9NEyPt3PjcqzaPKsb10dQvV3_m-UBAWQSZki_1Sa1LqOJ_5lNA8fLX2G0Njr8/s640/April+%252711+048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The feet hold the pot off the deck and prevent moisture from damaging the wood (plus, I like the way they look).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuNkHwjvXxL4ohltYO-epRO-inaimxbrYsj9-_TBa5meWkm6iThrZaSNWKIFnhjsSen-WBMohSNrGEOaFqjv33mYFNCYDWe-mtHQIKyN7TXWMLMegTuAIMuJEVxxrDRzF17cNq1Q2Klg/s1600/April+%252711+051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuNkHwjvXxL4ohltYO-epRO-inaimxbrYsj9-_TBa5meWkm6iThrZaSNWKIFnhjsSen-WBMohSNrGEOaFqjv33mYFNCYDWe-mtHQIKyN7TXWMLMegTuAIMuJEVxxrDRzF17cNq1Q2Klg/s640/April+%252711+051.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I then filled them with some top soil on the bottom, followed by organic potting soil.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvh6_RYIoCj21BG5SDwzO8rU1f16aZreGTTCfTpy3iGYx988RYkyoHyKayN28tg-TNBE9ELxBUugZF1FgzdcTpZQp2RG9UDE-m5VrJTTKZA-QBA3S2RUO0QuTNzBREigon7q9UwIoInE/s1600/April+%252711+052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvh6_RYIoCj21BG5SDwzO8rU1f16aZreGTTCfTpy3iGYx988RYkyoHyKayN28tg-TNBE9ELxBUugZF1FgzdcTpZQp2RG9UDE-m5VrJTTKZA-QBA3S2RUO0QuTNzBREigon7q9UwIoInE/s640/April+%252711+052.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus, I mixed in about a tablespoon of Blood Meal to the top three inches of the soil for some added organic nutrients.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNEuvl021UPWm15jk29ecOQZlpkwhZkI_kOP5w24PlT3eOvC2rCoJjQlhWOMOdpJqxF08fAfirk1xHTIKnKQnXbVMo9dXHlfMX2WEbmB1cNRymvCqMKeD37h4pfc5TeGmrnAT1He0_dE/s1600/April+%252711+053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNEuvl021UPWm15jk29ecOQZlpkwhZkI_kOP5w24PlT3eOvC2rCoJjQlhWOMOdpJqxF08fAfirk1xHTIKnKQnXbVMo9dXHlfMX2WEbmB1cNRymvCqMKeD37h4pfc5TeGmrnAT1He0_dE/s640/April+%252711+053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ready to plant!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then most importantly gave them a good watering. Next, I plan on wrapping the frames with chicken-wire to keep the squirrels out! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf9FGz_VW7avnSrg99tpwu6FO_ZDW1A2IVTRLGWkhfjcNewjaO6IfeYUeKPfrKQi31NYI8ubvwUgNzLhR0TciIaI4GutG67LN3_meCChcAcW4l1bWS618AW9bVKWRtLsKf_ynn8t_MDs/s1600/April+%252711+055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDf9FGz_VW7avnSrg99tpwu6FO_ZDW1A2IVTRLGWkhfjcNewjaO6IfeYUeKPfrKQi31NYI8ubvwUgNzLhR0TciIaI4GutG67LN3_meCChcAcW4l1bWS618AW9bVKWRtLsKf_ynn8t_MDs/s640/April+%252711+055.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8yAeztxHJ0HYmNoht5bdqPB-qVUd0zCCivgSokIgeNvXynf-IZfVNwVQ96KRBblOablqM3PquEocm3amABsa8Kcy2F6ayTrvuMMsdMOTo3X0EN5ipBkB1doM-HR37Yc0-FXaYz312Q0/s1600/PLHC+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8yAeztxHJ0HYmNoht5bdqPB-qVUd0zCCivgSokIgeNvXynf-IZfVNwVQ96KRBblOablqM3PquEocm3amABsa8Kcy2F6ayTrvuMMsdMOTo3X0EN5ipBkB1doM-HR37Yc0-FXaYz312Q0/s400/PLHC+Logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This company is the <i>perfect</i> solution to many modern day home constructions. They focus on design <i>quality</i> and <i>comfort</i> over <i>excess square footage</i>. 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P</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">erfect for anyone who wants the many benefits of an older house without the work to fix it up!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohaMKK_mzS76fxh5Sz6JQhLkvxiQWCNFrT546YY0QW6yp0mz8FlwHJKa_Nam6OL5Lw5XATjQgqKL01emjPE_IMnqgJ5He9n0_B_ZbIj2LFqzRqWLND3ipRzuHcegnSUBqkB_g8e7xg5w/s1600/Perfect+Little+House.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="97" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohaMKK_mzS76fxh5Sz6JQhLkvxiQWCNFrT546YY0QW6yp0mz8FlwHJKa_Nam6OL5Lw5XATjQgqKL01emjPE_IMnqgJ5He9n0_B_ZbIj2LFqzRqWLND3ipRzuHcegnSUBqkB_g8e7xg5w/s400/Perfect+Little+House.bmp" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The Designs:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/alder.php">The Alder Studio</a></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/beachcomber.php">The Beachcomber</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/cove.php">The Cove</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/forest.php">The Forest Studio</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/hamilton.php">The Hamilton</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/harbor.php">The Harbor View</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/hill-climb.php">The Hill Climb</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/kingfisher.php">The Kingfisher</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/madrona.php">The Madrona</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/meadow.php">The Meadow</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/quimper.php">The Quimper</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/tower.php">The Tower