Our New Lamp!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meet our new lamp! Isn't she a babe!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkBGEWaputN8Dk-Iq5kx-Z1b_piOqUgX-6VHQyXa8nzRvOJuY_hab3TpxMCR3kC7woFBfZxAEZPbBBuaBiUb4FwvtvwPJ1rCo9jhaK9D4VG4KxOl_Mi_S1HKSl9W2B6pnIUrVfbKg9f4/s1600/526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIkBGEWaputN8Dk-Iq5kx-Z1b_piOqUgX-6VHQyXa8nzRvOJuY_hab3TpxMCR3kC7woFBfZxAEZPbBBuaBiUb4FwvtvwPJ1rCo9jhaK9D4VG4KxOl_Mi_S1HKSl9W2B6pnIUrVfbKg9f4/s640/526.JPG" width="430" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Originally from <a href="http://www.thewhitecompany.com/" target="_blank">The White Company</a>, we bought this a while ago but never found the right place for her...until now! Perfectly perched next to the girls' bed, poised for a spot of reading!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhha25jH8_zl6E4qx4hZ7aeStMytZC1UUMJHZyXtH_wdE85A_98yb94EnAGJw3cu8_H4Mmx0vr_4iF2piw86GkprWneQIMYW1PdJOM_6tfLGdyC4qHqxhvoXJhHrDgE0TGm2kcuGAXD9pU/s1600/516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhha25jH8_zl6E4qx4hZ7aeStMytZC1UUMJHZyXtH_wdE85A_98yb94EnAGJw3cu8_H4Mmx0vr_4iF2piw86GkprWneQIMYW1PdJOM_6tfLGdyC4qHqxhvoXJhHrDgE0TGm2kcuGAXD9pU/s640/516.JPG" width="430" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love her curvy wooden base and her nickel switch. Sturdy but shapely, she's just my cup of tea. And the gentle tones tie in perfectly with the Cabbages and Roses </span><span style="font-size: large;">Hatley</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">fabric</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of the curtains.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTL6ItCMw7XDSJYEJJIIGJ883jIt63mfYWAnYw74N9uZsAMJyGDl607na91CDqpSJbOspluTU1hRCaWjlNA5ZioJ5LpMDcoiWv91tFYUjWntA0kVpVF_3fp0TNo8sL2M8NUXzfPKM9NU/s1600/533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTL6ItCMw7XDSJYEJJIIGJ883jIt63mfYWAnYw74N9uZsAMJyGDl607na91CDqpSJbOspluTU1hRCaWjlNA5ZioJ5LpMDcoiWv91tFYUjWntA0kVpVF_3fp0TNo8sL2M8NUXzfPKM9NU/s640/533.JPG" width="430" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and the girlies love her too!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezkZBqHze1DgUFo7jn37m0jgQnATe44yez8rYDEzKMK3_EYqe8n4m_32QqBWeuSZxX-FHJbKXCjSQ4kjDNTw0zjThKXB_87r6_R2Mc7WGU51_rdQG1tKbx5BsrqfxF8W9_8eLfBQbgek/s1600/528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezkZBqHze1DgUFo7jn37m0jgQnATe44yez8rYDEzKMK3_EYqe8n4m_32QqBWeuSZxX-FHJbKXCjSQ4kjDNTw0zjThKXB_87r6_R2Mc7WGU51_rdQG1tKbx5BsrqfxF8W9_8eLfBQbgek/s640/528.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><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;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lamp needed a bit of TLC before we put her up because the paint on the base had begun to peel away (I wasn't lying when I said we got the lamp quite some time ago!!). Note to self: don't store nice things in the attic unprotected...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_cyPXehVn3YH22nk6m8XbHUmFWoNqG6qASxdEGRt1QK7LOQXq0IRgeHbXTFn8MVH5c0eLpNFreiIzD62VFfl7n_w2Mgtod92HsDqwMJVLWyhVKIqY_aAfc3ZOuYIZuouMDtTIjyzeLs/s1600/509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_cyPXehVn3YH22nk6m8XbHUmFWoNqG6qASxdEGRt1QK7LOQXq0IRgeHbXTFn8MVH5c0eLpNFreiIzD62VFfl7n_w2Mgtod92HsDqwMJVLWyhVKIqY_aAfc3ZOuYIZuouMDtTIjyzeLs/s640/509.JPG" width="430" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">But I was able to find the PERFECT touch-up paint. This particular shade came to me in a Eureka moment. I knew we had a can of it knocking about in the shed so I popped up to get it and was pretty darn pleased because the match was outstandingly perfect! You literally can't tell where the paint begins and the original finish starts. Hurrah!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw7svvri9zJdqaxZqlvoK9DVbkJGXe83YmFfuHqF19unNDyPiA1VcVf8Sbsjtbodzn_P0T-QhNlDQyOkFG0zwxV-f_lsSiNIJ7WO0pYjrBGoyfun7TSE4IYyZuvy2zat1iam83iJYO78/s1600/519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw7svvri9zJdqaxZqlvoK9DVbkJGXe83YmFfuHqF19unNDyPiA1VcVf8Sbsjtbodzn_P0T-QhNlDQyOkFG0zwxV-f_lsSiNIJ7WO0pYjrBGoyfun7TSE4IYyZuvy2zat1iam83iJYO78/s640/519.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So what was the paint in question? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Come back Friday and all will be revealed!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Our New Lamp!

