Jason's Home Office/Guest Room

<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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExJ2633c4MCA7bAmLbi4s1MSrstqA2l-p9NRYWceCaN2o3eH5p7vkCLKjSnY8NxQqmQj9prHytC1HZKZn7BE8CknOsEekoHytI7kfIwgX4FDyd4qcZJh_BAFNy6EK3GU_Wvuqtc69sXsT/s1600/iBeforeAfterJasonsOffice1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExJ2633c4MCA7bAmLbi4s1MSrstqA2l-p9NRYWceCaN2o3eH5p7vkCLKjSnY8NxQqmQj9prHytC1HZKZn7BE8CknOsEekoHytI7kfIwgX4FDyd4qcZJh_BAFNy6EK3GU_Wvuqtc69sXsT/s1600/iBeforeAfterJasonsOffice1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Yikes! I am behind on lots of pictures. I still haven't shared these photos from my brother Jason's house. There was one room in this house that was a little bit tricky to figure out exactly how to make it function. He wanted to have a space for a really simple, basic home office (the main Dear Lillie office is separate) and although it didn't need to function as a true guest room it did need to have a mattress in here for guests (mainly me - haha!) He also didn't want to spend very much so we tried to be keep it simple and just kind of clean it up and make it seem a little more put together.<br /><br />The first thing we did was remove the saloon doors (much to the girls' dismay) and the shelves. Once that was done we started painting. This was the neopolitan room because the walls were pink, white and tan. It looked just like a scoop of neopolitan ice cream. We painted the trim and doors with the same paint we had on hand from the rest of the house. Then we used Kendall Charcoal for the walls. We painted our master bedroom in our townhouse that color almost 6 years ago and it's still one of my favorite colors.<br /><br />We found some inexpensive roman shades at Home Depot for the windows and painted his childhood desk (I'd still like to change out the knobs but have yet to convince him that's a necessary expense). My mom got a new rug for her guest room (I can't wait to photograph it next time I am up there. I didn't have time to during my last trip but it is beautiful!) and so we borrowed this one from her. We were hoping it would be perfect, but I'm not sure it looks or works quite like I thought it would so I am not sure we are going to keep it in here or not. And then we made <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/two-roads-handmade-oversized-wood-sign">this sign</a> for above the bed with one of my favorite Robert Frost quotes and made the shelves. And then pretty much just used some accessories we already had and purchased a few to fill in some of the empty spaces and that was about it! It was a relatively quick and inexpensive makeover which was nice!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/two-roads-handmade-oversized-wood-sign"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-HoUxq0ZT8-_TxLpK4P1oRodLu4hex0pdZsRCUO_jH-iUWg9xpZBoA4xq24mZzmfD3T0VolWSPuxAXB92gi96NXHBGMeb8BLF71IlKC5h_FN4ULkSfCPlUDJQqwdhawWYME2t-srQQoOd/s1600/iBeforeAfterjasonsoffice3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVxR1_HkHW-7MXWamVe_SW13g76iJZZKnt8B2ow9A-z5Ej6qs7wFYoKTr3PhU6m2ZFl-yB5Fhirn43B_jzpKB_3DTXHLjrfZp7swfGicXZwCksOEz76MhZ3BrPM1wrnDZUnW81O-99x2M/s1600/iBeforeAfterJasonsOffice4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVxR1_HkHW-7MXWamVe_SW13g76iJZZKnt8B2ow9A-z5Ej6qs7wFYoKTr3PhU6m2ZFl-yB5Fhirn43B_jzpKB_3DTXHLjrfZp7swfGicXZwCksOEz76MhZ3BrPM1wrnDZUnW81O-99x2M/s1600/iBeforeAfterJasonsOffice4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div>Source List:<br /><br />Wall Color: Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore<br />Trim Color: Simply White by Benjamin Moore<br />Desk: Has been Jason's since he was little, pretty sure it was passed on down from another family member, painted Revere Pewter (just because we had extra of that) and the knobs were spray painted.<br />Rug: Target<br />Roman Shades: Home Depot<br />Clock: Joss and Main<br />Chair: Target<br />Organization Caddy on Desk: HomeGoods<br />Metal Mail Organizer on Wall: HomeGoods<br />Pitcher on Desk:HomeGoods<br />Quilt on Bed: Have had for years and years. Would like to eventually replaced with something a little more masculine <br />Pillows on Daybed:<br />        Pom Pom Standard Shams: Ballard Design<br />        Striped Pillows: Target<br />        Solid Gray Squares and White Lumbar: HomeGoods<br /><a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/two-roads-handmade-oversized-wood-sign">Robert Frost Sign</a>: coming soon to Dear Lillie  (<a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/two-roads-handmade-oversized-wood-sign">here</a>)<br />Framed Basketball Pictures: passed down from our dad<br />Shelves: We made them. You can read more about them and find a link to a tutorial <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/some-progress-in-office-at-jasons-and.html">here</a>.<br />Items on Shelves:<br />       Black and White Striped Binders: Target<br />       Little Clock: TJMaxx<br />       Wire Basket: Target<br />       Metal Box: HomeGoods <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>       Magazine Holders: Target<br />       Little white vase: Ikea<br />       Basket - HomeGoods<br />       Poufs - Target<br /><br />I hope you all have a fabulous Thursday!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E7zPhQBtSz09SFTZhQf1sApq5CmA4yXkxx-qlmLbzEVIig4ywLBkdzQYUD2UT0muD2iwJwrTzFa4e05HvB6I9tY-ncmE8SV7gLdf7p7XbJexedYRhD_XSC1zYl8tSF2aBqKzmgxg1VQU/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E7zPhQBtSz09SFTZhQf1sApq5CmA4yXkxx-qlmLbzEVIig4ywLBkdzQYUD2UT0muD2iwJwrTzFa4e05HvB6I9tY-ncmE8SV7gLdf7p7XbJexedYRhD_XSC1zYl8tSF2aBqKzmgxg1VQU/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Jason's Home Office/Guest Room

