Den Updates

Hello!  It's been quite a while since I've posted anything about our den and there has been a lot of changes since that post so I thought I'd share them today.<br /><br />This is the room we all spend the most time in, other than the kitchen, as this is where the TV is.  :) It's also always been the room that I tend to put everything that I don't love as far as furniture goes but I wanted to change that since we do spend a lot of time in here.  First thing I did was get rid of our old TV stand.  I hated it.  And when you're looking at the TV, you can't help but see the stand it's on so I wanted something pretty to look at. <br /><br />Hubby found an old fashioned dresser so I removed the top two drawers, cut the center wood brace (to allow for the DVD and cable box), painted it, distressed it and changed the hardware to come up with this.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5L8KBRMZGfGLEdT3P-vndG7HhUtRyLfkcuy2dLTjbi2K_YNF52DMZ0QsRF5FzA2qI6KU71__BDivtU4BXA7ardAkEvsUiKqBjqOMz37EuIdEhBySkTpNewvkZPGaqyZihAxbfiCgcLJIA/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5L8KBRMZGfGLEdT3P-vndG7HhUtRyLfkcuy2dLTjbi2K_YNF52DMZ0QsRF5FzA2qI6KU71__BDivtU4BXA7ardAkEvsUiKqBjqOMz37EuIdEhBySkTpNewvkZPGaqyZihAxbfiCgcLJIA/s1600/008.JPG" /></a></div><br />It was a long awful winter and I really was tiring of the plain white curtains we had so I bought these lovely cheerful ones at Target.  I don't think I've ever loved a curtain so much.  :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nn7-XVTGIT3UZy0Ne3leqmnSzBp4hfpS-ze_m2h141nyBHZLrF_uAybb3lslsj4YGrWN2MO8jsS-uzZCTe3U8WGlKQfV1P9FSIe8gy57o9LmXmz0bK8XGN0UfmrlY5cTdZCq4geXu60p/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nn7-XVTGIT3UZy0Ne3leqmnSzBp4hfpS-ze_m2h141nyBHZLrF_uAybb3lslsj4YGrWN2MO8jsS-uzZCTe3U8WGlKQfV1P9FSIe8gy57o9LmXmz0bK8XGN0UfmrlY5cTdZCq4geXu60p/s1600/009.JPG" /></a></div><br />Hubby picked up this old vintage table at an auction.  The iron horse statue evidently goes on the top of a fence?  Another find that I love.  And I simply can't get enough vintage books lately.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTQANFw1yfAXbqB06ibnELzucMH_fQKcZVVOS57XQ5NtHO7htMJB_aCikmpH0os3vlTvlWHoJwt33g9NpIGX_tkrqfN-kEXf_AZZXede4tQ32UyUEv-a4Ew__69gtKwRKdTesy4gmUqRE/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTQANFw1yfAXbqB06ibnELzucMH_fQKcZVVOS57XQ5NtHO7htMJB_aCikmpH0os3vlTvlWHoJwt33g9NpIGX_tkrqfN-kEXf_AZZXede4tQ32UyUEv-a4Ew__69gtKwRKdTesy4gmUqRE/s1600/010.JPG" /></a></div><br />I bought the same curtains for the living room, which has also had changes that I will share next week.  Our den is carpeted, which I don't like but it does make the room more cozy and our dog loves to lay in there so it's staying.  :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqpYtHd9nKJpLBobwll0devlLXb4yohIZynlDDJ81gwbKVnX9k5ofjNsauL8lkBuV5TStflzAlwTe78d2GM0xZi1ACZgNUV6pD9ncge6D0M0U3ApDEyrOQP_wgMSjQrKAfdHknCGsisvb/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqpYtHd9nKJpLBobwll0devlLXb4yohIZynlDDJ81gwbKVnX9k5ofjNsauL8lkBuV5TStflzAlwTe78d2GM0xZi1ACZgNUV6pD9ncge6D0M0U3ApDEyrOQP_wgMSjQrKAfdHknCGsisvb/s640/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The artwork on the wall above the couch I spent an entire rainy afternoon putting together and painting with old wood planks and various shades of neutral craft paints and stains after seeing a similar version online.  It's one of those pieces of art that just makes me happy looking at it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9JNWatZgrVhD-GaEfkx0_1KzSoTOEYrHcmoVBRxutD4kE-exq1fSV3Pp812vuM8fFYkXBAoJH7KY2CyCIoR583zqtWKD_vRLZzlQ_MgNgnoV9QOYrrK7FaeevJb0fHvEXUGnQ5YNFksy/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9JNWatZgrVhD-GaEfkx0_1KzSoTOEYrHcmoVBRxutD4kE-exq1fSV3Pp812vuM8fFYkXBAoJH7KY2CyCIoR583zqtWKD_vRLZzlQ_MgNgnoV9QOYrrK7FaeevJb0fHvEXUGnQ5YNFksy/s1600/013.JPG" /></a></div><br />And that's it for the den changes.  I've come to discover that I really do prefer a neutral color palette in our home with pops of color added by using fruit or fresh flowers.  I like it simple.  Oh, we also painted the walls Simply White by Benjamin Moore.  I'd like to find a rug to go in there as well, but am not sure about a rug over carpet?  What do you think?<br /><br />Enjoy your day!<br /><i>Diana</i>