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Leather Seating: Yes or No?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last weekend, we had a little mooch around gorgeous interiors emporium. And a Leather-Chair-Like-No-Other caught my Modern Country eye. I very nearly snapped it up but <i>then </i>something stopped me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T18NBj2us0F4ssEyoakF_92r9glnNFv5r7d5FYEeM7uomWeMCPgeJsPbDs6gUxXS5APLURJi00Wxq3nA8ArskIQJUB1nzF0GNSYqlVyXk-eY7Z106CSakQk25YicnwqH2ax3gorW0Sg/s1600/shari.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8T18NBj2us0F4ssEyoakF_92r9glnNFv5r7d5FYEeM7uomWeMCPgeJsPbDs6gUxXS5APLURJi00Wxq3nA8ArskIQJUB1nzF0GNSYqlVyXk-eY7Z106CSakQk25YicnwqH2ax3gorW0Sg/s1600/shari.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUpMFKB49c5jEfwDM5MJ8RNyYU7-m4q9REyQnT7ceOURyoguWyG09TvP7q9pCE-Ao1g4C62Di2yxfVpYbE5jRe-wPxCijbF6OrNzQaPthc7TMPoTx2OdkydAX_QM4fh6j91SSXYF2byM/s1600/home+bunch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUpMFKB49c5jEfwDM5MJ8RNyYU7-m4q9REyQnT7ceOURyoguWyG09TvP7q9pCE-Ao1g4C62Di2yxfVpYbE5jRe-wPxCijbF6OrNzQaPthc7TMPoTx2OdkydAX_QM4fh6j91SSXYF2byM/s1600/home+bunch.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see, I love to snuggle right down on our fabulously squishy sofas.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> I imagine leather might not feel as </span><span style="font-size: large;">welcoming to flop into.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr_XOcSqCDFvWDj54QOP8BdiuJrQcV5GkFShnBqE9bUuxcuWXQS_fveCbNSpra6cg04HBCjUGFOILxPDJYJNza64gNi5qGy7ALWWlU0lD48skjzKIFyXTAk6YO6nqqBYnGFJYxaz5q9M/s1600/annekedekkers_nl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijr_XOcSqCDFvWDj54QOP8BdiuJrQcV5GkFShnBqE9bUuxcuWXQS_fveCbNSpra6cg04HBCjUGFOILxPDJYJNza64gNi5qGy7ALWWlU0lD48skjzKIFyXTAk6YO6nqqBYnGFJYxaz5q9M/s1600/annekedekkers_nl2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXppnsAByR4hlf6yCA5xN5gq_behHBnMRCcboS2C2JTC8KOnNkDBvgN-fG9CkH03cMK0xEHRtFs4b21pibnB7eM-HioSLgyBXOUmxCMTqARg6NARcE5LoXZAPuFQrwU8ZV6e50K5t80Q/s1600/houseofbliss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXppnsAByR4hlf6yCA5xN5gq_behHBnMRCcboS2C2JTC8KOnNkDBvgN-fG9CkH03cMK0xEHRtFs4b21pibnB7eM-HioSLgyBXOUmxCMTqARg6NARcE5LoXZAPuFQrwU8ZV6e50K5t80Q/s1600/houseofbliss.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">{And, I'll be honest, I'm haunted by the smell of my dad's leather car seat on hot days. <i>Stifling</i>.}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTbzH9lECKPssc6zKYnkJpJDfzhC6AfHbWCb0fSGCVkc1YV9t6yt0yKe-E1wxOL-awCGuW2IILHwjHBuQoEsma1_cYQqb2RSTmtaQL3D1Jd9gyu8bJ22N9OB_UAXLemfD0jZamfdH9tBc/s1600/brown_dress_with_white_dots_jewelry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the look of them is altogether heavenly. I'd choose mine in rich but slightly shabbied brown; worn and soft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4iubKcbEwXO2qKTKQhJGv2FWMarHA52eP6W-193rALi5XXcnLJ5lCfHGP6Re_k-t3JECUwetG9bnxTk0_8OCxSsP6Sg4KfX32nrZ6VgA-gmMttgtm-rid7WNI4-8VIP51o7tIDnKz8k/s1600/je_taime_via_interiors-porn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4iubKcbEwXO2qKTKQhJGv2FWMarHA52eP6W-193rALi5XXcnLJ5lCfHGP6Re_k-t3JECUwetG9bnxTk0_8OCxSsP6Sg4KfX32nrZ6VgA-gmMttgtm-rid7WNI4-8VIP51o7tIDnKz8k/s640/je_taime_via_interiors-porn.jpg" width="478" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5QAJoN5he4occ9am38UmT5gnbRhq6YiyWVahHroQl2P4r_JNKva7nEtoFiWUkcVAYxmALY5CwfQb2VOlxWJPddwSc8Epx5s2rTwnh42QrZurXRqUQgPzodQMCGyAx7u3lDIwuX8iWOQ/s1600/LISA_B%257E1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5QAJoN5he4occ9am38UmT5gnbRhq6YiyWVahHroQl2P4r_JNKva7nEtoFiWUkcVAYxmALY5CwfQb2VOlxWJPddwSc8Epx5s2rTwnh42QrZurXRqUQgPzodQMCGyAx7u3lDIwuX8iWOQ/s640/LISA_B%257E1.JPG" width="492" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, please will you answer me this</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">{</span><span style="font-size: large;">and be my best friend forever}...</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Are leather chairs as comfy as they are stylish?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images Little Blue Deer, Home Bunch, annekedekkers_nl2, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House of Bliss, unknown, John Lewis, Interiors Porn, Lisa B-1</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Leather Seating: Yes or No?

