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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">I love their color, the way they smell and their billowy blooms.</span><br />
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</div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">My dream is to have a row of lilacs across the back of our yard, so I can enjoy them inside and out and not feel guilty for cutting them.</span><br />
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</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"> Each time he reached to touch them, the wind would blow ever so slightly and they would tickle his fingertips. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">He giggled and giggled and giggled. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">to my new blogging friend Sherry!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">She was kind enough to feature my home on her lovely and very popular blog </span><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">No Minimalist Here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm always in awe and inspired by Sherry's home and the beautiful homes she features during her open house and am thrilled and honored to be amongst them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you get a chance please visit Sherry at </span><a href="http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">No Minimalist Here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> and enjoy her beautiful blog.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A while back I had posted pictures of our dining room before we replaced the plaster ceiling, refinished the hardwood floors and repainted the room. Not too many changes took place and I was most happy with a fresh coat of paint! The furniture went back in months ago, so here's a little bit of the after.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because our little guy was a bit ahead of schedule and the nursey was a bit behind schedule, my mom turned a small nook of our dining room into the baby's space with a vintage baby's dresser filled with some of his tiny little things. This worked out better than expected, after a C-section less time navigating the stairs the better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The blue, wooden elephant was a gift from my mom's life-long friend Christine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christine's mom was a collector of elephants, only those with their trunks pointing up, as it symbolizes luck and good fortune.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The little elephant reminds me of Christine's mom Joan and many treasured childhood memories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-41926855744296239842011-03-10T22:24:00.003-05:002011-03-10T22:33:45.013-05:00St. Patrick's Day<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">This Saturday is our local St. Patty's Day parade. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">Due to a change in venue, this year's parade will now run down one of the main streets in town. An exciting change because my brother Drew and sister-in-law Jenna live on that street, so we will have prime seating with a post-parade party at their house to follow.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">The street is one of my favorites with lots charming old houses, each one very different then the next. Their house is approximately 100 years old. They spent their first year there doing tons of work including a complete gut job of the kitchen.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Maybe with a bit of persuasion I'll be able to snap and then post some pictures of their house from parade day.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been getting in the spirit here at home too, especially to celebrate my two Irish lads!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>sharpsfarmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448557387186873673noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-19777581617889050282011-03-07T23:14:00.003-05:002011-03-08T14:57:20.318-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a great surprise when I checked my email today. Rebeca from the fabulous </span><a href="http://walnutandvine.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">Walnut and Vine</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> was gracious enough to award me with the Stylish Blogger Award!