New Dining Chairs

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hip hop hooray!  We got ourselves some new dining chairs and I absolutely love them!  I wasn't going for beige in the beginning but I'm glad that's what we ended up with.  </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They are the <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-brookline-tufted-dining-chair-set-of-2/-/A-14515221#prodSlot=medium_1_14" target="_blank">Threshold Brookline Tufted Dining Chair</a>.   They totally change the look of our dining room.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ff4T571wcrYQGUXwLzQ3pbjh_isqunHpVeSST5EGHnie_THJtwcLxIzUJQuA_yELe2kETnCBgdt92kaJNIU5HECPQ9KyPtW6G9TMy0lJLZ0RxOqol1X5aAOhIj9jyVNwewN6La1cLKE/s1600/dining+room34.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Ff4T571wcrYQGUXwLzQ3pbjh_isqunHpVeSST5EGHnie_THJtwcLxIzUJQuA_yELe2kETnCBgdt92kaJNIU5HECPQ9KyPtW6G9TMy0lJLZ0RxOqol1X5aAOhIj9jyVNwewN6La1cLKE/s1600/dining+room34.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Look at the cushioned seat.  They are firm but not too firm and should soften with some use.  Very comfortable to sit in I might add.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6MR0vZbKXq5_HP7q9CkVhuffrdAONbI4uf8ACjD_Sou03LIhQmFYbtu0FUbeO-Mt5rCqmVShaNrdAnyP92HlRPt34tn3h5YkA8-IHNIFuTPHEgILtKsFhiX2PhVSI3h_JGKNz32hk1g/s1600/dining+room49.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6MR0vZbKXq5_HP7q9CkVhuffrdAONbI4uf8ACjD_Sou03LIhQmFYbtu0FUbeO-Mt5rCqmVShaNrdAnyP92HlRPt34tn3h5YkA8-IHNIFuTPHEgILtKsFhiX2PhVSI3h_JGKNz32hk1g/s1600/dining+room49.JPG" width="486" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I love the button tufted back.  So elegant looking.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5ojm7DdSKiP7bEmGavtRMxSqNQRtzZJHdzXk5FhJEqbRBz1OfErCIHIYLoYR2GwSo5AL2_-hYh_vwPN0oifIbV2NUEFNyIo4fzToI0OHNWiinmiZzEME06xCqLujx6hCP9CZTyHEFM0/s1600/dining+room50.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5ojm7DdSKiP7bEmGavtRMxSqNQRtzZJHdzXk5FhJEqbRBz1OfErCIHIYLoYR2GwSo5AL2_-hYh_vwPN0oifIbV2NUEFNyIo4fzToI0OHNWiinmiZzEME06xCqLujx6hCP9CZTyHEFM0/s1600/dining+room50.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There's a story behind how we got here so let's start from the beginning.  I showed you these chairs as one of my <a href="http://decoratingcents.blogspot.com/2014/02/dining-chair-options.html" target="_blank">choices</a> but I was aiming for the light gray.  I was set on that specific color.  The only problem is they are never in stock and on sale at the same time.  They are either on sale one week but the color is not available or they are available but full price.  I had a set price I was willing to pay for new chairs.  I needed six and I wasn't trying to break the bank.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQ8grgh8JEMdGCuGhCp_Hy04gEzGTg-XMpgnoZXaZsEwWw3ook2NbQg-xDSxwUWMSZcOjdjl2IiWXHPKNkv8DwcsM1hq51V9YoBRT00v3046tYPGn77V9KAM6SGbDvSqxVLbK64CvyH0/s1600/dining+room36.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQ8grgh8JEMdGCuGhCp_Hy04gEzGTg-XMpgnoZXaZsEwWw3ook2NbQg-xDSxwUWMSZcOjdjl2IiWXHPKNkv8DwcsM1hq51V9YoBRT00v3046tYPGn77V9KAM6SGbDvSqxVLbK64CvyH0/s1600/dining+room36.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just so happened to be browsing the Target aisles one Monday at lunch and saw that the dark gray color was on sale for $51 a chair.  Yep, you read that right!  The regular price is $75 a chair or $170 a pair online.  This price wasn't advertised in the weekly ad.  It was a price cut according to the tag.  That store didn't have any in stock so I let it go.  I visited another Target on Wednesday and saw them again.  I decided I wasn't going to let this deal go.  I called several stores trying to round up six of them.  Many of them didn't have any and I was guessing it had to do to the sale.  I finally found three stores that had two each and put them on hold.  We drove to two stores that night after work for four of them.  Let's say hubby wasn't exactly thrilled to be riding around picking up chairs when he could be home winding down.  My mom picked up two more at the store near her.  I was stoked to have all six chairs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wvipAr2wCrPQLlUj3Ohgdx9awXJoA2k9QRcUghuTLWqvvAOM16BCVDkhDXOI4vRsPAen0btTzrhhXW02Ww7zdZiBjQHIdYDIyhfWZ5_SL2GT76MrulEUlNMSMdocEqtyaz6ybkqVVMY/s1600/dining+room38.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9wvipAr2wCrPQLlUj3Ohgdx9awXJoA2k9QRcUghuTLWqvvAOM16BCVDkhDXOI4vRsPAen0btTzrhhXW02Ww7zdZiBjQHIdYDIyhfWZ5_SL2GT76MrulEUlNMSMdocEqtyaz6ybkqVVMY/s1600/dining+room38.