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Sometimes it's the little things.....

Sometimes a very small change, for a very little amount of money, can make me so happy.

I had this fake plant plant, but I never liked how orange the pot was.

I meant to paint it, but never got around to it.

Then I found this little piece of pottery at the thrift store.

I really liked the texture. It reminded me of faux bois.

I didn't know what I was going to do with it, but it was cheap so I brought it home.

Then one day it occurred to me....why not put the fake plant into the thrift store pot?

So I put some floral foam into the pottery, pulled the plant out of the old pot and stuck it in the new pot.

Easy, peasy! :)

I placed a bit of Spanish moss on top of the floral foam to cover any gaps.

I really love the way it looks now!

Elegant Little Round Table

Last year I found some end tables on Craigslist that I just loved and the price was a steal.

They came with a coffee table too.

I didn't need the coffee table, but for the price it was worth getting all three pieces.

Here's the before photo of the table.

The top was very damaged.

I painted the table with the last of my Old White chalk paint.

I was glad to use the can up because I prefer the Pure White chalk paint.

I then used the Annie Sloan wax.

I did my best to smooth out the top of the table without sanding the whole thing down and hoped the paint would cover up a lot of the problem areas.

I used a little of the dark wax in the grooves and also sanded down the curvy areas.

I'm glad to finally have her finished and listed on Craigslist.

Hopefully she finds a new Shabby Chic loving home!

I have a new coffee table sitting in a box just waiting to be let out.

I'll hopefully get to show it to you soon!

Linked to:

Be Inspired @ Elizabeth & Co.

Furniture Feature friday @ Miss Mustard Seed

Not what you're expecting....

Could this room be anymore gorgeous???? (channeling Chandler Bing)

In my last post I told you I was taking a blogging break to get all kinds of stuff accomplished and yet not only are no projects finished (or started).

I don't even have all of my Christmas stuff put away yet!

(I hope I just made someone out there feel a lot better about themselves :)

Last week my 2 1/2 year old got sick and then it was passed to me.

So the only thing I've accomplished is just about coughing up my lungs.

So I figured hey, I can manage to upload a few pretty photos for my friends in between wheezing episodes, right?

Somehow I stumbled on this site for Arhaus furniture and they have a gallery full of these amazing rooms.

The furniture is so beautiful and the way these rooms are put together is stunning.

Even though I adore design, when I see rooms like this I know I would hire a designer in a second if I could afford it. The person (team?) that put these rooms together has mad skills!

I love to study rooms like these and get lots off great ideas for furniture placement, accessories and of course, near and dear to my heart, knock offs.

So I've blathered away about myself and haven't really commented on the photos.

So I'll end by saying...

Five lights....and they looks like crowns!!!!!!

Wowzers!

Have fun "pinning" my peeps! :)

Happy New Year

~Pinterest~

This is SO me!

I'm going to take a wee blogging break and get some things cleaned and organized in my home.

I am also going to work on finishing some projects.

Hopefully I'll have some lovely things to show you in a week or two (or three, we'll see how it goes).

Happy New Year my friends!

Let's take off the old and put on the new and make this year blissful.

What does this look like to you?

Window Shopping

Last week was my first time shopping at a Pottery Barn since moving to Illinois seven months ago.

I was blown away by the gorgeous displays in this store.

Their stylists are so talented.

I wish one of them could come work their magic at my house.

I took this photo outside so there is glare from the window, but you can get an idea of how pretty it is.

I love the old wood paper in the background. Then you have the contrast of the shiny mercury glass.

It's brilliant!

Here's a closer look.

I just adore the reds, greens, and silver together.

The other front window was a table set for Christmas dinner and it was lovely too.

I loved the metal deer and the cute little trees.

Once again backed with the barn wood paper.

Makes me wish I could put it all over the walls of my house.

A couple of months ago I bought a bunch of large baskets at the thrift store; planning to put them on a big empty wall in my dining room.

I just haven't been totally convinced it would look good though.

So I was thrilled when I saw this wall of baskets inside Pottery Barn so I could see how it would look.

I am sorry I didn't get some better pictures of this.

Under this pergola was the most gorgeous tablescape, but there were lots of salespeople about and I felt weird taking photos.

Don't you just love the huge nail head trim on these chairs?

The table was full of rustic textures and white flowers.

Two of my favorite things!

With the distracting background in the photo it's a little hard to see.

But, this was such a pretty vignette on the sofa table.

I think it would look gorgeous in an entry way too.

I just may try to recreate this look in mine. :)

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and that you have a safe and fun New Year's!!

Jesus is the reason for the season

I have this niche in my hallway and I thought it would be a great place to display a nativity scene I got this year.

It is small (supposed to be an ornament) but making it part of a scene somehow makes it larger.

(hope that makes sense ;)

I hung another one of my sparkly snowflakes and we're pretending it's a star, okay?

I found these vinyl words "He is the reason" at the craft store and stuck them on the wall.

A little tree was put in a burlap bucket and little silver stars were put on the tree.

The nativity is made of driftwood and is nestled in some greenery.

But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.

Luke 1:30-33

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