In the pink for Fall...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After nine posts about making and installing wood countertops, I thought you might like a break:-)</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/AVvXsEhDvahj5OM_0DR68gF-CBLj6t1x_C7eGrD9_wt0LIRldPUDT_QMZg98tk9c9WBna6nhaR_C6e8wE9coWzZVbbTgt5wvSmPfNYUZLSGLWY3ZHpuOmUCjAR-rsRrBwwtZ4ODGvuZBdV4eUg/s1600/2013fallbuffet4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDvahj5OM_0DR68gF-CBLj6t1x_C7eGrD9_wt0LIRldPUDT_QMZg98tk9c9WBna6nhaR_C6e8wE9coWzZVbbTgt5wvSmPfNYUZLSGLWY3ZHpuOmUCjAR-rsRrBwwtZ4ODGvuZBdV4eUg/s640/2013fallbuffet4.jpg" width="640"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg"></a></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br><a href="http://anita-faraboverubies.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-pink-for-fall.html#more">Read more...</a>

In the pink for Fall...

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Dreaming of Christmas in the old house

<div style="text-align: center;"> A dream I have had for years would be to build back the old house my great grandfather bought here as his summer place. My dad was born in and grew up in that beautiful old house.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-Mtsf5SEHuhLmG8ftqZQ4JJ9YV4uCZVxmrhwk-3SWIDZNVjZgGj5tRy3sEwr8umAcNPf7lG6loX-GwQWEbqI_ApuF5KtxrQarjvMnMIi3k7bhhylB_F12Q0XkJuJLGbpYcxs-I5C_I0/s1600/2012christmasbuffet1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-Mtsf5SEHuhLmG8ftqZQ4JJ9YV4uCZVxmrhwk-3SWIDZNVjZgGj5tRy3sEwr8umAcNPf7lG6loX-GwQWEbqI_ApuF5KtxrQarjvMnMIi3k7bhhylB_F12Q0XkJuJLGbpYcxs-I5C_I0/s640/2012christmasbuffet1.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Luckily, when my grandparents tore it down to make way for a new house, my grandfather carefully took out all the trim, doors, windows, etc., and carefully bundled and stored them where they sat untouched until Luis and I moved onto the family property. If you have ever visited here, you know that we are taking some of those things and adding them to our house little by little. </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/AVvXsEitZGP0qGT3Va9n_t1KCSElwG81g9lWf8-NTVIIw93HlYRfAKZW_9rE08BTC6fhDQ7ROWwPtx2HPN1loLXIzaqEGH8p8THQ0ThY6gF7NbO4-8d1hIvrVE7cnV6I-Ugg3sCSeQwtogW_OB8/s1600/2012christmasbuffet3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZGP0qGT3Va9n_t1KCSElwG81g9lWf8-NTVIIw93HlYRfAKZW_9rE08BTC6fhDQ7ROWwPtx2HPN1loLXIzaqEGH8p8THQ0ThY6gF7NbO4-8d1hIvrVE7cnV6I-Ugg3sCSeQwtogW_OB8/s640/2012christmasbuffet3.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I became fascinated with the Putz cardboard houses from Japan post WWII and tried to get some on ebay for my vintage Christmas, but kept getting outbid. Plus, they are pretty small at 4" high. I decided to make my own.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I thought why not make the old house? So, I gathered up some cardboard -- which in my case is easy as I recycle *everything* and usually have stacks of it. </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/AVvXsEiM5YC6hsL8zSToVaKkjaQ4E6x1oziTdTDVBZ4zYXIGZ_TdxV3m8W1v4-kN8mwg4ZhFhzoWqAU3NRZspVMpbNTfSd58HwYDIr00aIn8FZS8glRmwWE68rSklQmmBKdk8XWfWj8w0-uN8Zs/s1600/oldhousewinter052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5YC6hsL8zSToVaKkjaQ4E6x1oziTdTDVBZ4zYXIGZ_TdxV3m8W1v4-kN8mwg4ZhFhzoWqAU3NRZspVMpbNTfSd58HwYDIr00aIn8FZS8glRmwWE68rSklQmmBKdk8XWfWj8w0-uN8Zs/s640/oldhousewinter052.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started cutting and glueing and finally ended up with this...