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was so excited I scored big.  Here's the problem.  The next night I put one of the gray chairs together and I didn't get the thrill I had hoped for.  It was way too dark for our space.  The gray blended right into the table because they were so dark.  Bummer.  I held onto them for about a week because I wasn't ready to give in and take the chairs back.  I knew I would never get such a deal again.  I kept thinking maybe I could make them work.  Nope, wasn't happening.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q2whYNP-Q545HDav4NxG4Uumr0lNeXTPULp2HG035NBYtYuma_PZ_5iY-zLkFHGXTQ-b3pY3wnIKzDKN1D04tv1Xj7N3Xc4yCgi8WpuiUyhFeWafXuPjWvoUAdiyInuo29MAHPFSpxI/s1600/dining+room39.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4q2whYNP-Q545HDav4NxG4Uumr0lNeXTPULp2HG035NBYtYuma_PZ_5iY-zLkFHGXTQ-b3pY3wnIKzDKN1D04tv1Xj7N3Xc4yCgi8WpuiUyhFeWafXuPjWvoUAdiyInuo29MAHPFSpxI/s1600/dining+room39.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So now let's fast forward to last Monday.  I was taking my weekly stroll through Target (This seems to happen often huh?  What can I say I like Target.) when I saw the beige color was on sale but for $75.  They also had a deal where if you spend $50 in home decor, you get a $10 gift card.  That would make them $65 so I would only be spending $14 more per chair.  I was willing to pay more to get a different color.  I immediately started calling stores to see who had the beige in stock.  I rounded up three stores with two each.  So I went store to store exchanging the gray chairs for the beige chairs.  By Tuesday evening, I had six beige chairs.  What's even better, they even exchanged them!  I was still getting the original sale price of $51 a chair!  I didn't have to pay a penny more.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><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/AVvXsEhFu9zY-Zzt_JWVBMYSXp6V_vkV3FvnvuiqI130cA-TXYhx_TQpsy8Qibm4kMprOdgyMtFt2c1MIy64aTzBL1kOy0Hys7DmCeyp0uj9M8mfJjqXlfDv0sTTuYpWjCtKmIIQo7NQaVYAOd4/s1600/dining+room40.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFu9zY-Zzt_JWVBMYSXp6V_vkV3FvnvuiqI130cA-TXYhx_TQpsy8Qibm4kMprOdgyMtFt2c1MIy64aTzBL1kOy0Hys7DmCeyp0uj9M8mfJjqXlfDv0sTTuYpWjCtKmIIQo7NQaVYAOd4/s1600/dining+room40.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The green vase is a thrift store find for $1.  I thought it could be another accent color to bring into the space.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI8sbWy-FoIwL_0UORxY-kMkm4d4nG-qFRxL5aFso-fihygjIVt1hy7zc0VGdAVS_JgTN-hBC3XZ1ng3-vFOSZZTUM7ZFWDZM30emkX9dDpnj15Dbhyo0-TXz9SrstlLY1UofLLN1CrQ/s1600/dining+room51.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEI8sbWy-FoIwL_0UORxY-kMkm4d4nG-qFRxL5aFso-fihygjIVt1hy7zc0VGdAVS_JgTN-hBC3XZ1ng3-vFOSZZTUM7ZFWDZM30emkX9dDpnj15Dbhyo0-TXz9SrstlLY1UofLLN1CrQ/s1600/dining+room51.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>  <br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now that the chairs have changed, I was thinking about changing a few things in the room.  I can't leave well enough alone.  Maybe it's time for the stenciled wall to go away.  You may have noticed the Expedit isn't there.  I liked it under the mirror but moved it back to the hall nook because the nook was empty.  In time, it will move back to the dining room with a few changes of its own.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf6P_bjWN7Stku4D4rIBb56AI5ZPD-bezYRde4M8vXmS5Z2I1QoyJGvXbkZMKe4luIImy-gEg97Q8cDjTWK3tYXCFRmbqUeLxn1i31KYxjzgjZ-dkOiCoo83kgTkEcKQSfjlJLndl3FQ/s1600/dining+room43.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzf6P_bjWN7Stku4D4rIBb56AI5ZPD-bezYRde4M8vXmS5Z2I1QoyJGvXbkZMKe4luIImy-gEg97Q8cDjTWK3tYXCFRmbqUeLxn1i31KYxjzgjZ-dkOiCoo83kgTkEcKQSfjlJLndl3FQ/s1600/dining+room43.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There's even a nicer view looking into the living room.  The wall behind the sofa is blue so I'm having an internal debate about what color the stenciled wall in the dining room should become.  Should it be the same blue?  How about a light gray?  I could paint both walls gray and lose the blue altogether.  Oh the decisions.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoM9LbTbuf8ESpOIZuDQpo6jixUFsOBpK8tfGCA3VuoHxw817j9IIH0VGcpn7_YDFREShsNv0Hz6P84TzjDsDrV6ITNDy3Dw0RWTJe_txdNN4tkndDFVdHR3FZ7BwB6BwoGvgYygH5FA/s1600/dining+room46.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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New Dining Chairs

Hip hop hooray!  We got ourselves some new dining chairs and I absolutely love them!  I wasn't going for beige in the beginning but I...