Studio</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/wavewatcher.php">The Wavewatcher</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/whitehall.php">The Whitehall</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/willow.php">The Willow</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><a href="http://www.perfectlittlehouse.com/designs/woodland.php">The Woodland</a></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b></div></div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=dbd76d40-2cb0-4139-868a-95cda04515f3" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; float: right; text-align: center;" /></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-54149578380330482042011-04-13T08:10:00.000-07:002011-04-16T07:00:27.068-07:00The Garden is Waking<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As some of you many know, two weeks ago my family and I had a traumatic experience. My hubby had a reaction to one of his medications that was very alarming. Those few days were even worst then the weeks spent in a hospital half-way across the country for his brain surgery! Thankfully we figured out the cause and he is doing much better. It was one of those weeks I needed to remind myself <i>over and over again</i>... (<i>I'll let Josh Wilson take it from here</i>)...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>~ ~ ~</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After spending a few days at my parent's house we finally regrouped and headed back home. When we pulled in our drive-way we were immediately greeted by our Magnolia tree in full bloom! It was like a breath of fresh air!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrILf1QJdCp5AT4rrBoUTuD9xhid9jDf80QnD7_soHJK5KJMtcOxTwPZmqYc91gCmPwDaLzc-WEpVPP4OpAXSXoIKm6yOAtQxIQseUM92WzGYwOX8YgwWaUhocy9bLC8HU47s_RE6hKU/s1600/April+%252711+025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrILf1QJdCp5AT4rrBoUTuD9xhid9jDf80QnD7_soHJK5KJMtcOxTwPZmqYc91gCmPwDaLzc-WEpVPP4OpAXSXoIKm6yOAtQxIQseUM92WzGYwOX8YgwWaUhocy9bLC8HU47s_RE6hKU/s640/April+%252711+025.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the buds form they take numerous days to open... Travis and I have a bit of a contest each year to see who can guess the day the tree will be in full bloom. The blooms may only last a few days before the petals fall to the ground and they are replaced by leaves, but those few days are a <i>magnificent</i> sight!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GiQh-JsTZDhg_K_JHV67AfhMGnPkSRvCcDP4U6p7mzUPiRyO4L8OTvuTB8R8-d59glRLeSbhMI7E75qv8SUR-VvkaSZv67nif0_CyGvV16Dtmn36TUp-X7ojV8pOfv9TuLYw2jYZbdk/s1600/April+%252711+026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8GiQh-JsTZDhg_K_JHV67AfhMGnPkSRvCcDP4U6p7mzUPiRyO4L8OTvuTB8R8-d59glRLeSbhMI7E75qv8SUR-VvkaSZv67nif0_CyGvV16Dtmn36TUp-X7ojV8pOfv9TuLYw2jYZbdk/s640/April+%252711+026.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After admiring the Magnolia, I wondered through the garden where I found numerous other signs of new life, rejuvenation and for me, pure joy! It was truly a gift from God! I love watching the garden awake from it's winter nap, I feel like my spirit awakes along with it! While growing up I spent many, many days in the garden with my mom (see photos of it, <u><a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2009/12/flower-gardening-in-kansas-city.html">here</a></u>). Her mom was a gardener, and her mom, etc. It think it flows in my veins!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTcVElcrhpRqHq0ZNXpqznBcYZPof4zboMORG9UVdrmGRkR4bo_3tlGTjUEPdYYc0xNi3SFi-RR6ACTMBy9is30aNsJ-FM14APqbCdcVqV0wXLkWCmW4qyaW6DHqwaRvkQGVtctKsCS8/s1600/April+%252711+029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTcVElcrhpRqHq0ZNXpqznBcYZPof4zboMORG9UVdrmGRkR4bo_3tlGTjUEPdYYc0xNi3SFi-RR6ACTMBy9is30aNsJ-FM14APqbCdcVqV0wXLkWCmW4qyaW6DHqwaRvkQGVtctKsCS8/s640/April+%252711+029.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not sure what this blooming shrub is, but it's growing up within a larger shrub. Whatever it is I think it's lovely!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwu5xGDDap2L1a8T79jqGW0N8tTqlCVhNrkB_ddmExQorvBFFHLbFlfSlH0lv-yuLCtaPU0wU3R2ddEXrTRt_-fyGtjfI7kZ_qixVEHoWYEr8nrqc6Ty_9gPau9Qv4IpisbfAw4XKRrY/s1600/April+%252711+031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwu5xGDDap2L1a8T79jqGW0N8tTqlCVhNrkB_ddmExQorvBFFHLbFlfSlH0lv-yuLCtaPU0wU3R2ddEXrTRt_-fyGtjfI7kZ_qixVEHoWYEr8nrqc6Ty_9gPau9Qv4IpisbfAw4XKRrY/s640/April+%252711+031.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our Redbud is the other flowering tree we have on our property. We planted a pink Dogwood last year but sadly it didn't make it. I think I'll give it another try though, perhaps a white one this time, I heard they're more hardy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85hRzrLoRKEZsWCeUVOEFwWSU0_X3UVgUYn6DdY28k042-EclYyxhnIxGX4MudL6kDf5Uvj6Tt32HOxBZyErXhZqEqsa9JReuXBJluNK668J5nloVgfS72-Q0sf0B2MdmSikErmf19nQ/s1600/April+%252711+039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85hRzrLoRKEZsWCeUVOEFwWSU0_X3UVgUYn6DdY28k042-EclYyxhnIxGX4MudL6kDf5Uvj6Tt32HOxBZyErXhZqEqsa9JReuXBJluNK668J5nloVgfS72-Q0sf0B2MdmSikErmf19nQ/s640/April+%252711+039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the vibrant, long-lasting color of the Redbud!