Den Updates

Hello!  It's been quite a while since I've posted anything about our den and there has been a lot of changes since that post so I thought I'd share them today.This is the room we all spend the most time in, other than the kitchen, as this is where the TV is.  :) It's also always been the room that I…

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WHITE WASH

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I THINK I COULD LIVE IN THE SOUTH</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC01IolpG8BRoWib4NW-nNNj3y1FXG71vNes1DXewDFEuRmvn9JFQJZoncr33EAC4SL9J8awr4l6sly2bISWTCKj8UDnEvo3Xuu7v9MZgAMZwERdVkbvTLHtkdoXNy4fp1rjIEGAxhQ0g/s1600/0531a0d90fd67816_5592-w406-h406-b0-p0--traditional-exterior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC01IolpG8BRoWib4NW-nNNj3y1FXG71vNes1DXewDFEuRmvn9JFQJZoncr33EAC4SL9J8awr4l6sly2bISWTCKj8UDnEvo3Xuu7v9MZgAMZwERdVkbvTLHtkdoXNy4fp1rjIEGAxhQ0g/s640/0531a0d90fd67816_5592-w406-h406-b0-p0--traditional-exterior.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Prior to this, when anyone said 'whitewash' I thought of Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Whitewash</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, or </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">calcimine</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">kalsomine</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">calsomine</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, or </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">lime paint</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> is a low-cost type of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Paint">paint</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> made from </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slaked_lime" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Slaked lime">slaked lime</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> (calcium hydroxide) and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalk" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Chalk">chalk</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> (whiting). (Wikipedia)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"><br><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While researching painted brick homes, I came across this treatment for transforming nondescript red brick into something else entirely.     </div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/white-wash.html#more">Read more »</a>

WHITE WASH

I THINK I COULD LIVE IN THE SOUTHPrior to this, when anyone said 'whitewash' I thought of Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting). (Wikipedia)Whil…

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CURB APPEAL

<br><br />UPDATE FOR OUTSIDE<br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiQ2xQzeDxzBoic9C5-rzIDLSqEQVTI7RBtGrAZdullwW17NqCOm1c9fNvih0GkALXUOeJpdHphBZHHyv12xpSAi1KPXX5bizROQuR2JK7W2vHtACVElGs8W8GxdwZ7h0ThjVQBx_X3oI/s1600/untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidiQ2xQzeDxzBoic9C5-rzIDLSqEQVTI7RBtGrAZdullwW17NqCOm1c9fNvih0GkALXUOeJpdHphBZHHyv12xpSAi1KPXX5bizROQuR2JK7W2vHtACVElGs8W8GxdwZ7h0ThjVQBx_X3oI/s640/untitled.png" width="640"></a></div><br /><i>So you have probably heard a lot about curb appeal in terms of selling your home - making it inviting, welcoming, well maintained.... etc., etc.    But its also the first impression visitors have of YOU when they come to your home - when you are NOT selling - when you are living there.  What does your home say about you?  </i><br><br /><i></i><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/curb-appeal.html#more">Read more »</a>

CURB APPEAL

UPDATE FOR OUTSIDESo you have probably heard a lot about curb appeal in terms of selling your home - making it inviting, welcoming, well maintained.... etc., etc.    But its also the first impression visitors have of YOU when they come to your home - when you are NOT selling - when you are living th…