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Dining Chair Options

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yesterday I posted on Facebook that I sold our dining room chairs.  I was never really a fan of them but they came with the table so I lived with them.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YZkuKBU-y4qoxlUmLdzTN2Kh1-4qKAtafAQkHJ6KVcWlrd6NKVFnsfIwWlzhQl_b6qEb5ZnxNhVsvlQeXJaBNGt7NAALWIqewv3qMZZ12w_zJatRfGB3lUCRY8rIS9lezZ2rCO-HLaM/s1600/IMG_2768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-YZkuKBU-y4qoxlUmLdzTN2Kh1-4qKAtafAQkHJ6KVcWlrd6NKVFnsfIwWlzhQl_b6qEb5ZnxNhVsvlQeXJaBNGt7NAALWIqewv3qMZZ12w_zJatRfGB3lUCRY8rIS9lezZ2rCO-HLaM/s1600/IMG_2768.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">That is, until I was seeing other styles that I liked.  Sure, we don't use the table often but I at least want the dining room to look good and be a reflection on our current style.  </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It has changed over the past few years.  If you look at pictures from the last three years of living here, our house doesn't look the same.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are the previous chairs...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr99cIqDLWiAS88XeZ0kNjB3uKZHFpSwMzEFTkbIDpT_DzKAMPq2tPYp2_IHeyDybXH08b5wLy6loJA8kVP5KWeA5HwgpG7TIcUBgZA7SWUMKKx_LsX5NT6BLs3tT5td8zA92iYHmYPl4/s1600/dining+rug05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr99cIqDLWiAS88XeZ0kNjB3uKZHFpSwMzEFTkbIDpT_DzKAMPq2tPYp2_IHeyDybXH08b5wLy6loJA8kVP5KWeA5HwgpG7TIcUBgZA7SWUMKKx_LsX5NT6BLs3tT5td8zA92iYHmYPl4/s1600/dining+rug05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They had a curved, slatted back that wasn't really that comfortable.  If we were to have guests over for a fancy dinner party (yeah right), I at least want them to eat in comfort.  You want them to relax and be able to linger after dinner's over.  The seats were a tan microfiber which is great for messes but I need something different.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With the new chairs, I think I want something tufted.  Oh yes, the drama!  The tufts just look so elegant but still casual at the same time.  I was so excited to find these online at <a href="http://www.worldmarket.com/product/grey-tufted-chair-set-of-2.do" target="_blank">World Market</a> only to call and find out they were dis-continued!  They are exactly what I want and in the perfect light gray color.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8HVOLtVhOTHCFZMFg1PArYhDvfZStNteK0xNKXODHqzbwCX8dEetcjPiDi3jEOp87PJRNAkfNpdVXlcRB3tZE819pdIuUC-PoEysctYW6ftkO215kPd7JQYFR36ZuwkDpw5mKWA7xok/s1600/chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz8HVOLtVhOTHCFZMFg1PArYhDvfZStNteK0xNKXODHqzbwCX8dEetcjPiDi3jEOp87PJRNAkfNpdVXlcRB3tZE819pdIuUC-PoEysctYW6ftkO215kPd7JQYFR36ZuwkDpw5mKWA7xok/s1600/chair.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">  </span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These chairs from <a href="http://www.lampsplus.com/products/set-of-2-natural-linen-button-tufted-dining-chairs__w7421.html" target="_blank">Lamps Plus</a> are also beautiful.  They only come in natural color though and I want something a little darker.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://image.lampsplus.com/is/image/W7421.fpx?qlt=75&wid=460&hei=460&fmt=jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://image.lampsplus.com/is/image/W7421.fpx?qlt=75&wid=460&hei=460&fmt=jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I found these at <a href="http://www.target.com/p/threshold-brookline-tufted-dining-chair-set-of-2/-/A-14515221#prodSlot=large_1_4" target="_blank">Target</a> but the lighter gray color is sold out at the moment.  How convenient that this was one of my first choices and they are not available?  Talk about frustration.  The only color they do have in stock is a dark taupe which would work but I don't want to get them and change my mind later.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://img2.targetimg2.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS//img/p/14/83/14831617_201312121532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://img2.targetimg2.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS//img/p/14/83/14831617_201312121532.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I will keep looking around to see what I find.  Any suggestions on a good place to find tufted dining chairs?  I do need six of them so they can't cost cost an arm and a leg.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Anyone have tufted chairs?  How do you like them?</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/316/0CB760E2AD1EF5DEC1BEB8DD6026223F.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Dining Chair Options