Last weekend, we had a little mooch around gorgeous interiors emporium. And a Leather-Chair-Like-No-Other caught my Modern Country eye. I ve...

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Lighting Maketh The Room...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbXyi6LxAoMMGpruPEzABKbbo6hyphenhyphenGOXeZvSIN1IyY9HhaIp0QI6hkn0fdRkq3R-7RbHDDWJr0rwt2WKRVHnIgUkD-EL6rm59Oxttslz6xhwLxmjMwj1U5RdOMJGo_en_yKgasAvFgD3A/s1600/46FarmhouseSml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEbXyi6LxAoMMGpruPEzABKbbo6hyphenhyphenGOXeZvSIN1IyY9HhaIp0QI6hkn0fdRkq3R-7RbHDDWJr0rwt2WKRVHnIgUkD-EL6rm59Oxttslz6xhwLxmjMwj1U5RdOMJGo_en_yKgasAvFgD3A/s640/46FarmhouseSml.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a beautiful example of how a light can absolutely make a space. I think it's worth hanging out for just the right fitting, whether new or salvaged, as it's one way of ensuring that the whole room pulls together perfectly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's to a weekend of keeping our eyes peeled...</span></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/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image via Rustic Zen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Lighting Maketh The Room...

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Adding Details To The Girls' Bedroom

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today, I wanted to share some more of the details that have really bought our girls' bedroom alive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQZMPVdzyVTBbgeArzWUhLCOCpo0g6ZiWhYGNYtkXhxMjcLL4VR5tktDPLSZSe5rDc3L4Eo_Jrbil1REfmRnnCVA8J8nPGnsf78lXX4816pNGYtC4v0xpHgTIXR7nEIhkMIVddX5y_Yc/s1600/girl's+room+216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQZMPVdzyVTBbgeArzWUhLCOCpo0g6ZiWhYGNYtkXhxMjcLL4VR5tktDPLSZSe5rDc3L4Eo_Jrbil1REfmRnnCVA8J8nPGnsf78lXX4816pNGYtC4v0xpHgTIXR7nEIhkMIVddX5y_Yc/s640/girl's+room+216.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up, may I introduce you to the snuggliest rug in the world? The double sheepskin....so soft and tactilicious. </span><span style="font-size: large;">If you have a longish, thinnish space to fill, such as this space between the bed and the chest of drawers, then do consider a double sheepskin. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It's literally two sheepskins carefully stitched </span><span style="font-size: large;">together </span><span style="font-size: large;">to make this gorgeous fluffy rug.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0JeDUpDQQGfGFQCdYiQlAdo03GwsH8FGQAko5nPbmSUlr18jLFGDDlROP2ZqOCnPdS8WWRqbnkyZM0OrlwYh8oUkaDElFYim3wnnPbJYvT5Vf85Qat2WcBk2jmF8iDkMpWly0oXtDm8/s1600/girl's+room+178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0JeDUpDQQGfGFQCdYiQlAdo03GwsH8FGQAko5nPbmSUlr18jLFGDDlROP2ZqOCnPdS8WWRqbnkyZM0OrlwYh8oUkaDElFYim3wnnPbJYvT5Vf85Qat2WcBk2jmF8iDkMpWly0oXtDm8/s640/girl's+room+178.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">When my girlies saw their new rug for the first time, they both rushed over and lay with their little faces pressed into it. That's how inviting it is. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{One tip is to look out for ivory, rather than cream sheepskins, as they can give a rather nicotine-stained appearance. Yuck.}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1nKqTivIk2pmHL2RAaatV-wMlcjSXUrjP1xUBvQD10A4mfwTiCttl4kyzXn99QzhVlGtMNK3CITUR0Qkn4Uqf-efwI_ekxSgtPfpRfZ-jwGybO6ztePND2s1BGjzIYrNKUDxjfMW-Yw/s1600/girl's+room+189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1nKqTivIk2pmHL2RAaatV-wMlcjSXUrjP1xUBvQD10A4mfwTiCttl4kyzXn99QzhVlGtMNK3CITUR0Qkn4Uqf-efwI_ekxSgtPfpRfZ-jwGybO6ztePND2s1BGjzIYrNKUDxjfMW-Yw/s640/girl's+room+189.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Secondly, the lampshade of gorgeousness. I know that when you move into a house, it's so tempting to just put up any old shades until you get around to buying the shade of your dreams.....and then live with those tatty old things for years and years. Don't do it! Lovely lampshades don't have to be terribly expensive to make a room seem loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz38XTjK-CFs7hDe9F6FeeTPj15rVsZdWrO0aMbK_CkHQZH_CaRlPm0_gss4dmqhdLG6wKDMBZupkY9Kdfg7fZnhWeKxcn9ULUdn5Z3KIcTUSUZ-2vbgZubBvCOgFbawBSTy7FZ0lEZKU/s1600/girl's+room+052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz38XTjK-CFs7hDe9F6FeeTPj15rVsZdWrO0aMbK_CkHQZH_CaRlPm0_gss4dmqhdLG6wKDMBZupkY9Kdfg7fZnhWeKxcn9ULUdn5Z3KIcTUSUZ-2vbgZubBvCOgFbawBSTy7FZ0lEZKU/s640/girl's+room+052.