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm very honored that when deciding who to give this to, that she would think of me. Thank you so much Rebeca!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now I'm supposed to tell you 7 things about myself that you might </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">not know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">1. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I have curly brown hair (that I have been straightening for the past handful of years on most days). My sister is blond with straight hair. Legend has it that my maternal grandmother was born with blond, straight hair and when she was about 5 years old she had scarlet fever, after that her hair grew in... it was dark and curly. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 2. My middle name is Christina and my husband's middle name is Christopher. When we named our little guy, we thought the perfect name would be Christopher. A little part of each of us because he's a part of us. His middle name is James after my Dad.</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 3. I adore old houses, decorating, shopping, flea markets and home magazines and now blogs. I enjoy the hunt as much as I do the find. I'll find any excuse to do any of the above. I've even got the baby being a most pleasant companion while shopping.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 4. Although I love the above, I have made my career in teaching. I'm an elementary physical education teacher, teaching pre-schoolers through to the third grade. I love children and when I was young and we were playing "school" I always had to be the teacher. It was a natural progression...lol. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 5. I'm living now on the same street I grew up on. My parents are still in their home and because the street is long, they are about a half a mile away. It takes approximately 2 minutes to get there, but there are times when that even seems too long.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> My sister just bought the house 2 doors down from me! The 3 of us are living on the same street. Now if we could just work on my 2 brothers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> 6. I don't like to fly, I'm nervous the whole time, but I do because how else can you see anything in the world. The longest trip I ever made was to Hawaii to see my brother that's a Marine. A trip I made with just my Mom. We greeted his plane as he arrived home from Iraq. It was worth every second spent on that plane (times a thousand) to see him home safe and sound. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My husband is worse than I am which is not comforting. Our honeymoon flight home...some turbulance, a storm, last row in the plane and the two of us. These things don't go well together :) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">7. I have loved this house since I was little. I dreamed of what the people inside were like and did they love the house like I had from afar. Now I live in this house and yes the people inside love it as much as I imagined they would.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm adding one last thing... a #8 ...I'm amazed every day how many wonderfully talented women there are out there. There are so many blogs that I have enjoyed reading. The creativity and talent is boundless!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Warmest wishes to all my fellow bloggers,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Renee</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Please visit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jodie @ <a href="http://lovelaughteranddecor.blogspot.com/">Love, Laughter & Decor</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Allyson @ <a href="http://noplacelikehomeally.blogspot.com/">No Place Like Our Home</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kristin @ <a href="http://www.favoritepaintcolors.blogspot.com/">Favorite Paint Colors</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pam @ <a href="http://ouradventuresinhomeimprovement.blogspot.com/">Our Adventures In Home Improvement</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chandra @ <a href="http://www.chandrassouthernlife.blogspot.com/">My Southern Life</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Patience @ <a href="http://whitelacquer.blogspot.com/">White Lacquer</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crispin @ <a href="http://deneaultfamily.blogspot.com/">The Deneault Family</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>What made</strong> them even sweeter was that they were a gift from one of my students, a<em> big</em> thank you for a <em>small</em> way that I could help.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>This kind</strong> gesture made my day, brought a tear to my eye and reminded me why<em> I love</em> what I do.</span></div><br />