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Changing Things Up

<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Back around Christmas time, I had a wild hair to move some things around.  My Ikea expedit has always been in the hallway nook leading to the family room.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZm1gCJrMki47rupdvpkvTnMLgXIF5w5XArpxUtssjC9fRDtHW08U8mxp3TOL1F8YkciK8__5ix9V1M8yw3FW4pjzaCdkecGuIXCihDy-wZ7YL0hDye_7VJO_PJ8a2mqDiCix9XrgfPI/s1600/gallery+wall08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZm1gCJrMki47rupdvpkvTnMLgXIF5w5XArpxUtssjC9fRDtHW08U8mxp3TOL1F8YkciK8__5ix9V1M8yw3FW4pjzaCdkecGuIXCihDy-wZ7YL0hDye_7VJO_PJ8a2mqDiCix9XrgfPI/s1600/gallery+wall08.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I like it here but the area underneath the mirror in the dining room was empty.  So I moved the expedit here.  I posted it on Facebook and several of you seemed to like the change.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPj8c3GWCVPW3K9d_o3glWw4o9adiakuEQyE-5gVgzmWBYIF7OhUQPTMSrS7P8wS763FxKeOmSH9RSzEDFtNZfV_tjo7St6iCfnmJ60fTYVrkYzVlQqJKi3QFfkHs8ulJIH7W8-a6yMU/s1600/DSCN6800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPj8c3GWCVPW3K9d_o3glWw4o9adiakuEQyE-5gVgzmWBYIF7OhUQPTMSrS7P8wS763FxKeOmSH9RSzEDFtNZfV_tjo7St6iCfnmJ60fTYVrkYzVlQqJKi3QFfkHs8ulJIH7W8-a6yMU/s1600/DSCN6800.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I don't completely love it but like the expedit fills in the gap.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYGKU7D5ikT-rjl8KQH_-dfwKtNZXETsSRr8ldmpTtkJ8YXcJ0Ftaw-mRVej-QEWsILDkCpmJMnKq7fvvoAM6xr8UmfWqzr3FkeuBcOUCLi6sHIxNHYACQ9KmsFV58wkulGZABk98eBk/s1600/DSCN6798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYGKU7D5ikT-rjl8KQH_-dfwKtNZXETsSRr8ldmpTtkJ8YXcJ0Ftaw-mRVej-QEWsILDkCpmJMnKq7fvvoAM6xr8UmfWqzr3FkeuBcOUCLi6sHIxNHYACQ9KmsFV58wkulGZABk98eBk/s1600/DSCN6798.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">With this change, the hallway nook now becomes empty.  I would love an open console table to display baskets and other large decor items.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I love the openness on this one.  The mix of wood and metal give it a rustic feel which I'm open to.</span><a href="http://i.c-b.co/is/image/Crate/WoodlandConsoleAI13/&$web_zoom$&wid=558&hei=558/1308302308/woodland-console-table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i.c-b.co/is/image/Crate/WoodlandConsoleAI13/&$web_zoom$&wid=558&hei=558/1308302308/woodland-console-table.jpg" width="640" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/woodland-console-table/s207640" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">source</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one pairs nicely with the striped walls.</span><a href="http://katelynjamesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/home-decorating-foyers_6964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://katelynjamesblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/home-decorating-foyers_6964.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://katelynjamesblog.com/foyer-stripes-and-clocks/" target="_blank">source</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This one is gorgeous but a little above my budget.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.c-b.co/is/image/Crate/BluestoneCnsl1XFI11/&$web_zoom$&wid=558&hei=558/1308302307/bluestone-console-table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://i.c-b.co/is/image/Crate/BluestoneCnsl1XFI11/&$web_zoom$&wid=558&hei=558/1308302307/bluestone-console-table.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://i.c-b.co/is/image/Crate/BluestoneCnsl1XFI11/&$web_zoom$&wid=558&hei=558/1308302307/bluestone-console-table.jpg" target="_blank">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I could DIY one of my own like this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHVf8qQDT00HjD-jSbmXJ8ZWIekw2JnwNlMaCRV1pRoUosl28xlY7eP-7CRQ6mFZBJOSaF9avx8QqJAUVskVpFPmUw_UYJcTT2HZ-hzNFylKwpFz3O7hztnHb82lQErRh3MC6pY0mlSM/s1600/StyledStaircaseLanding_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHVf8qQDT00HjD-jSbmXJ8ZWIekw2JnwNlMaCRV1pRoUosl28xlY7eP-7CRQ6mFZBJOSaF9avx8QqJAUVskVpFPmUw_UYJcTT2HZ-hzNFylKwpFz3O7hztnHb82lQErRh3MC6pY0mlSM/s1600/StyledStaircaseLanding_7.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.desertdomicile.com/2012/10/diy-18-console-table.html" target="_blank">source</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also like this parson style table with stools or ottomans tucked underneath.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://p-hw2.pixstatic.com/52548e24697ab052e2005c74._w.540_h.722_s.fit_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://p-hw2.pixstatic.com/52548e24697ab052e2005c74._w.540_h.722_s.fit_.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/edytas-modern-with-a-drop-of-d-139263" target="_blank">source</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I'm still debating on a few options before I pull the trigger on purchasing anything.  Any suggestions? </span></div><br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/316/0CB760E2AD1EF5DEC1BEB8DD6026223F.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0px none ! important;" />