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We chose a pretty empire shade from <a href="http://www.thewhitecompany.com/" target="_blank">The White Company</a>. Its pink gingham finish ties the room together beautifully. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNvgxtNySfRkOmKwe2-ENq9oK9Nzd4xRNLtPi75ia98BamRNWxxTMx8SCFf6P4LQ8WEofpO8Kf7xrGyG7jpF6VoK84BeHs6q9_iA7D1_Q0GtnApQdjxSytH_6iu0kKhXWRKg6cw0GXu0/s1600/girl's+room+155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNvgxtNySfRkOmKwe2-ENq9oK9Nzd4xRNLtPi75ia98BamRNWxxTMx8SCFf6P4LQ8WEofpO8Kf7xrGyG7jpF6VoK84BeHs6q9_iA7D1_Q0GtnApQdjxSytH_6iu0kKhXWRKg6cw0GXu0/s640/girl's+room+155.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's so easy to pass over lighting </span><span style="font-size: large;">but it makes the hugest difference to the final feel of any room....which leads me on to Wednesday's post rather nicely...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Adding Details To The Girls' Bedroom

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House Tour: Modern Country Victorian Villa

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fancy a tour of a Modern Country Victorian villa? You're just in time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In we come, to a smallish hallway, typical of this period. By keeping the woodwork and flooring white and using a large mirror to make the most of all that natural light pouring in through the front door, any feeling of pokiness is kept well at bay</span>....though I'm not a fan of bare lightbulbs....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTelq0Q4OSeMxZRlVdXKqjfzVeAYwKpeWn3tmS19UZk1kPSjAKC-zSmM4zVl57ko-WWbjyASMSDWv1iDXoWPjror7Y8mqYvGzRjp-9hvwA4o417sgkYacWj91gwFST-Q5DOTgxlSd8M9A/s1600/03_178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTelq0Q4OSeMxZRlVdXKqjfzVeAYwKpeWn3tmS19UZk1kPSjAKC-zSmM4zVl57ko-WWbjyASMSDWv1iDXoWPjror7Y8mqYvGzRjp-9hvwA4o417sgkYacWj91gwFST-Q5DOTgxlSd8M9A/s640/03_178.jpg" width="425" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then we come into the large kitchen dining room, which sets the tone for the rest of the house. The owners have used reclaimed items wherever possible. I love the large-scale dresser. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja74Cld3xS0K9Pw1QUkGj-cz9eTFEpbuoyWw8Virj0wM5ef-eUIbdRxqkTxoUpTaGO00FcHUm3A752VesZh5mpVXR2CU3Ae-HTkwHsBIW3ZiwnIzP3rA5Pqdd1EyIQE31JKqPpceErEUU/s1600/05_178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja74Cld3xS0K9Pw1QUkGj-cz9eTFEpbuoyWw8Virj0wM5ef-eUIbdRxqkTxoUpTaGO00FcHUm3A752VesZh5mpVXR2CU3Ae-HTkwHsBIW3ZiwnIzP3rA5Pqdd1EyIQE31JKqPpceErEUU/s640/05_178.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> This villa has the standard Victorian layout but I love seeing how different owners of this type of house manage to create their own distinctive stamp on their home.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFkesjKSOijJgKotpUpG1X69GAhjreKZXmUvntQUyNnoIrvnm1J0KuLlHuldQ9vPQ6KZprF-0pqQDUnTP9qO88s64T4VhoC6AGxqWJceISXzRnhgxxrtokkOPY5YoWiAfeu_9DP98b24/s1600/10_245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFkesjKSOijJgKotpUpG1X69GAhjreKZXmUvntQUyNnoIrvnm1J0KuLlHuldQ9vPQ6KZprF-0pqQDUnTP9qO88s64T4VhoC6AGxqWJceISXzRnhgxxrtokkOPY5YoWiAfeu_9DP98b24/s640/10_245.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Just look at the way the muted colour-palette runs right the way through the house. Predominately greige and white with accents of warm wood, the feeling of harmony leads you from one beautifully designed room to the next.</span></div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iSOktor1K8-RT5BgWcyuorrFYZQVrFrqgaXRbRrI3BYWb1oGNO7RS4rujonPWfydsePx3i37yM0A1e2UYkCu-kN5tD2WJqt6AQWzu3TmOxIiIBTNENaU8LEwHMaEZEg7UWqC9U4NMjQ/s1600/14_209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iSOktor1K8-RT5BgWcyuorrFYZQVrFrqgaXRbRrI3BYWb1oGNO7RS4rujonPWfydsePx3i37yM0A1e2UYkCu-kN5tD2WJqt6AQWzu3TmOxIiIBTNENaU8LEwHMaEZEg7UWqC9U4NMjQ/s640/14_209.