tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61066062587386583692024-03-13T23:11:32.810-07:00Patti's Peach BasketPeaches and Cream and a Little Southern HospitalityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00332363874252099503noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106606258738658369.post-76378818529890173332019-02-06T14:17:00.000-08:002019-02-06T19:19:48.449-08:00Three Years of RenovationsToday marks the third anniversary of the day we officially moved our furniture into our "fixer upper". You can search back to my earlier posts (before I started my instagram account) to see the renovation of the main part of the house. So much more has taken place since that original move in day so I will share some of those projects.<br />
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Whew! All this was done in one year by Mr. Fixer Upper and our wonderful craftsman, Lambworks Home Improvement. Well, we started 2019 off with a bang because we began another renovation project. We say that this will be our last but I won't make any promises. We never did much to the upstairs, except paint and new carpet, because we lived in the upstairs while we did phase one of our major renovation on the main level. (That is a whole other story that I do not recommend for anyone) We have been putting it off but decided after Christmas to go ahead and jump in. </div>
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Good news! The vanity arrived today after four weeks so now we can get this project completed. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00332363874252099503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106606258738658369.post-66222683099297460702017-11-02T21:35:00.000-07:002017-11-02T21:35:09.632-07:00It's Been A Long Two Years<b>I have been very lazy about updating this blog because it takes time to write and upload pictures plus I have to use a computer. I have found that a lot of bloggers, including me, are posting to Instagram instead. It is easier, quicker and can be done anywhere in a matter of minutes using the iphone. I am still going to continue to post our DIY updates on this blog but will use Instagram for quicker updates. You can follow me @pattispeachbasket.</b><div>
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<b>Today is a major milestone with our "fixer upper". Exactly two years ago on this date, the dumpster arrived and we started the renovation. A lot has happened in these past two years and you can go back to previous posts to see the process. For four months my husband and I lived in the upstairs of this house while the major renovation was going on with the main floor and basement. This tarp covered the stairway to our living quarters. It was messy! I kept a pair of clean shoes in my car and would change into them anytime I went out. </b></div>
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<b>Today I am taking you on a tour of part one of our "fixer upper".</b></div>
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<b>This is the family room as we first saw it with our realtor with the previous owner's furnishings.</b></div>
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<b>Now on to the upstairs which was our living quarters during the renovation. This part of the house did not need as much work so we basically just did some cosmetic changes. Paint, lighting, carpet and HVAC. </b></div>
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<b>There are three bedrooms upstairs so we converted one of them to a home office. Mr. Fixer Upper installed a built in desk under the windows which look out over the lake. It's kind of hard to get any work done when you have this view. </b></div>
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<b>Since we raised two sons, I finally have a "girly" room for our granddaughters. I am still working on the decor in this room. </b></div>
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<b>The outside of the house had a big transformation too. The white Georgian columns are gone and hello cedar! New paint, craftsman shutters, front door, landscaping and a new spacious garage that I will share later. </b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00332363874252099503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106606258738658369.post-4766375642904962332017-03-23T20:53:00.000-07:002017-03-23T20:53:11.845-07:00Think Before You Downsize<b>In 2015, my husband and I retired, sold our house in Georgia, packed up everything we owned and moved to Alabama. We wanted to be closer to our grandchildren. There was one request to our realtor; the new house had to be on water. We had previously owned a little weekend place on Lake Sinclair but this time we wanted to live full time on the water. We were perfectly content with "downsizing" too. We looked at so many brand new beautiful homes but each had the same problem: Bad water! Shallow water off the dock and in some cases not even navigable during the winter months. It seemed that the best lots with good deep water were already occupied by older homes. This is why we bought a "fixer upper". </b><div>
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I did not like the wood tray. It was too dark and the lettering was too big. My husband even told me that he thought it was ugly. I really liked the wire though and I knew I could "fix" it. <br />
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<b>I think it passed the test! Now we have to make one for our other little granddaughter. Our oldest even asked if we would make one for her without "baby" things. Hmmm. What would we put on one for a seven year old girl? I need to do some research on that one. Sounds like another prototype is coming soon!</b></div>
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<b>Those of you who have been following me this past year have seen the transformation of our retirement fixer upper. My husband and I have always been DIYers and we seem to always have a project that we are working on. Since the end of 2016 is fast approaching, I have been doing a little reminiscing about some of my favorite projects.</b><br />