Changing Things Up

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A Touch of Fall

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I keep meaning to put out more fall stuff but for some reason I'm having trouble getting motivated.   I think some of the problem is fall colors tend to be more oranges and reds and I don't really care for them.  I did manage to pull off a little something that cost me zero dollars.  You may remember my late summer centerpiece.  I gave it a touch of fall.  </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkOCJMbDlNCh01z27SJlKjOpWq_wQRw7GG2vNO_IhFu0ICG0D6ABi_iYsF8XiRKDgSPfTb8qisdYx5pe2e3lcSIWWtA85GBKUJ0-b7d5PBRUALhWToxEyJkaER5cfuGlicjxVQzVHx9s/s1600/fall+centerpiece05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkOCJMbDlNCh01z27SJlKjOpWq_wQRw7GG2vNO_IhFu0ICG0D6ABi_iYsF8XiRKDgSPfTb8qisdYx5pe2e3lcSIWWtA85GBKUJ0-b7d5PBRUALhWToxEyJkaER5cfuGlicjxVQzVHx9s/s640/fall+centerpiece05.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had some small rope in my craft drawers.  I simply hot glued one end to the hurricane and wrapped until I got to the other end.  Glue the other end down.  Easy peasy!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnQkKqpttGcAMCWs1wkI5ZTIfQhx_TMdWfKfdd1ptiaiSVmE7a1ypAfNXXGNWJx0BmCBhCAJroeAvfBdKuGHc1xMvF3LCDMssqWliyCZmGhibgVV5bBT_PYC10C3EICj584k51Z4Km-s/s1600/fall+centerpiece01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPnQkKqpttGcAMCWs1wkI5ZTIfQhx_TMdWfKfdd1ptiaiSVmE7a1ypAfNXXGNWJx0BmCBhCAJroeAvfBdKuGHc1xMvF3LCDMssqWliyCZmGhibgVV5bBT_PYC10C3EICj584k51Z4Km-s/s640/fall+centerpiece01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found the painted pumpkins from last year and put them out too.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwyFm4I4XVNeekBvGyzfwgOQWXWInZaQHENKsGHEH1u7N80M2DnlLCs390QtATRFbueO4Qi-RTMxJ9THdRKJlCZpzY7BoL1YkMgppg7YVRQqoc0mP9sWE0uWCBxfv_-ByLvNWLfSHzTw/s1600/fall+centerpiece02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtwyFm4I4XVNeekBvGyzfwgOQWXWInZaQHENKsGHEH1u7N80M2DnlLCs390QtATRFbueO4Qi-RTMxJ9THdRKJlCZpzY7BoL1YkMgppg7YVRQqoc0mP9sWE0uWCBxfv_-ByLvNWLfSHzTw/s640/fall+centerpiece02.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcV-_NffmkwkgtLM8_SDYGsXCg10B0y3BpQ851V3lwqcoUafdQLM5IVCXaxxKA5uSHLS-80M2e3Pzm8hgT3EI0Zns1PaQkK09yoLX-h6TQoRoRjwU27E-Tm4fJRDdUQSNATj_t1fVWb8/s1600/fall+centerpiece03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYcV-_NffmkwkgtLM8_SDYGsXCg10B0y3BpQ851V3lwqcoUafdQLM5IVCXaxxKA5uSHLS-80M2e3Pzm8hgT3EI0Zns1PaQkK09yoLX-h6TQoRoRjwU27E-Tm4fJRDdUQSNATj_t1fVWb8/s640/fall+centerpiece03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I like the white branches and adding the rope gives some warmth to the table for the coming cooler months.  I still plan to set the table just haven't gotten around to it.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6M34HUxl5CVXRu76tfy14dz8Ru60KuKkNn3JNu1OvtA7DOmoRGRnIOrPDtgID_CTNxThjVlrfRr6IpmVbTe6KLdTd7BpuAtiHgK0KGFrTUGWoJaBVUXOi8cMOAQ8yfPFrWg0wcTgbGlE/s1600/fall+centerpiece04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6M34HUxl5CVXRu76tfy14dz8Ru60KuKkNn3JNu1OvtA7DOmoRGRnIOrPDtgID_CTNxThjVlrfRr6IpmVbTe6KLdTd7BpuAtiHgK0KGFrTUGWoJaBVUXOi8cMOAQ8yfPFrWg0wcTgbGlE/s640/fall+centerpiece04.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love an easy project, don't you?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span> <img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/316/0CB760E2AD1EF5DEC1BEB8DD6026223F.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0px none ! 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A Touch of Fall

