Farmhouse Table

Last week I came across a fabulous gem that just happened to be in our own store.  I don't work there that often and sometimes my hubby will get sneaky and bypass me completely when he finds inventory so that I won't want to keep things for myself.  So, I happened to pop into the shop early one morning last week to do some cleaning when this fantastic piece stopped me in my tracks right at the door.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuvWy7m73LWqqY6Dzkag2jv3wW7OJRtAiAbuuaPpP3ae8YrDfwsSyibt9CpcvGeoKxr344uodAIhdulGW8OnimbnRe68_-6YVbhYMgoTD9XklZQzq4S4O8PQWwdhacdSwmi7TdHhUMsNO/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWuvWy7m73LWqqY6Dzkag2jv3wW7OJRtAiAbuuaPpP3ae8YrDfwsSyibt9CpcvGeoKxr344uodAIhdulGW8OnimbnRe68_-6YVbhYMgoTD9XklZQzq4S4O8PQWwdhacdSwmi7TdHhUMsNO/s640/033.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Of course I immediately called him and asked if I could take it home and being the sweet man that he is, he didn't mind at all.  So we loaded her up and I parted with <a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-build-rustic-kitchen-table.html">our barnwood table</a> I built and put it in the shop in it's place so it really was a win win, right?!<br /><br />This farmhouse table must have previously had a sink in it as there was a hole in that shape in the top.  I didn't care cause I knew I could cover it with a piece of wood.  The patina on the table is probably the best I have ever seen.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XuoHlailRWiE7XrpI6xIcuwS901f_ft4ALAgTR12gEDtQndffiBx0RcHF7k-Uu6cb1jshjeuMogXvVufyQ4O2YnbpI1gict7uLLloxCaadjMrAicggyZRsIXDNNZHtlulx-m-erHcvaG/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XuoHlailRWiE7XrpI6xIcuwS901f_ft4ALAgTR12gEDtQndffiBx0RcHF7k-Uu6cb1jshjeuMogXvVufyQ4O2YnbpI1gict7uLLloxCaadjMrAicggyZRsIXDNNZHtlulx-m-erHcvaG/s1600/013.JPG" /></a></div><br />It is the perfect worktable for our kitchen.  The perfect height for being able to use for rolling out pastry and baking.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzT3GF78mdsyoz-A5dt26nske4aPGeQGSBCBtcm9SOJfsG06vokuZE7xspB59rTcn0XuZ_1UF0g6VFdAlsQvfGZAgWY_-k6ivpObaYQQn_C-CxMMjaq51meqsGBOi6G3x7Ku2AshTXOL4/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzT3GF78mdsyoz-A5dt26nske4aPGeQGSBCBtcm9SOJfsG06vokuZE7xspB59rTcn0XuZ_1UF0g6VFdAlsQvfGZAgWY_-k6ivpObaYQQn_C-CxMMjaq51meqsGBOi6G3x7Ku2AshTXOL4/s640/026.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBlhcqD-Jc00OEEFQ5ytEVEO-8BKmbTNB-OxerEHpQ0RwWJVEh7LudSWhMAWgEmMExVwX-SpmuWL6-3whsduLxsp7GKDg0n2-fayuRy7jWt7bzCXNYu1eKcfW2HUWiX1uB_OQH7R__b-7/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGBlhcqD-Jc00OEEFQ5ytEVEO-8BKmbTNB-OxerEHpQ0RwWJVEh7LudSWhMAWgEmMExVwX-SpmuWL6-3whsduLxsp7GKDg0n2-fayuRy7jWt7bzCXNYu1eKcfW2HUWiX1uB_OQH7R__b-7/s1600/040.