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<b> Let me show you some highlights of a few of our projects:</b><br />
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<b>My husband converted a kitchen table into a coffee table. You can read about it <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2010/09/its-not-kitchen-table-anymore.html">here</a>. This table was used several years in our son's college house. It is now being used as a play table for our grands. </b><br />
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<b>2012 was a busy year. We transformed the backyard of our previous home, My husband built the outdoor kitchen. You can see the complete backyard transformation <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/01/backyard-transformation.html">here</a> and <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-new-backyard.html">here</a>.</b><br />
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<b>We had one storage room in our basement that was unfinished so guess what he did? He finished it into a very organized storage/work room. Read <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/01/very-organized-storage-room.html">here</a>.</b><br />
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<b>This next project was one of my husband's most creative: Changing the winter firepit into a summer umbrella table. You can read the entire story <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/05/summer-firepit.html">here</a>. We brought that table with us when we moved and you can see it at the top of this page.</b><br />
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<b>He made a table with matching footstools for our porch from scrap lumber. Click <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/06/what-do-you-do-with-pile-of-lumber.html">here</a> and <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/06/matching-footstools.html">here</a> to see the entire project.</b><br />
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<b>The next project was in the room that I miss the most. The home theatre. You can see the projects <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2012/07/finished-door-almost.html">here</a>.</b><br />
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<b>All this was in 2012! WHEW! </b><br />
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<b>Now on to 2013</b></div>
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<b>He built a knock off Pottery Barn table for our basement. Click <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-pottery-barn-knockoff.html">here</a> and <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-finished-knockoff-pottery-barn-table.html">here</a> to see the project.</b><br />
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<b>He installed a craftsman style ceiling on our upper deck. I stained and sealed all of the wood and that was a job! <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2013/01/another-project-completed.html">Click here</a> to see how we did it.</b></div>
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<b>He found time to build our oldest grand a place to store her dolls</b>.</div>
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<i> </i><b>I repurposed some old bar stools. <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2013/06/refurbished-bar-stools-and-another.html">click here</a></b></div>
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<b>Our oldest son and daughter in law moved to a new house and he custom made bookshelves and a coffee table for them. <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2013/07/its-finally-done.html">click here</a></b><br />
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<b>This next project was one of my favorites. Read <a href="https://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-favorite-redo-of-year.html">here</a> how I converted a piece of junk from Goodwill into a farmhouse style bench.</b><br />
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<b>Well after all this, we retired and decided to move closer to our sons and grands. It was hard leaving the home that we worked on so hard. There were more projects we had planned to do if we had stayed but there were plenty of new projects waiting for us at our fixer upper. While we were working on renovating our new to us house, my husband also helped my sons with some projects. I will report on those later. </b></div>
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<b>While I am posting this, I hear my husband outside hammering on something. I wonder what he is doing now? Details coming.</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00332363874252099503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106606258738658369.post-64580508426195154852016-12-19T09:42:00.001-08:002016-12-19T09:42:19.105-08:00Christmas Pillows Tutorial<b>When we moved to Alabama, we had a garage sale and I sold a lot of my Christmas decorations, including pillows that I used on the porch of our previous house. This was a good excuse to buy new ones. One day while browsing through Pinterest, I found this pin. It is from a decorating blog that I have been following for several years, <a href="http://www.onsuttonplace.com/2015/12/festive-frugal-christmas-porch-decor/">One Sutton Place</a> . I love the look of buffalo check and when I saw this, I knew I had to try and duplicate the look.</b><br />
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<b>The blue tarp you see in the picture below encased the stairway to our living quarters for four long months. While living upstairs, we painted and sanded the popcorn ceiling while the main floor and basement were completely gutted. We were living in a big MESS. Still to this day, I don't know how we survived, but we did! The remodel I could deal with, but living in it at the same time was very difficult. </b><br />
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<b>Now that the house is done except for a few little things, we finally get to celebrate Christmas in Alabama!</b></div>
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<b>I love how you can see the lake in the background. We had to get a much smaller tree this year because we don't have the high ceilings in this house. </b></div>
