Plant Infused Spaces.

<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-h_SWrtzHci4/U6H0E2nR7iI/AAAAAAAAKbs/JhP0BHHmYAU/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-12-7-39-48-AM4.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 12, 7 39 48 AM" border="0" height="770" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3q5TOip-04Y/U6H0GWUcnJI/AAAAAAAAKb0/nBRoocOXu_c/Photo-Jun-12-7-39-48-AM_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 12, 7 39 48 AM" width="604" /></a><br />I recently had to reluctantly embrace the sedentary lifestyle and I have somewhat been banished to my bedroom, well mostly my bed. Although I am not happy about not being able to freely roam and rearrange and lift as I please, this slow pace and rest is exactly what I need. Being stuck in bed for hours led me to thinking about what I would enjoy looking at being stuck in a recovery space for a period of time(much like I am now).  Plants immediately came to mind, hence the title of today's post. Unfortunately, my bedroom isn’t smothered in plant delight, but I do have a succulent in there. Here are some plant infused spaces I’m loving…<br /><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7te4CfcYUUw/U6H0HoExPBI/AAAAAAAAKb8/q6PHNESxsPo/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-18-11-46-57-AM4.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 18, 11 46 57 AM" border="0" height="688" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vQwv2oM-7bg/U6H0IjCc0II/AAAAAAAAKcE/vbe_yEgquDQ/Photo-Jun-18-11-46-57-AM_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 18, 11 46 57 AM" width="694" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CkA1NkgNQAg/U6H0J2ey6cI/AAAAAAAAKcM/BIxJZFXo0lE/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-12-8-06-35-AM4.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 12, 8 06 35 AM" border="0" height="754" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-aLCzBZu6YSc/U6H0LbOBkrI/AAAAAAAAKcU/JFAQImK7K_w/Photo-Jun-12-8-06-35-AM_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 12, 8 06 35 AM" width="604" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f6q48ue8Rdk/U6H0MVHdXFI/AAAAAAAAKcc/KLUazW8lV1E/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-12-7-40-24-AM5.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 12, 7 40 24 AM" border="0" height="874" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-fOWKtiWCGKA/U6H0NoeH7vI/AAAAAAAAKck/tW3bsMeK84A/Photo-Jun-12-7-40-24-AM_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 12, 7 40 24 AM" width="584" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-H1S84xksdck/U6H0Ow0M6JI/AAAAAAAAKcs/GFqzatqirAk/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-12-7-39-54-AM4.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 12, 7 39 54 AM" border="0" height="804" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mEpsU6Nx87M/U6H0QCjbA6I/AAAAAAAAKc0/XGDKzQZhD_Q/Photo-Jun-12-7-39-54-AM_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 12, 7 39 54 AM" width="604" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Nc896aIST7A/U6H0Ri_Ns9I/AAAAAAAAKc8/qw6Ra1RLMaU/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-12-7-40-20-AM5.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 12, 7 40 20 AM" border="0" height="777" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jpdLlicEXmI/U6H0Sm10Z4I/AAAAAAAAKdE/T2Hht1_g-x8/Photo-Jun-12-7-40-20-AM_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 12, 7 40 20 AM" width="584" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-tT6rDXdzA7w/U6H0TguUXaI/AAAAAAAAKdM/sNvGrlp55qQ/s1600-h/Photo-Jun-18-11-47-10-AM4.jpg"><img alt="Photo Jun 18, 11 47 10 AM" border="0" height="887" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-LZMpf0Qy5Es/U6H0U6BFOUI/AAAAAAAAKdU/FZqnpk8_7EE/Photo-Jun-18-11-47-10-AM_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Photo Jun 18, 11 47 10 AM" width="604" /></a><br /><div align="center">Plants are well known for their air purification qualities and I posted about their feng shui implications <a href="http://designaddictmom.blogspot.com/2013/01/feng-shui-your-life-review-series-plants.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #dd8484;">here</span></strong></a> last year.  For my living spaces, I gravitate towards sculptural plants like the mother in law tongue, the fiddle fig, the zzz plant, the bonsai. and of course succulents. However, on my screened in porch, I have a variety of plants. What’s your take on plant infused spaces? xx</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">{images via my tumblr}</span></div>

Plant Infused Spaces.