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_t8uU1ILiLphuRNjtT3gttGhjl9X7fbERGhARpqGwKIFfjDztGChQkDK6IHHn1Umpup257yHoGHl5SBxQS3n6QO2lJkQDZjqX-EU6lvD_2jch3QD_V6GfVM8BpkYSxCjy_WQdvzZj4Qd/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC_t8uU1ILiLphuRNjtT3gttGhjl9X7fbERGhARpqGwKIFfjDztGChQkDK6IHHn1Umpup257yHoGHl5SBxQS3n6QO2lJkQDZjqX-EU6lvD_2jch3QD_V6GfVM8BpkYSxCjy_WQdvzZj4Qd/s1600/030.JPG" /></a></div><br />The other side has an open shelf space that is perfect for storage.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBihXPm1Pvd-HK3Mn_ouw9CXkGHIlk_kfSXXOG1ib68nxNE95QOizSieYMKVP7eyhAlbeGYYg9BFVRanFghyphenhyphenxAf-riPqTPq5oQ5tu4-fzzTxCsEkernMjMJFgNA-1cdtgh2JUzOzx51hT_/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBihXPm1Pvd-HK3Mn_ouw9CXkGHIlk_kfSXXOG1ib68nxNE95QOizSieYMKVP7eyhAlbeGYYg9BFVRanFghyphenhyphenxAf-riPqTPq5oQ5tu4-fzzTxCsEkernMjMJFgNA-1cdtgh2JUzOzx51hT_/s640/009.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I also worked on another open shelf project with a thick piece of barn wood that my hubby found in a local creek.  It's been drying out and aging for about a year and I finally decided to use it for my cookbook collection.  I really do like having them displayed for inspiration.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBkZDjJxmv6lJb7ag_dGsTbwqSJafSfBc1IgvwJe9HyD-1vYVItvbpmHP_mfL4dJ77CxQRDjcuFMslePdnAubq9aKePZ-w6zEqgNiNrucqmYmBqHPHTAK7gF5T6Q8UJNUwtkmS1SilkwK/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJBkZDjJxmv6lJb7ag_dGsTbwqSJafSfBc1IgvwJe9HyD-1vYVItvbpmHP_mfL4dJ77CxQRDjcuFMslePdnAubq9aKePZ-w6zEqgNiNrucqmYmBqHPHTAK7gF5T6Q8UJNUwtkmS1SilkwK/s1600/001.JPG" /></a></div><br />The wood pantry that used to sit in that area is now in our laundry room where we needed storage, so that worked out perfectly as well.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCFpHCI88FUFnHWCYB5lbpIva44j_S8IwpANdvH1v6KJaMmOgq_MVioF90v4XfCO9PZjsveUEqEgZAcSjuoCO-UIi10cfZpd42wpGX94FjA7awgBm5ihfH2gEiElRNypLSSsRNIYqZek_/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCFpHCI88FUFnHWCYB5lbpIva44j_S8IwpANdvH1v6KJaMmOgq_MVioF90v4XfCO9PZjsveUEqEgZAcSjuoCO-UIi10cfZpd42wpGX94FjA7awgBm5ihfH2gEiElRNypLSSsRNIYqZek_/s1600/006.JPG" /></a></div><br />And yes, I do enjoy changing things up in the kitchen often.  :)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxuDydNe86SQaDxUk05pPyIe85BMcNMfHmQ0XjYZRCnRrjl9bghxEO8Tkkt1Bl5iPMmYWLxv3bWftQM4DAqp6g5yJ9Dx95Np3LWrdAEhJB40DB2cb3xzKz8mQTPI3Pba9SfXXGhGEEdki/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxuDydNe86SQaDxUk05pPyIe85BMcNMfHmQ0XjYZRCnRrjl9bghxEO8Tkkt1Bl5iPMmYWLxv3bWftQM4DAqp6g5yJ9Dx95Np3LWrdAEhJB40DB2cb3xzKz8mQTPI3Pba9SfXXGhGEEdki/s1600/016.JPG" /></a></div><br />Anyone else the same way?<br /><br />Have a great day!<br /><br /><br />