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</div>sharpsfarmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10448557387186873673noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-6598470675591920242011-02-06T11:40:00.002-05:002011-02-06T12:14:39.430-05:00New Story for an Old Book<div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>A few months</strong> back, when the weather was a bit warmer and thoughts of snow were in the distant future, we were spending lots of time going through my parent's attic looking at all of our old baby things.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>When we</strong> <strong>reached</strong> the back corner of the attic, we found neatly tucked into a small nook, some of our children's books, old favorites like Beatrix Potter's <em>Peter Rabbit</em>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>When we brought</strong> them down, excited to share them with the next generation (our little one) we realized that some of the pages had been colored (by our little hands) and many pages were missing. </span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong>Enough, that</strong> <strong>the</strong> stories wouldn't be complete.</span></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><em><strong>So Mom gave the little, old books a new story.</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><em><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTY3YFLK_EWH7vuLX3l6SAw5YJyPUMweJi94nftldHA_8miZpvaQ6-Gqkj7xbIe-Kr4TptOMtofi6zzEg5Wf-GbSXF6clvFHE3FsY_EXj40WhnWOHnWG5MQ2a3vgNGi8Dj1q5RibVe0U/s1600/2011+Jnauary+1+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTY3YFLK_EWH7vuLX3l6SAw5YJyPUMweJi94nftldHA_8miZpvaQ6-Gqkj7xbIe-Kr4TptOMtofi6zzEg5Wf-GbSXF6clvFHE3FsY_EXj40WhnWOHnWG5MQ2a3vgNGi8Dj1q5RibVe0U/s400/2011+Jnauary+1+020.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pink and white baby carriage cake tasted as good as it looked.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt2ng9DkG9_Xn2WJiVpvMj9CYYGUc3Ha1-1ZYoM3ASb0XFSTYBzRFfxs6LWeiJl79-wa9Cf-aFHBbC9_iA80xY6HyyEo8ALaxSSplsJX73LW4OL38KzTCnLUv1fUHT8uzQN8WPZDe6_0/s1600/2011+Jnauary+1+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCt2ng9DkG9_Xn2WJiVpvMj9CYYGUc3Ha1-1ZYoM3ASb0XFSTYBzRFfxs6LWeiJl79-wa9Cf-aFHBbC9_iA80xY6HyyEo8ALaxSSplsJX73LW4OL38KzTCnLUv1fUHT8uzQN8WPZDe6_0/s400/2011+Jnauary+1+004.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The room itself was very cozy, draped in a natural twig garland that was dripping with icicles and glittered branches. I wish I had gotten better pictures of the room, this picture doesn't really do it justice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-33826163167472554502011-01-18T22:13:00.001-05:002011-01-21T22:20:07.499-05:00January<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <strong> For me January</strong> brought not only the beginning of a new year, but the end of my maternity leave and days spent home with my little boy. How did the last five months fly by so quickly? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <strong> I have peace</strong> of mind knowing that he is being cared for daily by family, my mom, dad and in-laws, but I miss him terribly. I was beyond happy and excited for last week's snow day, an unexpected day home with my little one!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <strong> Needless to say,</strong> as I have been settling into a new routine I haven't had as many opportunities and downtime to devote to my writings. But as the weeks go by I'm planning to carve out a <em><strong>wee</strong></em> bit more time for this, but of course that's after my <em><strong>wee</strong> </em>one is fast asleep ;)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Renee </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-67456277771828579202010-12-27T19:03:00.001-05:002010-12-27T20:32:40.679-05:00New Year's Eve Dining Room<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> The tree in the dining room was given a more party-like, festive feel. It was decorated completely with New Year's Eve party necessities, including glittered top hats, noise makers and beaded necklaces. