tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91867813774858198122024-03-18T15:57:37.353-04:00Number Fifty-ThreeA Home Decorating & DIY Blog by Angela CoulopoulosNumber Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.comBlogger686110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-50162147968013382452021-12-05T19:57:00.001-05:002021-12-05T19:57:39.188-05:00Upgrade! <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Hi friends! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">Number Fifty-Three has gotten an upgrade! </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana">You can now follow me here:</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://numberfiftythree.com/">https://numberfiftythree.com/</a></div> Number Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-64204947677543673022021-12-01T18:22:00.000-05:002021-12-03T09:44:42.060-05:00Handmade, Boho Christmas Tour (Holiday Housewalk) <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Hello friends, new and old, and welcome to my handmade, bohemian Christmas home tour!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_a6f3_6264_1d69_af64" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/a_ZL9S9q3Dohz4vHEZsmvMJcoHLaVl7-o6VtSof_VLVT07nKVQrhx-9zq4_LkHKjlSc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><a name='more'></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> An enormous thank you to Jen Rizzo for creating, organizing and asking me to participate in the Holiday Housewalk again this year! It’s always such an honor! If you’d like to start the tour at the very beginning (which I highly recommend because it’s brimming with inspiration), click </span><a href="https://jenniferrizzo.com/golden-midcentury-modern-natural-unconventional-christmas-decorating/" id="id_abaf_4f83_ae8_6ab1" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img id="id_99d2_bd6f_2116_36fe" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/FS75oUFfczWhp964ONgEbrijuDdHORikpTXgk2grAEeDr2rC3O30FNMgcB-nOlzkvCA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">If you just viewed Courtney from French Country Cottage’s </font></span><a href="https://www.frenchcountrycottage.net/2021/12/french-inspired-christmas-tree.html" id="id_fb93_6c40_70fb_fd42" target="_blank">tour</a><font face="Verdana"> then you know what an absolute treat this Housewalk is! Her Christmas decor is iconic and forever a favorite of mine. </font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_8955_9d5e_41c0_e571" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/vsqbN_jHrynjp1A5B7vp6YtwomylWp2EHt_wSoRCNjGb6iFkcg57cwYVzDp8eyCkv0I" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I always love adding a tree to my mudroom and this year was no exception. It was a gift from Balsam Hill years ago and I gave it an update last Christmas by painting the urn white. This season, I simply put it in one of my favorite baskets and added battery operated lights for a simple, textural, layered feel. </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_cf67_4a86_d3b8_9962" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/nngHRjmjAl6nhXK6hu1ZQn3MUKJpfnFfHo7pgf32FcJ8HY81f6e7EiXDYabSm503g_Y" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I wanted to tuck Christmas decor in unexpected spots this year, while still keeping things light and minimal. A Target table top tree sitting in a Marshalls plant stand with some additional battery lights and my old CB2 ram’s head sporting a wreath added to this feel in our stairway and hallway. </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_f228_864a_df4e_b36" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Fi_gjMmnVdAgEi0nDtDTZlY4J6ZhgAUoNdaMe_mSNky8I0XUzu-vgd0-VkspEgp7hSo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img id="id_8832_2e2b_7d6b_1f59" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/w6KFU2mtPZywF-pGzuLl9B1eZwulf8GShtwuoUhWCsx7ZXBXlcpv_kTdZT33CrjvtVQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I set the big tree up in the sitting room again this year. I had initially bought a tree skirt, but realized I really love the look of a tree in a basket. It’s so simple and I can use the basket once the season passes. The tree is filled with velvet ribbon tied in a different way than last year and handmade Turkish rug ornaments. (Tutorial coming soon</font></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">.)</span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><img id="id_95f2_4cde_3e4f_7ec2" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/PUc--jcoEix07SBEodVvJHLyw-dGwqFh9_WxIeJvNPfMZCAHbfjT1lJ3xFd52qKtlkI" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_a70c_92e4_9e57_387f" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/tZjKSIPzR9zvdk4IJmDUjmVf9rw2No-uunGi9V8P_FqMVret8CorJMx7PmrueoSBd6Q" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></p><img id="id_52e_2ebe_6624_79e7" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/iQ8-DDMzMBJf50UhetYynGC_r8tEnFqzWJlbcu8rvjyUvZuijz1wdbqkAmnJ9VsSbfk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_f0ef_2783_5e7d_3919" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/gDLZIlZZRWagrzEJ482sVuWhM_E0JHZJxM80TE0TRiZ6oNmmGXtHx5KQ9iPce0SaNeA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I love sitting and drinking my coffee or tea in this cozy space and the glow of the lights just enhances that.