Yikes! I am behind on lots of pictures. I still haven't shared these photos from my brother Jason's house. There was one room in thi...

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Some Progress in the Office at Jason's and a HomeGoods Pinterest Party

<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;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxsbnSJ7nWvzebH_uOqLbtuEZ_Lk9ByDroW7PwxehsMp9S8vkmR05-COwmxL4Pm-PvAlUw62gPElCP4aRU8bOzfWHqYv_NTv32sEwAQn4T3ndDGC2NIhEgpbY6ePNLR-ds_8Fc39pQzul/s1600/HG_DSC_1369.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxsbnSJ7nWvzebH_uOqLbtuEZ_Lk9ByDroW7PwxehsMp9S8vkmR05-COwmxL4Pm-PvAlUw62gPElCP4aRU8bOzfWHqYv_NTv32sEwAQn4T3ndDGC2NIhEgpbY6ePNLR-ds_8Fc39pQzul/s1600/HG_DSC_1369.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is this sort of extra little room at my brother, Jason's house that we decided would work as kind of a little home office for him (our real Dear Lillie office that he works from every day is literally just out the side door but we figured it would be nice to have a little spot right in the house too). First, we got rid of the shelves they had on the wall that didn't really work for us and then painted the walls Kendall Charcoal. Jon and I had that color in our master bedroom in our townhouse and I also loved how it looked. We painted his childhood desk and added the Joss and Main clock above it. We had tried it on the dining room but didn't love it there and like it so much better in here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On another wall we added these industrial looking shelves. I found a tutorial for them here on t<a href="http://7thhouseontheleft.com/2014/01/diy-restoration-hardware-inspired-shelving/#.U-MKDEjHeD7">his blog. </a>I love how they turned out but this is an older house with old walls and I am not entirely sure how well they are going to hold up and we may have to switch this up. Time will tell...</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/AVvXsEjN8MiwKA9m2FG8JNaV37DW0VK-ooQrdxQrOx3KaC5y8IEOHXTnUXq-763eza6ezrbOCGdNi9Bu-eS4W2uthgk_-f0a46byCKqDpfK-UWBlkwpL0Hw3X9C4xjGlj3Ttig4gwsjNh6L4oMDB/s1600/HG_DSC_1396.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8MiwKA9m2FG8JNaV37DW0VK-ooQrdxQrOx3KaC5y8IEOHXTnUXq-763eza6ezrbOCGdNi9Bu-eS4W2uthgk_-f0a46byCKqDpfK-UWBlkwpL0Hw3X9C4xjGlj3Ttig4gwsjNh6L4oMDB/s1600/HG_DSC_1396.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8yp0hMrujTiAUknJb0PQvm8O0MbiBogx81aCnY7SgIy8n3D0SgYVs8OMseLPJ5OoppSERgZ0yx5_aM4UEs03Lf1E4eJqeK-hD4W8PI-NR87huwl3qFBd4Nly88EWxGcfm9H-VKUvYxFf/s1600/HG_DSC_1365.jpg" width="640" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a before shot from that same angle: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_6uzcYT9TifO6kuHhlrop8CK7cE8lKInFf62m6oCt9bHNEeFq8zg16cGh7mq1zkorYDQF6IpfxNlaQtsydvYHaKmxhXcyPrLKN3_qIdQVglVy_8DxsvA5LeLL_ptXJcBIbrUtpOHN6Sy/s1600/kIMG_0644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_6uzcYT9TifO6kuHhlrop8CK7cE8lKInFf62m6oCt9bHNEeFq8zg16cGh7mq1zkorYDQF6IpfxNlaQtsydvYHaKmxhXcyPrLKN3_qIdQVglVy_8DxsvA5LeLL_ptXJcBIbrUtpOHN6Sy/s1600/kIMG_0644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, that is the tiniest closet ever! =)  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXwVtiH3Ap3qbYRpsUwODLWBmyYD0GsCnnl4mkX3uX7MR5bL1Gs4sy96D86eb391fM1v8_fPoVb2SBbxg6Djn1KhtvZKDqLf11IIq7UbIkNOTWocc_eE3QSWHQoJ_GWs2GWDbIbksK6hyphenhyphen/s1600/HG_DSC_1387.