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> On the other side of the hall is the living room, which contains one of my all-time favourite styles of sofa....the Howard. Those curvy arms, that sink-into-me back. I LOVE them and predict they'll be classics for all eternity. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDwAWKpNfSLrKhVCe57h0dwhioWi-gHyuyY3O27KDlrZfRX7GF4LxHzycLZ3hd9uOdEzsTRH6EwUJPxNcz3IGDrajBAj-LhfyKCI6WIuff-BZii7todsyvUDog4suBvpnBwAZSRQoTrw/s1600/22_149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDwAWKpNfSLrKhVCe57h0dwhioWi-gHyuyY3O27KDlrZfRX7GF4LxHzycLZ3hd9uOdEzsTRH6EwUJPxNcz3IGDrajBAj-LhfyKCI6WIuff-BZii7todsyvUDog4suBvpnBwAZSRQoTrw/s640/22_149.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt_8JfeFNo7PBPH9c93hcX8CetNax6yRIsZnkhg6BcHC7CQbkPN3ZR2z6ootgmkFGV49CQLf8KSC0tBQois_UfbrbeoS2oL4a7Jh7KxxNF8yBle0HgMbzX9QrYcvBv223CelIDl_co20/s1600/23_146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt_8JfeFNo7PBPH9c93hcX8CetNax6yRIsZnkhg6BcHC7CQbkPN3ZR2z6ootgmkFGV49CQLf8KSC0tBQois_UfbrbeoS2oL4a7Jh7KxxNF8yBle0HgMbzX9QrYcvBv223CelIDl_co20/s640/23_146.jpg" width="430" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The garden is a wonderfully informal take on a classically formal style. I think they've designed what is really a very small space indeed with utter panache, don't you?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIRjuUPRjviveW0_eEJn0GpfF_kTHbCIvDM4yquERhU8F0pTTCTfbiLxJxWo-uXafEHGgyg0R7in7xroYRr4lMIE6ZxGBqXOTvQ9xRAWGQRCy3-8byfYdiGUqZFEOzlvhGpEnT19zyAs/s1600/31_96.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIRjuUPRjviveW0_eEJn0GpfF_kTHbCIvDM4yquERhU8F0pTTCTfbiLxJxWo-uXafEHGgyg0R7in7xroYRr4lMIE6ZxGBqXOTvQ9xRAWGQRCy3-8byfYdiGUqZFEOzlvhGpEnT19zyAs/s640/31_96.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pt_Ar7a0MU7AtxIqlzXR972BwB6tIunAL4xhDd_jErvHArMRLyoyYnQfw1d_VKz-q0yMk3LCY4NCsqrUBhtVe7Bkp0Mr60TFAmypzyrXQ03aVIFPVO9VzdZ4cfB9DR-_uGJu0JLCEBA/s1600/37_73.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7pt_Ar7a0MU7AtxIqlzXR972BwB6tIunAL4xhDd_jErvHArMRLyoyYnQfw1d_VKz-q0yMk3LCY4NCsqrUBhtVe7Bkp0Mr60TFAmypzyrXQ03aVIFPVO9VzdZ4cfB9DR-_uGJu0JLCEBA/s640/37_73.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Let's return inside now and take a peek upstairs. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just look at this girl's bedroom! Rather topically, given my last three posts, they've combined a wooden sliegh bed with painted furniture. And doesn't it look pretty?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYXX9pOXmxALEt_gtjKD-hwIoDkKCpuU6CErwwInes7RMghzKZXb5RlAa8s4YjMTrzB6j-KwP7LZYdqidM6720o34plCeAIr3ECjjaT36fnR_llnhRpFEnvXD5JrbemW4Yjv9WadFu_A/s1600/41_61.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGYXX9pOXmxALEt_gtjKD-hwIoDkKCpuU6CErwwInes7RMghzKZXb5RlAa8s4YjMTrzB6j-KwP7LZYdqidM6720o34plCeAIr3ECjjaT36fnR_llnhRpFEnvXD5JrbemW4Yjv9WadFu_A/s640/41_61.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkeKKkjyrvoAfPtD1hCXNqp6GxHV6byAyDQ0WxXWxx880Btv6qxFRKQUA_Wx9R1-DHTbhOkRkhgVaZ7XYQSmmeJKTGdEb_xILXSel8i7h3m8jZFwUOYHeWlpHYia0e7tW7NKZ7GjHrCs/s1600/42_59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkeKKkjyrvoAfPtD1hCXNqp6GxHV6byAyDQ0WxXWxx880Btv6qxFRKQUA_Wx9R1-DHTbhOkRkhgVaZ7XYQSmmeJKTGdEb_xILXSel8i7h3m8jZFwUOYHeWlpHYia0e7tW7NKZ7GjHrCs/s640/42_59.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Fls_azCyotHOtv5WaadeFMSRSnBjjRSeblQBr2QBmf1w3apuBbbOuXudtC8hNyJ5kW_PNrwKEPvimuN0irBGc1A5HnMQ9ftWnDamb98oCtETf7BZIpsye_Qw8a2jKtsu5ZpcFk1L0Y/s1600/43_58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Fls_azCyotHOtv5WaadeFMSRSnBjjRSeblQBr2QBmf1w3apuBbbOuXudtC8hNyJ5kW_PNrwKEPvimuN0irBGc1A5HnMQ9ftWnDamb98oCtETf7BZIpsye_Qw8a2jKtsu5ZpcFk1L0Y/s640/43_58.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I love the period style of the bathroom. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The colour on the walls is heavenly. As an aside, </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm never quite convinced that roll-top baths are as comfy to soak in as they are beautiful to look at. I shall have to do extensive research!