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsqoQgcwx1p01_NzTeo-z_mdRLH9wD6II71WQrUwRTMf-NBOkQntEWc01hNyCc6Hu284ZhQ_uWxn2kKrV0Mo1SVucnrb0q3AQjpJjdPmqpMsXAEi4idomc2b1OsmZrIRjhCez0rPNTHc/s1600/April+%252711+038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsqoQgcwx1p01_NzTeo-z_mdRLH9wD6II71WQrUwRTMf-NBOkQntEWc01hNyCc6Hu284ZhQ_uWxn2kKrV0Mo1SVucnrb0q3AQjpJjdPmqpMsXAEi4idomc2b1OsmZrIRjhCez0rPNTHc/s640/April+%252711+038.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bleeding Heart is one of my favorite flowers... so sweet, delicate and beautiful! You got to love a flower in the shape of a heart!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSii8lkRoFPzc7CZzfsnZXmgzazu47GPd0K2DxcE295-U_6Bdtx9qT6hBwWrYnNwHRyLKe9XdOYrDTYuDEaBGj6ONRx3qRQWYQvhKtB1qp3sYRLLgdjg0dsC7OIsjeev1ounCh3u1n7No/s1600/April+%252711+024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSii8lkRoFPzc7CZzfsnZXmgzazu47GPd0K2DxcE295-U_6Bdtx9qT6hBwWrYnNwHRyLKe9XdOYrDTYuDEaBGj6ONRx3qRQWYQvhKtB1qp3sYRLLgdjg0dsC7OIsjeev1ounCh3u1n7No/s640/April+%252711+024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think I'm going to frame this next photo for our master bedroom or one of the girl's rooms!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6I3MKYbfdY6dwHXLNY0xSk1uYJLxN5B0AqivFND2xdXvwfx2axXRVodkAUOh_fCvCmX1vVH6PQ6X03ogAj1YEoTeVe_JBYlK_3hmKtvFc6rA1JuKGnp4Kcg-niIiI7SWcwQtZ3W-OPA/s1600/April+%252711+037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU6I3MKYbfdY6dwHXLNY0xSk1uYJLxN5B0AqivFND2xdXvwfx2axXRVodkAUOh_fCvCmX1vVH6PQ6X03ogAj1YEoTeVe_JBYlK_3hmKtvFc6rA1JuKGnp4Kcg-niIiI7SWcwQtZ3W-OPA/s640/April+%252711+037.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This next photo may not be so pretty, but it was actually one of the things I was most excited about!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazDLjOR4c4WfBQNMbm7hwJ5eq2hYh8zdlVDijRJIcVl893KgD9aX1QjMN8lIasO6DRrL4SyESopIy3Ao1N-g7ExjY67dkaAyO9HJy7hVqcltq73M4kuQyGiSWNBkOZqnZfMOkfFdQCg8/s1600/April+%252711+032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazDLjOR4c4WfBQNMbm7hwJ5eq2hYh8zdlVDijRJIcVl893KgD9aX1QjMN8lIasO6DRrL4SyESopIy3Ao1N-g7ExjY67dkaAyO9HJy7hVqcltq73M4kuQyGiSWNBkOZqnZfMOkfFdQCg8/s640/April+%252711+032.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...Do you know what it is? It's my most favorite flower... a Peony! I got it last summer, and it was small but <i>cheap</i>. After the late summer heat got to it I was sure it didn't make it. So, when I saw that it was still alive-and-kickin' I was overjoyed! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For our small lot we have lots of large trees, which means we have lots of shade gardens. One of my favorite shade-loving plants is the Hosta...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS-0au2XUMwPYvJLM-tBQL0sBqsZemfsvQnQAxcsebbUjB4HXEn0dJtwMbisAZe4VDyaTKdJY6Pfuf-1TbupF4yuPW_QFJmwcQ-pBLOfcKrJhvKQ6hIMJcZeRqMJ2WR0QHXkRegl87aE/s1600/April+%252711+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuS-0au2XUMwPYvJLM-tBQL0sBqsZemfsvQnQAxcsebbUjB4HXEn0dJtwMbisAZe4VDyaTKdJY6Pfuf-1TbupF4yuPW_QFJmwcQ-pBLOfcKrJhvKQ6hIMJcZeRqMJ2WR0QHXkRegl87aE/s640/April+%252711+041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I even enjoyed seeing the new growth on the small Boxwoods I planted two years ago...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldCr-jlPYTOnhocqCrp_ZiLBlUoffU_j2m_hTmKvR62iOG2kyLL7UNVpWYOeRrUqUvFJgFkZtZep8hSsBA2FQ3ivBcFMp8IWmeg5Oj7wp2iehG0K9a94WSvHaoDxtroUGaEeLwjiUx4o/s1600/April+%252711+043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhldCr-jlPYTOnhocqCrp_ZiLBlUoffU_j2m_hTmKvR62iOG2kyLL7UNVpWYOeRrUqUvFJgFkZtZep8hSsBA2FQ3ivBcFMp8IWmeg5Oj7wp2iehG0K9a94WSvHaoDxtroUGaEeLwjiUx4o/s640/April+%252711+043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you need me I'll be in the garden!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday I shared our new <a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2011/04/office-space.html">office space</a> with my $100 Craigslist desk...</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX3QP9qRhO1PtBHPFN43rtxPK5J6zGRkXI5zdGteneGZIs4qIrzs-iZEac7gwlTK1fzAYhY7HfD5tLy-6A7Fqd7Cj8wlh3gQi0ofM0fczi2itdzfUJMA04xEbaZCS2WoBGUeeTGH7AtM/s1600/April+%252711+003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKX3QP9qRhO1PtBHPFN43rtxPK5J6zGRkXI5zdGteneGZIs4qIrzs-iZEac7gwlTK1fzAYhY7HfD5tLy-6A7Fqd7Cj8wlh3gQi0ofM0fczi2itdzfUJMA04xEbaZCS2WoBGUeeTGH7AtM/s640/April+%252711+003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I committed to purchasing the desk after only seeing one small photo of it on the website. It's lines and charming characteristics had me at hello. A few days later, after seeing it in real life I was even more in love, it was in great condition all it needed was a little T.L.C...