I recently had to reluctantly embrace the sedentary lifestyle and I have somewhat been banished to my bedroom, well mostly my bed. Although ...

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How I Care for My Fiddle Fig and Hello!

<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/AVvXsEjDG1CM-aec0reeva5sDv86jJ-f7F1nzIUw1Py1MTRKYgsK4WtH3WBXJ_e0UZpPvjeI-TDWlwugIXNuKh1i-GfW7wPDo2QlfxLCzF6KwMi5HD5x35SxayGEtgf0TriBpPWOc72iKnFK/s1600/fiddleleaf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDG1CM-aec0reeva5sDv86jJ-f7F1nzIUw1Py1MTRKYgsK4WtH3WBXJ_e0UZpPvjeI-TDWlwugIXNuKh1i-GfW7wPDo2QlfxLCzF6KwMi5HD5x35SxayGEtgf0TriBpPWOc72iKnFK/s1600/fiddleleaf.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSIUQzVc2m7WbjAKdtTjQvExPO3g9r_4lXJ6-62biFDWov5XYeWFs6e5kt5aMfNuyWhWhGPSnEoJnzffaT1nEXesdSSRuPrGW9VaSPU8EnAk61CuAhgPM_9LNT99i8I6l3-5fStCqizmV/s1600-h/013_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHZbbNIwZn3mRs_NpLW8xIh7ypwdlvtQfZiUDHF19ZnUANsLaaztlOjIWxCbw7YIMgW74uidKnCVG2Rr7BWCBGubkSmzuMMV06uFiaV6hyphenhyphenDpBB2OlU2b7O7rWoUDWMaSBsnRqWZn3T3JW/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="604" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since my last post, but, I am sure by now, you know that the hubby is home. In fact, he returned home the same day of my last post.</span>  <br /><br /><span style="background-color: yellow; color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="background-color: #ffc000; color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;">“Be present in all things and thankful for all things.”</span><br /><span style="background-color: #ffc000; color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;">~Maya Angelou</span><span style="color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #dd8484;"></span></span><br /><span style="background-color: #ffc000; color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-size: small;">The above quote by the late and amazingly wise Maya Angelou, sums up my current state of mind and being, and I am enjoying being in this state. With that said, though I haven’t been blogging, I’ve been quite the chatterbox on Instagram! I’ve posted different stages showing the growth of my fiddle fig which has amassed a number of admirers on there. Admirers who want to know what the heck I’m feeding this monster of a tree! So, I’m sharing how I care for my fiddle fig today. I invited Lea of <a href="http://www.leahartmanphotography.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Lea Hartman</strong> <strong>Photography</strong></a> to come by to capture it all for you! As usual, she did a fabulous job! </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhLTuPR-2lHzeTXRTY6j4X2XMlLR7vlIXraoBJc062DqxBruDtX3myR8HpV0xg4KcGD22P6C2dnrFPiUTwyQ0joj7L4A1AyVIUo1TdwvSxldH4aw5kL9jBbjnrhpasybp6H7IaTOZK5K8/s1600-h/003_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="the sunroom" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaclytenlzJ6MrdLwRg9Omwhsw7zJNj78lww4ZGImXAHyLOkeJHpuaKz1oZrPbZJuQ8N6sKSI26dacrhTI2cvgdgLPn54bcGgZOzmBSuy_LMYBNzVxNeGy1Ak_XgB7-vh9oFWM_L80L7w/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="604" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: small;">Well,  I believe the location/placement of your fiddle fig is probably the most important. In my case,  our fiddle fig is in the sunroom.