</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/AVvXsEieG9yxHZnNzBNc6_ZY4ejtuWjCRhyE7GsAJEvyTQf8EFsLptvrJlQ_O9Ms-gDJUkLySlFTVJsVy9aWXIF6iPZ9nj20XrzobpNP0mugJEWSMLgvouYhYdFtohWZTDkcZr5Q6gXWZ7q8IUE/s1600/2012christmasbuffet7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieG9yxHZnNzBNc6_ZY4ejtuWjCRhyE7GsAJEvyTQf8EFsLptvrJlQ_O9Ms-gDJUkLySlFTVJsVy9aWXIF6iPZ9nj20XrzobpNP0mugJEWSMLgvouYhYdFtohWZTDkcZr5Q6gXWZ7q8IUE/s640/2012christmasbuffet7.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dad recognized it right away and told me I needed the bottle brush trees as my grandmother apparently had them. So I found some vintage ones on ebay. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oMwDp8dvmTZZQaQ5iU6LGtrtmAsfOGG_-04KMZxMidjfT3c5MZbikOSBNpnSlik3e8Ce3OeMNkpvdLOm24NDWKwiay3CbdkfokS5tqaL119hJrNUJ3mDsEuy7kjS97Ghmn2LyPsJLp4/s1600/2012Christmasbuffet12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oMwDp8dvmTZZQaQ5iU6LGtrtmAsfOGG_-04KMZxMidjfT3c5MZbikOSBNpnSlik3e8Ce3OeMNkpvdLOm24NDWKwiay3CbdkfokS5tqaL119hJrNUJ3mDsEuy7kjS97Ghmn2LyPsJLp4/s640/2012Christmasbuffet12.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought the house needed a snowman out front.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8z6cPvJOYWanmnsVZgHt_IFCzNZGXNyq8WtwicPm9lFnJIn7h4PdNF4LM7zA6jtiK4V-3u71c4odWpWwywUOBWBfUl0rlB_4XEiILO07szZRJfXh2kK27DZcwJ0r17dbQF6cvkqA5jI/s1600/2012christmasbuffet13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd8z6cPvJOYWanmnsVZgHt_IFCzNZGXNyq8WtwicPm9lFnJIn7h4PdNF4LM7zA6jtiK4V-3u71c4odWpWwywUOBWBfUl0rlB_4XEiILO07szZRJfXh2kK27DZcwJ0r17dbQF6cvkqA5jI/s640/2012christmasbuffet13.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used tissue paper for the windows and Christmas lights for the inside. I dusted everything with "snow" and lots of glitter, which I was amazed to find these products "Made-in-USA." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The old rock wall still stands around the new house my parents live in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa2Pb3sRHkY3W13aiTE8P4rUkt3YbyP6FbpivYQLmeob41B8mng0Fh4cYjomvA0f-8GAgg19Bd07vBp84p4xYAk1QuRmv2py-a1VhgawS5cvb32WDbpQ24rGjGmNId2_rIM8NHgBlPI4/s1600/2012christmasbuffet6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAa2Pb3sRHkY3W13aiTE8P4rUkt3YbyP6FbpivYQLmeob41B8mng0Fh4cYjomvA0f-8GAgg19Bd07vBp84p4xYAk1QuRmv2py-a1VhgawS5cvb32WDbpQ24rGjGmNId2_rIM8NHgBlPI4/s640/2012christmasbuffet6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I used a window from the house to showcase old photos of the house and my dad and his family here in Balsam. I made cardboard panels to fit behind each window which I covered with vintage pink-flowered paper from my parent's basement. I put some of the copied photos on sheet music or black poster board so they would stand out against the background. I then trimmed the edges with vintage lace from my grandmother's sewing room.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ms95itAONtrSVGsAREWTnRHAjvFRcAbiYvF70XPKZwuzdR3HoIY1MiVU4_hjjsCd7bEq3wwmxAcLLkYfXH3RDKvbObpKMKioEL6syQoEAMUOxHil0CqJBzeQ7aH8dt8hRiK2RrA1rl0/s1600/2012christmasbuffet8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ms95itAONtrSVGsAREWTnRHAjvFRcAbiYvF70XPKZwuzdR3HoIY1MiVU4_hjjsCd7bEq3wwmxAcLLkYfXH3RDKvbObpKMKioEL6syQoEAMUOxHil0CqJBzeQ7aH8dt8hRiK2RrA1rl0/s640/2012christmasbuffet8.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These photos include my dad, his brother, sister and my grandparents in front of the house. I wanted to add the photo of my children as it was taken in front of the little guest house that once stood behind the "big" house.