Hello everyone this has been a very busy day!!

I decided to do just a quick post on my new Mora Clock!!!

I purchased another new piece for the great room, but I have been holding  this one for a bit since I knew the floor was getting done.  I have been so excited since I have received this clock from Maison Decor.

Amy did such a wonderful job on my clock.  The finish and color are just as I hoped and it looks perfect on the wall with my Sherwin Williams Mannered Gold wall color.

It really makes a statement in the room and will be a wonderful compliment to the other items when finally in place.  Hopefully by the end of the week.

Amy is such a talent with paint as many of us know.

Hello,

Hope you are having a great Memorial Day weekend (thanks to those that we honor this weekend).

As you know, I just finished having my great room floor redone and it’s almost time to start putting things back.  So I figured it would be a good time to revisit some of my accent pieces and other things about the room.

So, while running some errands yesterday, I passed through a nice country area up here in NJ and saw a little fair…I had to stop and poke around.

I’ve been looking for an alternative to keep some firewood near the hearth in the great room without having the wood show LOL.  Then when I saw this trunk with the wood and metal accents and old leather handles still intact, I figured what a great way to have a nice accent piece that is also very functional.  It was a bargain as well, since it was later in the day I got it for $100.00 they took a good chunk off the price.

When we got it home, we put some wood in it and it seems that it will hold enough for a nice long fire and when we’re not using the fireplace, it closes up nicely and adds some charm to an otherwise empty corner.

Once everything is back in place, I’ll show you where it went and how it looks in the room.

In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the long weekend.

I am linking to:

http://southernhospitalityblog.com/happy-memorial-day-weekend-thrifty-treasures/

http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/2012/05/new-entry-table-took-two-years-newbie-party-started.html

http://cedarhillranch.blogspot.com/2012/05/cowgirl-up-linky-party-16_28.html

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2012/05/wow-us-wednesdays-68.html

http://mrshinesclass.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/2012/05/welcome-to-open-house-party-this-week-i.html

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/2012/05/simple-sweet-fridays-13.html

http://staceyembracingchange.blogspot.com/2012/05/creative-inspirations-linky-party-16.html

http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/2012/05/treasure-hunt-thursday-59.html

http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/05/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-67.html

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/05/feathered-nest-friday_31.html

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/2012/05/home-sweet-home-69.html

http://www.decoratinginsanity.com/2012/05/furniture-friday-18-and-features.html

http://shabbyartboutique.blogspot.com/2012/06/shabbilicious-friday-link-party.html

Hello everyone,

This has been a crazy week! We got our great room floor done this week and everything is all over the place.  I haven’t gotten any projects done which is driving me crazy.

I had to be out of the house for the week and my poor puppies are so tired and confused.  They have been shuffled back and forth with me to my girlfriends house.

Right now we are waiting for the floor to cure and then we can put everything back.  I am trying to look at this as an adventure and an opportunity to move some things around (and maybe pick up some new inspired finds – don’t tell my husband LOL)

When we built the house in the mid 90′s we went with a clear finish over the oak. This time I went with a more French inspired walnut stain and a matte finish.

 

Hi!

I decided to do just a quick post tonight because we are in the midst of getting ready to have our great room wood floor refinished, so everything on the lower level of our house is turned upside down.

So, I have a hallway upstairs that can be seen from the foyer, you may remember my post about the green table I have up there.  Well, I can’t have a table in the hallway, without having some nice things on the wall to go along with it.  So today I decided to tell you about them.

One is in a re-purposed frame from an old painting. Originally, it was oak; I painted it gold and then dry brushed with metallic silver paint. I then ordered some fabric swatches and decided on the script fabric that is currently in the frame.  It offers a nice contrast to the frame, the wall and the other items.

The metal piece next the fabric picture is piece I found at Home Goods and the two little prints on the other side I had, and decided to use them to finish off the space.

Have you ever ordered something and forgotten all about it and then when it comes it is so exciting?  Well, that happened with this pillow that I ordered from Etsy. 

It took a while getting here and I did really forget that I ordered the pillow.

I thought it would look good as a new French addition to our living room at the desk that John and I made a long time ago.  I think it just adds that touch.

I am linking to:

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/2012/05/home-sweet-home-67.html

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/2012/05/simple-sweet-fridays-11.html

http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com/2012/05/thrifty-things-friday-59.html

John and I were shopping in an area just over the border into Pennsylvania and we were in a small store that had a bunch of salvaged iron pieces inside.  We thought no; they will be too expensive, and when we went inside they were really a bargain.  I thought that this piece would make a nice addition to our upstairs hallway.

We looked at many of them and decided on this piece and thought it would be perfect. It fits in this spot so well it seems it was made for this area.

I am Linking to:

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2012/05/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no114.html

http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com/

http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/2012/05/welcome-to-inspiration-friday-no-65.html

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2012/05/feathered-nest-friday_17.html