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs013phr4pn_fbsBnc7Js1FPovOfYGMQSBsNPbKlZFp-YsQyAASVRdDqK8nH16wMctHgHwH1o1CeG6NZsK8jLM2fL5PDP3rcRj9dky7_toyc5DXlE3SoAfo0qrf3hT11Fnpjop_JJHbac/s1600/April+%252711+004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs013phr4pn_fbsBnc7Js1FPovOfYGMQSBsNPbKlZFp-YsQyAASVRdDqK8nH16wMctHgHwH1o1CeG6NZsK8jLM2fL5PDP3rcRj9dky7_toyc5DXlE3SoAfo0qrf3hT11Fnpjop_JJHbac/s640/April+%252711+004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What I love about it... it's beautifully carved edges, it's many drawers for storage, it's lip below the top side drawers (separating it from the three larger drawers below them), it's eight little legs, it's high-quality construction, and it's wooden pulls (though I'm debating whether or not I want to replace them with clear-glass pulls).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9mRRk1BJt5QhwJnP_jfHXBTY7kt4UKBveE-tN2fCYgi7Ejgy6BOS_CmMTP1svu2atU9nj2Y-zBaybj8rIWnxjKA-80-S3PzILf6w4aQCQKgO9peOh1kr_C9RqLI53S3e9HWpO1fDgoI/s1600/April+%252711+007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9mRRk1BJt5QhwJnP_jfHXBTY7kt4UKBveE-tN2fCYgi7Ejgy6BOS_CmMTP1svu2atU9nj2Y-zBaybj8rIWnxjKA-80-S3PzILf6w4aQCQKgO9peOh1kr_C9RqLI53S3e9HWpO1fDgoI/s640/April+%252711+007.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I began by cleaning it with damp paper-towels and vacuuming out the drawers...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3vQE2ZLRcRBwqx2UkWI7WvIqLldbKpbUrNOMGsYGNniDl11qdE7DFtQ2evUhS4aRAD-RERMPLmyZlt2hP9pcaHx1wrX3-tmIl9tHtZlaafuX4UPlSHg2wmNEcKTEr5p8gwhVfi6n7EU/s1600/April+%252711+013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3vQE2ZLRcRBwqx2UkWI7WvIqLldbKpbUrNOMGsYGNniDl11qdE7DFtQ2evUhS4aRAD-RERMPLmyZlt2hP9pcaHx1wrX3-tmIl9tHtZlaafuX4UPlSHg2wmNEcKTEr5p8gwhVfi6n7EU/s640/April+%252711+013.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...then I just rubbed on the Restor-A-Finish and instantly the scratches began to disappear and the wood began to shine again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These days there are more-and-more options for ways to hang things on your walls, how is one to know what's best for each particular thing you're hanging in each particular place you're hanging it?</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">size of the object you're hanging</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">weight of the object you're hanging</span></li>
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, what's next??? My next project in our bedroom is working on our office space. You're probably thinking, you have room for an office? We sure do, well kind of, we did have to get a little creative. It's going to be in the mysterious area between our staircase and bathroom that neither video shows. I found a beautiful antique desk on Craigslist and an old chair at an estate sale. Both pieces need some work, but I'm looking forward to the projects and sharing the "how-to's" and transformations with you!</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-48940510203264260612011-03-22T21:22:00.000-07:002011-03-25T16:45:52.940-07:00The Look for Less: Canopy Bed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether it's made of metal or wood, canopy beds can cost a big-chuck-of-change! But who can rest it's dreamy appearance?! Which is why I took a different approach to get the same look for less, a lot less!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">Pottery Barn's</a> Antonia Canopy Bed- $1,300...</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">Pottery Barn's</a> Farmhouse Canopy Bed- $1,450...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzdZa4LZTotSra-zZcFJEyXsc8HAYnvIIGMJAKTtD6ALuBIatMhI3jCVeJAZJBjcJic-mwSkrljmK0lFwIBJas2EsQrnTDnS7a8G3q_2lisUWWJMzQE0j26AeLdTVhqBnn-uvCYa_T7E/s1600/Ribbon+Hung+Curtains-+PB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTzdZa4LZTotSra-zZcFJEyXsc8HAYnvIIGMJAKTtD6ALuBIatMhI3jCVeJAZJBjcJic-mwSkrljmK0lFwIBJas2EsQrnTDnS7a8G3q_2lisUWWJMzQE0j26AeLdTVhqBnn-uvCYa_T7E/s640/Ribbon+Hung+Curtains-+PB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">CHC's Canopy Bed- $55...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi7ohHWimKnsZ12I1t1cas1d8GWood6OuN8nK2PA-HHEzh_jbU2DIRF9CteOCH1j2gMT1NWypA4tbqlIIdF5TrjcE4gjokYLoGz3LyXKQ0XuF7YxIIWf6qX3zqKRcpqZv88r-RdOIpew/s1600/Bed+Curtains.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLi7ohHWimKnsZ12I1t1cas1d8GWood6OuN8nK2PA-HHEzh_jbU2DIRF9CteOCH1j2gMT1NWypA4tbqlIIdF5TrjcE4gjokYLoGz3LyXKQ0XuF7YxIIWf6qX3zqKRcpqZv88r-RdOIpew/s640/Bed+Curtains.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...We simply attached window curtain rods to the ceiling on all-four-sides and hung a curtain panel from each side of the rods (eight curtains total). I wanted the curtains to puddled on the floor a bit to accomplish a look that was billowy and romantic. Then I just used a piece of natural jute to tie the curtains at the corners (they could be left hanging loose as well). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What's better than a canopy bed? ...A canopy bed with 'all-white' bedding! It just looks so fresh, inviting and elegant! Take a look...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">Pottery Barn's</a> Ruched Duvet Cover- $200...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGmTTP0MW7f2NDBCx37paxwvgETxTYMbDcUckoe4n2ehbSVABrLTO7s-PboLe_ABYDsvu7POEcQg1zCF0QHg9tqIQudfcivcT4hBACYL8vt0ZZKlywg-bsUlrEOH8KmnXEldzeAadZg4/s1600/All+White+%2528Ruched+Voile%2529-+PB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGmTTP0MW7f2NDBCx37paxwvgETxTYMbDcUckoe4n2ehbSVABrLTO7s-PboLe_ABYDsvu7POEcQg1zCF0QHg9tqIQudfcivcT4hBACYL8vt0ZZKlywg-bsUlrEOH8KmnXEldzeAadZg4/s640/All+White+%2528Ruched+Voile%2529-+PB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/">Pottery Barn's</a> Hadley Ruched Duvet Cover- $160...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofAuvpt8me4dHLvXxlJd2MvxJUC-KwUT-GXcs6vm3YEtJEnDDJLbGFvwfPvrM_UsVle41ekhfP7HpY9gWR2Zn8Afzpxy2a7Eg0i_KfRfwvqAQK3Bo4WKGptaNEBhjEKIVzAytDkvlEwY/s1600/All+White+%2528Hadley+Ruched%2529-+PB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofAuvpt8me4dHLvXxlJd2MvxJUC-KwUT-GXcs6vm3YEtJEnDDJLbGFvwfPvrM_UsVle41ekhfP7HpY9gWR2Zn8Afzpxy2a7Eg0i_KfRfwvqAQK3Bo4WKGptaNEBhjEKIVzAytDkvlEwY/s640/All+White+%2528Hadley+Ruched%2529-+PB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maybe mine doesn't compare to Pottery Barn's, but just wait till I get a white bed-shirt, shams and throw pillows...just look at the difference a white comforter makes...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYvU-Oixy6uyx1-S0gX89n64Wp2CnIbrHCMXpiRXOzEMQSqx5hOsTYi6rS9NTE2Tdr3V_uKW7OB840M0f7ooaVOgkhnjnKCH8RRDFW7IH7aA9QXX3HdY-YKkTobsI4zIxKzWGQQp3wTg/s1600/Master+Bedroom+%2528Second+Edition%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYvU-Oixy6uyx1-S0gX89n64Wp2CnIbrHCMXpiRXOzEMQSqx5hOsTYi6rS9NTE2Tdr3V_uKW7OB840M0f7ooaVOgkhnjnKCH8RRDFW7IH7aA9QXX3HdY-YKkTobsI4zIxKzWGQQp3wTg/s640/Master+Bedroom+%2528Second+Edition%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and it cost me <i>zero</i> dollars! ...It belonged to my great-grandmother! I l.o.v.e vintage linens!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.target.com/">Target's</a> Heirloom Comforter Set from their Simply Shabby Chic line- $100...</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm643EIVn_n9kA9wLHdpRF8tkkAADLE2Nxa6NTszaR6xIMhpSx3wQw6E6m17OmNQ4OUsisGc8VRIatt_UdsUQ9BwI68hUU990rV8Gg9egTL3-81-l0eWdllsoI6SLaZ7ANlgANH9IHGYc/s1600/Angelia%2527s+Bedding.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm643EIVn_n9kA9wLHdpRF8tkkAADLE2Nxa6NTszaR6xIMhpSx3wQw6E6m17OmNQ4OUsisGc8VRIatt_UdsUQ9BwI68hUU990rV8Gg9egTL3-81-l0eWdllsoI6SLaZ7ANlgANH9IHGYc/s640/Angelia%2527s+Bedding.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...This is the bedding we are using in our oldest (two-and-a-half-year-old, Angelia) daughter's room.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was also used by the lovely, Sandra from <a href="http://myshabbystreamsidestudio.blogspot.com/">My Shabby Streamside Studio</a>...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFXL3FO2Jjml2tkuNNeLX9yFAQL6y30EuKHFuJqh8__1D067us2abWYPv_6vdldU-L_R8UfJivCEWSdbkbqqt_9V9W-nVl5ud-D2yKe97_rl6KvaYdsM8tTZyP1wdS9pMMsu6OQNNbrc/s1600/Loft+Bedroom-+Sandra+Foster.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpFXL3FO2Jjml2tkuNNeLX9yFAQL6y30EuKHFuJqh8__1D067us2abWYPv_6vdldU-L_R8UfJivCEWSdbkbqqt_9V9W-nVl5ud-D2yKe97_rl6KvaYdsM8tTZyP1wdS9pMMsu6OQNNbrc/s640/Loft+Bedroom-+Sandra+Foster.png" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...She turned a <i>hunting cabin</i> into a romantic Victorian cottage! I absolutely LOVE what she did with it!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=e8942dea-d556-4741-9f08-43648f37d091" style="border: none; float: right;" /></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-42166059989456311732011-03-22T07:31:00.000-07:002011-03-22T13:51:39.357-07:00Spring has Sprung: Daffodils 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday morning when I glanced out our kitchen window I saw our garden's first gift of the year! While most plants are still trying to wake from their winter nap, right on queue for the first day of spring, our daffodils bloomed! After months of winter, it's so refreshing to see the first signs of spring! </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">{This post was shared on <a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/">Today's Creative Blog</a>, and <a href="http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/">My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia</a>.