Farmhouse Table

Last week I came across a fabulous gem that just happened to be in our own store.  I don't work there that often and sometimes my hubby will get sneaky and bypass me completely when he finds inventory so that I won't want to keep things for myself.  So, I happened to pop into the shop early one morn…

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Baby Chicks

Our baby chicks arrived a couple of weeks ago and I am completely smitten with them.  I never realized they could be so much fun. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNgS_UwJRut6j2w7QU2UDpwsB_1yDZO513lRUxLxMUmSRnr4KsfVYIdturniEAaWvuldZAM10fzXuMs0KcUH4j4ricnItb7ZQY2tskH8NAgr9DpoKew5YzsgZIVRDoLrWhP2sCtBuAv_2/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNgS_UwJRut6j2w7QU2UDpwsB_1yDZO513lRUxLxMUmSRnr4KsfVYIdturniEAaWvuldZAM10fzXuMs0KcUH4j4ricnItb7ZQY2tskH8NAgr9DpoKew5YzsgZIVRDoLrWhP2sCtBuAv_2/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>One of the highlights of my day is simply watching them play, and our whole family is enjoying them which makes me happy.<br /><br />We bought 3 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Rhode Island Reds and 1 Easter Egger.  The Buff Orpingtons are my favorite.  So friendly, sweet and curious.  Our little Easter Egger is a bit shy but she is slowly coming around.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOl1NHDJbhU2F9YpfDg6_NgbGeqiytm5ZW_xn_bAPWFJmPm-UbErz9wHDZbojfKn3NKB_G_OEQs9LyFWJuvANCCgWHuChjW0-hMSSorwyKZWFis7BLzs6IUU3tBsn_OdtejXzxumNLzMo/s1600/021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOl1NHDJbhU2F9YpfDg6_NgbGeqiytm5ZW_xn_bAPWFJmPm-UbErz9wHDZbojfKn3NKB_G_OEQs9LyFWJuvANCCgWHuChjW0-hMSSorwyKZWFis7BLzs6IUU3tBsn_OdtejXzxumNLzMo/s640/021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />The Rhode Island Reds, which we have had before, are fun and seem to be the leaders of the tiny group. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbpNjKii_2_D6kpUcZf3qRw2F-230EyZ91bYynVhdkx55xnoj87S_MqKvVXqraajZnx6lefDX6B66v0qM4zP-t-r664Hjx1YznJaiA74jpOqu6Nsmb38Jo6uvn4Rg_KxbMrjyoC71p71O/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSbpNjKii_2_D6kpUcZf3qRw2F-230EyZ91bYynVhdkx55xnoj87S_MqKvVXqraajZnx6lefDX6B66v0qM4zP-t-r664Hjx1YznJaiA74jpOqu6Nsmb38Jo6uvn4Rg_KxbMrjyoC71p71O/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />They have grown quite a bit in two weeks.  I snapped their picture right after I put them in their brooder when they first arrived.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO4dKeX0TLyLhiV6X8zCq4j1mXxOHSABjUrOZg5G5CxprLzEr7_rF6DiduZYh1micR_BjTSovUYi8_hDIZJs8WA_BGmw5qtgccEfTpvaT50qWfLL6Yb_SRSPJlqUYGIfBnOd1ooqkYgTp/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO4dKeX0TLyLhiV6X8zCq4j1mXxOHSABjUrOZg5G5CxprLzEr7_rF6DiduZYh1micR_BjTSovUYi8_hDIZJs8WA_BGmw5qtgccEfTpvaT50qWfLL6Yb_SRSPJlqUYGIfBnOd1ooqkYgTp/s640/006.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Baby chicks suffer from the "big hand syndrome" so for a while every time we would stick our hand in to play with one to get them used to us, they would all run to the corner for cover.   But now, they run to greet us, which is so sweet. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqOJH3V1BF37FxzYMJd8Wk9BQ3Y-0_uQQ6RlQekmi9PB6rQUccdIAqlLWyDn1jFGa350qnXlmNYOXAX9BAkBhlkIzG4l0SeWj_VZLiOcW53oKA7qeDKdB92o5czRSWIfGSlxi2Vaf-j3T/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqOJH3V1BF37FxzYMJd8Wk9BQ3Y-0_uQQ6RlQekmi9PB6rQUccdIAqlLWyDn1jFGa350qnXlmNYOXAX9BAkBhlkIzG4l0SeWj_VZLiOcW53oKA7qeDKdB92o5czRSWIfGSlxi2Vaf-j3T/s640/012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />We haven't named them yet because honestly, it is really hard to tell them apart, other than the different breeds.<br /><br />If anyone has any name suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them!<br /><br />

