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<pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;">OR JUST CEILINGS, TODAY...</pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocR4J9qOVbZ7XifsCNQl7ClJbhJOyKsmmktjDdUEjQ8VkDu8Sg-5neiMwzVTiiEpRjfLmGbuoy5LmgN7o251mtEy8CVuVEdr0A0WMap1Tr6RhR5MBOMPevS1rxcY67I_WooywlkK5shaR/s1600/elegant-living-room-leather-sofa++homedit+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocR4J9qOVbZ7XifsCNQl7ClJbhJOyKsmmktjDdUEjQ8VkDu8Sg-5neiMwzVTiiEpRjfLmGbuoy5LmgN7o251mtEy8CVuVEdr0A0WMap1Tr6RhR5MBOMPevS1rxcY67I_WooywlkK5shaR/s1600/elegant-living-room-leather-sofa++homedit+com.jpg" width="640"></a></div><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;">so, maybe not all at once, but in trying to plan ahead on the blog, I decided to talk about the 6 walls of your home - counting floor and ceiling, of course - at least a couple of times a month....</pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;">Don't you love walking into a beautiful room, taking in all the fabrics, the paint, the furniture, the lighting, the flooring, and then looking up and seeing more beauty?  </pre><br /><pre style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.299999237060547px; white-space: normal;"></pre><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/02/windows-walls-ceilings-and-floors.html#more">Read more »</a>

WINDOWS, WALLS, CEILINGS AND FLOORS.....

OR JUST CEILINGS, TODAY... so, maybe not all at once, but in trying to plan ahead on the blog, I decided to talk about the 6 walls of your h...

<div style="text-align: center;">Hey there!  Did everyone have a nice  weekend?  Our weather was gorgeous so we worked on outside projects like  pulling weeds and gardening.  I added some lavender to our herb garden  and after pulling weeds, discovered that our asparagus is coming up!   This is our first year with asparagus, so we are very excited!  Especially my youngest!<br />It is in his garden bed along with strawberries that he picked out.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've  also started planning how I'm going to decorate our side porch this  year.  I've ordered some fabrics, added a bistro table and worked on  this super fun row of hooks, made from vintage faucets.  After seeing a  similar version in a gardening catalog, I decided to make my own with  things I already had.  The only thing I paid for was 4 cans of spray  paint and a dowel rod.  Here's a peek at it on our side porch.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeY6AT2KsuDJkcT8MyUx8oda5WbAkP9NmUNQaW-pSBshiqXBINLYuPVlU2z1BADp5u4qi2066GmITZ1Aq3LgAbJ159cyxKjLbUeLlq_nfoh0eAWli3d2vQlOXnIMgh0X3M7cEvV7f5bE/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeY6AT2KsuDJkcT8MyUx8oda5WbAkP9NmUNQaW-pSBshiqXBINLYuPVlU2z1BADp5u4qi2066GmITZ1Aq3LgAbJ159cyxKjLbUeLlq_nfoh0eAWli3d2vQlOXnIMgh0X3M7cEvV7f5bE/s640/013.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77nuZW2UHrojgWdi94Wi8MPgkvSXkB5nxpoDX5yF2-llAIdOj-khCLcaErHET9MpPeCo1YdJImK-BJFELVBfQ01ExZYSEmtD5BaDMj0jRrueZ3klxcAUrOyO0P86DkH5dXx26eRJrPj0/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77nuZW2UHrojgWdi94Wi8MPgkvSXkB5nxpoDX5yF2-llAIdOj-khCLcaErHET9MpPeCo1YdJImK-BJFELVBfQ01ExZYSEmtD5BaDMj0jRrueZ3klxcAUrOyO0P86DkH5dXx26eRJrPj0/s640/022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I'd post a tutorial for it in case anyone wanted to try making their own.  All you need is a few old faucet handles, spray paint, a piece of rustic wood, screws, rubber gaskets and a 5/8 inch dowel rod.