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPksC2GyytVWkhbmEvl36iXSNS40_-qX2V7XkmjcIejlVGCIfdW-OxkyHJw9tdqn_-QKV7lQOYIWiGQj8UT1k7tUO8hK48UgrTrldJZ51tHVL9FuYd7dywbx2iMBCgHL_aNWpDzBghMw/s1600/46_53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPksC2GyytVWkhbmEvl36iXSNS40_-qX2V7XkmjcIejlVGCIfdW-OxkyHJw9tdqn_-QKV7lQOYIWiGQj8UT1k7tUO8hK48UgrTrldJZ51tHVL9FuYd7dywbx2iMBCgHL_aNWpDzBghMw/s640/46_53.jpg" width="430" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Then up a mini flight of stairs...not forgetting to admire the turned spindles and mahogany banisters....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykUS9zcdN7zeypU8czwgDNMnqur1SLGzaRHvF2vcc6SudvZO06kxf0RvPPSjuQQuqelSnejn6hVZrPrgxWM5_UOPXI90PNno7CN17yAMW_QchmWtB8oyrU444Hc8APSStMAEMDB9tCfE/s1600/50_43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykUS9zcdN7zeypU8czwgDNMnqur1SLGzaRHvF2vcc6SudvZO06kxf0RvPPSjuQQuqelSnejn6hVZrPrgxWM5_UOPXI90PNno7CN17yAMW_QchmWtB8oyrU444Hc8APSStMAEMDB9tCfE/s640/50_43.jpg" width="470" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">  to the Master bedroom....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFenTqh8tp87yng3PmUsa-O-fEalcUEAExfD7q-DQqfdHywU-uI_j2TjiOd5sDPy8iUL529sF7BiYQugbyPSdhbP6xWGX4-B2b5Lc309aeoSmx1hY7G6bVKey5aysVKqLxx4eEPv23C9A/s1600/54_40.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFenTqh8tp87yng3PmUsa-O-fEalcUEAExfD7q-DQqfdHywU-uI_j2TjiOd5sDPy8iUL529sF7BiYQugbyPSdhbP6xWGX4-B2b5Lc309aeoSmx1hY7G6bVKey5aysVKqLxx4eEPv23C9A/s640/54_40.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the rooms have lovely large windows and this is no exception...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAYzoVPHV3CSdRAz0yfQmGHgwidI9XNCVjTsndWwOAxGRuHFs85K2voU8cOvWeNxwxMqrThOSZWiMHJ42Oa1thh9ADn1w6iQBJWodUfgX0YvOEdzXX_n48_aRGvD4N4kH2O-Cht4oxSo/s1600/56_37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLAYzoVPHV3CSdRAz0yfQmGHgwidI9XNCVjTsndWwOAxGRuHFs85K2voU8cOvWeNxwxMqrThOSZWiMHJ42Oa1thh9ADn1w6iQBJWodUfgX0YvOEdzXX_n48_aRGvD4N4kH2O-Cht4oxSo/s640/56_37.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I think there's just time to put our feet up and share our thoughts together over a cuppa, And then I might take a little nap on that there chaise longue...bliss....</span></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/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Our Gorgeous Girls' Bedroom Furniture

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a <i>really </i>wonderful day on Saturday. meeting up with some of my best friends from school, at a super-special wedding. You know the kind of friends I mean: you don't see each other for a year or </span><span style="font-size: large;">maybe</span><span style="font-size: large;"> even </span><span style="font-size: large;">two, and then you're together again, and everything is as relaxing and as uplifting as it ever was, and you somehow realise that it'll be the same for the rest of your lives. Yes, Lisa, Jane, Vicky, Susannah, Amanda, Julia, Jen and Jess, I'm talking to YOU!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, now, a drum roll, if you please, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">while I reveal the result of our paint vs no-paint quandary. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We went for...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssXCartWnvSfXrR7GB448_grlJXwFTDwTKOXV9UMEkIUpQDUOih5QiB8D_PGuQsLZLDyew-C3IocEhEsPSPPmDpDm8O2F7arxPgacoWD-GbUM7Ektc56QRNO8DJF4OaYzvpJRKTPcs94/s1600/girl's+room+157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssXCartWnvSfXrR7GB448_grlJXwFTDwTKOXV9UMEkIUpQDUOih5QiB8D_PGuQsLZLDyew-C3IocEhEsPSPPmDpDm8O2F7arxPgacoWD-GbUM7Ektc56QRNO8DJF4OaYzvpJRKTPcs94/s640/girl's+room+157.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">WARM WAXED WOOD...WOW!!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were tossed this way and that on the ocean of decision-making </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">but the no-paint pathway emerged triumphantly in the end.