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Thrift Store Finds for My Foyer
My house never gets a break.
I am constantly changing things around.
I just can’t help it.
{Seems to be a common problem among bloggers ~ That’s why I like you guys so much!}
I find great “new” things at my thrift stores. . .
and, the rearranging begins!
Easter Decorations for the Dining Room
Today was a beautiful Spring day!
I painted furniture most of the afternoon.
I will be sharing some of those painting projects in the days to come.
Yesterday I gave you a look at the Easter decorations in the foyer.
Today I am going to invite you in to look around my dining room.
My Family Room Gallery Wall
I have been seeing gallery walls all over the place.
I think they are so interesting.
I love the mix of pictures.
I have no shortage of pictures in my house.
I set about collecting a group of them, and started hanging.
I like the results.
A Little Furniture Rearrange
I have a tendency to rearrange furniture.
My family has a tendency to not like furniture rearranged.
I have figured out that I can keep everyone happy if I leave the furniture alone and just rearrange all of the “accessories.”
But, after we took down the Christmas decorations, I decided that the bookcases needed to be moved.
They were ok in the dining room, but they would be over-the-top spectacular in the family room.
I got am early start one morning before anyone was up.
As my family began waking up and coming down the stairs, they quickly recognized what was happening.
Mom was moving furniture.
My youngest began to protest and almost cried.
(She did cry when we got a new front door. ”I like the old one,” she protested. This is a girl who does not like change! This is a trait that will make her hubby a very happy man one day!)
One by one, every last member of my family protested the move of the bookcases.
“Trust me! This is going to look so much better,” was my anthem of the morning.
And, after the big traumatic move, they one by one said, “You were right, that does look better!”
Here are the bookcases in their new home.
Paris Gray and Old White Wardrobe
I thought it was supposed to be warmer today than it was.
I had big plans of getting a lot of painting done.
My driveway is my workshop, so I like to have good weather when I work.
I made up some fake forecast in my head that told me that today was going to be sunny with a high in the upper 50′s.
When I realized that it was not warming up, I checked the weather.
Actually, the high today is 39, and that doesn’t happen until late afternoon.
Tomorrow is going to be rainy.
Just wishful thinking on my part I guess?
I did finish painting one piece of furniture!
I just had to hold my hands under warm water to thaw them out when I was done 
Here she is:
Welcome!
As you read this post, I am on an airplane headed to Mexico!
There is a children’s home located in Ensenada, Mexico that we love dearly. We get the opportunity to go ever so often, and this weekend is one of those lucky occasions!
I will share some pictures of our trip when we get back.
And, of course, I am taking a couple of crafts to do with the girls. Crafting is a universal language!
The home tour continues on my blog.
This is always the first sight you will see when you arrive at my house.
One sweet, lazy dog on our front porch! I am glad that you can’t smell her through your computer. . . she is in desperate need of a bath! It has just been to cold and wet to bathe her!
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