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<b>Of course you can't tell by the picture but this tree rotates 360. I've had this rotating stand for a few years and like how you can see all of the decorations because there is no front or back. </b></div>
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<b>We had purchased this side board and table from an antique shop in Decatur, Alabama many years ago. We didn't have room for it in our fixer upper so we sold it before we moved. </b></div>
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<b>On this particular Christmas, I framed childhood pictures of family members and placed above each stocking. I may have to do this again next year in our new house.</b></div>
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<b>I am in love with that "house jewelry". I refer to lighting fixtures as house jewelry. Click <a href="http://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2016/01/house-jewelry.html">here</a></b></div>
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<b>to read about when we added the jewelry to our fixer upper.</b></div>
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<b>I stained it to match the cedar columns on the front porch.</b></div>
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<b>He took the rim from an old tractor wheel and made a fire pit. </b></div>
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He spread a load of gravel around it and spray painted the inside of the wheel black.</div>
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<b>Look at that shiny floor!</b></div>
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<b>The laundry/craft room is finally done. Now I have a place for gift wrapping, sewing, and of course "laundry". </b></div>
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<b>I painted the doors to the storage closet with chalk board paint, The grandkids love that. </b></div>
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<b>This is why I call this a retro laundry room. Look at the tile on this floor. Very reminiscent to a 1960's classroom floor so I finished it the way the school custodians always finish classroom floors in the summer. I saw it done many times over my 30 years of teaching. It was cleaned, sealed and waxed with FIVE coats of industrial floor wax. Yes, FIVE coats.</b> </div>
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<b>I couldn't think of a better name for this homestead. They were "Dunmovin"!</b></div>
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<b>Just enjoy the beautiful scenery as you travel down the gravel driveway. </b></div>
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<b>Now you get a first glimpse of the house in the distance. </b></div>
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<b>Oh I can just picture Scarlett O'Hara coming out on that balcony during the barbeque!</b></div>
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<b>I am drooling over that screen door. </b></div>
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<b>This is my husband's cousin, come on in for a little tour.</b></div>
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<b>Beautiful wood doors! Can you get a glimpse of the antique pump organ?</b></div>
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<b>Beautiful foyer. Why didn't I take a picture of the stairway?!</b></div>
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<b>To the right of the foyer is the formal living area. She is able to keep up the Christmas tree all year. I wish I could do that. </b></div>
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<b>Now let's go back outside to see the gardens.</b></div>
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<b>Remember the log cabin that you can see as you drive up to the house?</b></div>
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<b>This antique woodburning stove still works. During family gatherings at Christmas, she has apple cider simmering on it.</b></div>
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<b>This stairway leads to the bedroom loft. I did not go upstairs because I had on heels but the next time I visit there, I will definitely take more pictures. </b></div>
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<b>I hope you enjoyed this tour of a real "farmhouse"!</b></div>
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<b>It is nicely packaged.</b></div>
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<b>I received five items and each one fit perfectly. The quality of the fabric is good too. This jacket was my favorite. I have been looking for some time for an Anorak jacket that actually fits. </b></div>
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<b>This sweater is so cute and soft and I love the suede patches on the elbows.</b></div>
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<b>This flannel shirt was so soft and the sleeve length was just right.</b></div>
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<b>Everything fit and I liked everything! You have 3 days to decide what you want to keep or return. They include a postage page envelope for all returns. There is a non refundable $20 styling fee and if you purchase any item, the $20 styling fee is deducted from the price of the item. If you purchase all five items you will recieve a 25% discount. You aren't charged until you go to the Stitchfix site and respond on which items you are keeping. </b></div>
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<b> I picked some of the prettier leaves off the tree and I turned a container upside down because I needed something to attach the leaves on. I even washed the leaves with DAWN dish washing detergent to get off all the dirt and BUGS!</b></div>
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<b>Well, I guess I didn't wash the leaves well enough because in just a few days the leaves were turning yellow and I found BUGS! So I threw the leaves away and did this instead:</b></div>
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<b>So much for my Pinterest inspired decor!</b></div>
