Armoire 911

This armoire used to be honey stain/pine! I was so afraid to paint it, not sure why, but I was....Anyhow, my problem is I like the color of it, but it needs something....

Distressing~ which I'm terrified to do!
Glazing~ to give some depth and richness to it

What should I do...I'd love some advice from you pros out there!

These pictures, for sure cement how much I hate this wall color ....I am changing that A.S.A.P!!

I left the inside mostly the wood for now...

The bottom doors and feet....this thing is solid and was made by my parents friend.

A shot of the pocket doors closed....

Here is the crown molding on it, so pretty! I used Behr Paint plus Primer ...went on like a dream!

Anyhow, I need to know what you all think.....

Cindy

xo

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More Spiders and White Pumpkins!

I seen white pumpkins in urns somewhere out there in blogland, but I cant' remember who~so I'm sorry I can't give you some kudos! Mine are slightly different as I Painted "Boo" on them with outdoor acrylic paint and added lots of grapevine and outdoor mini lights. At night they look great!
And of course , MORE SPIDERS!!!!!

Here is another view against my SuperNova door! I love this color!!! I also attached the pumpkins together with a dowl.

Oh ya, and for all you spider lov'in folks, here is a REAL spider I found on my property! Yes, for real and the cool thing is look at the shadow it cast......how amazing is that???? But really can you believe the size of this baby?

Are you getting tired of halloween decor yet? Do you love white pumpkins or orange? I'd love to know...

Cindy

xo

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Shed In Progress!

Well, I thought I would show you some progress we've made on our garden shed! It's coming along well, and just adding the battons now.It's getting cold out now, so not sure if it will get stained now until spring...we'll see!


Here is the Man-servant....shhh, don't tell him I said that! I'm joking, he works so, so hard and is such a perfectionist. Yay, for me right!!! Don't you just love this door. A friend gave me the door, as she was taking it to the dump...I had it on a previous shed and brought it with me when we moved. I love it!!!

So, there you have it, a sneak peak and a break from the halloween stuff.

What do you think so far? I'm thinking of staining it to match my garage colors. Nantucket Grey and a Beige color .On the inside, I am doing a checkerboard floor! (Benjamen Moore Paints)

Any suggestions, I'd love to hear.....
Happy Thanksgiving !!!!!
Cindy
xo




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Mantle Mania!

I love decorating for the fall, especially Halloween! I generally do creepy, fun and hopefully not tacky decor. I like to keep the colors toned down as well.

I've used black,moss, candles, old pages out of books and glass. My mantle is inspired by pottery barn.

I have a thing for spiders, and bunting banners! I made this one yesterday....vintage looking scrape-booking paper,ribbon and stickers. Seriously only took me half an hour!!!!

I used the left over paper and cut it into shreds and placed in the jars, to pull the colors together.I think it works....

See the spiders trying to get out of the glass jars...it's like they are taking over the place! CREEPY!!!!!

Hope you like~ I had fun...... Happy fall decorating!!!

Cindy

xo

I'm linking up to~

- Nesting Place Mantle party

- Hooked on Houses

_Somewhat Simple~ Halloween Party!

-Beth's Mantle Party from A to Z

See you there!!!

Spiderwicked!!

I love decorating my front door for halloween! I love going with a theme and sticking with it. Here I decided on spiders.

They are even crawling out of the urns.... creepy!

I love how the purple stands out against the orange brick! The purple mums add a nice touch.

Here they are climbing up the wall. I got them at the Dollarama...super cheap! Also, the wreath I just made myself from halloween garland that was half price. It's so cute with the candycorn, witches brooms, and skull/pumpkins. I just wrapped it around itself and hung it up. Super easy...

My door used to be white, but I painted it Benjamen Moore "Super Nova" Love it! Really pops out, and looks nice against the brick.

This was my door from last yr...I'm not ready to decorate it outside just yet, but I have some neat ideas in my head for when I do.

I'm linking up to http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.blogspot.com/ Come check it out!!!!

Cindy

xo

Anthropologie Crush!

I love anything monogramed....these mugs are so me! I have some and I love them.

All I use is white bedding....plain and simple and the highest thread count I can afford!

I love silver and crystal hardware.... this one I have to have and can't wait to get it in my hands!

This is so pretty and I would love to have it by my kitchen sink...it says Pure and Good, how perfect!

I don't like alot of color, incase you didn't notice.........

And this apron would say me....if I had to choose! They have so many......one for every personality. What one would you choose? Do you love this store or what????? Anthropologie is now in Toronto an hr 15 away from me. I can go or not.....online shopping here I come!

http://www.anthropologie.com

Go check it out, you'll love it!

Cindy

xo

Halloween Music!!!

I had to share this with you, because if you love Halloween like we do...this is a must for you! My girls and myself love Kristen Lawrence's CD above. "A Broom with a View" It is organ music and so fun and spooky but in a classy way. Her cat is actually a vocalist in some songs...lol

You can find her cd and have a listen at http://www.myspace.com/kristenlawrence You are going to love it!

I can't wait as it gets us so in the mood for Halloween.

She is beautiful and very talented You can find out more about her here as well http://www.squidoo.com/Halloween-Music-Carols

Happy Listening Everyone! Let me know what you think about her music and if you have a favourite halloween cd....

Cindy
xo