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdHWwrolhc1KYjt0tldcmztEtWQTVwlzLLtJC0_G1nit4Cq5pBMmDMfTJSyoGE_Y1kHqPOpXDWK2JjO9BdUFhzlWMKJ6hXAMrw0WaQou__-lHFyffDcqkeubtow5s4q6kJxVS6Ja9GS8yD/s1600-h/006_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpNdsKemDAj8POfJaXf_p9j3YXCB4x8XmWHnxl2SgA8TqY0wtBKhnCZpoxBaCRlHYiUH5CtXF3QpWPW2PSPUM-TSjULxWhG_GKwLVvHoPo4COz6-Sb7IrVrgK0jI_bkU-L10jAg1X9zhz/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="700" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">The sunroom is East facing so the fiddle fig gets perfect natural light; morning sun and afternoon shade. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7iBhB7Wdg_RfjQWE7K8rVYP-INJUCT167vPxsINyTj82JTEuFOs77fHw_qwq4uEXWxL02spgG0gVFI0EMFyrtNEA_6Grg3Y0putytCiB_hZihXSboCJB_mVHKl1Jlm-Osn7gaNes8o_N/s1600-h/009_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9sBecM-jYDJEZHy2TuZAAWnNwacl9l8gRQvm7TA9U1K0FyCwTP36OZhuhQVbOENJpVw4mOw-zaFawQwD6IRq_3yfdB_cXOvqmi7mM6Hw-Y93KLYSLc9PIEiX10YIsSQtlfvkQJG9pqdQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="604" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;">Keeping your fiddle fig hydrated is very important.  It loves getting watered. I can usually tell that mine needs water if the leaves look a bit shriveled and dry. Also, I’ve recently rotated it as I noticed that the leaves tend to lean toward the light, and as a result it was growing in that leaning sort of way. Rotating it helps it maintain a rounded shape.</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzRyK7uq2WGZv6PQG2RZ8rxaEGMEBq2NuaxuSQKBqvTujHwi-sSgIAQs4nDPDAD5YqHO7S7CePsyP_iteBgm0xEcLiay1n5mCUYp6noY89k9umoYuntC6qStaWQWodjosOjlHR3UpcDtY/s1600-h/007_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJYlaWIKm9PwpVYbgZbXvx_YhfkZXq-a__Ww3Hd7Rcf_fE-uPNeywlTffJWjNDDHFwB-Rtm7lS7zafc4WxWfIgBKZBER03v_kbeK8vZSCffYfOvhbinXdu-Tk8JtE7Jg-dHK7fh1524pU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="700" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">pic shows new growth/leaf</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">I have repotted it at least once, and I know I will have to repot it again in a much bigger container to ensure enough room for its root system. Pruning it might have to occur too because at the rate at which it is growing, I am not sure if it will fit in that spot (unless pruned) for much longer…</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV9LEePBRbxIbHT5jKXtaW3l115Jksn41ccx-WrriYz0AwVlFap3cUyZ89t6wKN5ik7REWlw1Khmqr68WaxhCS2VMGq_RgoPq4Jgl7Gtnu0Nt9uQFGQvBy3XkpQD1d7GrzERpPX98_wwU/s1600-h/Photo%252520May%25252030%25252C%25252010%25252026%25252008%252520AM%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnmEdPELSZQIrcDhL3i9mzytuw8Qn3WjNOSZmAKUL0Amz70fl43XgtvjOeVHHvwc9bo6JwsH-XqZOvlS2I0Kr44IYhPu68DYpgn9guAmpjqhanD-EvxySof7SO0hSOhG0YqbwzjNQo4cy/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="700" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;">And