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<b>My husband made this planter box a few years ago. I just change out the flowers each season.</b></div>
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<b>This hanging lantern used to hang in the screened porch of our previous home. You can read about my knock off pottery barn lantern by clicking <a href="http://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-have-been-wanting-to-hang-lantern.html">here</a>. I don't have a screened porch anymore so I filled it with pumpkins until I can find a new home for it.</b></div>
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<b>This table display did not start out like this. That white pumpkin was part of a faux pas that I will explain later. </b></div>
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<b>This chunk of wood is a remnant from the cedar columns on the front of our house. I pulled it out of the dumpster during our remodeling.</b></div>
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<b>The mums are going to be beautiful when the blooms open.</b></div>
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<b>I love this wreath and she made it!</b></div>
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<b>This catches your eye as soon as you walk in.</b></div>
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<b>The mantel is so pretty. </b></div>
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<b>The display in the kitchen is so cute!</b></div>
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<b>Of course it wouldn't be fall in Alabama without a football wreath. </b></div>
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<b>Isn't this beautiful? </b></div>
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<b>So pretty at night with the accent lighting.</b></div>
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<b>This house is nestled in a wooded area on the lake not too far from our house. It's actually very close by boat.</b></div>
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<b>The little scarecrow is so cute!</b></div>
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<b>A little bit of whimsy. This artwork is made from fabric and scrap materials by a local artist, Martha Beadle. Can you read the caption on it? "If you're lucky enough to live by the lake, you're lucky enough." I can vouch for that! </b></div>
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<b>Click here to see her website: </b><a href="http://www.marthasneedleeccentricities.com/home.html"><b>Martha's Needle eccentricities</b></a></div>
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<b>Can you see the corn husk figurines on the mantel? They were also made by a local artist Ellen Goode. You can see more of her beautiful designs at <a href="https://www.jaminmark.com/profile/ellensgoode/">jaminmark.com</a></b></div>
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<b>I think it is cool enough now to fill up those pumpkin mugs with some hot chocolate.</b></div>
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<b>Beautiful fall table settings.</b></div>
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<b>This is on the back porch that overlooks the lake.</b></div>
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<b>I love how you can see the lake from the breakfast room too.</b></div>
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<b>There is a wrap around porch with a beautiful view of the lake.</b></div>
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<b>I know that they enjoy sitting on this porch sipping a cup of coffee in the mornings.</b></div>
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<b>Come on in and let's take a tour.</b></div>
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<b>Speaking of coffee, the kitchen has the cutest coffee bar. </b></div>
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<b>I am excited to see how she will decorate it for Christmas. </b></div>
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<b>She also added a touch of whimsy. She is quite the artist and yes, she painted this wall hanging. In fact she painted all of the artwork you will see here. If you look close enough you will see her signature in the bottom corner. </b></div>
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<b>Now to the dining room.</b></div>
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<b>I want that Sunflower painting! </b></div>
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<b>Next is the cozy living room.</b></div>
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<b>The crocheted coasters and swag were done by her 88 year old mother. You can see who my friend gets her creativity from. </b></div>
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<b>I can just picture sitting in front a fire on a cold night sipping on coffee</b></div>
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<b>Look at this beautiful farm house table. It was made by the same woodcrafter who made the farmhouse table that I wrote about in a previous post. You can read about it <a href="http://pattispeachbasket.blogspot.com/2016/08/farm-house-decor-ikea-and-cakes.html">here</a>.</b></div>
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<b>Another friend recently had a wedding tea at her house and I fell in love with how she used sunflowers in the decor. They were delivered to her door from <a href="http://www.samsclub.com/sams/search/searchResults.jsp?searchCategoryId=all&searchTerm=sunflowers&fromHome=yes&xid=hdr_search-typeahead_sunflowers&_requestid=3754853">Sam's Club</a>.</b><br />
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<b>Alabama Chanin's: The Factory</b><br />
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<b>For my Georgia friends if you have not heard of Natalie Chanin and her designs</b></div>
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<b>Her designs are very intricate and beautiful. Just look at the detail on this jacket.</b><br />
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<b>Needless to say, I can't afford any of her designs but I sure did enjoy the food in her little cafe.</b><br />
