TheBanyanTree: Welcome Back....

[Sachet]

It's like they are auditioning for the part of Vinny Barbarino. I swear.

"What?"

"Where?"

"When?"


Chelsea and I have been having so much fun visiting thrift, consignment 
and antique stores in various small towns around us. We've been on 
various missions to find an assortment of things. A wooden chair with 
some type of unique style to it that I could refinish. Found one with 
really beautiful carving and we redid the fabric seat on Thanksgiving 
while the turkey cooked. I need a small table for my bedroom. (Zach 
decided that he needed to be the one to handle the sale on it since I 
don't know how to haggle and he loves to! He wasn't happy with talking 
the guy down $5, so I am supposed to call tomorrow to see if the owner 
will take another $5 off.)

I found a special water bowl for the pets. I had an old silver bowl of 
mine, but concluded that might not be safe for the pets long-term, so I 
found a HUGE cut glass bowl with a silver base so it matches their 
silver food bowls. <g>

Saturday, Chelsea & I went looking for brass items. Decorative mosaic 
plates, vases, candle sticks, etc. The family room is lending itself to 
a Middle Eastern/Indian theme and a bit of brass scattered here and 
there is perfect.

We've been adding things over the past month. We hot glued decorative 
beads to the bottom of one lamp shade. Added an amber bulb to another 
lamp so it casts a warm amber glow. Repainted the furnace uptake vent to 
blend in with the warm pumpkin pie colored walls. (The white vent was 
NOT meshing.) Hung some wooden shelves. Bought color coordinated candles 
to match the couch. I repainted and added beads to the Dale Earnhardt 
ceiling fan (it came with the house and had never been used since that 
room is new) so it has an Egyptian look to it. Actually, Chelsea sez it 
looks like it came from SG1. <g> That made me laugh, so I like it all 
the more now. Anything is better than the racing flags all over it!

We've done all kinds of little things that make the room look welcoming, 
comfortable and unique.

Do ya think the guys notice????????

We bring them up to the room and ask them what they think.

That's when it starts....

"What?"

"Where?"

"When?"

And I say....


Oy.

;-)

...Sachet