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Simple Summer Centerpiece

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yeah, I know summer is coming to a close soon but I wanted to change things up a bit.  I'm kind of over the tall glass hurricanes.  I was in Garden Ridge last week and they had all  their summer items on clearance.  I walked through the floral section and grabbed a few stems for the dining room table.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I removed one hurricane and put the stems in the other.  I just flanked the centerpiece with the smaller glass vases. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZux4hYLUNlypDEmmsbAV_BZnwo5FuDgUJSYk4BZY9iVxZg9JKqLS9wpv3FzRtPrMAAVn8-OnEdaT-ml4s_8xORFCb6LL1_mTTvnsHFDurJDN_cxv0sJM7KLClAUp7vGrXhtfwrkl3INs/s1600/summer+centerpiece01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZux4hYLUNlypDEmmsbAV_BZnwo5FuDgUJSYk4BZY9iVxZg9JKqLS9wpv3FzRtPrMAAVn8-OnEdaT-ml4s_8xORFCb6LL1_mTTvnsHFDurJDN_cxv0sJM7KLClAUp7vGrXhtfwrkl3INs/s640/summer+centerpiece01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had several different colors in my hand before deciding on clean and easy white stems.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclfV_OKPbfA9jifpeSfs0P14RRXA0D6M0425YJzaclxfGsQl-1onzUbkl8zX6CmFq9tqQ6kgyOETlVTe0ftenByNegl3NmpuM0cZOFfzvQ7-OAQptH7VtjuIU_uit8GnlKxaosIsJC_I/s1600/summer+centerpiece02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclfV_OKPbfA9jifpeSfs0P14RRXA0D6M0425YJzaclxfGsQl-1onzUbkl8zX6CmFq9tqQ6kgyOETlVTe0ftenByNegl3NmpuM0cZOFfzvQ7-OAQptH7VtjuIU_uit8GnlKxaosIsJC_I/s640/summer+centerpiece02.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXP5Vr5YNv60EccDagF6or90WWpn0LXO40jRqn1JNpNdRU75ybmZlb1a-kDVlEVTnJ48IThMzwhXu3AdJHMC70PCxamf69scTjY98tXjAve88WP7Eb_u_F4PT1-LepM3WXIW3IGSRvuM/s1600/summer+centerpiece03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXP5Vr5YNv60EccDagF6or90WWpn0LXO40jRqn1JNpNdRU75ybmZlb1a-kDVlEVTnJ48IThMzwhXu3AdJHMC70PCxamf69scTjY98tXjAve88WP7Eb_u_F4PT1-LepM3WXIW3IGSRvuM/s640/summer+centerpiece03.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCUrFQVI9KnYDZzpleYNL-1xqr7WThWgT-7tDxy7EZtYWlw1zv04hcEg0bXGTcSEQ5plx6U-2BKKTPugY2gnde2dnQA_kNFQPImfOaaHaYQrE20mX1oUQr9d_q5r2llHA9nziO9coO3A/s1600/summer+centerpiece04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCUrFQVI9KnYDZzpleYNL-1xqr7WThWgT-7tDxy7EZtYWlw1zv04hcEg0bXGTcSEQ5plx6U-2BKKTPugY2gnde2dnQA_kNFQPImfOaaHaYQrE20mX1oUQr9d_q5r2llHA9nziO9coO3A/s640/summer+centerpiece04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYWECUfKTDeVTa4TX_ngaYGzZR8ZqH-kf2zSBiNRPpRZTPMqDTgpvZfyGpACQ7jKi1F_D60FmR72omcIb0Ze9FORTxNZ2vAUTDrdT2JHc0k7E88-GaHY3GBa4s9zGelHOXXqc9buuRqI/s1600/summer+centerpiece05.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYWECUfKTDeVTa4TX_ngaYGzZR8ZqH-kf2zSBiNRPpRZTPMqDTgpvZfyGpACQ7jKi1F_D60FmR72omcIb0Ze9FORTxNZ2vAUTDrdT2JHc0k7E88-GaHY3GBa4s9zGelHOXXqc9buuRqI/s640/summer+centerpiece05.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a simple refresh for the table.  I'm thinking about setting the table when fall gets here.  What do you think?  No one really sits in there but at least it will be pretty right?</div><br /> <img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/316/0CB760E2AD1EF5DEC1BEB8DD6026223F.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0px none ! important;" />

Simple Summer Centerpiece

Yeah, I know summer is coming to a close soon but I wanted to change things up a bit.  I'm kind of over the tall glass hurricanes.  I wa...