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpbt4dYAPkogb7867vINsSI2lxVfPWDBWTSaIO1AL_x2COTTnvvLsC8dYE7AMYSBvzDduQ3rLNupADpckWxk0pquiTPR_RtgcJd0jFg74jGwr3TloHQcBcnf4TI8kCKgBocgyrlhJ8Pk/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhpbt4dYAPkogb7867vINsSI2lxVfPWDBWTSaIO1AL_x2COTTnvvLsC8dYE7AMYSBvzDduQ3rLNupADpckWxk0pquiTPR_RtgcJd0jFg74jGwr3TloHQcBcnf4TI8kCKgBocgyrlhJ8Pk/s640/015.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7SOt3ZZO0rTjPKN2cX1gVhecxOzuaQ_JsaTcKYhtLi78xxt03Vs89LqvUl8_P4gXFwzdCPUToSGWgqEaFGnYCPTk25xQ87vv7HanGq5I__cLGNy569ovtwK8Ov9QiVDBaorjbP92tC4/s1600/017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7SOt3ZZO0rTjPKN2cX1gVhecxOzuaQ_JsaTcKYhtLi78xxt03Vs89LqvUl8_P4gXFwzdCPUToSGWgqEaFGnYCPTk25xQ87vv7HanGq5I__cLGNy569ovtwK8Ov9QiVDBaorjbP92tC4/s640/017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> You can find old faucet handles at flea markets, junk piles, or metal scrap yards.  Just give them a good scrub with a wire brush. <br /><br />First thing I did was get all my pieces spray painted.  The dowel I painted oil rubbed bronze, because that's what I had on hand.  Then I spray painted the faucet handles various colors.  After everything dried, I cut the dowel into five 4 inch pieces.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswikyenlzE1OCFgIihJO8Gtn0qjyIXF_vm6BMYPt_aI0GKAP7fA-8LnB3YzCuEcQoAZcVqfqo-ReF8m_DFkwol3890unBcgYlkfjcZDzEFkAkxxIK-F-MFeaujWIpEh1qiiGoYO1u8xM/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswikyenlzE1OCFgIihJO8Gtn0qjyIXF_vm6BMYPt_aI0GKAP7fA-8LnB3YzCuEcQoAZcVqfqo-ReF8m_DFkwol3890unBcgYlkfjcZDzEFkAkxxIK-F-MFeaujWIpEh1qiiGoYO1u8xM/s640/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I used a piece of reclaimed walnut for the back.  After sanding and sealing, I drilled 5 holes all the way through it, also with a 5/8 inch drill bit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_DZAOT-FRpzv6eW8dNTxc_tSQ12xlpt-xxRFuJCK66U5OoFo5t-VkveMPgoctAkTDh36HcwwKj-x-fXOG0otCMyhBnkyabIXMCLydncqPcQmV3Q39d9zNM8sn_lR1ITt4potHpwRRTU/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_DZAOT-FRpzv6eW8dNTxc_tSQ12xlpt-xxRFuJCK66U5OoFo5t-VkveMPgoctAkTDh36HcwwKj-x-fXOG0otCMyhBnkyabIXMCLydncqPcQmV3Q39d9zNM8sn_lR1ITt4potHpwRRTU/s640/004.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Next, I hammered the cut pieces of dowel rod into each hole, all the way through until flush with the back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy6W8u4uwGKZqYb_ZJX9P7NUGSTRfKQuMesiABFqqLCZllCdtq60-1DoGB4LaCmzCwzSkaAXtGeIunzzO6pRWLpY2xpti9Sna0hPCZJq6Xnjyhq0CKzjl9hQMSnRl8773EBttGgRBf7U/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy6W8u4uwGKZqYb_ZJX9P7NUGSTRfKQuMesiABFqqLCZllCdtq60-1DoGB4LaCmzCwzSkaAXtGeIunzzO6pRWLpY2xpti9Sna0hPCZJq6Xnjyhq0CKzjl9hQMSnRl8773EBttGgRBf7U/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>These are what the faucet handles will attach to.  Next, pre-drill a hold for your screw.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHglXoo2pNgAiqJUPe-Az4wqrdYILC9fAXkJP-lm93LSRW3fh9dNdl5pK5mzPW-uy3aDvVz-VmzOR2Msn0ct3OYTtJX1w4WxPyo4eEP3WBbw5T2smCdMF9t8Ze-iy5_OWR2bxw6Bn4z_A/s1600/007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHglXoo2pNgAiqJUPe-Az4wqrdYILC9fAXkJP-lm93LSRW3fh9dNdl5pK5mzPW-uy3aDvVz-VmzOR2Msn0ct3OYTtJX1w4WxPyo4eEP3WBbw5T2smCdMF9t8Ze-iy5_OWR2bxw6Bn4z_A/s640/007.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Then take your black rubber gasket and slide it over the dowel until it is securely at the base of the dowel.  