</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_1f23_f87c_9aa6_bf7a" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/a53dPrQgTQ9fOgFQgw0KkWk1fhChxi64IMtAGlAxT0ix6t_AYPO8Uw2tXVDtKyE5kKM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_f5fc_d31_1440_f5cf" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ADVHXiGvZwbGXQ3j-f5HXGBJVb2qt0aL5lo1UBrzfFFJwIvvKLAZRgO2vJH72DnTsmA" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br></span><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span>(I obviously had to include at least one picture of our beloved, Figgy, who just celebrated his 9th Gotcha Day with us!)</font></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">The final spot I’d love to share with you all is my bedroom. Having a tree in my space is my absolute favorite part of Christmas. It’s so magical to fall asleep to the twinkling lights. This year I did a 5.5 ft tree, (again with the battery lights). I left it undecorated; simple and understated is truly what I love the best. </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_92f6_29c6_41c6_c5b8" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/w9ssm-rDYXr--xwx7ZsgH1hTTSsF2s04giJecGYXjVCbFpsbakAe99gxQDTQ-p2tjMk" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I also added this beautiful linen duvet (used as a throw) in the most gorgeous green. </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_c950_eda0_993c_ebce" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/LheDoJUq780FBaMO6WB_X-PkGJR4XzgKcazWBpYER8UiVPdlgPMabu_wCZGDt9ujZ5Q" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">Lastly, I added a garland to the framed Turkish rug I have hanging over my bed (which is another one of my simple, vintage DIYs).</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_6b12_8680_a39a_9961" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ChXhK0_86itSndcZf0tVFAbDn5UVy10ILRfgThWy19Lk_uXINPFuYcI0arkw9_A8knY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">Thank you all for viewing my tour! I hope you found some inspiration and have a wonderful and healthy holiday season!</font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">Next up is a </font><a href="https://cuckoo4design.com/affordable-boho-christmas-decor-in-our-living-room/" id="id_b223_6c35_f82d_7ec7" target="_blank">tour</a></span><font face="Verdana"> from Cuckoo 4 Design. </font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_6646_23b2_d625_c3a4" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/I1nkZsAbd4gXfNqiQbNrf7QhyNHT0G5mhuJQsgtG766enKud9fQ-mYepBAG57lHgVJo" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></p></div>
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<font face="Verdana"><div style="text-align: center;">If you liked this post you may also like…</div></font><p></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><img id="id_80d7_a3a9_6b7c_e771" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bnuh8kHQT1ac5-775nlZxB9S0OpPRkHLHDPiYFZdehsdnwX7fNPJMfIVRSJ5OWq0RiM" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><a href="http://numberfiftythree.blogspot.com/2020/12/holiday-housewalk-2020.html?m=1" id="id_f211_d1b6_fd54_2a37" target="_blank">Holiday Housewalk 2020</a></span><br><font face="Verdana"><br></font></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"></span><br></p>Number Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-68441804010976874102021-06-19T09:56:00.001-04:002021-06-19T09:56:55.090-04:00A Little Landscaping Update <div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></div><div><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">The outside of my house has been a disaster since I bought it. Horribly overgrown landscaping, and in some places, no landscaping at all. </font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">The entire house needs to be painted. Some spots on the porch show signs of rot. </font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">There’s too much grass to maintain, so this year I decided to not mow the side yard and let it grow to a meadow. </font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I set the goal of filling our yard waste bucket every week, which is extremely easy to do given the amount of work needed to clean things up. I filled one just cleaning up the patio area! (Anyone remember a couple years ago when I painted the garage black and found this awesome table and chairs for free on Facebook marketplace? —All it needed was a fresh coat of paint!)</font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><img id="id_1995_f560_2f97_154c" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/WrQSQYEa_ANfsmxEdkmz-YiIaSR7mb4NYNtl5zoT91D83LqdIImVAh6oILzzS7cVYBQ" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_812c_7625_da54_2c79" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qGO6OWXwOrYB3iDIxCiLxaDLjnFIznzFXSBTfeBnwsoz7ew9UQnm9BppU-l8rDSB3qc" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></font></p><a name='more'></a><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><img id="id_8f94_6e9_e56d_b370" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FCAQkwKpoX2GY6DjWvFxUWS2GRSHdguoxU55ynecmf-zXUpMJt8_Gybpg1xEmJEVxSY" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">This week I mulched around the front of the house and painted the trim around the porch. </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"><img