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoXwVtiH3Ap3qbYRpsUwODLWBmyYD0GsCnnl4mkX3uX7MR5bL1Gs4sy96D86eb391fM1v8_fPoVb2SBbxg6Djn1KhtvZKDqLf11IIq7UbIkNOTWocc_eE3QSWHQoJ_GWs2GWDbIbksK6hyphenhyphen/s1600/HG_DSC_1387.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTSsNvr9TcRc8oJs23_y9av0-YBkxuJ1UXY0prcKe9hJm-55cfI_hzwvmVEDPMek8qHURWwenc4JrOAienIMy5-I9eYuTsMDAt83BsVX-FOiNFlcXf9Vsv4Iw0UYxtni61pLX3vTpTiCn/s1600/HG_DSC_1378.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTSsNvr9TcRc8oJs23_y9av0-YBkxuJ1UXY0prcKe9hJm-55cfI_hzwvmVEDPMek8qHURWwenc4JrOAienIMy5-I9eYuTsMDAt83BsVX-FOiNFlcXf9Vsv4Iw0UYxtni61pLX3vTpTiCn/s1600/HG_DSC_1378.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We love this little caddy we found at HomeGoods.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEg7OSOf-ExgkcYve0tj6gI_vrE-DR4bpS8cTDJrubI74xXc4YmO_XPLKOWF_r18WBwiNwpWenqboCg94jzvX2i6y3pLDGTCdFo245yohlsISGhJwIwcxEC2gbSy8MwOta-l2Fv1si07FDeh/s1600/HG_DSC_1307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OSOf-ExgkcYve0tj6gI_vrE-DR4bpS8cTDJrubI74xXc4YmO_XPLKOWF_r18WBwiNwpWenqboCg94jzvX2i6y3pLDGTCdFo245yohlsISGhJwIwcxEC2gbSy8MwOta-l2Fv1si07FDeh/s1600/HG_DSC_1307.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DctdUIrQ0pGfkshdNr7T7h714SZeJ1Cub33nP9vfeQK47MN09YAvXslEiPxJrK2fROyccDUEaAmCUv4dG5d5makT5XLFBPVq_bgpdAthc8PMGviSHmGHt_C_nj8NnWPUpqW-UZ6X3j_B/s1600/HG_DSC_1321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2DctdUIrQ0pGfkshdNr7T7h714SZeJ1Cub33nP9vfeQK47MN09YAvXslEiPxJrK2fROyccDUEaAmCUv4dG5d5makT5XLFBPVq_bgpdAthc8PMGviSHmGHt_C_nj8NnWPUpqW-UZ6X3j_B/s1600/HG_DSC_1321.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmdccRA6rC0bgTPfpV7kYbFMoCtuJONPBodGGJAJ35hx1iaArWucJh4KskokhX3_vC_1v21Zn-5JrdH9DExwHaRPgRTr09HQJPnEnKZrjeTossWYN1vuFu3LNlLArSEUUZ3f4zwnsa7-v/s1600/HG_DSC_1327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmdccRA6rC0bgTPfpV7kYbFMoCtuJONPBodGGJAJ35hx1iaArWucJh4KskokhX3_vC_1v21Zn-5JrdH9DExwHaRPgRTr09HQJPnEnKZrjeTossWYN1vuFu3LNlLArSEUUZ3f4zwnsa7-v/s1600/HG_DSC_1327.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEhCANgB3m7C2So4xNvpK70VizmV5w4ARZQRKvmbl0CzAXuCLJIHviI-SeaPaEy8CDuWtQgrdnPLbNvRWB8qzXjMX2YLN8UTxAb6GamfeDh2YCcYpBszzxyMff46t78PXL6bpKgCn-qMotrm/s1600/eshelforg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCANgB3m7C2So4xNvpK70VizmV5w4ARZQRKvmbl0CzAXuCLJIHviI-SeaPaEy8CDuWtQgrdnPLbNvRWB8qzXjMX2YLN8UTxAb6GamfeDh2YCcYpBszzxyMff46t78PXL6bpKgCn-qMotrm/s1600/eshelforg.jpg" /></a></div><br />We are still waiting on the new coffee table to arrive but here's a little peek at some faux books we found at HomeGoods that are a fun little place to store remotes...well, I thought it was fun. Jason find it quite as funny when I forgot to tell him where I put them and he was looking everywhere and couldn't find the remotes. Haha! Whoops! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF7A05EWhVooUVghAKMfsSkar2x5cP-CHLtUhkbZiZTddnl7NGelWuOX4OpSwdpcT8AmkjCygnhusEV4DHjAefFoGi9295NALxEpWX7Vj-5KPebBtuz9F8dIiseHyhrnBeg050bUpv2pR/s1600/remote+storage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDF7A05EWhVooUVghAKMfsSkar2x5cP-CHLtUhkbZiZTddnl7NGelWuOX4OpSwdpcT8AmkjCygnhusEV4DHjAefFoGi9295NALxEpWX7Vj-5KPebBtuz9F8dIiseHyhrnBeg050bUpv2pR/s1600/remote+storage.jpg" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am also excited to be part of the first ever <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/homegoods/homegoods-pin-party-87/">HomeGoods Pinterest Party</a> today! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/homegoods/homegoods-pin-party-87/"><img alt="http://www.pinterest.com/homegoods/homegoods-pin-party-87/" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgas_wAp317WqKKn-FM3Ia1UQcXwZtq9AOKIyj2TGSa4RnaHX8gd8oHUF7lPDpnmPIejMAKYfqni5OmH7diPCrZNO5jBa17hkqKTP4grk66VPLXND0EcsmBnqxeXkQ9sqVjvEeDEGKvKeTv/s1600/aa9f811856d83d3ad7f3162242a2f8e8.jpg" width="380" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's one of the images I am sharing with these adorable little ginger ales I found at HomeGoods last week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcR7NEniOaqj7PtJljibresJ9WIwcPz1prSKcESA6EdXdZHqEQi_sX-NOcdLYLsP9RJydyKZbPgfQx9YdE99b0_EuYNBPV_4wN27ukczkiZ-gwO-Lhulm1JMPqxguIsVwigmeF41zbKEZ/s1600/HG_DSC_1259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcR7NEniOaqj7PtJljibresJ9WIwcPz1prSKcESA6EdXdZHqEQi_sX-NOcdLYLsP9RJydyKZbPgfQx9YdE99b0_EuYNBPV_4wN27ukczkiZ-gwO-Lhulm1JMPqxguIsVwigmeF41zbKEZ/s1600/HG_DSC_1259.jpg" width="436" /></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/AVvXsEjCOe27TnWfewQRpWwAsNzq1lI6JyNa1k2Ym0sqeNVkQJRYW8bz8htOzPT2s43nZQMjCCcJxq1BHGLLsL4QqtVEui2z4W8iOgRHawY9U-sIi_1MJzYei1_sHM6oR-yw5yLJAmkyTowkDYcI/s1600/HG_DSC_1283.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOe27TnWfewQRpWwAsNzq1lI6JyNa1k2Ym0sqeNVkQJRYW8bz8htOzPT2s43nZQMjCCcJxq1BHGLLsL4QqtVEui2z4W8iOgRHawY9U-sIi_1MJzYei1_sHM6oR-yw5yLJAmkyTowkDYcI/s1600/HG_DSC_1283.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it for today! I am hoping to get the office finished up really soon and then I will do a full post on that with more before and afters as well more info and a detailed source list. We just added a rug in there and have a little daybed on one side of the room that we are added some finishing touches to and then it should be finished. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24g6hE2oP-y0G7IZc6u4dBuzVeZj3IiI9y1rCBuoo_O2IW0quVXI2ThNvgOsPt-IRNyjrAOHSjZigkC_4NlzLgAwnjuZ-kmlFIlbAMQLYXBxqJXf31RmA_olf6ifCi_Jxcpzvdd6Lra81/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg24g6hE2oP-y0G7IZc6u4dBuzVeZj3IiI9y1rCBuoo_O2IW0quVXI2ThNvgOsPt-IRNyjrAOHSjZigkC_4NlzLgAwnjuZ-kmlFIlbAMQLYXBxqJXf31RmA_olf6ifCi_Jxcpzvdd6Lra81/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Some Progress in the Office at Jason's and a HomeGoods Pinterest Party