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEONXkFQ9Q0KtB82_fqZVqM34KZZBCpwrKLrdIOtqjzEUEBIaVlGuBXqLf2i3BvfaHfmZpiE5IvuwxvBzAy3S3PSwGmK5fhVkp5Me1W43mm1Z5HyJtVoCrhxmkiU4CYLz9wfzfu7JtHUY/s1600/girl's+room+168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEONXkFQ9Q0KtB82_fqZVqM34KZZBCpwrKLrdIOtqjzEUEBIaVlGuBXqLf2i3BvfaHfmZpiE5IvuwxvBzAy3S3PSwGmK5fhVkp5Me1W43mm1Z5HyJtVoCrhxmkiU4CYLz9wfzfu7JtHUY/s640/girl's+room+168.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our reasons are thus:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{thus? What an awesome word!}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqCqOrnpax79LVygA4NoMWCGikOIFOvbMIZox8UenYTTvuGj1UtwzZy0Qh6VqNaxCPQEK827FPlSceofP9HJkS2CyTAaNI8y3uN-SA7bE5UZjqMRz_zXa6a-02mzHXNl9e4W98LMz1Fs/s1600/girl's+room+075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqCqOrnpax79LVygA4NoMWCGikOIFOvbMIZox8UenYTTvuGj1UtwzZy0Qh6VqNaxCPQEK827FPlSceofP9HJkS2CyTAaNI8y3uN-SA7bE5UZjqMRz_zXa6a-02mzHXNl9e4W98LMz1Fs/s640/girl's+room+075.JPG" width="430" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In my experience, painted furniture doesn't always withstand years of rumbustious playtime. If I choose to paint, I don't want to be redoing it every six months; whereas wood hides a multitude of sins! The knocks and bumps that children's rooms inevitably receive</span><span style="font-size: large;"> blend far better </span><span style="font-size: large;">in wooden furniture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPlnptt3q1mhveu2fscCXUas7u61aMVRqAQO7zcfqus5UGKDpZwUejLUBRwSwaX4DgXc-zGo6tyo1OTRl-BehlNjAst8rK79pe87zcD_bLLQUHUA3x2oSgqBcHIBrsdJ2bdF7YNQmWgA/s1600/girl's+room+242.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPlnptt3q1mhveu2fscCXUas7u61aMVRqAQO7zcfqus5UGKDpZwUejLUBRwSwaX4DgXc-zGo6tyo1OTRl-BehlNjAst8rK79pe87zcD_bLLQUHUA3x2oSgqBcHIBrsdJ2bdF7YNQmWgA/s640/girl's+room+242.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With its girly <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-middleton.html" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Middleton Pink Walls</a>, as well as the beautiful <a href="http://www.cabbagesandroses.com/fabric/floral/hatley-pink" target="_blank">Cabbages and Roses Hatley</a> curtains and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/http://www.thewhitecompany.com/gifts/great-ormond-street-charity/milly-quilt/"><span id="goog_508332411"></span>The White Company bedding<span id="goog_508332412"></span></a>, plus other bits and pieces that I'll be sharing shortly, this room has its fill of gorgeous, light-enhancing touches. The warmth that comes from the wooden furniture and the Cotswold stone wall provides the perfect balance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LqOng7iCi7aCW40vQv1hoIJ2MeH-VPHYzjoHdVIBjuZT0ORrA14zMUWoonzVqQp4cLagl99Otgoik-gjb5EmBcRBexV8UvAXG46F8LvMoMfddAyVEWHRlfGx0YMSOdlwr6ueodOTf1E/s1600/girl's+room+130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LqOng7iCi7aCW40vQv1hoIJ2MeH-VPHYzjoHdVIBjuZT0ORrA14zMUWoonzVqQp4cLagl99Otgoik-gjb5EmBcRBexV8UvAXG46F8LvMoMfddAyVEWHRlfGx0YMSOdlwr6ueodOTf1E/s640/girl's+room+130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And the last, and perhaps most important reason that we pumped for the unpainted look, is that this is the furniture that I had when I was a little girl, so I couldn't bear to defile it! I can't tell you how much it fills my heart with joy to see my own daughters fill the drawers with little bits of treasured paper and beaded trinkets, just like I used to!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LZ8FfrLn4PaOY0YnXMpeIn-f7LxAvfJMjlVBr_fJjkw1rQ-FO8yj80MYhNxfcUUp_lEmKfXDCZxwFYhT_urTsRJqwvw1EhB_TDXeponQ12yjjgUcAsESFS__M482gX8U7M8sfmeUII0/s1600/girl's+room+221.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LZ8FfrLn4PaOY0YnXMpeIn-f7LxAvfJMjlVBr_fJjkw1rQ-FO8yj80MYhNxfcUUp_lEmKfXDCZxwFYhT_urTsRJqwvw1EhB_TDXeponQ12yjjgUcAsESFS__M482gX8U7M8sfmeUII0/s640/girl's+room+221.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Our Gorgeous Girls' Bedroom Furniture

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Girls' Bedroom: Five Reasons To Leave Wooden Furniture Unpainted.