id="id_e6e6_78a4_1529_c5c0" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Irnoo__fb5DcFFl-W0mMYnE_JufNW4ebaY8bvE4TUUk1aoaElXh8m6sXTjTIy_YNMnU" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_d509_b1ce_9e6_1c22" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/8nl4HkH9RyDfvbx2eAZDdPSzeb0DHAt4W6q6g1bbRMDXIJuei7VCdqhEH1RZB_Woths" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br></span></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"><br></span></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2">I still need to paint the steps, add pea gravel in front of them and buy a lavender plant for the pot to complete phase one of this project. It’s way less overwhelming when you break projects down into phases! </span><span class="s3">🤪</span></font></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I haven’t blogged or posted on social media in forever and I truly miss that community and part of my life. But, I thought I would share this little glimpse, albeit messy, of what I’ve been up to. Plus, a proper blog post would have shown you the weedy, messing before, but I’m out of practice and kind of just went for it! But, here’s a listing picture from almost six years ago, to get a feel for the minor change/improvement. </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><img id="id_658e_79e1_c9ce_e1fb" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HxV33o2tasVuKVxEMT6jktQTvoJa0gFg02ZCoPL8xaPtLWMEfAMYBH1U2NaHlLf6YRE" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br><br><img id="id_265_1d29_6c24_1394" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/LYnuTttUQjtSJc3LVqHO6-74fjmJPljkRq1Uch7CXDj3STi0Ez7bK3YUS0NBNnXTHC0" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"><br> </font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana"><br></font></span></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I really would like to write more about what happened to me throughout my cancer treatment and how I feel today with a decade of maintenance meds looming over my head. Part of me feels like maybe it would be helpful for someone else to read. Part of me feels like I don’t want to upset anyone by what I have to say. And then there is the fire in me that wants to scream that more needs to be done. That the general population has no clue and that the truth needs to be spoken. I’m not looking for sympathy, but for awareness. So perhaps that is on the horizon. </font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">I know I’ve just spoken about two vastly different things—some beginnings of yard work and cancer treatment. But, cancer is forever intertwined in every aspect of my life now. Part of me thinks “OMG! I lugged all this home from Home Depot myself and did this project. I’ve come so far! Last year during chemo I had to leave the store. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I couldn’t even make it to the paint department before I almost passed out.” But, then there’s also “I’m in constant pain every single day. It doesn’t go away. I’m so tired. My maintenance meds are ruining my quality of life.”</font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p2" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s2"><font face="Verdana">Anyway that’s a little bit of what I’m doing and what’s on my mind. I hope you all have a wonderful start to your summer! </font></span></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><span class="s2"></span><br></font></p><p class="p3" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; min-height: 20.3px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><font face="Verdana"><img id="id_97fc_a336_97ab_ff3a" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/oiCB7GhI-guRdoZKsNo0Byc-OcTLUQXtLBHUwHGtVBZsuvox_rf2TCVga0G33-tDyu8" alt="" title="" tooltip="" style="width: 353px; height: auto;"></font><br></p></div>Number Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-21819814576731905992020-12-01T21:06:00.002-05:002020-12-02T12:14:43.662-05:00Holiday Housewalk 2020<div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh my goodness, friends. I can’t believe another Holiday Housewalk hosted by <i><a href="https://jenniferrizzo.com/2020/11/the-jennifer-rizzo-holiday-housewalk-2020-day-1.html" target="_blank">Jennifer Rizzo</a></i> upon us again. </span></span></div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><br /></div></span></span><div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z9GYGB4ofI/X8bjEkxbQSI/AAAAAAAAXjg/ukPcxddvJtkBU5AocUTKxxqkZzZbXc9NQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/button1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Z9GYGB4ofI/X8bjEkxbQSI/AAAAAAAAXjg/ukPcxddvJtkBU5AocUTKxxqkZzZbXc9NQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/button1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’m so humbled to be included Christmas after Christmas and this year is especially significant to me. After being diagnosed with cancer in January, this tour is literally what held me together. I would plan and dream about how I would decorate while I sat there through 10+ months of awful treatments and procedures. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My house also looks a bit different this year. No, I haven’t moved, but things have shifted and I will share more soon. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you are coming from <i><a href="http://www.goldenboysandme.com/2020/12/christmas-home-tour-2020.html" target="_blank">Golden Boys and Me</a></i> I welcome you and I hope you find some holiday cheer and joy with my simple Christmas tour. </span></span></div><div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpDNkmz6BFE/X8WSD4afX0I/AAAAAAAAXjA/-zwxYq9OZ9YAeauj0CIB6zXvYQHXpX6XQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/button2.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kpDNkmz6BFE/X8WSD4afX0I/AAAAAAAAXjA/-zwxYq9OZ9YAeauj0CIB6zXvYQHXpX6XQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/button2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is my version of an easy and toned down holiday because, to be honest, I’m working full time and am having a rough go with my cancer maintenance meds. So, this tour is dedicated to all you who are looking for some quick and cost effective Christmas ideas. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First of all, I knew I wanted to add in some color to my overwhelmingly neutral decor. I’m not really a red fan (I know that’s like the hallmark of Christmas) but, I do love a rusty burnt orange, and that seems to give a similar vibe as the red, just more toned down and subtle. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I ordered some super pretty velvet ribbon from Amazon in my chosen color. Then panicked and ordered another spool. And, I’m so glad I did! I used them both. You’ll see why when we get to my tree. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My tour starts in my mudroom, where I tied together an unused garland into a wreath using that pretty ribbon. It pairs so nicely with my heirloom vintage rug. For an added holiday touch, I filled a basket with a variety of faux trees and picks.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8EboBFIYZE/X8WRIW2aXxI/AAAAAAAAXiI/8Taq38lclLgn9qEjz25673Rw9t04LuzRACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B12.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="750" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8EboBFIYZE/X8WRIW2aXxI/AAAAAAAAXiI/8Taq38lclLgn9qEjz25673Rw9t04LuzRACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B12.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My kitchen looks very different from previous years. My island has been replaced with an eight foot long table and I’m so obsessed with it! A plaid throw with bits of orange and trees and garlands collected from Target over the years keeps my theme simple, yet festive. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; 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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWmWPMCAYUw/X8WRKXcOw1I/AAAAAAAAXio/TwHp8YoLAkEUrv1-lYIxJQYyVkEn60WVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s740/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B9.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="740" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vWmWPMCAYUw/X8WRKXcOw1I/AAAAAAAAXio/TwHp8YoLAkEUrv1-lYIxJQYyVkEn60WVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B9.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My sitting room holds my large tree, which I’ve placed in a basket and secured using a vintage fur throw from the thrift store. I tied strands of the velvet ribbon to nearly every branch and I think it gave it such a classic feel. The area is rounded out with lots of textiles in neutral shades of white, along with some of my favorite collections: books, brass and antique mirrors. </span></span></div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><br /></div></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WL6qEV880R8/X8WRJqED1xI/AAAAAAAAXic/RuFi2zUsYPIAn45NDu66UWVm6F2Nw8A8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B6.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="750" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WL6qEV880R8/X8WRJqED1xI/AAAAAAAAXic/RuFi2zUsYPIAn45NDu66UWVm6F2Nw8A8ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B6.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FS4f0R1JdW0/X8WRJdX2GqI/AAAAAAAAXiY/f1bsnNHQS1U0mSYOy5ExBwa0-AZJdf1BwCLcBGAsYHQ/s708/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B5.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="708" height="394" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FS4f0R1JdW0/X8WRJdX2GqI/AAAAAAAAXiY/f1bsnNHQS1U0mSYOy5ExBwa0-AZJdf1BwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h394/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B5.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ve wavered on adding simple white, frosted and clear glass ornaments to the tree. Maybe as the season progresses I will, but for now, I love how they look in this garden bowl. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6CeLheBOyVg/X8WRI4gPqcI/AAAAAAAAXiQ/ecN-SDF-UzkO_vtKzgp9p8Goj9_nYMvOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B4.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="750" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6CeLheBOyVg/X8WRI4gPqcI/AAAAAAAAXiQ/ecN-SDF-UzkO_vtKzgp9p8Goj9_nYMvOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B4.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On to my bedroom, which is my personal favorite, as I absolutely love sleeping with a lit Christmas tree. I gave the urn of my table top tree a new life this year with a coat of white chalk paint. I then added some battery operated lights, along with more of that pretty ribbon. Wreaths, garlands, velvet pillows and rustic ornaments complete the look. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vn-qv26l9wQ/X8WRImdIHlI/AAAAAAAAXiM/TjqppVsJDzwPHynklfCTExgEADv74PpywCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B2.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; 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margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; 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He was having none of that this year and was an absolute grinch when it came to photographs, but his expression was just too much not to share. I hope it brings you a laugh, too! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPLsB4jMHfo/X8WRHtuzipI/AAAAAAAAXh8/c2AbGLc3ayoBFO0b4zg6p19DeA9hNlrhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B11.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPLsB4jMHfo/X8WRHtuzipI/AAAAAAAAXh8/c2AbGLc3ayoBFO0b4zg6p19DeA9hNlrhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B11.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUSVzTq1lI0/X8WRIP30v8I/AAAAAAAAXiE/FljLfWzwz741LYKBSfAsoDKpU_iTsqX6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B10.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="750" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fUSVzTq1lI0/X8WRIP30v8I/AAAAAAAAXiE/FljLfWzwz741LYKBSfAsoDKpU_iTsqX6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/number%2Bfifty%2Bthree%2B10.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="inherit" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wishing you all a happy and healthy holiday season. Thank you so, so much for stopping by. Next on the tour is <i><a href="https://redheadcandecorate.com/2020/11/silver--gold-christmas-holiday-housewalk-2020/" target="_blank">Redhead Can Decorate</a></i>.</span></span><br /></div><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uRN1dWOItY4/X8WSENtYqeI/AAAAAAAAXjE/vmxVqSUJFCkDcVBvII757rkseXco2Ch0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s736/button4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="736" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uRN1dWOItY4/X8WSENtYqeI/AAAAAAAAXjE/vmxVqSUJFCkDcVBvII757rkseXco2Ch0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/button4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
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</div>Number Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-44708172266022635662020-11-08T18:57:00.001-05:002020-11-08T18:57:53.128-05:00Vintage Turkish Runner DIY<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi everyone!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I did a project this weekend that I have been wanting to do for a long time--like probably years, and that is to install a series of Turkish runners on my stairs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My stairway in tight and narrow and has no pizazz at all and this project has changed all that and makes me so, so happy. I've been pinning ideas like this for years and I am so thrilled with the results. (You can check out my inspiration board <i><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/Number53/stairway-runners/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a></i>.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuHHrjpEjRo/X6hmXLuSTRI/AAAAAAAAXg0/GORmhzt1mxMiuSjRDEte_vM0-UygRztfACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/r8.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="750" height="395" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuHHrjpEjRo/X6hmXLuSTRI/AAAAAAAAXg0/GORmhzt1mxMiuSjRDEte_vM0-UygRztfACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h395/r8.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I started by purchasing three different rugs from Turkey on Etsy all within the same color family. I found that taking a screenshot and using the app <i>Layout</i> to be the best way to see how they would all flow together.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-USOSX9yRZYo/X6iCMQ46SsI/AAAAAAAAXhM/GVZAtc1QcCUjDLqfNUM3idJU98_Dd5d5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/r9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-USOSX9yRZYo/X6iCMQ46SsI/AAAAAAAAXhM/GVZAtc1QcCUjDLqfNUM3idJU98_Dd5d5ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/r9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I know that it is unconventional to use a variety of rugs on a single stairway, but I love that collected over time look.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3ft8wV2eqc/X6hmWjzM6eI/AAAAAAAAXgs/bbOx4EGUBOcmMduEGE0Gb5p41PU1gxopQCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/r6.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="750" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q3ft8wV2eqc/X6hmWjzM6eI/AAAAAAAAXgs/bbOx4EGUBOcmMduEGE0Gb5p41PU1gxopQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/r6.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I ended up starting the project midway down the stairs with my shortest runner, as it was my favorite and I wanted to make sure it took center stage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVz2AVVBljg/X6hmVTT1CGI/AAAAAAAAXgc/OJdMXRHh4BAK7eneEnxuOFAFUFSTa5liACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/r1.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="750" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oVz2AVVBljg/X6hmVTT1CGI/AAAAAAAAXgc/OJdMXRHh4BAK7eneEnxuOFAFUFSTa5liACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/r1.