that’s how I care for my fiddle fig. If you have a Home Depot in your area, they may have them there. That’s where I purchased mine. Now, you might be wondering about the sunroom, well, it’s left mostly undecorated as it is the boys’ stomping ground; well the entire house is.</span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJtrEzChOh6mRHHCK-lmbwPSDcwsP2Svz-HE1t1vqCJarmF1eRID1isG6PgL8DzslJx6x_Sw7YTBpCmmZ_zMyjrN-AY6H9D6v5jMYx56ucKa5TYOIs576fFtIlyubg9XD4IZ8tIxbXBiLl/s1600-h/002_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMfy9wpPA8dfqjatJJ7eS3VVGz8b9jlo6-M1PqbY4EQBJlrfaunRm3rG5qvtN8CqIwPrUoq48etLgALlBpitNkxccdhN-kcFRk6SbXgkne5fd0j7yRuNailCqJWlQcFrgGihBAW01Pq-Z/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="tips for maintaining fiddle leaf fig" width="604" /></a></div><div align="center">We aren’t a formal household, but one could say that this is our informal space. I removed the coffee table and freed up the space in the middle. Better for the boys too.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbujXUPnd9DG_5SR_eTJu8rzlxAIkWjWBrHtpByyZI6wXmObNqCXzOc152ONH3vynuRpNm8uNLbJ00LjW2fLUeZmsEEhrZzWHcVbemgd5VS4Wf7mBGXdVFczeH6rtIdu9BrmD2ZBXnCxDF/s1600-h/012_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="exotic rug and mushroom ottoman" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQ1DZJgTsw0_FDeza_plpRSu20cwsF7VwVgh6Vm4Y4ocU-5wTiJR8hPtmi69JtPa6a6KO0-NxqhO1j41T183tBcnY81YI-uEkjdrF1RI8mB_ArPoaElBSdgwnS5Fp2Cuv3TkpckfOKpW7/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="exotic rug and mushroom ottoman" width="604" /></a></div><div align="center">This mushroom stool was in Ian’s nursery, but I stole it and it’s perfect for resting things aka magazines on. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHUWi982ZGNrGW-HoYt7EmKlqD9NBUIrnOpjtIMrK4EMuxy34dG-JX9RQPXRtJav2TzCkb9tWD0hf9445xwFY9qpIc_n4kuN6r7MSpNq4mEWj8IM_5hXxJn7rCF_WDfd1YRXe-Ocm0laSx/s1600-h/010_blake.sunroom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="sunroom" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRnPkiOwMQjiVwzQVoSZ7JsqAML-Wmmjhdqck0p14HIWwu_SjIRIF7sqyBMj-w0m-rkYJSEsByCc8PJwMxLIq_B8AmJ5KODpZuKA9hY54AbkvJgzc7nDwoAR20LZiGWc_4TZMGwA3CTsg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="exotic rug and mushroom ottoman" width="700" /></a></div><div align="center">I enjoy sitting in this chair! In fact, I am usually fighting the boys off of it because they love it too!  Happy Sunday everyone. xx</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">images© </span><a href="http://www.leahartmanphotography.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lea Hartman</span></a></div>

How I Care for My Fiddle Fig and Hello!

Hi everyone! It’s been awhile since my last post, but, I am sure by now, you know that the hubby is home. In fact, he returned home the same...