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcfb0EwwI4mf8QoGFToAz00uTBoLkrmEmwPZK53BiyIT_zK674OOd1RVTs0-pIvY9DeXMwGjBaVTDjyaJGa6hoVP1-7hQqj7Ls8mE3CR8xE7p7cgBfSRV6XCKhnBIR2IJfxDDVdLqVw8/s1600/2010+Christmas+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcfb0EwwI4mf8QoGFToAz00uTBoLkrmEmwPZK53BiyIT_zK674OOd1RVTs0-pIvY9DeXMwGjBaVTDjyaJGa6hoVP1-7hQqj7Ls8mE3CR8xE7p7cgBfSRV6XCKhnBIR2IJfxDDVdLqVw8/s400/2010+Christmas+040.JPG" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The night of the party, guests can take hats, necklaces and noisemakers right off the tree to wear and use throughout the night.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The mantle in this room got the same treatment as the tree. It's festooned with party hats and noisemakers.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pair of glass hurricanes were filled with colorful glass ball ornaments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQexa7gz6Pe5IXdFRvJdsiR4hDfKWrpk83dMSyUooIADnV6saL1MHtGtB-y3GG60blAnwh8iuCkiAj0Hz2z3Kt0z68It1XLUi-uiCVOiXtS1N5uCecVe4TN5YAq32nvp-jxXH2sXBnrqo/s1600/2010+Christmas+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQexa7gz6Pe5IXdFRvJdsiR4hDfKWrpk83dMSyUooIADnV6saL1MHtGtB-y3GG60blAnwh8iuCkiAj0Hz2z3Kt0z68It1XLUi-uiCVOiXtS1N5uCecVe4TN5YAq32nvp-jxXH2sXBnrqo/s400/2010+Christmas+034.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was also lucky to be able to find these glittered ball picks that I added to the garland to enhance the festiveness of the mantle.</div><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-82375067844366537012010-12-27T18:03:00.000-05:002010-12-27T18:03:22.021-05:00New Year's Eve Living Room - Evening<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The New Year's Eve living room in the evening with the ambiance of the tree and mantle's lights.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnnDW9MZlmskCLxv21EsPyzTQ_7Cvzfv7eGykZHZ2_uc7jxV059lwxQXb98B85K22ksgst91LwEzZHhRdiz3S1n1hTJg-OVralWACMBDZoWKJGzVGXp3yXEwCs-D-Le1NYJyKDZvq8Vw/s1600/2010+Christmas+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnnDW9MZlmskCLxv21EsPyzTQ_7Cvzfv7eGykZHZ2_uc7jxV059lwxQXb98B85K22ksgst91LwEzZHhRdiz3S1n1hTJg-OVralWACMBDZoWKJGzVGXp3yXEwCs-D-Le1NYJyKDZvq8Vw/s400/2010+Christmas+002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The trunk below the tree was an after Christmas addition for our little boy. A new toy chest from his grandparents.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUylolMk2XBO1QKk5iOruaH0qiSMIGPKuR4aw906DNeUBFvFw4p_GA3xVfbo9ljT5xjyBCXwJru9eDe32v_YsMAx_GLnU5TYmdc_lSrYF1z6WTDkHVEuGRzXcqX3bRcPkhuRp7j-AAs4/s1600/2010+Christmas+207.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUylolMk2XBO1QKk5iOruaH0qiSMIGPKuR4aw906DNeUBFvFw4p_GA3xVfbo9ljT5xjyBCXwJru9eDe32v_YsMAx_GLnU5TYmdc_lSrYF1z6WTDkHVEuGRzXcqX3bRcPkhuRp7j-AAs4/s400/2010+Christmas+207.JPG" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The muted metallics, glitter and paper ornaments all take on a golden glow at night.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuH75G3d169B57EUw84TBnwV3Lx4Ks0suiw8GvKuteRv71QdAkAQBUQruZOhPp8TGBzBIZ_xOlch1szynLDnrovhaA4k17fw7Qz8ZjDn43-d6YIGIoIfg_7Edb6yBim3YIYFDIoH7J_c/s1600/2010+Christmas+212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuH75G3d169B57EUw84TBnwV3Lx4Ks0suiw8GvKuteRv71QdAkAQBUQruZOhPp8TGBzBIZ_xOlch1szynLDnrovhaA4k17fw7Qz8ZjDn43-d6YIGIoIfg_7Edb6yBim3YIYFDIoH7J_c/s400/2010+Christmas+212.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-44296266820797252072010-12-27T17:40:00.000-05:002010-12-27T17:40:02.175-05:00New Year's Eve Living Room - Daytime<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This year we are hosting a New Year's Eve party, so each of the rooms in our home are getting in the spirit with touches to ring in 2011.