}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #777777; font-family: monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" target="_blank" title="Get Your Craft On Tuesday"><img alt="Get Your Craft On Tuesday" src="http://todayscreativeblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/get-your-craft-on-e1283276983713.gif" style="border: none;" /></a></div><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b></span>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-24803598437904576522011-03-21T07:47:00.000-07:002011-03-21T10:37:34.978-07:00Linen Closet to China Cabinet (Part 2)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember our <a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2011/02/linen-closet-to-china-cabinet-part-1.html">china cabinet</a> I was working on? In my first post about the transformation it looked like this...</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is now painted...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI2lPpf5DpVgYYC65NIp_Nw-uVo_IwFVZn9_Mc-_DRc7e_SHQeziu51kB24-jxbwuQT79pjHyev7msBjP9dGscRrqcN7jnTmflunh6ur_er9vtNLSqQPEg8OrYoDOuBUEUD6wF_SXsog/s1600/March+%252711+058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZI2lPpf5DpVgYYC65NIp_Nw-uVo_IwFVZn9_Mc-_DRc7e_SHQeziu51kB24-jxbwuQT79pjHyev7msBjP9dGscRrqcN7jnTmflunh6ur_er9vtNLSqQPEg8OrYoDOuBUEUD6wF_SXsog/s640/March+%252711+058.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And has knobs and door inserts!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhLrSBdxmxc1GGYu3snPNU3V8_v4SXF8sKpslgzFaHkMYMGKnj-nvpUPu7JztSddZ9lRSRKC2-RPgJboN1Fjz8BhIIusVqtX2fkJ1leUyuX-VMfIsH296DmKEhPtaXqC6ESD6SvTIUYo/s1600/March+%252711+062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhLrSBdxmxc1GGYu3snPNU3V8_v4SXF8sKpslgzFaHkMYMGKnj-nvpUPu7JztSddZ9lRSRKC2-RPgJboN1Fjz8BhIIusVqtX2fkJ1leUyuX-VMfIsH296DmKEhPtaXqC6ESD6SvTIUYo/s640/March+%252711+062.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Initially, I was going to use <i>Galvanized Hex Netting</i> (Chicken Wire) for the door inserts. Though after some thought, I decided I wanted the openings smaller. So, back to Lowes I went where I picked out some <i>Galvanized Hardware Cloth</i>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrDjX_ssMAJBMRqgcBy5-2h5Ci32ulNNsLp9uMsR6Kb4Y7PhqjcNHNoQesqwxH2KJWXCRvm_Umicbh_C213V4Xy4qJD7yif-7S4VxTVKa9loQMHV0Ib2O53hfzP402G-NFzdkfKaqxBE/s1600/Linen+Closet+to+China+Cabinet+%2528Part+2%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrDjX_ssMAJBMRqgcBy5-2h5Ci32ulNNsLp9uMsR6Kb4Y7PhqjcNHNoQesqwxH2KJWXCRvm_Umicbh_C213V4Xy4qJD7yif-7S4VxTVKa9loQMHV0Ib2O53hfzP402G-NFzdkfKaqxBE/s640/Linen+Closet+to+China+Cabinet+%2528Part+2%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...I'll save the chicken wire for another project or <a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2010/11/sustainable-living-urban-chickens.html">my real chickens</a>!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus, my hubby (Travis) has always liked the screen on <a href="http://www.lifeatfirelakecamp.com/">my parent's</a> hutch...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8miOkB15VXQmI5-cf1sd0WD-jIKAGPpHkFYDOETyFp-vd7xJ5mFGaQw7o7rjK-IpSgOinPU8trHmTrnTBFQUNVQQ89mUdjipB2P2J8j0vfeS4V-bdSUdlwFOdrnu4KFUJNF9KYl6oYE/s1600/Screened+Door+Hutch-+FLC.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8miOkB15VXQmI5-cf1sd0WD-jIKAGPpHkFYDOETyFp-vd7xJ5mFGaQw7o7rjK-IpSgOinPU8trHmTrnTBFQUNVQQ89mUdjipB2P2J8j0vfeS4V-bdSUdlwFOdrnu4KFUJNF9KYl6oYE/s640/Screened+Door+Hutch-+FLC.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...and the hardware cloth is kind of a middle ground between a screen and chicken wire.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To attach the wire all I had to do was measure, cut and staple!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzQzKWChneEFRUQwB526TnRESJYxmenIGgzRzBEC1IBxcFEZGD7lXZVhKYaNKXpGXJbEk0yRufFpCfsXpLKYG7MOfUlWB0iYl-LBSWOMIaJCQx1Fq7vOmGgIqRT4Lc8Vf3rDnwWZFKZY/s1600/March+%252711+055-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzQzKWChneEFRUQwB526TnRESJYxmenIGgzRzBEC1IBxcFEZGD7lXZVhKYaNKXpGXJbEk0yRufFpCfsXpLKYG7MOfUlWB0iYl-LBSWOMIaJCQx1Fq7vOmGgIqRT4Lc8Vf3rDnwWZFKZY/s640/March+%252711+055-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At first I used a heavy-duty staple gun, and it cracked the wood a bit. So, after fixing it with some wood glue I switch to a light-duty staple gun which worked great!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHUV5OG2x9ck0TYiGzzQHoFw-ZzTADHtAVYDJjjuNA6ovYf8YE8eD1H8OlLFyIxT9093Yz_6InuePQTHWAcC4Aq5DwjWFZ3RmPCOkKyYILnrcZJMduOFV7_bKU34T5skNJRs1GnTm-G4/s1600/March+%252711+060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHUV5OG2x9ck0TYiGzzQHoFw-ZzTADHtAVYDJjjuNA6ovYf8YE8eD1H8OlLFyIxT9093Yz_6InuePQTHWAcC4Aq5DwjWFZ3RmPCOkKyYILnrcZJMduOFV7_bKU34T5skNJRs1GnTm-G4/s640/March+%252711+060.