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CHOOSING A KITCHEN CABINET WHITE
HAPPY MONDAY!!! The PAINT color WHITE . It always makes a showing and my guess is that choosing the “RIGHT WHITE” is what drives the MOST PEPLE CRAZY!!! I KNOW IT DID ME!!!! AM I right?
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THE KIDS BATHROOM EVOLUTION
OUR HOUSE IS A TYPICAL “FOUR OVER FOUR” FARMHOUSE. FOUR ROOMS – OVER FOUR ROOMS, EACH THE IDENTICAL SIZE. One of the 4 upstairs rooms was the ONLY full bathroom – which means that the only bathroom in the house measured 18′ x 18′. Before we moved in , that room was renovated to be… Read More THE KIDS BATHROOM EVOLUTION
FAREWELL MARY TYLER MOORE
I CRIED WHEN I HEARD THAT MY BELOVED MARY TYLER MOORE PASSED AWAY. There is No show I have adored more, actress I have loved or character (other than Scout from to kill a Mockingbird) that has touched my heart more. I found this BLOG post written almost exactly 4 years ago – that I… Read More FAREWELL MARY TYLER MOORE
LESS THAN ONE WEEK UNTIL DOG-A-DAY PAINTINGS BEGIN!!!
NEXT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 – BEGINS THE MONTH IN WHICH I WILL PAINT A DOG A DAY!!!!
FIVE FUN TRENDS
A FEW YEARS BACK…I WORTE A POST ENTITLED : “IS CHEVRON DEAD“.. …and, I spoke about TRENDS, specifically decorating Trends… DICTIONARY.COM defines Trend as: noun 1.the general course or prevailing tendency; drift 2.style or vogue: What makes a TREND? . ..and which ones ARE IN? AND WHICH ARE on their way out? ************************** I HAVE NOTICED… Read More FIVE FUN TRENDS
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I LOVE STRIPES AND ALWAYS WILL
I LOVE STRIPES. OUR LAUNDRY ROOM IS PAINTED IN STRIPES OF
MONDAY MORNING
I HAVE ALWAYS SHIED AWAY FROM POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS. Partly because I tend to shy away from conflict and hot button topics and partly because I felt uneducated on politics and truth be told do not like speaking about things I know nothing about. I have tried to educate myself over the years…but I think I… Read More MONDAY MORNING
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THE DINING ROOM EVOLUTION
Our Dining room has undergone more changes in 13 years than any room in MY OLD COUNTRY HOUSE Originally it was the playroom. I would keep an eye on the kids while I made dinner etc… PRE BLOG the room was painted BENJAMIN MOORE TRANQUIL BLUE and FANTASY BLUE
A PORTRAIT OF A BEAGLE NAMED BEAN
I JUST COMPETED A PORTRAIT OF Our youngest dog is named Bean. We got BEAN two Christmases ago, in a weak moment, after our beloved dog – disappeared. According to the DNA test, he is half Beagle and half “lab mix” . But one thing is for certain, he is 100% scamp!!!
COOL WHITES AND WARM WHITES AND UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE
THE #1 PAINT COLOR THAT PEOPLE AGONIZE OVER IS.. YOU GUESSED IT… WHITE THERE ARE SO MANY WHITES- AND ALL WHITES ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL…IN FACT THERE ARE HUGE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THEM THAT CAN THROW YOUR DECORATING ADVENTURES INTO A TAILSPIN!!!