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Guest Bedroom Facelift and Some Other Stuff…

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpDssZ_ho-1SPulzPr5DJGHMEV2QqZrxUgT0-Amo9CQf1FWLmhYhUDNn2D6sxBQRpY1kXikp-2fdzT5BHag9xK-HmEytjos0FcqOFCgbbC-ITHcLmPagjA5qLVJr1miC7cCUvUQMs-WFra/s1600-h/001_blake_guest%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover decor diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaC-Wd1qDQ7dpsA_Z96CGYB0Dj1XbjQWlzfzW0abGUXm67LBgsfV2P5OWMR21uIzo1AYSYLvN-CnSVzVHjgvr9etl02DiNPOo-OHQQ7h46Hx6fxDkPOWg8_NQFYP-s9vgL1RyULHP-xt2s/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="604" /></a><br />Good morning everyone! If we are friends on Instagram, you know that I’ve been working on a few mini projects and wanted to complete them before the hubby returned home. I had only 2 weeks to complete them. Above is the guest bedroom. I painted the bed head wall Benjamin Moore Soot. I also repainted the BM Revere Pewter that was on the other walls to BM White Dove.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweyTxeq7FR84XZ9hx1MpTVS5CRByLmeX8CJ73tamWbK7StGABjhQiM-PGVDkvndtixubStWIFF33apc9YN36VG2e8b6JyQtGvTmGhub21E2MHOu4jAZ4ob_Y0G3b5AOWNWrWPiesBR6cm/s1600-h/Photo%252520Apr%25252005%25252C%25252011%25252023%25252016%252520AM%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design diy" border="0" height="671" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44kjgRZiJB2m2RaWVdwK62wGmc7A5M2cGAolaw75CxscZtwOAtCZsdwyFCB3vanDAxzjrfo61M9NEUKTu9-lg1AuRE6h73kXvGGxbJ7uAy506hEC2hKPEvGb24RN6gvld0xk8FM6vLE66/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="504" /></a><br />Unfortunately, I was using this room as my “catch all” space. I am not a fan of folding laundry and usually would fold only the boys’ clothes and leave everything else! Yikes!  Anyway, I buckled down and tackled the space.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLcqToyfjqjJZkY2KkcI2Dyzws9KpXzb6A9kaSqwljAmXs_6Nfq6jRl1SICvvLINHzqpSXIwrCD-lNEIfhUYOBd1kpSkHsd2uHZfI7xKMHC18BP3K1ZK1rj7fShijKZWrQsoPIY1bUp5C/s1600-h/002_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnJ5ZqGiAKC6QjPAiB4j0UDd7_R8zK662f3L9HPt1iKhFTvqcNXqUHsnxICLNyu928bHVZmXi4xx-AhqulHhdjZNOPljsu_VczSsW4KecTBQah5329BnvW-Q7k2_KNBrvU8mPXOBt1SOXv/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="604" /></a><br /><div align="center">After painting the space, I had the fan replaced with this Sputnik look a like light fixture that I purchased from Lowes. Love it! The curtains were already in place.</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKW94ecDqObAoz4sRxRaD2iJfx5IODbP0JOSjZkS82lYreku2OVR3utjC3WLCi9h5n075goSNuSu66Zf9R0oYrMeS1nbgwcNTLS1dt0rWIkR3Mtf9kk7wu-aunNXZPI8LygzWvDP3P_Uvx/s1600-h/005_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMp8agAgsz-r9zMqE-5DkjhIbKACG-pT7QK_QutjPssZPgoOEFGCEuT29_AtA98X_P6Ghyphenhyphen1IxntMbVsyct7cxLqmtk25WZ2HmkyjRIIXFY02MBd5jcGTIMIXVnR5KrPHwK5NBdHgTLmWJ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="604" /></a></div>I am waiting on a pair of swing arm lamps for the space, but I borrowed this one from my bedroom for the shoot.