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COLORS GO COASTAL

<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>BLUE UNDERTONES WITHOUT BEING OVERTLY BLUE....<br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG194Gg9Fy8GDmpvMO3UQ6nw_8Ras9jUyScSe9eAYxy7AAT8FfO4T3-m5ZekKUFF-JPqRdNRelf2YmXoXBlDVfP6_5TlA0qU3YDL2IUHsOzsriDYsEkYxQBYq3brX_GmNjellr8ITynYhV/s1600/traditional-living-room++HOUZZ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG194Gg9Fy8GDmpvMO3UQ6nw_8Ras9jUyScSe9eAYxy7AAT8FfO4T3-m5ZekKUFF-JPqRdNRelf2YmXoXBlDVfP6_5TlA0qU3YDL2IUHsOzsriDYsEkYxQBYq3brX_GmNjellr8ITynYhV/s640/traditional-living-room++HOUZZ.jpg" usa="true" width="640"></a></div><br><br />Undertones are tricky beasts.  For example, grays are nothing but undertones - except for the pure concrete colors - it is what makes them beautiful and versatile.  Sometimes the undertone shows up more strongly than we like.  A blue undertone, for example, may be too blue on the walls.  Or is it?  Wall color, especially in an empty room, will look much stronger before furniture and furnishings are added.  Sometime it just pays to wait a little.  The wall color will fade to the background as you add your furniture and decor.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/colors-go-coastal.html#more">Read more »</a>

COLORS GO COASTAL

BLUE UNDERTONES WITHOUT BEING OVERTLY BLUE....Undertones are tricky beasts.  For example, grays are nothing but undertones - except for the pure concrete colors - it is what makes them beautiful and versatile.  Sometimes the undertone shows up more strongly than we like.  A blue undertone, for examp…

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GRAY PALETTE

<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />CREATING COLOR SCHEMES</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bYLweOHxuy1aapjjq5zvQUttAxMo2NLo905kxViNb3TPHRujYFDKq-3Y3engUuBgCTZ_gS1FZ_hplP481PadW2GhVMHS6a-te0URSdVsMnthBMN8PnkCY89AjR-SPAxCBt_lJnrLTTIv/s1600/fieldandsea+tumblr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bYLweOHxuy1aapjjq5zvQUttAxMo2NLo905kxViNb3TPHRujYFDKq-3Y3engUuBgCTZ_gS1FZ_hplP481PadW2GhVMHS6a-te0URSdVsMnthBMN8PnkCY89AjR-SPAxCBt_lJnrLTTIv/s640/fieldandsea+tumblr.jpg" width="466"></a></div><br /><br><br />Choosing a color palette for your home may seem daunting, but doesn't have to be all that difficult to achieve.  Just remember you are creating a backdrop - one that will compliment, but really fade to the background once you have furniture, rugs, draperies, pillows, lamps and accessories in place.  The best wall colors do.  They should sit softly in the background, supporting the overall design, but not trying to grab your attention or upstage your furniture.  Unless that is your design - but that's a whole other story...  Remember the word 'backdrop' and relax....  it's only paint....<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/gray-palette.html#more">Read more »</a>

GRAY PALETTE

CREATING COLOR SCHEMESChoosing a color palette for your home may seem daunting, but doesn't have to be all that difficult to achieve.  Just remember you are creating a backdrop - one that will compliment, but really fade to the background once you have furniture, rugs, draperies, pillows, lamps and …

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COZY BUT NOT DARK

NEEDING OOMPH.....<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrkCL5kgYawV3IKqsXlwdvh-jui7fH4kat5SpxSxQxFKOJHvOxGESAyvFlUy8drqS5N7675QkmbNefXSufVbwWRbDNpOfzF_56nyRPKCQUIkYrzRUfvpng0auYMtxdlvyQt7MsZFVEzO3/s1600/jalonburton+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrkCL5kgYawV3IKqsXlwdvh-jui7fH4kat5SpxSxQxFKOJHvOxGESAyvFlUy8drqS5N7675QkmbNefXSufVbwWRbDNpOfzF_56nyRPKCQUIkYrzRUfvpng0auYMtxdlvyQt7MsZFVEzO3/s640/jalonburton+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><i><br></i><br /><i>Sometimes the wall colors we choose are just too saturated for the available light in a room.  If you crave light and wide open spaces - but are stuck with smaller rooms and lower ceilings - you may like to try some of the very light, barely there, grays and greige paint colors to lighten up your space.</i><br><br /><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/cozy-but-not-dark.html#more">Read more »</a>