Baby Chicks

Our baby chicks arrived a couple of weeks ago and I am completely smitten with them.  I never realized they could be so much fun. One of the highlights of my day is simply watching them play, and our whole family is enjoying them which makes me happy.We bought 3 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Rhode Island Reds …

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BEACH HOUSE NEUTRALS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br><br />Sometimes I feel that we are overdone here in the OC.  We have the ocean close by, the warm sand between our toes, ocean breezes to cool our summers, palm trees punctuating our neighborhoods and a surf board in every garage - but our homes look like carbon copy Spanish villas with red tile roofs and stucco walls and our interiors bear no resemblance to the coastal region we pay so dearly to be near.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQRuHv6owX8F30WRnwjUFowZWkdBtYsFevZnytG4F5Y7NqJDl6zRhT-8Z3NA7mQ0M6M2ly0kFvzf-iRgdSo5MurAifdLOFhrwsylKQSi8xA7M1elXQu-VIJ1mLhuxmiq58dsgbLmQlz8/s1600/nzflavour+bs+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQRuHv6owX8F30WRnwjUFowZWkdBtYsFevZnytG4F5Y7NqJDl6zRhT-8Z3NA7mQ0M6M2ly0kFvzf-iRgdSo5MurAifdLOFhrwsylKQSi8xA7M1elXQu-VIJ1mLhuxmiq58dsgbLmQlz8/s640/nzflavour+bs+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/beach-house-neutrals.html#more">Read more »</a>

BEACH HOUSE NEUTRALS

Sometimes I feel that we are overdone here in the OC.  We have the ocean close by, the warm sand between our toes, ocean breezes to cool our summers, palm trees punctuating our neighborhoods and a surf board in every garage - but our homes look like carbon copy Spanish villas with red tile roofs and…

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TRUE GRAY

<div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp8_header" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">NO UNDERTONES IN MY GRAY, PLEASE</span><br><br /><div class="MsgPartBody ClearBoth" id="mp8_msgPartBody" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><br /><div bt="Part" fa="Forward" pfx="mps8_" ra="Reply" raa="ReplyAll" rfu=" InboxLight.aspx?n=583084985&Action={0}&AllowUnsafe={1}" sf="s"><br /><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mps8_readMsgBodyContainer" style="padding: 16px 0px 0px;"><br /><div class="SandboxScopeClass ExternalClass PlainTextMessageBody" id="mps8_MsgContainer"><br /><pre style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"> </pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN-3FyVkmCneXX3huMjBGV9465z8Zk7Z_T3pNk-fHv7xsL8yVi5rrVUwPfN8FxLWoJq8h7YmmqUSczEsNzBgx0PXQNM-2zHvdrB7vUY6sGEDnfpkqWCXlY1bMMwseAaMzchhdCbYcJ6s/s1600/legislupus+tumblr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkN-3FyVkmCneXX3huMjBGV9465z8Zk7Z_T3pNk-fHv7xsL8yVi5rrVUwPfN8FxLWoJq8h7YmmqUSczEsNzBgx0PXQNM-2zHvdrB7vUY6sGEDnfpkqWCXlY1bMMwseAaMzchhdCbYcJ6s/s640/legislupus+tumblr.jpg" width="536"></a></div><br /><pre style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"> </pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Gray.<br><br />Bleak.<br><br /> <span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Gray Day. Stormy Gray. Misty Gray. </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Cement Gray. Concrete Gray. </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Gray Hairs. Cold Gray. Plain Gray.</span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> You're looking a little Gray.  </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Old and Gray.  </span><br><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Gray Matter.  Gray Area. Gray Cloud.</span><br><br />Gray seldom has positive connotations.<br><br /><br></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Gray alone can be cold, hard, unemotional, sterile.</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Kind of like concrete.</div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br />Or Rocks.<br><br />And yet, it is currently the most loved color in home decorating</div><br /></div></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/true-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