</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/AVvXsEhdNUz6iduLnIMEDZi_0CWEE3bThdt2TLaNbtAZLy536ADamjIW8tK9q89nLVpjJnFxTSWN_gnneC1iqDqILf-VRiUUhCg-7r45S-v6RDydOdxisyFMjKk7mSSBFV77EBskgK7x4uyN4eM/s1600/2012christmasbuffet9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNUz6iduLnIMEDZi_0CWEE3bThdt2TLaNbtAZLy536ADamjIW8tK9q89nLVpjJnFxTSWN_gnneC1iqDqILf-VRiUUhCg-7r45S-v6RDydOdxisyFMjKk7mSSBFV77EBskgK7x4uyN4eM/s640/2012christmasbuffet9.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEii3APdmqSOVbEVMJVx90KFfxvkDxGoMD7g5P8QnDAzk8xAnF3UrktueYhyphenhyphenWYWm_ACPT6fjHTL7MMmN845xK2WoFh0FNRAnevtBmtz_yl_7JBQ-RhSiowt_uY3A4yoGvqaMBPvgneNC3t0/s1600/2012christmasbuffet15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3APdmqSOVbEVMJVx90KFfxvkDxGoMD7g5P8QnDAzk8xAnF3UrktueYhyphenhyphenWYWm_ACPT6fjHTL7MMmN845xK2WoFh0FNRAnevtBmtz_yl_7JBQ-RhSiowt_uY3A4yoGvqaMBPvgneNC3t0/s640/2012christmasbuffet15.jpg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use this burlap runner I had made for my etsy shop then topped it with white pines in old vinegar bottles from the "store."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4UknxgznuUS5YaIBaZD1AjQ-Z0QL7-GZAUxj8v0Vd74KPGEwGnUsImGoG3riyXta03gkQc2TChbIv7LNtpr1qTrAPwsiGJjWURDxRdNZw0TMdxWIH3jDDZc5jPFk1fLVEaZ_eSQKNFs/s1600/2012christmasbuffet10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4UknxgznuUS5YaIBaZD1AjQ-Z0QL7-GZAUxj8v0Vd74KPGEwGnUsImGoG3riyXta03gkQc2TChbIv7LNtpr1qTrAPwsiGJjWURDxRdNZw0TMdxWIH3jDDZc5jPFk1fLVEaZ_eSQKNFs/s640/2012christmasbuffet10.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An antique family lamp along with my great aunt's handmade gown make every element in this vignette not only vintage, but part of my family. </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/AVvXsEi4VYMTMQSOQqbXLksL86yqJHeoQWFFhEXeOS3ibGje23GtjV0aeSG5IG5T7yGiB5M3s1CwwW4va32ir4T26wVgSpAWkkMvZXSJCmPckIPJ7DiJYsu4gniS2hcQ04wdtChmFO7R9KF3gnY/s1600/2012christmasbuffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VYMTMQSOQqbXLksL86yqJHeoQWFFhEXeOS3ibGje23GtjV0aeSG5IG5T7yGiB5M3s1CwwW4va32ir4T26wVgSpAWkkMvZXSJCmPckIPJ7DiJYsu4gniS2hcQ04wdtChmFO7R9KF3gnY/s640/2012christmasbuffet.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that, for me, is one of the most important parts of Christmas -- family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love taking trips back in time, and Christmas is such a wonderful time to remember. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks so much for stopping by:-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://atthepicketfence.com/">Inspiration Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/">Feathered Nest Friday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.commonground-do.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sandandsisal.com/2012/11/countdown-to-winter-party-kickoff.html?spref=fb">Countdown to Winter</a><br /><a href="http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2012/12/clay-filigree-ornaments-link-party/">Holiday Craft Link Party</a><br /><br /><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.net/">A Homespun Christmas/Vignettes and Mantel Party</a><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciC9S7SP93_pq9Z0J3kuoDWzvofPHpNm_89zZLlSrGUQaFMXO5hbXwMeU_ysREdxG97zxjXru5sgV0lwiAUCNKGqZlv18H_UowMD_Kg5ZTPJNIoL5ZPd60XHuXq1moqBbeKDrq3Wf1nQ/s1600/Homespun+Christmas1+(1).png" style="-webkit-user-select: none;" /><br /><br /></div>

Dreaming of Christmas in the old house

 A dream I have had for years would be to build back the old house my great grandfather bought here as his summer place. My dad was born in ...