COZY BUT NOT DARK

NEEDING OOMPH.....Sometimes the wall colors we choose are just too saturated for the available light in a room.  If you crave light and wide open spaces - but are stuck with smaller rooms and lower ceilings - you may like to try some of the very light, barely there, grays and greige paint colors to …

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Our New Coop

In May we are expecting 7 baby chicks and we are thrilled!  There's nothing like the taste of eggs fresh from your backyard.  I've spent the last month planning, designing and building a chicken coop for them to call home.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrml46TKGA4g9yyDdDaWfxFhHE7oOEPD2xSErbGjjf2fmFxJKsQL4OcoUSlQzB2XP8XtUR1AEiDAQ17F7sQ5NljkzGItSh9dAquPVJ7O_d9K9IHHEYJQtXyN327Vd9Qt_Es5v1xNjgrZO1/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrml46TKGA4g9yyDdDaWfxFhHE7oOEPD2xSErbGjjf2fmFxJKsQL4OcoUSlQzB2XP8XtUR1AEiDAQ17F7sQ5NljkzGItSh9dAquPVJ7O_d9K9IHHEYJQtXyN327Vd9Qt_Es5v1xNjgrZO1/s640/021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've never built something of this size before but wanted to give it a try.  I honestly designed as I went along, no plan, nothing.  Well, I kinda had a plan but it kept getting tossed cause it wasn't working.  And it was going to be painted white but then I received the Williams-Sonoma Agrarian catalog in the mail and I fell in love with cedar, which happened to be on sale at Lowes.  So there ya go...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik9W76uelM_05uMXXHCv9jsNmghltrwE0x0Wmyf2zRW5TPTv6_cEz9izr2B5GEXoWV9W5gTURwQYGc6go_J4H7eOUbknVGUyy7lIjhgvEQyfQg4RIYQKHSuRyzukruD1KcorpZ3OqsgQ-/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjik9W76uelM_05uMXXHCv9jsNmghltrwE0x0Wmyf2zRW5TPTv6_cEz9izr2B5GEXoWV9W5gTURwQYGc6go_J4H7eOUbknVGUyy7lIjhgvEQyfQg4RIYQKHSuRyzukruD1KcorpZ3OqsgQ-/s640/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I was trying to keep it easy and cheap.  And it's not perfect but nothing I ever build is.  It will do it's job and that's what matters.  The bricks were all found and I just did a random boring pattern because I don't have a brick cutter and didn't want to mess with it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbdN-yIKl_kQ3YwRod6hA9E6G8yAw7PFpjSuPHw54STZ4cV0kaeqimYosl6HbRkwCW6N_EXkHMS3sh_iF_5X7FMMPEU7oONsh22L8V2dfIxtMM9sUMYTdZyvDjwPGvthbjHd3sYhYdC7T/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglbdN-yIKl_kQ3YwRod6hA9E6G8yAw7PFpjSuPHw54STZ4cV0kaeqimYosl6HbRkwCW6N_EXkHMS3sh_iF_5X7FMMPEU7oONsh22L8V2dfIxtMM9sUMYTdZyvDjwPGvthbjHd3sYhYdC7T/s1600/020.JPG" /></a></div><br />I'm crazy about the barn door on the end.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbl-KDqJicdWcMUMDbGqzyT_4A0hOEG6jekZnVkz0uGQQM71nXiE7yJnIuh3ysGF4694HBRCPiY5f9DAoy2gKFA2zwpOQaeIjwWJaojsFuDLvVt1M8dAL01_YDQAevWoib_kr0wwgUeeJm/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbl-KDqJicdWcMUMDbGqzyT_4A0hOEG6jekZnVkz0uGQQM71nXiE7yJnIuh3ysGF4694HBRCPiY5f9DAoy2gKFA2zwpOQaeIjwWJaojsFuDLvVt1M8dAL01_YDQAevWoib_kr0wwgUeeJm/s1600/018.JPG" /></a></div><br />Can't wait to collect eggs here with my youngest.  :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxNM2K_c-HGvzH8In4Lyul6a53WSkfkwJvDPzFdA-bW7yNad4NDFeMDn1YgAqQ8XdYAtiX_v1cENYb2AKaAsV-wCZIyfPtc88sDVOjQ8mQuHStRbDvs-7O_JdkZytQwsyKZq_xTc9lppk/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxNM2K_c-HGvzH8In4Lyul6a53WSkfkwJvDPzFdA-bW7yNad4NDFeMDn1YgAqQ8XdYAtiX_v1cENYb2AKaAsV-wCZIyfPtc88sDVOjQ8mQuHStRbDvs-7O_JdkZytQwsyKZq_xTc9lppk/s640/028.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I really like red with cedar so I picked out this hibiscus plant to make it pop.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mVjMLQ60GoyzEPc1GeCZOPBR86wfvPVs_Qu7ukRDhvi41XLbCSINUKo2p5H8Inusl3SJbWUxRYZhyphenhyphenJ9mJ5ookLKrNYguNR0D9wcuYEWRGg7j7GSCIp6jrJ91YSqylqPL7Tv6QX3Uwpuc/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9mVjMLQ60GoyzEPc1GeCZOPBR86wfvPVs_Qu7ukRDhvi41XLbCSINUKo2p5H8Inusl3SJbWUxRYZhyphenhyphenJ9mJ5ookLKrNYguNR0D9wcuYEWRGg7j7GSCIp6jrJ91YSqylqPL7Tv6QX3Uwpuc/s1600/002.JPG" /></a></div><br />My hubby, who is still recovering from heart problems, bought me this beautiful peach tree and watching it come alive with blooms makes me smile.<br /><br />I still have to add sand underneath the coop and finish up a couple of details and then it's ready for the chicks.<br /><br />That's it for now! <br /><br />Any of you raise chickens?   Any advice or suggestions? <br /><br />What have you been up to?? <br /><br /><br />

