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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Top Visited Links from Be Inspired

There were tons of great links last week,
I think it was the most we've had to date.
Still time to browse thru for some great inspiration!

Here are the top 4.

Sherry from No Minimalist Here took us to the
Extravaganza Antique Market
I'm wishing I lived close to Sherry!!!

Carolyn from Australia and Desire Empire took us to a

wonderful beachy design store, Coco Republic.

wow, those baskets are fabulous!

Rosemary from Ozma of Odds has been creating fabulous
cashmere cupcake roses and you'll just not believe how beautiful they are.
Well, we know Rosemary, so yes we CAN imagine!

And Miss Olive from Olive Out took us on a little visit to the Pottery Barn Outlet.
We're hoping that she can stay undercover for more inspiring trips!

Thanks gals!

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xoxo,

Spring in the Entry

I haven't shown this little spot in my Entry Hall for awhile, because actually I have two "Entry" areas, and this one often feels like Cinderella to the Stepsisters. The light can be tricky here, but today with a little sunshine and a new Spring-y vignette it got a little attention.

I had it in my head for white tulips this year,

so they're filling a basket along with a twiggy wreath.

My sis made me this wonderful moss covered "O" for Christmas,

and I loved the black ticking stripe ribbon she chose.

Two of my lambies are grazing in the lantern.

I think they look like they're in church with all the Gothic arches.

I always love tulips for Spring.

This little Eastlake dresser was black for many years, but a couple of years ago in my crazy "paint everything in the house" mode, it got the "white" treatment.

Gray washed French Laundry Basket underneath for extra cold weather gear.

Here's a shot from a little further out from the Dining Room...

...and this from the Living Room.

I have a larger header I need to get painted for over the door.

This looks a little too small, now that I'm looking at it.

It's the width of the door, but with windows on each side,

it needs something chunkier.

OK, where's my can of white paint?

Now that I think about it, I don't think I've shown my twin boxwood topiaries for ages. I bought these ten years ago before The Bombay Company went out of business. An expensive purchase at the time, but they were for our younger daughter's wedding, and I never regretted it.

Here tied with a French Script wired ribbon.

I realized when painting this petite little dresser

that there are reasons some things are painted black...

It had large gaps between the wood pieces on the side which I had to fill with wood putty before the second coat of paint. Totally hidden by the black color, they were glaring when the white paint went on. It's still a little rough, but I love the size and this is where gloves and scarves are kept.