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Old windows and architectural finds...

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hi everyone! I wanted to share some changes/additions I have made using some reclaimed items from my great grandfather's house...</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/AVvXsEg5MjcnkyxKp8Et14VbYzK_0ONuJbB9VOgginZWCjvDnr_mPo3qrfVUQZa-FRyHLpQgngx23PPOhqC7AHyN33hnbU9CJbfKdmROgIrOj_UL-vxYbKzlLp9xHa6yiFzrw7HY1lMPm3w6yUk/s1600/2012piano6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MjcnkyxKp8Et14VbYzK_0ONuJbB9VOgginZWCjvDnr_mPo3qrfVUQZa-FRyHLpQgngx23PPOhqC7AHyN33hnbU9CJbfKdmROgIrOj_UL-vxYbKzlLp9xHa6yiFzrw7HY1lMPm3w6yUk/s1600/2012piano6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a reminder, here is my English inspiration photo from <a href="http://www.charlesedwards.com/">Charles Edwards HERE.</a>..</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/AVvXsEjNklKXDzrIoyJNlZHB_1eIQgLM4vx95jQQjsnCxiaWUjIVJ0WnMS3MmCm_sTMIRLnj7SIrf6JYXpOmOu7k4HhkTKdoONvpH1b3v5oonbt13IHE2ArmsVtGiKmlcDF2X9Cil_MaRLHiIUA/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNklKXDzrIoyJNlZHB_1eIQgLM4vx95jQQjsnCxiaWUjIVJ0WnMS3MmCm_sTMIRLnj7SIrf6JYXpOmOu7k4HhkTKdoONvpH1b3v5oonbt13IHE2ArmsVtGiKmlcDF2X9Cil_MaRLHiIUA/s1600/1charlesedwards.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put this old window up right before Christmas and I had also hung up an old print and an architectural find in this configuration below:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiSMXCjL_ZEu6N4xfmPc0seTDLqbVO0FBPbhbk6ZjMIsxTzdcq5ceiCAalOhgMkowkIEdGIdHxh929Sow9kx9VznKXMECqD2720J-TgP4mD8zzVfbZaRe58XNddgi4Q4ymtZYNMlMy1VcI/s1600/2012piano10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMXCjL_ZEu6N4xfmPc0seTDLqbVO0FBPbhbk6ZjMIsxTzdcq5ceiCAalOhgMkowkIEdGIdHxh929Sow9kx9VznKXMECqD2720J-TgP4mD8zzVfbZaRe58XNddgi4Q4ymtZYNMlMy1VcI/s1600/2012piano10.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But I decided I wanted to try hanging the print over the window, and I really like it this way. I also found several more of these wooden squares and decided to hang them diagonally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEiAuaQ2C1lAc7mEh-9forVDfTCVD4yyTn8A07za_kgBwUWaN0AHUh2jTCViQMVYkgRrVdL5C1ot1aWBMTzJLAWaGv-UTXzROvDlzkIUn__i9kTf99lMT96ab0XY3zhJBmEWekqm8KxUfAA/s1600/2012piano1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAuaQ2C1lAc7mEh-9forVDfTCVD4yyTn8A07za_kgBwUWaN0AHUh2jTCViQMVYkgRrVdL5C1ot1aWBMTzJLAWaGv-UTXzROvDlzkIUn__i9kTf99lMT96ab0XY3zhJBmEWekqm8KxUfAA/s1600/2012piano1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My dad said they were in an upstairs room in this house that he grew up in, which was covered floor to ceiling in wormy chestnut bead board.</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/AVvXsEgeASswOlJbtD1u1eCDjWPAKXsA9AiCPtXoZ_a9XOFdzz_e6XTRTNP_f9MvtLN-7GOTdM_X466yJsikHmO7aDT3X9p894TW37FyL5N7EHEEBc4yM4bBbJ2vZ3qNbHsk07jRV540cxKr-1Q/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeASswOlJbtD1u1eCDjWPAKXsA9AiCPtXoZ_a9XOFdzz_e6XTRTNP_f9MvtLN-7GOTdM_X466yJsikHmO7aDT3X9p894TW37FyL5N7EHEEBc4yM4bBbJ2vZ3qNbHsk07jRV540cxKr-1Q/s1600/oldhouse030.