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Painting and Decorating

My plan for this summer (before I went back to school) was to do more blogging....that did not happen, because I have been painting and decorating and going to garage sales....and you name it....so here is a little bit of what has been going on in my world




This is the before picture of my living room. I just moved into this house last August and still need to paint the walls and get new drapes (or at least new valances)....








Painting the table black made such a transition from the country look...






Love the "Fern Green" paint I got for free, it really made a difference on this plant stand.



I have had this book case since 1998, I was ready for a change.



Much better, same "Fern Green" paint used on plant stand.



In addition to painting furniture, I have been decorating the walls. One of the projects was the cute idea that I found on someones blog site. I can't remember which one it was, but I liked the idea. If it is from your site and you are reading this, I apologize for not recognizing you, but yours looked so good, I thought I would try it.

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The Parrish Family said…
I LOVE the picture frames and your house is so adorable!
July 3, 2010 at 5:46 AM
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