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Psssst, lovely, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Put that paint-brush down and come here....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Before we all fall for the gorgeousness of painted wood, let's look at the other side of the coin....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>five reasons NOT to paint your furniture.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISweVw1xiCNNg6v8kyqKVQ-9kqdoketv7G6qCmoUQfj51QoIi3Ku6S6s5P20ZhGzeJFgo3W4rCxCoZhYCh0wLeCTXBRvRUby4JpTRKXvmjZu2uMLoAiaQKBT8u9lDRIrLK_zkaIlHW-I/s1600/chi1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhISweVw1xiCNNg6v8kyqKVQ-9kqdoketv7G6qCmoUQfj51QoIi3Ku6S6s5P20ZhGzeJFgo3W4rCxCoZhYCh0wLeCTXBRvRUby4JpTRKXvmjZu2uMLoAiaQKBT8u9lDRIrLK_zkaIlHW-I/s640/chi1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. The patina of some pieces is absolutely stunning. That kind of look can <i>only </i>be created by leaving wood unpainted. Even adding a thinned-down wash, allowing the grain to show through watered-down paint, won't let the true beauty of the wood shine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA8F-UGioUgxM3ITf8tX2O8aboa-DPMqr7qYjOJ7k-7WLjHOjxSTMiq6_wI5Mtew7gj0OVVHsxP8epZOcDVbjs0ZpI608nPu802-BMVUVBEPUN8K421HbQyJpg0GUUMR2ZRrdvd9gfrA/s1600/homesandgardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUA8F-UGioUgxM3ITf8tX2O8aboa-DPMqr7qYjOJ7k-7WLjHOjxSTMiq6_wI5Mtew7gj0OVVHsxP8epZOcDVbjs0ZpI608nPu802-BMVUVBEPUN8K421HbQyJpg0GUUMR2ZRrdvd9gfrA/s640/homesandgardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. You want a simple, rustic vibe? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That crib?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Say. No. More.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-7_k20gz573K3JL9_sE7eBxUo-2i7vMaCFeKqbOxKeslLAqFrIDd7qVFEL9LaVzprUQ1sINry3YZlDJFtSMEL5wiLpCHa8WdImVOWcLvQt2Pr5h4vLTXlNgJG7YxUkZE8Em3ePd8VtU/s1600/jocelyn+costis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-7_k20gz573K3JL9_sE7eBxUo-2i7vMaCFeKqbOxKeslLAqFrIDd7qVFEL9LaVzprUQ1sINry3YZlDJFtSMEL5wiLpCHa8WdImVOWcLvQt2Pr5h4vLTXlNgJG7YxUkZE8Em3ePd8VtU/s640/jocelyn+costis.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">3. Wood can work well to add texture and warmth to an otherwise bland room. Think how dull these rooms would be had the owners painted all that beamed loveliness...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOk6pcrlozrFG3XuHD6BPdCyAHgSv0RXRbkffdjGXeelNLkMaPbdxTEoCwrpicOqGZ7QaL57KEdsQnxWvENZwMv2Rxv_YaMG6lT4zJOOQXzmtBV9qJQ6FIFXgc5zNAZSxiDkFyuuVkvM0/s1600/countryhi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOk6pcrlozrFG3XuHD6BPdCyAHgSv0RXRbkffdjGXeelNLkMaPbdxTEoCwrpicOqGZ7QaL57KEdsQnxWvENZwMv2Rxv_YaMG6lT4zJOOQXzmtBV9qJQ6FIFXgc5zNAZSxiDkFyuuVkvM0/s640/countryhi.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">4. If you want to add character and charm to any kind of new-build, elegant wooden furniture should be one of your first ports of call....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvfEmR1ZgWwLoNDHEwEIKZ8ySo3kY-uPhkuMNo8VU9BW9xBAdpEorVqHh_xkQy9sIi3VOJ2eI7AOoB38oX_jY-bRpVRFfv29Bb2WvEdOpdFW2y2cVU73DZJPtYtlSRFmpWv901hpmYbw/s1600/housetohome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvfEmR1ZgWwLoNDHEwEIKZ8ySo3kY-uPhkuMNo8VU9BW9xBAdpEorVqHh_xkQy9sIi3VOJ2eI7AOoB38oX_jY-bRpVRFfv29Bb2WvEdOpdFW2y2cVU73DZJPtYtlSRFmpWv901hpmYbw/s640/housetohome.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">5. Conversely, if the proportions of your room are at the thoroughly grand end of the scale, adding waxed pine furniture is a great way to add a bit of country....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPidmIF86Y4FnEp_y_FxCwO5Q6WtzJ86UbvkUnsUei30VfTfAKZEPc8atjl_ngyFTL3bK6iyOAizicId9Ru7vsBjk1ezE77_K-Y5njMZa0ABs6hwB6SUgrh8JEyF_q8EROeMxoXC-ZEoA/s1600/Desire+To+Inspire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPidmIF86Y4FnEp_y_FxCwO5Q6WtzJ86UbvkUnsUei30VfTfAKZEPc8atjl_ngyFTL3bK6iyOAizicId9Ru7vsBjk1ezE77_K-Y5njMZa0ABs6hwB6SUgrh8JEyF_q8EROeMxoXC-ZEoA/s640/Desire+To+Inspire.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oooh, choices, choices!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{Which do you prefer?}</i></span></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/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via Country Homes and Interiors, Homes and Gardens, Jocelyn Costis, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Country Homes and Interiors, House To Home, Desire To Inspire</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Girls' Bedroom: Five Reasons To Leave Wooden Furniture Unpainted.

Psssst, lovely,  Put that paint-brush down and come here.... Before we all fall for the gorgeousness of painted wood, let's look at the ...

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