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Script MT Bold';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 33px;">After</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhu46s-JbYdYKscPU2diG8X3mTZlkxCN-Uf9vH1wI5QdH6X4qg3xFMZ8svaBFYglnKLczfnyqvugCLHLvjeIx68c-0nM6Ip3tVlkoSXZpC-zrXTAyUcXv8J9Xgdod0WjdarMw_LXVEEPI/s1600/Linen+Closet+to+China+Cabinet+%2528Part+2%25291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhu46s-JbYdYKscPU2diG8X3mTZlkxCN-Uf9vH1wI5QdH6X4qg3xFMZ8svaBFYglnKLczfnyqvugCLHLvjeIx68c-0nM6Ip3tVlkoSXZpC-zrXTAyUcXv8J9Xgdod0WjdarMw_LXVEEPI/s640/Linen+Closet+to+China+Cabinet+%2528Part+2%25291.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are very pleased with how it turned out! I can't wait to put my dishes in it! We're also very excited about having more open space in our dinning room (once we move the existing display shelf)!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Visit CHC again soon to see 'Part 3" ...I'll share the new display for my dishes and the difference it makes in our dinning room!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See 'Part 1' of this project, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2011/02/linen-closet-to-china-cabinet-part-1.html">here</a></u></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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</div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-76998199947439953032011-03-18T07:08:00.000-07:002011-03-21T05:53:59.551-07:00Lavender Basket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLZpurpPQqb4kJhSf0GvNxRzJHU2kG6LTyzE9yKmc1dEkSYLoMJ0Gn5KkvgHpCSN71w2sPWHTKjwvYALU3kwF1SBgAagEGbcMV9KjHArWA6r5h01umkxyLr84DFFijY6FeSEf1i9sLDI/s1600/March+%252711+089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLZpurpPQqb4kJhSf0GvNxRzJHU2kG6LTyzE9yKmc1dEkSYLoMJ0Gn5KkvgHpCSN71w2sPWHTKjwvYALU3kwF1SBgAagEGbcMV9KjHArWA6r5h01umkxyLr84DFFijY6FeSEf1i9sLDI/s640/March+%252711+089.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's time for another fun, easy and inexpensive <s>project</s> "CHC"! Gotta love those, right? ...And you only need four items!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLd9i9IaR06SaNcLra7mzEnPj-i9e1t6JfwqDrVQffUgUi90dwRgVSJW71una9SZpgN2_HWwDTb3vZC52Q3TXlm-4Cxz2VhbNCJ0FB6Dl3az4OgUxFZ6HqUTxXe-Fx2i4Ofsbug8Y07Q/s1600/March+%252711+081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLd9i9IaR06SaNcLra7mzEnPj-i9e1t6JfwqDrVQffUgUi90dwRgVSJW71una9SZpgN2_HWwDTb3vZC52Q3TXlm-4Cxz2VhbNCJ0FB6Dl3az4OgUxFZ6HqUTxXe-Fx2i4Ofsbug8Y07Q/s640/March+%252711+081.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 33px;">What I used…</span></div></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dried Lavender (Hobby Lobby)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preserved Sheet Moss (Hobby Lobby)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rattan Wallbasket (Hobby Lobby- <i>originally $10, got it 50% Off</i>)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clay Tag (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/freckledlaundry?ref=seller_info">Freckled Laundry Etsy Shop</a>)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...I also used a woven drop cloth as my work surface for a quick clean up (I simply shook it outside).</span></li>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 20pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Step 1:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Line the front side of the basket with moss. Push it all the way down to the bottom and leave some peeking through the top.</span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(<i>Note: The one bag of sheet moss was the perfect amount for this basket</i>.)</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 27px;">A great way to create something you really love… is to use things you love individually!</span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love wire.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love lavender.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rpgoy8hyiX2kZvxy8ReFAElliZbVOS2L9Yw8ZirWKwznlLiNc9R2Ek-xV71o-_RRC6sVWPCUXzrJqt7DPxqn_EJZwkgEW-_3AsGv-lXaIWIWHKzHXZCZ0sK6JFoIQKal-K1tvfV4jZo/s1600/March+%252711+087.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rpgoy8hyiX2kZvxy8ReFAElliZbVOS2L9Yw8ZirWKwznlLiNc9R2Ek-xV71o-_RRC6sVWPCUXzrJqt7DPxqn_EJZwkgEW-_3AsGv-lXaIWIWHKzHXZCZ0sK6JFoIQKal-K1tvfV4jZo/s640/March+%252711+087.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...Especially, in our bedroom (or bath), to me it symbolizes relaxation and it makes me feel relaxed just by seeing (or smelling) it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love clay tags!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qHLoKpEmwTAAE0ctE38-3Xlt1pCn2L0-hqigFJjMYreUXDgOEPIKT74IeNgYKSZpde8v-c8QXhtwBr01a4383q6kIAQCw1ZwkiDQGWfVEYHIGKyVprXlAYr303He_hnJDozPuN1FL1k/s1600/March+%252711+082.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qHLoKpEmwTAAE0ctE38-3Xlt1pCn2L0-hqigFJjMYreUXDgOEPIKT74IeNgYKSZpde8v-c8QXhtwBr01a4383q6kIAQCw1ZwkiDQGWfVEYHIGKyVprXlAYr303He_hnJDozPuN1FL1k/s640/March+%252711+082.