  There is this sort of extra little room at my brother, Jason's house that we decided would work as kind of a little home office for hi...

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GALLERY WALL REVEAL!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br><br />If you are like me, you have a long list of projects for your home.  However long your list is right now, I believe mine is longer.  LONG without much progress...  We just had our 2nd slab leak.  Caught it quickly and still ended up with 5 new holes in my newly painted walls and ceiling.  Luckily, we did NOT have the new hardwood floor installed when the 2nd leak hit. <br><br /><br><br />I did have to pull everything out of the hall closet - so now my living room is a jumbled mess once again.   I really feel the need to finish something.<br><br /><br><br />I have been collecting frames for a family gallery photo wall for some time, and have been working on it a little at a time.  Decided it was time to put them up on the wall so I could feel I had accomplished something! <br><br /><br><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGmG7X7MH-XeWWIzhsyhVVCnT4wnP-t3K_TREY1ug0CCc4TPE9UNs_e2lBwYZh7zfLuAhmgYo2BWpP6bUnksIqwymYIW3Vvjgo61mws2mMW_n2RyQLEvi9yA_WApJeel2sjmBneieM6g/s1600/IMG_2717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGmG7X7MH-XeWWIzhsyhVVCnT4wnP-t3K_TREY1ug0CCc4TPE9UNs_e2lBwYZh7zfLuAhmgYo2BWpP6bUnksIqwymYIW3Vvjgo61mws2mMW_n2RyQLEvi9yA_WApJeel2sjmBneieM6g/s1600/IMG_2717.JPG" width="640"></a></div><br />I feel immensely better.  What do you think?  A good start?<br><br /></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2014/06/gallery-wall-check.html#more">Read more »</a>

GALLERY WALL REVEAL!