These are purely for decorative purposes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIywRD967XNdZRCeh_wyd3IINbDVU-TQYIoxZjbDz3guuPcVncqqVB0ko-tDxX71ZkNLVBEwy1u_Yx1crTXYZzV2lkTD6CVxlJTgnOO3L9fDCfg4B4v3FjGdv9WAvAXe_DF3oe2v3Zns/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIywRD967XNdZRCeh_wyd3IINbDVU-TQYIoxZjbDz3guuPcVncqqVB0ko-tDxX71ZkNLVBEwy1u_Yx1crTXYZzV2lkTD6CVxlJTgnOO3L9fDCfg4B4v3FjGdv9WAvAXe_DF3oe2v3Zns/s640/010.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take your completely dry faucet handle and thread a 1 1/2 inch screw and washer through the top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYay7D_T60aft7WFQ84o44p-IlhjtY-ma6bcN7AWCovOG8_x8Hr4crdBM55wQrYN6mQSYjcpA22g1NkBTp5uhQas2Q-m71nnrkleDrBEbOQGkNh73-FyaashuNkGUfXtJnMsIKbvN3wQ/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYay7D_T60aft7WFQ84o44p-IlhjtY-ma6bcN7AWCovOG8_x8Hr4crdBM55wQrYN6mQSYjcpA22g1NkBTp5uhQas2Q-m71nnrkleDrBEbOQGkNh73-FyaashuNkGUfXtJnMsIKbvN3wQ/s640/008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Repeat with your remaining faucet handles.  I took a little spray paint and touched up each one of the screw heads so they better blended in with the faucet handle.  I also distressed the handles with sandpaper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-96L807KOKDo2cj_5PdsmAwdoeaUgGhPMYerFupCPCpAasqK5LnHDo4ABYMh6lmDNM12eweXHcmn8H89CNjyxHuGdKd0pKcrCfHrcDVue4vjya0PYRZ-UX7IlFHsb9ZRsvPatrRvUUp8/s1600/018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-96L807KOKDo2cj_5PdsmAwdoeaUgGhPMYerFupCPCpAasqK5LnHDo4ABYMh6lmDNM12eweXHcmn8H89CNjyxHuGdKd0pKcrCfHrcDVue4vjya0PYRZ-UX7IlFHsb9ZRsvPatrRvUUp8/s640/018.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the letters on a couple of the handles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyeYrncNU2EDLPSThyphenhyphenPgd-cPryuJHWhhtCTbHIyFwAWG2f8VEczKVE-WSxSk5i1FBb6LEiz3T7zlPRhnejuFJ_TQ8Y7HvSMm-iQZfE-0oQ830UK6AebUK1FMJXc6_Nir4Gdb_q7KR_iE/s1600/012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyeYrncNU2EDLPSThyphenhyphenPgd-cPryuJHWhhtCTbHIyFwAWG2f8VEczKVE-WSxSk5i1FBb6LEiz3T7zlPRhnejuFJ_TQ8Y7HvSMm-iQZfE-0oQ830UK6AebUK1FMJXc6_Nir4Gdb_q7KR_iE/s640/012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the way it turned out.  It is the perfect thing to hold towels this summer that my kids use for swimming, instead of dropping them on the porch into a pile.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And my gardening tools will also look lovely there.  Then I can just grab them on my way out the door to work in the garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6VtfhkI47xUY8_7yr8qkkDFuNAu3-XUuOt5Z3csfrg0hh2n4Dd1AoFA_G91Rtje2w_6Ieyo7qZ8GQT4yX8fPRxtafzCZtj8WWg7TUmr8QvtMuoei6ikKy8LlSbPq1xPagsW6YvoRNXk/s1600/022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6VtfhkI47xUY8_7yr8qkkDFuNAu3-XUuOt5Z3csfrg0hh2n4Dd1AoFA_G91Rtje2w_6Ieyo7qZ8GQT4yX8fPRxtafzCZtj8WWg7TUmr8QvtMuoei6ikKy8LlSbPq1xPagsW6YvoRNXk/s640/022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>What do you think?  I love the little bit of cheerful color it adds to the side porch.  I attached it to the house with a couple of large screws.  I hope my instructions aren't confusing.  As always, if you have questions, please don't hesitate to email me!<br /><br />Stay tuned for the rest of the porch update for Spring/Summer!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1869187902"></span><span id="goog_1869187903"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="goog_1869187893"></span><span id="goog_1869187894"></span></div>

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