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The clay tag was made by the wonderful, Jami from Freckled Laundry! She has a fabulous <u><a href="http://www.freckledlaundry.com/">blog</a></u> and <u><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/freckledlaundry?ref=seller_info">etsy shop</a></u>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's hanging next to our bed...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpFvB6qSfo5QrDLTjX41ZO_IfUP1TtC_Pyf9vgR9XYK5hzSaHkh1yKi9V7dAWGd06kNd9ev2Cj2oN_DfJQgBE0ghoG2fnnnssNEQOIKWJM-zOI9E6-nL4TN_ORLV5A0xe1qSaaKCWwTs/s1600/March+%252711+089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpFvB6qSfo5QrDLTjX41ZO_IfUP1TtC_Pyf9vgR9XYK5hzSaHkh1yKi9V7dAWGd06kNd9ev2Cj2oN_DfJQgBE0ghoG2fnnnssNEQOIKWJM-zOI9E6-nL4TN_ORLV5A0xe1qSaaKCWwTs/s640/March+%252711+089.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">L.O.V.E. it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...Another post about lavender, <u><a href="http://coolhomecreations.blogspot.com/2010/08/did-you-know-that-pottery-barn-has-bath.html">here</a></u>.</span><br />
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</div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b> </div><div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=be26857b-2951-4d49-93bc-2639329e13d3" style="border: none; float: right;" /></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-72994050774177963352011-03-17T07:58:00.000-07:002011-04-14T04:32:23.220-07:00New Sponsor: Stella & Dot<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Introducing CHC's <s>newest</s> <i>very first</i> sponsor... <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/maritzalizarraga">Stella & Dot</a> stylist, <a href="http://www.stelladot.com/sites/maritzalizarraga"><b>Maritza</b></a>! </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Around <i>my neck</i> is the delicate "<i>Ever After</i>" heart necklace! I l.o.v.e how sweet and simple it is...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia83Tc-oQYeR0LejSY__PMxWYZNq-hYFh85xKxvXQdeytavKiHH3hRKcERXtyXM_EMyVSVwYq2oNvb7TyNoNIncE8J8BvztpZsc_tb1bBIBtdQKSrZ-qDhTT93IzrYfjIMezgNTB4KP2k/s1600/Ever+After+Necklace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia83Tc-oQYeR0LejSY__PMxWYZNq-hYFh85xKxvXQdeytavKiHH3hRKcERXtyXM_EMyVSVwYq2oNvb7TyNoNIncE8J8BvztpZsc_tb1bBIBtdQKSrZ-qDhTT93IzrYfjIMezgNTB4KP2k/s400/Ever+After+Necklace.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Script MT Bold'; font-size: 15pt;">Thank you so much for visiting CHC! I love your sweet comments, and read all of them! Please become a Follower and a fan on facebook…</span></b><img alt="" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=7c178fba-96db-47b8-b476-55cbd6274000" style="border: none; float: right;" /></div>Jaclyn Coolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10625016798611832192noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7212236512323855608.post-41521330527594263872011-03-16T07:13:00.000-07:002011-03-16T07:23:13.669-07:00Basement / Master Bedroom Tour (First Edition)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are still working on the decor and finishing touches of the basement / our new master bedroom, but I wanted to share a short video tour with you to show you our progress...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxURzZKuA1AQ7Vfj1qrw7Q4d2dFbLoM3DRI86vqnD5LlTqT1W1-vYcD9O_dvEc-7Bntn2Y4MmmM26fIqwYTPA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The video quality could be better since I took it at night, but they'll be much more to come!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although I'm all about <i>doing-it-yourself</i>, we did hired some help with this project (simply because we have so much going on right now, we know an <i>awesome</i> trim guy, and you can often find me with a baby in each arm!). Though this it's <u>definitely</u> something you could DIY and tackle in a weekend. The cost for supplies will run you around $200 (more or less depending on the size of your room). If you decide to hire someone don't hesitate to get more than one bid. We payed $150 for labor and it was very well done (I told you he was awesome!). Although it's not exactly cheap, you get a lot of bang-for-your-buck!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although there was so many shades to choose from, we did managed to pin one down! It's a light shade of pink but still <i>definitely pink</i>! It's called <i>Pink Peony</i> (which just so happens to be my favorite flower)!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think it will really compliment the shabby chic decor I have in mind! We have her twin-size bed frame, box-spring and mattress, but I'm still searching for an antique iron head-board and foot-board. This is close to the look I'm going for...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ...It's from Target's Simply Shabby Chic line!</span></div>
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