If you are like me, you have a long list of projects for your home.  However long your list is right now, I believe mine is longer.  LONG wi...

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IN LOVE WITH GRAY

<div class="ClearBoth" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web Regular', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Helvetica Neue', 'BBAlpha Sans', 'S60 Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Welcome home.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG_bl3kAOiIU-DeaLfRH8P9megQ5o5cZQSUYr___UPhnYDgIZbBcGrXRPwuoMsP2BmHSE-G2TbklNGr1Zr40x3Pt6RB00ehiMbj6RDU7ZEImhKk9erX81VK8vOPbAiuRb887l4o8tielh/s1600/allthekingshouses+tumblr+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG_bl3kAOiIU-DeaLfRH8P9megQ5o5cZQSUYr___UPhnYDgIZbBcGrXRPwuoMsP2BmHSE-G2TbklNGr1Zr40x3Pt6RB00ehiMbj6RDU7ZEImhKk9erX81VK8vOPbAiuRb887l4o8tielh/s640/allthekingshouses+tumblr+com.jpg" width="506"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.allthekingshouses.tumblr.com/">via</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /><div class="ReadMsgSafetyBar TextSizeSmall t_sbgc t_amtc SafetyBarPri-medium" expands="expands" id="mpf0_safetyBar" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black; font-size: 12px; height: auto !important; line-height: 17px; margin: 20px 0px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">A few simple rules to choosing exterior paint color - </span></div><br /><div class="ReadMsgSafetyBar TextSizeSmall t_sbgc t_amtc SafetyBarPri-medium" expands="expands" id="mpf0_safetyBar" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: black; font-size: 12px; height: auto !important; line-height: 17px; margin: 20px 0px; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Consider the roof color when choosing your new color -  </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 20.98958396911621px;">Roof color should be darker than the house color -</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15.555556297302246px; line-height: 20.98958396911621px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Make the door stand out with a darker or bright color - Accent the trim and architecture of the house with a contrasting or complimenting color - take into consideration size as a dark color will make a small house look smaller.   </span></div></div><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/10/in-love-with-gray.html#more">Read more »</a>

IN LOVE WITH GRAY

Welcome home. via A few simple rules to choosing exterior paint color -  Consider the roof color when choosing your new color -   Roof color...

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MAKE ME LOVE MY HOME

<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">DESPERATE SEARCH...</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><br /><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGHzZMkVm1kMPP4Po65fR9VF47viB5qNlAVuv1jFfzNQ4HaYXU7b5CBT3ffO60ZnVoWzUHjl3y0z954rvAjm_Wnb4YOcH91_XVH1nKt23uxWZYp_JL6wNRp83istGpJItP7-gK9_v_UQB/s1600/photo%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" psa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNGHzZMkVm1kMPP4Po65fR9VF47viB5qNlAVuv1jFfzNQ4HaYXU7b5CBT3ffO60ZnVoWzUHjl3y0z954rvAjm_Wnb4YOcH91_XVH1nKt23uxWZYp_JL6wNRp83istGpJItP7-gK9_v_UQB/s640/photo%5B1%5D.JPG" width="426"></a></td></tr><br /><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bastille, Paris<br><br /><a href="http://www.yournestdesign.blogspot.com/">CBID Design</a></td></tr><br /></tbody></table><br /> <br><br />I recently joined the ranks of they who love Paris.  It was inevitable, really.  Everyone loves Paris.  I liked the people, too.  I like that they look you in the eye as you pass them on the street.  (Londoners are discreetly aloof.)  I like the wide boulevards and the Housmanian architecture, the elaborate monuments and expansive museums.  I love the mix of old and new.  It is beautiful, and fun - even in a wheelchair, in the freezing cold</span><br><br /><a href="http://yournestdesign.blogspot.com/2013/03/make-me-love-my-home.html#more">Read more »</a>

MAKE ME LOVE MY HOME

DESPERATE SEARCH...  The Bastille, Paris CBID Design   I recently joined the ranks of they who love Paris.  It was inevitable, really.  Ev...

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