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A Little Re-arranging

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I see dining rooms all the time that have buffets or some sort of console table against the wall.  They give you another place to add design elements like lamps, flowers, and other accessories.  It's adding another layer to the room.  </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">These are all beautiful examples.  </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg03GoYW2XMne4E9_x-WnIWn4HGTmtvtMGBI1Wb317Eeai9CY6TjUKSn_4vA_5n2ecKcz_3HpvOicymnPuBlDoCCwz0_dxpFFhvSenu3ep6ym0pWYwzl6ngugaHfOfLKYq2Gm1SltIcQ/s1600/dining+room01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKg03GoYW2XMne4E9_x-WnIWn4HGTmtvtMGBI1Wb317Eeai9CY6TjUKSn_4vA_5n2ecKcz_3HpvOicymnPuBlDoCCwz0_dxpFFhvSenu3ep6ym0pWYwzl6ngugaHfOfLKYq2Gm1SltIcQ/s1600/dining+room01.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/152719/Trickett-Dining-Room-contemporary-dining-room-other-metros" target="_blank">source</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga12iw9dU0-IPWYlJLPTlbC_RECcZzE17R8jB3iEf69Q93Wvkt0os9GZMh3qhEe0-oYI9eB4SDpiH-mkMlW8RxBMMyLJzfHFiyPTPvNNJzT-N7wmCyV_ScrTZCh2EguB69Gyp4eDMUrMc/s1600/dining+room02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga12iw9dU0-IPWYlJLPTlbC_RECcZzE17R8jB3iEf69Q93Wvkt0os9GZMh3qhEe0-oYI9eB4SDpiH-mkMlW8RxBMMyLJzfHFiyPTPvNNJzT-N7wmCyV_ScrTZCh2EguB69Gyp4eDMUrMc/s1600/dining+room02.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/19466/Turnberry--Dining-Room-modern-dining-room-los-angeles" target="_blank">source</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjEIuaZK2Gc-lxMCjQkVCQKvNSkenpX9fHH097bHSNbnLuhdgbbShCzzagWfY2R1ZYClb8l8egGtm2BS5_r3qUPIKOYfB2TzwrAZj4HoLCbT2AZSRrmdTIoZ9ytBxlh9ctEjLTOrN2h8/s1600/dining+room03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyjEIuaZK2Gc-lxMCjQkVCQKvNSkenpX9fHH097bHSNbnLuhdgbbShCzzagWfY2R1ZYClb8l8egGtm2BS5_r3qUPIKOYfB2TzwrAZj4HoLCbT2AZSRrmdTIoZ9ytBxlh9ctEjLTOrN2h8/s1600/dining+room03.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://holzmaninteriors.com/2012/04/02/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">source</span></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA5uDKanBClJmUQJMsQIFfFTJA-EXzvM3IUlPs4PiYosU1sWJqH7PyUDWC247iNhtbj4ASWUJnMY1a1AO-jz3jg_vxc3u-THgxJPGeQsIeK7sScwet_-Cso5_sP3cHaYhBUaJN4aixXs/s1600/dining+room04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA5uDKanBClJmUQJMsQIFfFTJA-EXzvM3IUlPs4PiYosU1sWJqH7PyUDWC247iNhtbj4ASWUJnMY1a1AO-jz3jg_vxc3u-THgxJPGeQsIeK7sScwet_-Cso5_sP3cHaYhBUaJN4aixXs/s1600/dining+room04.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/photos/394425/Groovy-Dining-Room-contemporary-dining-room-minneapolis" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">source </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why can't I have a buffet table?  There wasn't enough room between the table and the wall to fit one, that's why.  It would be a tight fit for the person at the head of the table to get in and out of his chair.  </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgn4H8Z9e0FToJlNjhA_D51wgKIZFcyF2iicGOnYYhcODmZr_0FPbzqe88VaX1qP-09XBx1STML_HGFdU2_M-vUqrrkRecIq0r4CPXM0-x7LIzO5zUIq_sL__QslbheC8pd77IBtsSO0/s1600/dining+room06.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgn4H8Z9e0FToJlNjhA_D51wgKIZFcyF2iicGOnYYhcODmZr_0FPbzqe88VaX1qP-09XBx1STML_HGFdU2_M-vUqrrkRecIq0r4CPXM0-x7LIzO5zUIq_sL__QslbheC8pd77IBtsSO0/s640/dining+room06.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So one day I was thinking, I can have one too if I make room.  I jumped up and turned the dining room table.  </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z2LjuKOGUjXD0Go052aUyb2Et0O-cGDjQG5SsZTlE0NoBieIAQEtdY5nXw2LFBxQ5OBV4cDkeHxs5bXYoqSceNsZZL9SebeeA6ey9WB-JMUavE7Rb8lV_zNTmEQCZJP4qW1v0WSm3Bo/s1600/dining+room29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Z2LjuKOGUjXD0Go052aUyb2Et0O-cGDjQG5SsZTlE0NoBieIAQEtdY5nXw2LFBxQ5OBV4cDkeHxs5bXYoqSceNsZZL9SebeeA6ey9WB-JMUavE7Rb8lV_zNTmEQCZJP4qW1v0WSm3Bo/s640/dining+room29.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See how much space that opens up along the wall?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUH4hF3KzAllhTZpPWKmeUDoab7idy77TOkxcW9LFuIfJ3Qs8vV7ajVyqieRnAbyjObs_E1qiXzM2vs44cZcGtIWFXlA7clQU8ZciBHNXAqXN_hh7hExt5jmybvSnl7YrqNedZFcsQhU/s1600/dining+room31.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUH4hF3KzAllhTZpPWKmeUDoab7idy77TOkxcW9LFuIfJ3Qs8vV7ajVyqieRnAbyjObs_E1qiXzM2vs44cZcGtIWFXlA7clQU8ZciBHNXAqXN_hh7hExt5jmybvSnl7YrqNedZFcsQhU/s640/dining+room31.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I hope to be able to find a piece that will fit right here under my sunburst mirror.  I can already see it.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm9pdPmYbSbqKCY4zHS0qd9i3VMpbmDb99kVCNF5wMS3t48QLPJmAF_BVMB4E8wnlQeiHrep3ULPbHxTi6cUWwesNWtSMHxXRKCAyyvIDdg6X_AOfq-3nfgyowwW3BcNXM7l4SiW6U1Q/s1600/dining+room30.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinm9pdPmYbSbqKCY4zHS0qd9i3VMpbmDb99kVCNF5wMS3t48QLPJmAF_BVMB4E8wnlQeiHrep3ULPbHxTi6cUWwesNWtSMHxXRKCAyyvIDdg6X_AOfq-3nfgyowwW3BcNXM7l4SiW6U1Q/s640/dining+room30.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll be on the lookout for that perfect piece, in my budget of course.</span>  Have you moved furniture to make room for a piece you wanted?</div><br /><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/316/0CB760E2AD1EF5DEC1BEB8DD6026223F.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0px none ! important;" />

A Little Re-arranging

I see dining rooms all the time that have buffets or some sort of console table against the wall.  They give you another place to add design...