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<b>They are Weck canning jars. Click <a href="http://weckjars.com/idea.php">Here</a> to go to their site.</b><br />
<b>I was expecting them to be expensive since they were being sold in this designer studio but they were very reasonable. So I bought a few, uh - FIVE to be exact. I couldn't help it. They were so cute!</b><br />
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<b> See that candle in the background, another dear friend gave that to me and the adorable vase was given to me by my daughter in law. That block of cedar is a remnant from the porch columns during our remodel. I rescued it from the dumpster. It's fun using the unexpected in decorating. </b><br />
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<b>I just love this vintage cabinet that is being used as a sofa table. She is a nurse and look how she used medical canisters as a vignette. I love surprise elements in decorating.</b><br />
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<b>Her husband likes to build things too and this barn wood coffee table is just part of his handiwork.</b> </div>
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<b>The floor lamps are from Ikea and add a touch of a contemporary look. My husband and I had been looking for some floor lamps and liked hers so well that we made a trip back to Atlanta to buy them at Ikea. We couldn't order them online! </b> </div>
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<b>This is the highlight of the room. Look at that beautiful farmhouse table! Her husband made that too. You can easily seat 12 people comfortably around that table. We have been the recipients of food around that table several times. That's another story because both of them can COOK and BAKE!</b><br />
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<b>Now on to the guest room. Yes, he made the headboards! Farmhouse meets shabby chic. Love, love, love chenille bedspreads.</b><br />
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<b>We have been working in the yard of our fixer upper for the last 2 months. It needed a lot of attention.We have spent countless hours in the hot sun digging, planting and spreading mulch and I have to say that we are very pleased with the outcome. The first thing we needed to do was cut down some trees. There was a huge Mulberry tree next to the driveway that made a mess on the driveway and our cars! </b><br />
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<b>It really opened up the yard. We put down 4 pallets of bermuda sod to fill in the patches where the trees were cut. </b><br />
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<b>Then my husband installed a pump so we can water this huge yard from the lake.</b></div>
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<b>Can you see the white pvc pipe on the right side of the picture? I heard he encountered a snake while working on it too. </b></div>
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Hostas and lots of mulch!</div>
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<b>My husband then added lights down the driveway. He made the posts to match the columns on the front of the house. </b><br />
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<b>Added insulation to the ceiling.</b><br />
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<b>We stained pine boards to add to the ceiling.</b><br />
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<b>The table top was made by my husband a couple of years ago. We used it at our previous house to cover the fire pit during the summer months. You can read about that here:</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">In doing some research, I found that they are quite a collector's item now. They are classified as "VINTAGE". </span></b> <b><span style="font-size: large;">You can even find them for sale on Ebay. I found this exterior one that sold for $30. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It may be "vintage", but it is very distracting. Every time I walk to the front door it is the first thing I notice. We can't take it out because then there would be a hole in the brick. The only other option is to hang something over it. But what? My husband came up with an idea. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I gave a little sneak peak of this earlier. My husband created a new walkway. </span></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00332363874252099503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106606258738658369.post-68339807489443015142016-03-18T21:48:00.000-07:002016-03-18T21:48:34.560-07:00No Time To Rest<b><span style="font-size: large;">The last two weeks have been very busy at our little "fixer upper". While my husband has been working on a project in the back yard ( will share when completed), I worked on several projects. </span></b><div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">One guest room is complete. Ready for company!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The front door is stained.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the old door?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What a difference that new door makes. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>We painted and added a new swing.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Added new urns. My husband built the flower box a few years ago. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The project that I enjoyed the most was refurbishing this vintage kidney shaped dressing table. The previous owners left it in the garage. It was dirty and looked like a piece of junk. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is the way it is supposed to look. I found this one on Google images.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I found these tiered curtains at Target and then I cut them in half. My husband stapled them to the table. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Perfect for the girls room!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">After all that, I even found time to decorate for Easter.</span></b></div>
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