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL0Vj2gGCpD-qL8oTTANXTT11QRHwcILcfrIHh8G3PXfiXTBeW65yu5BdxUxLM1EvXXOnhXlvFG6KBgzHTqBYfxSkb4xTDTtbubA56zm8RQ-9DFCrWQq5t3mwYtKV9ra0acZ3GDPjyhU_R/s1600-h/003_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RjPG792SvvNQDjdlU045jl1WlvRpbUd7Gyxe92jwZl4aZKlKY-Fy1z5SS_fsbUsatp2ZGmnCVhO9gsxsh4vWctin2xwWn37UO0i_XlrtGd50NKwlu3aLuVJIWFdcTyJaPhE44dRx-zm6/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="604" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oAjblVxXcWlNv8gelJ2j-ZLKiT5doeXvW0f43kN9CEbgA73SeHbUzRvHGeVq0usxbLH5T8K5s74q6TObtu42k1PPD8V9okpoYhNFt9206v3gSx8BXgNSK30rOLozdOCyzOkmKiIZMsnR/s1600-h/010_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQmJ8lN5FHBLOaKUXksj4ucudYZBxnYMjhHbjQdo7oyy8Oham3BnU8Fd4UgZUU1Z1fpaJenoky66K3a4Fh7I8FFvgew79Td7KKgR6VmLDdWT2i1F82K78yiV22ZsWEU8EwPIXU7YnGlez/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="694" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyj9kBKABV4DIAaBJe_nTRZiqhhXFSbVjWM01MT5TXLDwfpfW117M6LipthXWykZry2CPv2V9qL-vNltuEdM8AQ_d3Kay86K_pqhbTZCQhosCLQNmeY9H1uu6KHSlSXXedB-0bes_daXBR/s1600-h/009_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIfJ939r4aq2VZQGlgQrobPxHivKina0OZ96tb6w50ytj-Lj9FkrZy_NpPx8s1SNcJCqvibs6sEC6rNMh5GrG-Svnn13r8IkI-wc0J02UqKGHoK0nv5RCBzd5X9lDP-mlXqrJsRz6r5GO/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="604" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFYL2neRv33Z7ymKLC9muPNSS0QMaH4S10uQMLgXSxdDsY-809lKs8IZc9bGZUVEKER49SVxZGzkrSnVYBgD1K2SzrlNc5IolcOrtx3dWyNLNH6iCtxdNBuOT-09br4uE2r-N7f48JV7t/s1600-h/004_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginYVEqvHv9EjNxXYvY3-PVkbwMzA7m2kClqQWVPnMZK1e4vf0ly86dNsDpRGPqqu2MlXiurCtzivbgzeIrlCrMjLuMdNsYV68d1AuBjn0eCKNtAF7xQfteF9qCfBl36rr70k4-tLLL0Ei/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="694" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAADMAN6sswUyAWYnz3ocf3pRaINXG1HSpSidJELJh-kNx6032ToiXjab7Ws27iouGBoUJq-1xfnQBLzgaGUTNDXznWb2A4oeu_NOuF-xFdrQHjm6QvlmSnl136QyfwMOcKRKhal4zbZE/s1600-h/008_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAy387KbasaKeVjE2Q1w7c1xdWEferVkgPCq9Uu0TSyDx8ECweNIXKs-04sI6RZ3Qs210EQoJjLLvuVNvu865RH-VOpampL2yqLQ025afSs-f3l4wvagKe4_ZfsZd3H7-KdUSHlfp7MZIB/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="700" /></a><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-dhSrkWq-kXY/U1j87qk4ylI/AAAAAAAAKUk/7hd9bn_ALao/s1600-h/007_blake_guest%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" height="404" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-cQSjcgBxyHc/U1j88hB7ZZI/AAAAAAAAKUs/qPC9WSc3r-A/007_blake_guest_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="guest bedroom makeover" width="604" /></a><br />There are still art pieces missing from the walls because I hate to make holes on freshly painted walls. Dada will do that when he gets home-reaaally soon!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRy3eXGfFlVaCV9p-zDv1E4fUeBNysYJXxe5mYJ8FPCPb3kjO47TBbchiIAAahlchC5gaqnCgm8dPydcqjy-D3177kv0OhQwzUoZ8sutJ0QkgmvnYlJd2mju2UPlHl-9YM8bJUGTs/s1600/beforeandafter+guest+bedroom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="design makeover diy" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRy3eXGfFlVaCV9p-zDv1E4fUeBNysYJXxe5mYJ8FPCPb3kjO47TBbchiIAAahlchC5gaqnCgm8dPydcqjy-D3177kv0OhQwzUoZ8sutJ0QkgmvnYlJd2mju2UPlHl-9YM8bJUGTs/s1600/beforeandafter+guest+bedroom.jpg" title="guest bedroom makeover" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">one more look at the before and after. </div><div align="center"><span style="color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;">In Other Areas</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #dd8484; font-size: x-large;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iEcCYuCYxaf6MRjKPjwWj57mASX8MDt0fUY-67Ir6FF91vGOvZcZhUBPDN1SC6SIkWR8uc1DJGUvpviQtROvSE0qKRYM1xbeoJcueAQCwiVTDNM00g0fUFJa0GR-N0MQMs9ewF9zK8OS/s1600-h/001_blake_comode%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="makeover