TRUE GRAY

NO UNDERTONES IN MY GRAY, PLEASE  Gray.Bleak. Gray Day. Stormy Gray. Misty Gray. Cement Gray. Concrete Gray. Gray Hairs. Cold Gray. Plain Gray. You're looking a little Gray.  Old and Gray.  Gray Matter.  Gray Area. Gray Cloud.Gray seldom has positive connotations.Gray alone can be cold, hard, unemot…

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BENJAMIN IN THE BEDROOM

<br><br />GOING NUTS....<br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXIJ57d2STLtUx7ECdYc9mIkN3xJZwbYUJYC9K79pgbnmcjmk3VNRD75D1W7if2Bj8wSdmwR88Y3LfhA-vHZghsXQesd8Pwiy3kEsE1A4KUhhiek0neJBNLHkddpTJ8lanlAs9xFY8q4/s1600/nuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXIJ57d2STLtUx7ECdYc9mIkN3xJZwbYUJYC9K79pgbnmcjmk3VNRD75D1W7if2Bj8wSdmwR88Y3LfhA-vHZghsXQesd8Pwiy3kEsE1A4KUhhiek0neJBNLHkddpTJ8lanlAs9xFY8q4/s640/nuts.jpg" width="426"></a></div><br><br /><em>Wall color can drive you nuts.</em><br><br /><em>The perfect tan can turn pink or orange.  That lovely pastel green suddenly looks minty.  The beige you picked is fleshy.  The yellow you loved takes on a sickly green tinge.  What looks perfect in the paint store often looks quite different in the light of your own home.   Samples are the answer, and you should never put paint on your walls without trying it out first.  I use poster board or foam core board, 2 coats with a good 2-3 inch border of white around the outside (so the color on your wall now won't influence the color you want it to be).   I use poster board so I can move it around the room and see it in different light.  No more minty, fleshy, orange-y, sickly colors.  No more nuts.</em><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/benjamin-in-bedroom.html#more">Read more »</a>

BENJAMIN IN THE BEDROOM

GOING NUTS....Wall color can drive you nuts.The perfect tan can turn pink or orange.  That lovely pastel green suddenly looks minty.  The beige you picked is fleshy.  The yellow you loved takes on a sickly green tinge.  What looks perfect in the paint store often looks quite different in the light o…

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ACCENT WALLS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">NEWLYWEDS</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_ftYYZgNhvvxaq_1uq4YW1v7-Gn-dTtSpbRWBXxpHStXcGKCFQKK9xEBa6geXs6G2wnSW6CnHkGIJWPmRZ-3MYiFLhrce0dAESKeewPHlEwtHPA0Y49e_vAZwkP_d13aJoPJ2Ui_1ME/s1600/0136_Van%2520Buren-HostetlerA$!x600++stylemepretty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_ftYYZgNhvvxaq_1uq4YW1v7-Gn-dTtSpbRWBXxpHStXcGKCFQKK9xEBa6geXs6G2wnSW6CnHkGIJWPmRZ-3MYiFLhrce0dAESKeewPHlEwtHPA0Y49e_vAZwkP_d13aJoPJ2Ui_1ME/s640/0136_Van%2520Buren-HostetlerA$!x600++stylemepretty.jpg" width="424"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every room needs a focal point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are obvious architectural focal points in some rooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other rooms need to have one created</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Paint is an excellent way to create a focal accent.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Accent walls shouldn't be overdone, but sometimes they are the perfect solution</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to make an otherwise architecturally uninteresting room</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a lot more interesting</div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/accent-walls.html#more">Read more »</a>