Our New Coop

In May we are expecting 7 baby chicks and we are thrilled!  There's nothing like the taste of eggs fresh from your backyard.  I've spent the last month planning, designing and building a chicken coop for them to call home.  I've never built something of this size before but wanted to give it a try. …

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TWINS!!!

<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJPs0Mc_rRdY0rHeW0dhfzF1PMBCngeKLJ_skF42b3G5-agw7DAdMS2wb1q_Nd1hlXV72LuszwmBtnApbjzKe8RG8XZjpNZ2BZrTj7f7zrgqXKXKF2_9dpk6FTQCIw1-mcH3-YSuc6MeC/s1600/IMG_0055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJPs0Mc_rRdY0rHeW0dhfzF1PMBCngeKLJ_skF42b3G5-agw7DAdMS2wb1q_Nd1hlXV72LuszwmBtnApbjzKe8RG8XZjpNZ2BZrTj7f7zrgqXKXKF2_9dpk6FTQCIw1-mcH3-YSuc6MeC/s640/IMG_0055.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br></div><br />I'm not overly fond of blue, green or pink for a nursery.  Too typical, I guess.   I do believe wall color should be soothing and calm - so I'm fond of neutrals on nursery walls.  Wall color grayed down a little, or a lot.  Lots of fresh white.  The word is soothing, or soft, or calm.... like the photos I've posted.<br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/twins.html#more">Read more »</a>

TWINS!!!

I'm not overly fond of blue, green or pink for a nursery.  Too typical, I guess.   I do believe wall color should be soothing and calm - so I'm fond of neutrals on nursery walls.  Wall color grayed down a little, or a lot.  Lots of fresh white.  The word is soothing, or soft, or calm.... like the ph…

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USING A PAINT FAN DECK

<br><br />FINDING YOUR UNDERTONES<br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI4TFFW7nphtHVN2TfoTqAkI03PwoYGZfHs3hqRKJ-6Z_XDOAtc77HupnydVq49imtUHi4klV1hhxxOSKhJu-1jy9FXRhVslmBvbLd7ZnanDihXoH2sOTsZ1qn_4dEgqN29M6lMBLIUpI/s1600/IMG_0180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbI4TFFW7nphtHVN2TfoTqAkI03PwoYGZfHs3hqRKJ-6Z_XDOAtc77HupnydVq49imtUHi4klV1hhxxOSKhJu-1jy9FXRhVslmBvbLd7ZnanDihXoH2sOTsZ1qn_4dEgqN29M6lMBLIUpI/s640/IMG_0180.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />There are thousands and thousands of grays.  From the beige grays to the blue grays, if you can see the undertone, you can pick your perfect color.....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/using-paint-fan-deck.html#more">Read more »</a>

USING A PAINT FAN DECK

FINDING YOUR UNDERTONESThere are thousands and thousands of grays.  From the beige grays to the blue grays, if you can see the undertone, you can pick your perfect color.....Read more »…

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