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I attached the runners with 1" brad nails and my electric nail gun. At the top and bottom of the stairs or at any transition between rugs (like where I had to cut them) I used two-sided carpet tape to further secure them and prevent fraying.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c431B3yE844/X6hmWCcESWI/AAAAAAAAXgk/_0wz4LdE0KcfB7UBi1MwRup6ycWsK25UgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/r5.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="750" height="393" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c431B3yE844/X6hmWCcESWI/AAAAAAAAXgk/_0wz4LdE0KcfB7UBi1MwRup6ycWsK25UgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h393/r5.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qaQs4W33O6E/X6hmVwUFIVI/AAAAAAAAXgg/TmL2Iqlugl0okRHVs1064ONeW51JoTrsACLcBGAsYHQ/s750/r2.jpg" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #0066cc; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; orphans: 2; text-align: center; text-decoration: underline; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="750" height="364" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qaQs4W33O6E/X6hmVwUFIVI/AAAAAAAAXgg/TmL2Iqlugl0okRHVs1064ONeW51JoTrsACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h364/r2.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a couple before pics of this same space...</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NjFDAiX1ykY/X6hmVNhQ25I/AAAAAAAAXgY/eUtCkvn8r70mSauIm2vlcpaaO8qB4yQUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/r3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NjFDAiX1ykY/X6hmVNhQ25I/AAAAAAAAXgY/eUtCkvn8r70mSauIm2vlcpaaO8qB4yQUgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/r3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-apbGDpQgyRk/X6hmWCUnOwI/AAAAAAAAXgo/jKELt8mLzQsQL_Akim0La_Za6jZeDgC-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/r4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-apbGDpQgyRk/X6hmWCUnOwI/AAAAAAAAXgo/jKELt8mLzQsQL_Akim0La_Za6jZeDgC-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/r4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><span style="color: #000120;"></span></u><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">...and how it looks today!</span><br /></div><u><span style="color: #000120;"></span></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygkArphx9_k/X6hmWxYQqEI/AAAAAAAAXgw/gqLFEGhD64g7z0jJ0lT5sF8RW6NMOj3MgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/r7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="750" height="396" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygkArphx9_k/X6hmWxYQqEI/AAAAAAAAXgw/gqLFEGhD64g7z0jJ0lT5sF8RW6NMOj3MgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h396/r7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I<span style="font-family: verdana;">'m done with treatment and starting to feel better so lots more projects on the horizon!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /><div><br /></div>
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</div>Number Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-64348196158787461182020-06-15T14:42:00.000-04:002020-06-15T14:43:19.519-04:00DIY Wallpaper Scroll Art<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I love the look of wallpaper, but with being sick and, in general, being a commitment phobe decorator, I decided to create a wallpaper scroll to hang behind my bed. I had scoured Pinterest for inspiration on prints and fabric hung in unique ways and thought I could achieve the same look with this gorgeous, thick wallpaper. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I started by cutting my trim pieces to just a bit wider than the total width of my wallpaper panels. </span></div>
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<span class="yiv3463332480s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I found this chair pre quarantine. (Can you even believe the state we are in right now? My 2020 has consisted of cancer and a pandemic. It’s almost hard to breathe typing that out.) Anyway, I found this adorable antique chair; structurally solid with intact caning and had to have it for $5. </span></div>
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<br />Number Fifty-Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06614467682746424901noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186781377485819812.post-28195025244330573832019-10-21T14:59:00.001-04:002019-10-21T15:01:00.515-04:00Vintage Gallery Wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I hope you all had a great weekend! last week on Instagram, I had shared this little bit of artwork that I wanted to use in a gallery wall in my bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In all reality, it would probably have been best to collect more pieces before I began, but I felt inspired to hang them and, since I'm using vintage, it may take me a while to source art.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The first thing I did was to remove the frame from this large piece of art. Initially, I was thinking it was the green wash on it that I disliked, but as I sat and thought about it, the real reason became more clear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I obviously need to find several more pieces of art to fill this wall. That will come in time, but for the moment I am satisfied with progress made. </span></div>
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