with wallpaper diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTla-2hWm3VqBCdm35UVaPxcKz7JdjqClX5BU0EiCEbNErlCGqcDdrKXYpGxxH9DTad8m7a2tv2smqoVWFmyoTKmgbmUdzizYLsudqEOSFBqeOj2VFFhNC5XkZ6L9KuIVWoOSUrjskyuoY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="makeover with wallpaper" width="604" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yQoggsdBgFI6HL_MNngR78ljVeGIdJ_aPYbdRhaYOhBhNpBotobuTwonTyPyp9mrnuWQJqGQJ4_Edbfzwr1gxUKAQBjGh_RMv8W0PNsOSV63-H3Wugb6FLFgg0bUckG_fEF8aCocZceR/s1600-h/003_blake_comode%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="makeover with wallpaper diy" border="0" height="874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxnyBsCxvqU61gU17zaMpfNqCwVdMBJww3AojBwn1KN1hXhKffUeR9DUP-zMKaAqm0rRDxtSqTyBq6ktDkEdAt3EfErcoLs4TlE61t4637VlGgNZnUy22Dj9CjALYrlRt9PxOMOi2mUjp/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="makeover with wallpaper" width="584" /></a><br /><div align="center">I papered the commode area of the Master Bath.  I originally intended to use a thrifted light, but used this very modern one that I had purchased from DWR when we first moved into this house. I totally forgot that I had it! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2lY74IWnM3RQiABh3ShKd-xbEwNO85moJR59dIWpOOp8Tlx54QcDtmsuhUSPTTFaMJXEbtkeymgZkJuC6j3Bav1WPzCFcSG-2ye_zonoaBOjBw8RjqEyWsQG5xGmTfCp5SSGbqV9bAeZ/s1600-h/002_blake_foyer%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="paint diy" border="0" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZoATJGdxRAUEO5mtik_lPIGD1aEYHin3oKyjPODeEfeEWg-lXiE-sj-yITFZI7gZ0ANNC6nXfngkXgppUC8mgJ7zud58aBnN9Zo-l38-VGbwo0ocONTcLCllqxPjTTTxpgF_yr0FcHvF/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="fresh paint to brighten the foyer" width="700" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoKrwcLFVsite7OQ6XxfF3JR99_PkW5TzRqq34dFXtc_AypydjajO39OTZSd0-4USnXCditARHGs9D0GoNgWaAV2nrKjoGsLqA9Bo2LPygYclHv4YpueN525rTqQ2sj4CSsJAKyMRjySP/s1600-h/001_blake_foyer%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="paint diy" border="0" height="904" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqlutQbo9yeJ4Cwv9Z4l1Lth8bMiYKZzejp3mOVc68GkbtC8xtwxyjsfxO4GzcFkXxpsLt6_0vmNzjSBu2kcIFHV44P3qRIrmssV6wV3XNUOrWwiCZXwvr40JkBqd-LkzpYyk9j4_ev7Y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="fresh paint to brighten the foyer" width="604" /></a><br />The foyer also got repainted. Benjamin Moore White Dove is on the walls, and door is painted Benjamin Moore Symphony Blue.  Big thanks to Lea of <a href="http://www.leahartmanphotography.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Lea Hartman Photography</strong></a><strong>,</strong> the magic worker for capturing the spaces. I am off to go shopping at Victoria Secret<img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-JqjFOcRKDhI/U1j9G40nCII/AAAAAAAAKV0/CQx7x7CnT5k/wlEmoticon-smile%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />. Have a lovely day everyone! xx<br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">images©</span><a href="http://www.leahartmanphotography.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">leahartmanphotography</span></a>

Guest Bedroom Facelift and Some Other Stuff…

Good morning everyone! If we are friends on Instagram, you know that I’ve been working on a few mini projects and wanted to complete them be...

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