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy03RPWxkKZTwoAb1CXsKFkNRtgJ26RJqtYGNsCctA80JeqTbRiw6JX-o-nMXbuA9DLf3v-2R7qGAy3P0YBhU1tR6xP09kNA3vtQUdNdFdsbl7ZcyAwScAFONrtjyAXtcrfUjTEJb4Ef4/s1600/2010+Christmas+Trees+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy03RPWxkKZTwoAb1CXsKFkNRtgJ26RJqtYGNsCctA80JeqTbRiw6JX-o-nMXbuA9DLf3v-2R7qGAy3P0YBhU1tR6xP09kNA3vtQUdNdFdsbl7ZcyAwScAFONrtjyAXtcrfUjTEJb4Ef4/s400/2010+Christmas+Trees+015.JPG" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The living room tree is decorated with muted metallic and glitter balls along with paper music ball and snowflake ornaments. The paper Happy Holiday garland runs through the tree.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRzq0x7rILyphOFsZyKNwYnZpRBAkXI62aqk1bAtbO8qJLfOtHGJkwZU71Eky3Zi7IzfmsjnClSNEmZSYylejCRoeN0OXKUn4-19Rb13jTfre2YxOvZl6KatX5DEdpvCVkAqE35QM-Pg/s1600/2010+Christmas+Trees+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRzq0x7rILyphOFsZyKNwYnZpRBAkXI62aqk1bAtbO8qJLfOtHGJkwZU71Eky3Zi7IzfmsjnClSNEmZSYylejCRoeN0OXKUn4-19Rb13jTfre2YxOvZl6KatX5DEdpvCVkAqE35QM-Pg/s320/2010+Christmas+Trees+004.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I modified some of the paper music snowflake ornaments by adding small paper clocks, about to strike midnight, in the centers.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3_asewJB92ParhnRmKUtH8jGxmy405sG6WbKfrmXjm0MiYYEbKdjgUzWqjPdS4oaTgblOR7pVlhPzNoSxEce8z-znIuPts_jseqHUX-mdTZ8EDT9VLDI7x1KN1wWHw6Xj7QJ4p2KVDw/s1600/2010+Christmas+Trees+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3_asewJB92ParhnRmKUtH8jGxmy405sG6WbKfrmXjm0MiYYEbKdjgUzWqjPdS4oaTgblOR7pVlhPzNoSxEce8z-znIuPts_jseqHUX-mdTZ8EDT9VLDI7x1KN1wWHw6Xj7QJ4p2KVDw/s400/2010+Christmas+Trees+034.JPG" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mantle is adorned with vintage clocks collected for the past few months from flea markets and thrift stores. The large clock, new, on the fireplace was a lucky find last week and replaced a mirror that usually hangs in its place.</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the greatest challenges in this room was that it had no closets. So we decided to do an entire wall of built-ins so that there would be enough storage for all of the baby's things.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The plaster ceiling was removed and insulation was added, new windows were installed and a wall of faux brick was taken down. Shown here is the new blank slate as all the wood trim was being reinstalled.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wide plank floors were refinished, even after refinishing them they were very, very distressed. We actually liked them that way and feel that that's part of the charm of living in a 250+ old house. It has that lived in, loved, well worn feeling. My Dad also laid the marble tile hearth. You'd never know that he wasn't a carpenter/tiler by trade!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fireplace mantle was rebuilt around a cast iron insert that I found at a flea market many years ago. Here we are also sampling some paint colors, we were looking for a very pale shade of gray.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here the closets are going up, we used a chest of drawers we already had and bought two sets of double doors to flank the chest on the sides.</span></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzGojWdOdLgG42KGrseyVpkKWJTmWov83oTnQ_9lJvyOimyozHBP7E-fBIN7EPYEEIy08T_9rowqeKW4fNgdNekEbaNiOGW6B74x9mjbmfZKMUKNnDBxztKGBE1C8pUbvc4yUWkmQMzM/s1600/nurser+reno+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzGojWdOdLgG42KGrseyVpkKWJTmWov83oTnQ_9lJvyOimyozHBP7E-fBIN7EPYEEIy08T_9rowqeKW4fNgdNekEbaNiOGW6B74x9mjbmfZKMUKNnDBxztKGBE1C8pUbvc4yUWkmQMzM/s400/nurser+reno+10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"> I had an antique pair of doors that I had my heart set on using, but they would have not made the symmetry of the above design possible or offered enough storage space. I'm going to have to save them for another project, maybe that built-in hutch I hope to do in the dining room someday!!! </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We decided to do open shelving above the chest for a little added display space.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">A true labor of love, both grandfathers worked diligently to get all the work done for the baby's arrival. Pop-pop did all of of the woodwork and trim and grand-pop did all of the painting</span>.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wall of built-ins should provide more than enough storage for all of the baby's things. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A blue and white striped glider/rocker from</span><a href="http://www.potterybarnkids.com/?bnrid=3500111&cm_ven=ecommerce&cm_cat=header&cm_pla=pbsite&cm_ite=pkpromo"><span style="font-size: large;"> Pottery Barn Kids</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> is the perfect place to snuggle up with the baby.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The door behind the chair leads to the back staircase. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A small nook under the window allowed just enough space for a wicker drum to be used as a side table, also a flea market find. The cast iron duckling and small rabbit perched on each sill were also great finds that day.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This beautiful rocking zebra was hand-painted by a dear friend of mine. I adore this, it is one of my favorite things! The shades of blue and gray were a perfect fit for the room. It is definitely one of a kind. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A close-up just to show my friend's amazing attention to detail. The eyes are gorgeous!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A gift from grandmom, knit booties from </span><a href="http://www.janieandjack.com/index.jsp"><span style="font-size: large;">Janie and Jack</span></a></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-76889579482774721542010-12-02T22:44:00.000-05:002010-12-02T22:44:59.670-05:00Christmas Decorationing Inspiration<div align="center">Before I decorate for Christmas, I love to look through old (that I've saved over the years) and new holiday issues of magazines. These are some of the images that I loved this year and helped to get me in the decorating spirit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5V-qTwubH6LwvEUnLtYScRgNHlJk2qyUHBBYnLnYFaI3DPB3ldd5PywSggKGCLDqq1wzNr6hPCtaC95WTabhjNfsYXXNGs7OQmaK04TUWx6D5_kdLtj4CK_EzqGm2RyksVWWbbeut7s/s1600/Christmas+mailbox.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5V-qTwubH6LwvEUnLtYScRgNHlJk2qyUHBBYnLnYFaI3DPB3ldd5PywSggKGCLDqq1wzNr6hPCtaC95WTabhjNfsYXXNGs7OQmaK04TUWx6D5_kdLtj4CK_EzqGm2RyksVWWbbeut7s/s320/Christmas+mailbox.bmp" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-81164701856126052512010-12-01T22:27:00.000-05:002010-12-02T22:31:09.166-05:00Inspirational Rooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG4hWiAaDRzS0YyyH5vFFQEz0yfHm6DRmMFqTgeHraI5HjbeQJnC55xiFhFE54B2Po1CtEpHVbNvRrGGr7wFN38hiI3hwiMXQMkLzEnIIPvz1tceSLzFgZpnNWDVvbtaw69ipzxlldDzQ/s320/Dutch_door_tradtional_home.jpg" width="244" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love this, it reminds me of our own back staircase. I wish ours had the extra storage shown here.</div><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-85035664294504699282010-11-27T22:30:00.001-05:002011-04-19T22:43:53.184-04:00Dining Room Before<blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Over the past year we have been doing a lot of renovations to our 250+ year farmhouse. We replaced old, cracking plaster ceilings, updated some of the electrical stuff, added lots of crown moulding and wainscoting and had our hardwood floors refinished. We also built a nursery in a room that previously had no closets, but did have the charm of a fireplace. We added built-ins to that room, so all the little baby things could be tucked away. I'm going to be posting some of the befores and afters of the rooms starting with the dining room. </div></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Dining Room</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Before</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS15mA8PxceFUWyJCGGI3-NFEOGsUnKNt85bU0uWYnLWq6ZCAiM4i-l8bnowBSlaQlZClqSdMxpVYpeNJFJL7QMvxwdUlcMMjCtwIGUobX9HRLZKg3KaGOJCsf74xEII_Y0Jq-Pf2Jwvk/s1600/2010+November+II+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS15mA8PxceFUWyJCGGI3-NFEOGsUnKNt85bU0uWYnLWq6ZCAiM4i-l8bnowBSlaQlZClqSdMxpVYpeNJFJL7QMvxwdUlcMMjCtwIGUobX9HRLZKg3KaGOJCsf74xEII_Y0Jq-Pf2Jwvk/s320/2010+November+II+002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see some of the drywall going up to cover the popcorn ceiling that the previous homeowners had used to cover some of the cracking plaster.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jBCskLIP4KCb24_RqOmDhCbViw8YuIBexXKK_lmyLFn8ubS3sdzD6VNxR5cqsKyhnaxsTdNNGY38M9feNxzGA0J6ktxF8YiMGatATDSnqq4sgylZNYKE4XmJ6yTVw5PrcjlFS5EQDes/s1600/2010+November+II+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jBCskLIP4KCb24_RqOmDhCbViw8YuIBexXKK_lmyLFn8ubS3sdzD6VNxR5cqsKyhnaxsTdNNGY38M9feNxzGA0J6ktxF8YiMGatATDSnqq4sgylZNYKE4XmJ6yTVw5PrcjlFS5EQDes/s320/2010+November+II+003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm thrilled to be having the ceilings and hardwood floors done in the dining room. This room gets great light during the day and with a fresh coat of paint its going to look warm, cozy and bright.