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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

A little gray on the dresser...

Well, I persuaded Hubbs to move around my boxes and tubs in the storage area at the old house, in hopes of finding my two tubs of Valentine things. When we moved to the smaller house I brought very little "decor" stuff with me, just the basics. So after wading through the Fall and Christmas (there's a ton of it) I gratefully spied the pink and red, and tried to get out of there as soon as possible. If I keep him in the storage room too long it turns into a disagreement. I know... I know ...I'm workin' on organization!

The Entry here isn't large, but it's big enough for my little dresser, a mirror, and a few things that are holiday and seasonal on top.

I tried not to overdo it, just keep it sweet and simple.

Little Lefton Cupid Box

My handmade pottery Valentine

Here's a better shot of the entry before Valentine's jumped on it. If you look closely you can see the dresser is a little different color. Actually, the night before we moved I grabbed my can of taupe bedroom wall paint and decided to give it a little gray/taupe wash. I've mentioned that my "antique white" furniture looks really yucky here at this smaller house...just plain 'ol dirty.

So, I just painted some of the taupe/gray on

and then wiped it down with a wet cloth, taking most of it off.

The next morning Hubby said, "what did you do to this little dresser?"

I said that it would match the new sofas better with this gray wash,

and I was surprised when he approved and thought it did look better.

So now it blends with the new/old cedar chest and the little accent table. I imagine that this is where most of my "Old White" furniture from the old living room is headed; it will need a wash of gray to work with these sofas. This only took me about half an hour, so that thought isn't too intimidating.

None of those pieces are here at the smaller house. One thing at a time, and this last weekend we packed up all the china and antique dishes from the Dining Room. Gosh, what a big job that was. I'm still not finished, because we ran out of foam and bubble wrap, but we're making some progress and that's what we need to see. The new granite countertops go in to the old house this week. Can't wait to see it!

Wish we'd made the decision to put on granite while we still lived there. (It should have had it when we bought the house, but the previous owners cut corners in the kitchen) But you know how things go, don't want to deal with the mess, or spend the money. Thinking of selling the house has caused us to realize there were some things that just needed to be updated. So now, someone else will benefit from all the work we're doing. I'm OK with it though, I'm letting things go, and realizing that it's not "home" anymore. We're looking forward to the future.

Joining in on these parties this week:

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Inspiration Exchange at City Farmhouse

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Treasure Hunt at From My Front Porch to Yours

Share Your Cup at Mrs. Olson's

Grey Day at Petite Michelle Louise

Simple and Sweet at Rooted in Thyme

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home

Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings

Mod Mix Monday at Mod Vintage Life

Tweak it Tuesday at Cozy Little House

Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

The Scoop at Stone Gable

Knick of Time Tuesday

xoxo,

Today's Sponsor

Sweet Harvest Farms

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Marketplace: Etsy and Boutique Showcase

Hi Everyone, Happy Monday and Welcome to

The Marketplace

Hope you had a great weekend, ours was just the start of many, dedicated to packing and cleaning up the other place. We're "in the groove" and it feels good to be making some progress. When I sat down to choose some links from last week's party, I could hardly stop! There are so many fun Valentine themed goods, as I'm sure there will be today. So, here are a few for you to check out:

Vintage Poppytrail Set of Plates

Gizmo and HooHa

Valentine Candy Cone

Laura Ingalls Gunn

Valentine Clothespin Doll

Cotton Candy Dolls

Vintage Heart Cookie Cutter Set

Mission Jewels

Vintage White Doily Heart

Seaside Rose Creations

Wedgewood Valentine's Day Cherub Plate

Nancy's Daily Dish

Hand Painted Metal Heart

Villabarnes

thanks everyone!

And here's today's Marketplace Sponsor

Sweet Magnolias Farm

Party Link Guidelines:

This is a linky party that is for items that are FOR SALE only. You don't have to have a blog to link up. If you have a blog post about your items that's great too, but they need to be available to purchase. Please try to link to the individual item that you are selling if possible. Please be a follower of Common Ground and if you have a blog it would be so nice for you to grab the image below to share somewhere on your blog. (not mandatory, just nice). Remember the link is up all week, so please stop back by to check out new items being listed.