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you have been by here much, you will remember that my grandfather took all of the wood in this house, bundled it and stored it here in the little guest house that once stood behind the main house. This is my favorite place to "shop."</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/AVvXsEjkxcErtHuQOiQ2_EN6v_lwDoktcV4okIJbzZvVrfvDwuf-zTS6lMqp5Dy9PwFWxCHgnOVCogcmzLLd7-ZyhscRZM3fqwK4sL9-m2HPNFvVIslgoUKyXHnzX2-B7-oXHK7sWbN30W6-EAc/s1600/dukeshousesnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxcErtHuQOiQ2_EN6v_lwDoktcV4okIJbzZvVrfvDwuf-zTS6lMqp5Dy9PwFWxCHgnOVCogcmzLLd7-ZyhscRZM3fqwK4sL9-m2HPNFvVIslgoUKyXHnzX2-B7-oXHK7sWbN30W6-EAc/s1600/dukeshousesnow.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gotta figure out what to do with this bed. See the light blue/grey color?? You will be seeing that in several different places as spring approaches. I have antique tongue and groove bead board wainscoting in that color just waiting to be put up. Funny, but that same color is on the window trim in my inspiration photo above.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIAfZKNfEKPt03HEtdBBoDZq1n4KygrZbLZYHCkshxdl0JnvcGFnzBQb7mP1A67yCcpo6OmdrML0NkpDgZfWSMjYtG-aJtTCbBu2R681I6qdi_421O_k85QfSpggE0D2z1ljcAdn84oI/s1600/guesthouseinside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuIAfZKNfEKPt03HEtdBBoDZq1n4KygrZbLZYHCkshxdl0JnvcGFnzBQb7mP1A67yCcpo6OmdrML0NkpDgZfWSMjYtG-aJtTCbBu2R681I6qdi_421O_k85QfSpggE0D2z1ljcAdn84oI/s1600/guesthouseinside.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is the old window and an old print that I found in my parent's basement. This print is an English cottage by R. Weber, and ironically, the original painting is listed on ebay right now. </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/AVvXsEjhuCFNdbIZNDny-zwj1JLr7wG0zyDbXbMTP0NZ6LXtzPsmbAsoE45i_4Zp26X04l9dQN7DxPcsColhHJD-BinrTHvH3wC-HP9Wi3iMnDirTodFwbJ0rjKRSDV9BHGe825cZFg7RWeEJc0/s1600/2012piano7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuCFNdbIZNDny-zwj1JLr7wG0zyDbXbMTP0NZ6LXtzPsmbAsoE45i_4Zp26X04l9dQN7DxPcsColhHJD-BinrTHvH3wC-HP9Wi3iMnDirTodFwbJ0rjKRSDV9BHGe825cZFg7RWeEJc0/s1600/2012piano7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these pieces hanging here, and happy that they are together. There are a couple more of these to use somewhere else. </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/AVvXsEiO_DfE0QNHu_nowCnzcqYI8_CCjFHEfO8xOgEgp8q0tOm4wzRjOkr5WPOXLMVISL5hnUw-Ipqptx_Zwp7ACwEb4JgkIP3W3F_BCteT3xe4oGCRpjrbtjPTLNT7HTzmjbHVBiAs1ecdQRA/s1600/2012piano3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_DfE0QNHu_nowCnzcqYI8_CCjFHEfO8xOgEgp8q0tOm4wzRjOkr5WPOXLMVISL5hnUw-Ipqptx_Zwp7ACwEb4JgkIP3W3F_BCteT3xe4oGCRpjrbtjPTLNT7HTzmjbHVBiAs1ecdQRA/s1600/2012piano3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEi487rSIb23opLbWn2YYpYcJQN5kj1yGHtIVVDc2z2Y_BJnjzCTSEfNQKj1Bnw2TBsOaCgt7ASP6f38XJRC4Esz_ojci74Bl-KZcXvfzbqrDA7tdGDDcJtB4CyUu7TAAaksXCaUg0z5tDM/s1600/2012piano2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi487rSIb23opLbWn2YYpYcJQN5kj1yGHtIVVDc2z2Y_BJnjzCTSEfNQKj1Bnw2TBsOaCgt7ASP6f38XJRC4Esz_ojci74Bl-KZcXvfzbqrDA7tdGDDcJtB4CyUu7TAAaksXCaUg0z5tDM/s1600/2012piano2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a nice place to practice! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhls4JvIgxN48tIGssjjTJ_89vM22CEnBBZffzAv60DSPN1wkpMv0CvrEABBRm1jekC9Dnc23XuJOz0CttRiQYT07w1aKdnzcwWsuV3gPF0HKvA-6k-wFEU6GshWX_O_KynrvoVg-DQvr4/s1600/2012piano8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhls4JvIgxN48tIGssjjTJ_89vM22CEnBBZffzAv60DSPN1wkpMv0CvrEABBRm1jekC9Dnc23XuJOz0CttRiQYT07w1aKdnzcwWsuV3gPF0HKvA-6k-wFEU6GshWX_O_KynrvoVg-DQvr4/s1600/2012piano8.jpg" /></a></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/AVvXsEh0vPesd6ggA_CyqeJBaOK5a7hsgmiR7UPrkWu7H6ndKlvV1BYc3eOpO0hDgObCdRzDlLN0bHQIRkefmP-vh8RRfdoRD_JTHekGErYkj8mL-ph6AVcXnTz26DxkDOgsdWBtPyRBAMBLymk/s1600/2012piano9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vPesd6ggA_CyqeJBaOK5a7hsgmiR7UPrkWu7H6ndKlvV1BYc3eOpO0hDgObCdRzDlLN0bHQIRkefmP-vh8RRfdoRD_JTHekGErYkj8mL-ph6AVcXnTz26DxkDOgsdWBtPyRBAMBLymk/s1600/2012piano9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In case you noticed my new chandelier...it was a steal on ebay for $19.99! </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/AVvXsEh_sn5iatu3A-UxLzY2sUvNE33wTduq-1k8NF5jtvxDEymTUAIRGGT06FsYimU9K3sd9sVCtcXCMGjaB0RBgrmUmzxFXbTNlnJY7Y8ON4H5rQygPA46ohzZUcd9YuBzDxS5ryX-7nh3b-c/s1600/2012piano5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sn5iatu3A-UxLzY2sUvNE33wTduq-1k8NF5jtvxDEymTUAIRGGT06FsYimU9K3sd9sVCtcXCMGjaB0RBgrmUmzxFXbTNlnJY7Y8ON4H5rQygPA46ohzZUcd9YuBzDxS5ryX-7nh3b-c/s1600/2012piano5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is how I'm using some of the reclaimed wood, windows, etc., I have found. There are so many more things in the old house I want to use when we get time. I'm about to put some tongue and groove wainscoting in one of the bathrooms, and waiting for Luis to trim out the mirror with some chestnut trim. I'm really hoping to change out the white baseboards for the 8 inch chestnut baseboards, but only if I can talk Luis into it! There is a lot more work using old wood because it is usually not straight and fitting together odd pieces is a bit like a huge puzzle. It is always worth it in the end though.<br /><br />And did I mention that this was all free????!?!? I think I need to go on one of those penny pincher shows where people compete to do things with the least amount of money. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks so very much for stopping by!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'll be joining:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://chattychics.com/2012/02/14/need-inspiration-wild-wednesday-3/">Wild Wednesday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/">Wow Us Wednesdays</a><br /><a href="http://frommyfrontporchtoyours.blogspot.com/2012/02/treasure-hunt-thursday-44-highlights.html?spref=fb">Treasure Hunt Thursday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I<a href="http://atthepicketfence.com/">nspiration Friday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/">Home Sweet Home</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/">Vintage Inspiration Friday</a></div>

Old windows and architectural finds...

Hi everyone! I wanted to share some changes/additions I have made using some reclaimed items from my great grandfather's house... Just a...

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