ACCENT WALLS

NEWLYWEDSEvery room needs a focal point. There are obvious architectural focal points in some rooms.Other rooms need to have one createdPaint is an excellent way to create a focal accent.Accent walls shouldn't be overdone, but sometimes they are the perfect solutionto make an otherwise architectural…

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THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

<br><br /><div aid="toggleHeader" class="t_hov MsgPartGradient ia_hc" id="mp1_header" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; overflow: hidden;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR?<br><br /><br><br />When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. <br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs7oWLhW31uEAQFfTkJ5-u7Ex4_XFMFU20ugdIHj_lY9KjVlVAYYJrmQE2D1WTtwWhg-T2jRlOSRqlrTU_D4UmddlPAwMkF_GkSOh5iKpO5zVdqJlEbjKf3F6ITjlLeYtkeh5EFki_zw/s1600/bm+grant+beige1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs7oWLhW31uEAQFfTkJ5-u7Ex4_XFMFU20ugdIHj_lY9KjVlVAYYJrmQE2D1WTtwWhg-T2jRlOSRqlrTU_D4UmddlPAwMkF_GkSOh5iKpO5zVdqJlEbjKf3F6ITjlLeYtkeh5EFki_zw/s640/bm+grant+beige1.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGE<br><br /><a href="http://www.houzz.com/">Houzz</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">She had beige blond hair, beige tanned skin, beige shoes, beige handbag, she wore her favorite beige always, she even drove a beige car.  She was very wealthy.  She was very elegant.  Her only accessory was jewelry - gold - lots of it.  Life for her was pretty simple.  She knew what she loved.  She loved beige.  She surrounded herself with it.  It was her signature.</span></div><div class="MsgPartBody ClearBoth" id="mp1_msgPartBody" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><div bt="Part" fa="Forward" nr="nr" pfx="mps1_" ra="Reply" raa="ReplyAll" rfu=" InboxLight.aspx?n=383383029&Action={0}&AllowUnsafe={1}" sf="s"><div id="mps1_bodyHdr"></div><div class="ClearBoth" style="clear: both;"><div class="WideMessageBarContainer" id="mps1_wideMsgBarPlaceholder"></div></div><div class="ClearBoth" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="ReadMsgBody" id="mps1_readMsgBodyContainer" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 16px;"></div></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-color-you-crave-beige.html#more">Read more »</a>

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR?When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady. Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGEHouzzShe had beige blond hair, beige tanned skin, beige shoes, beige handbag, she wore her favorite beige always, she even drove a beige car.  She was very wealthy.…

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WHAT COLOR DO YOU CRAVE?

THE COLOR THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING.....<br><br /><br><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The color of dreams.  </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The one that takes your breath away. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> The shade that you want to wrap up in.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />  The color that makes you smile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIc_8Kkp54DddFsRDwqqCiHBl1azX9XNjSIcY0rL4Uh6Xe-U4qMAs9a1T-CiQR3ESNAaNclKg4NK1i919rn_FQOJW8JYur6nByHZIGyCh2W4PfqwyeOpi01jLfsMU2A1cv9TbMIGrFzg/s1600/debitreloar+com2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDIc_8Kkp54DddFsRDwqqCiHBl1azX9XNjSIcY0rL4Uh6Xe-U4qMAs9a1T-CiQR3ESNAaNclKg4NK1i919rn_FQOJW8JYur6nByHZIGyCh2W4PfqwyeOpi01jLfsMU2A1cv9TbMIGrFzg/s640/debitreloar+com2.jpg" width="420"></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Whatever that color is....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If you are passionate about it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If it makes you feel calm at the end of a crazy day</div><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If your closet is full of it</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />If you can't get enough of it</div><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-color-you-crave.html#more">Read more »</a>

WHAT COLOR DO YOU CRAVE?

THE COLOR THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING.....The color of dreams.  The one that takes your breath away.  The shade that you want to wrap up in.  The color that makes you smile.Whatever that color is....If you are passionate about itIf it makes you feel calm at the end of a crazy dayIf your closet is ful…

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