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Glass Hurricanes

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTgLHx8BQ6dscw1wQ8WDISlTo3qn6tnpb9qt2WXpJVzWJ_IuEyUuW4m_QqUUBOeuSgPz0ky5WtP2ce7uDok71InrjJ_yiKgV6B6v3FzZ2u1l2pfNN7Z_eTkul1fc6TQwYlC8bYG62Vwo/s1600/hurricanes04.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTgLHx8BQ6dscw1wQ8WDISlTo3qn6tnpb9qt2WXpJVzWJ_IuEyUuW4m_QqUUBOeuSgPz0ky5WtP2ce7uDok71InrjJ_yiKgV6B6v3FzZ2u1l2pfNN7Z_eTkul1fc6TQwYlC8bYG62Vwo/s640/hurricanes04.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />You may remember my version of Williams Sonoma's <a href="http://decoratingcents.blogspot.com/2011/09/fall-glass-hurricanes.html" target="_blank">glass hurricanes</a> I did back in the fall.  The hurricanes stayed on the table but I removed the leaves.  You can see below where they were still in one piece.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFs6sW1gr1k0r4bwi6ZXRDO6__3k0xTqdniHxn28fWNJyV8Nxa4x4wqM-nwkfwlumJtcH9L004qOgZLZWS0XwQ7gWvVJBCB9KUS1P07gH7Le9Xa6sFMMi3kqrC0XbfJErxppPK5IyzAQ/s1600/sunburst+mirror08.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFs6sW1gr1k0r4bwi6ZXRDO6__3k0xTqdniHxn28fWNJyV8Nxa4x4wqM-nwkfwlumJtcH9L004qOgZLZWS0XwQ7gWvVJBCB9KUS1P07gH7Le9Xa6sFMMi3kqrC0XbfJErxppPK5IyzAQ/s640/sunburst+mirror08.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Well, they don't look the same.  I took them off the table to clean them one day and the candle holder on the bottom of one popped off.  I had always wondered if I could remove the bottom without breaking them.  I guess I got my answer.  Since the one came off so easy, I just popped the bottom off the other one as well.  The dried glue peeled off pretty easy.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRsS3uhI7LgqpnzxA5_KLgvxCe3iS4YoqZxrvbYP6yFS03B1RTHqLKP7T5o3m9gd1zf3scWM863e3CN6anEqiXp6a-E6pRxf_l5-8pVoTajjUBVdpe1DbZcTCG0rQzGYtEfzIHEkoPwI/s1600/hurricanes01.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRsS3uhI7LgqpnzxA5_KLgvxCe3iS4YoqZxrvbYP6yFS03B1RTHqLKP7T5o3m9gd1zf3scWM863e3CN6anEqiXp6a-E6pRxf_l5-8pVoTajjUBVdpe1DbZcTCG0rQzGYtEfzIHEkoPwI/s640/hurricanes01.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I paired them with some smaller vases to give the table a clean, simple look.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovmiiwm6JfrFzNEGHVirVUwh3Gy25UKVtM_3ehGIPL1IIbJxE3dK4Rrlb591_L2AfB6UX3fbTR2YAfcOuUSg9BeFhrBMxdROId4fAIBtZC1eZFQLmqi4pHaqZ2mTtmMMsYDtHSLZlg_A/s1600/hurricanes02.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovmiiwm6JfrFzNEGHVirVUwh3Gy25UKVtM_3ehGIPL1IIbJxE3dK4Rrlb591_L2AfB6UX3fbTR2YAfcOuUSg9BeFhrBMxdROId4fAIBtZC1eZFQLmqi4pHaqZ2mTtmMMsYDtHSLZlg_A/s640/hurricanes02.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIiUC6lHYe7K2qv2iVoCUi9ISbmbMHI_qn81fMXO_xCjjepf7AqVIltHQVVWKIzfwODPzQuhoK4lL0DnDLJxFY-ctHjNNahWB0YqgELEWraYAzycF2GEMZXXD-K6vwLRgNd148M4mhbg/s1600/hurricanes03.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIiUC6lHYe7K2qv2iVoCUi9ISbmbMHI_qn81fMXO_xCjjepf7AqVIltHQVVWKIzfwODPzQuhoK4lL0DnDLJxFY-ctHjNNahWB0YqgELEWraYAzycF2GEMZXXD-K6vwLRgNd148M4mhbg/s640/hurricanes03.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNSpx-v8APtREadBAH3VSM2CbtoDvIQIgEARaImk9SUmkLJ_-zqOFijOBZpusPSLoBkANA3JxOpmklWug4oF5YXVTTk0gcpFN3sjeeOTf-OOcqGCvLsjagpOxPMthX8g9yKnK9o7FP14/s1600/hurricanes05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNSpx-v8APtREadBAH3VSM2CbtoDvIQIgEARaImk9SUmkLJ_-zqOFijOBZpusPSLoBkANA3JxOpmklWug4oF5YXVTTk0gcpFN3sjeeOTf-OOcqGCvLsjagpOxPMthX8g9yKnK9o7FP14/s640/hurricanes05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />I think I like this look better.  Maybe I'll add some greenery to the table.  What do you think? 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Glass Hurricanes

You may remember my version of Williams Sonoma's glass hurricanes I did back in the fall.  The hurricanes stayed on the table but I rem...

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