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YKd2sT3183wULPvdMWbUueYgUwVjgK8vRqlfJaLeW-F_6B4P_VwvdzcvZJb3gNdwpe_DdMQds2H7nkbZnDACR0e0KeVNO-ilBh9fnDB1Rxb8L2L9rJE-a7x-cCkzOniqtWiKm7EvG-M/s320/2010+November+II+004.JPG" width="240" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fireplace is a stacked stone and was originally shades of red and gray. we painted it white years earlier to tie it into the rest of the room. We are still debating whether we'd like to cover it completely with a wood surround and a new mantle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the two tiny doors to the right of the fireplace, just one of the many little hidden nooks that this house has. </div><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-27103572179006416442010-11-26T20:23:00.000-05:002010-11-26T20:28:24.521-05:002010 Thanksgiving<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeTOzUHdoQQcBkzgI15o7kg8TUytwTyu7JdmgQOPBhPkfgUOXp_WhPAk-t8F4CzwUWQo3VmQaxwuSi9SsDtWhNGISqlqlGNjlHzTGAHpH-mXUYN_GcvmDl65NLEgGBvi0d-MAocEfwA4/s1600/2010+November+4+072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeTOzUHdoQQcBkzgI15o7kg8TUytwTyu7JdmgQOPBhPkfgUOXp_WhPAk-t8F4CzwUWQo3VmQaxwuSi9SsDtWhNGISqlqlGNjlHzTGAHpH-mXUYN_GcvmDl65NLEgGBvi0d-MAocEfwA4/s320/2010+November+4+072.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving is such a special time for our family. Four generations come together, enjoy each others company, share a delicious meal and have a memorable time. All of the festivities take place at my Mom's house. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrXXhEA_cuOjYXzt3VCG9wiyW4hyphenhyphenLIgCuqzxE98RbsVkRC5fZIsMSWpqT-ogeNm7x8DqeRQiLLdPyjaeR-0mliw9hPFFfXvRMVH02aPzkebZwrVXIBMw-auCUAE5RkZqcsVnj-k_XXEU/s1600/2010+November+4+073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKrXXhEA_cuOjYXzt3VCG9wiyW4hyphenhyphenLIgCuqzxE98RbsVkRC5fZIsMSWpqT-ogeNm7x8DqeRQiLLdPyjaeR-0mliw9hPFFfXvRMVH02aPzkebZwrVXIBMw-auCUAE5RkZqcsVnj-k_XXEU/s320/2010+November+4+073.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The tables linens were layers of muted golds and the napkin rings were small grapevine wreaths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPwf5ipIHZtq1aeK8XOtvStBihzpZwwL7HXu4BOWk2BP1DLRyb1syWyR2pXFgaWO9t27BvZQLccS5czKIVrYy5N6LqnREcLm3xqVuB6km-PwplJFQkx33y2ONxIMSOfXjYNadhXMSmrM/s1600/2010+November+4+070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIPwf5ipIHZtq1aeK8XOtvStBihzpZwwL7HXu4BOWk2BP1DLRyb1syWyR2pXFgaWO9t27BvZQLccS5czKIVrYy5N6LqnREcLm3xqVuB6km-PwplJFQkx33y2ONxIMSOfXjYNadhXMSmrM/s320/2010+November+4+070.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The baby's chair had an adorable turkey chair backer. His belly is a small pouch that can hold trinkets, activities and gifts. Also in this picture is the little turkey headband that looked so cute!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://potterybarnkids.com/">potterybarnkids.com</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912604791769239901noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-710972895479578732.post-70667521088100648492010-11-13T22:53:00.003-05:002010-12-07T20:49:02.342-05:00A little bit of Christmas - 2009<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=sharp03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B002FQJT3Q&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 89px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 3px;"></iframe><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tree, in the living room, is decorated in icicles, white lights and silver beaded and jingle bell garlands. The tree looked like it was glowing at night. This room was recently renovated and I will have to find a new home in the room for our tree for this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tree is in the back of our dining room and is decorated in reds, golds and silvers. This year we will be hosting a New Year's Eve Party and have decided to change the entire theme of the tree to match. You'll have to wait to see what we come up with...!!!</td></tr>
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