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From White to Black

I am working on several projects simultaneously and right now none of those things are quite ready for the blog world.  So today, I put together a simple one just to stay in touch. I picked up this little wall cabinet last Saturday at a yard sale.  I really don't have a place in mind to use it but it was only a $1.  Need I say more? It is solid and didn't need any repairs.  Gee, how refreshing. A can of black satin spray paint was something I had, so why not.  The drawers are bin type and I needed to spray the sides too.  I decided to keep the insides white.  I know what it's like to find something in a purse with black lining which is what prompted that decision. There really was nothing wrong with the glass knobs on this piece but I thought I better change something else about it.  Besides, I already had this cute little clock knob and this seemed like a good place for it. Then there was a need for two more knobs .  Bless Hobby Lobby for 50% off their knobs and

A Home For The Soul

Several years ago I came across a book that talked about discovering symbols of the soul that are personal, that tell your story.  It described various ways to create a mandala of your dwelling using these symbols.  This resonated with me as I'm all about my dwelling and making it an extension of myself.  So, I copied several pages from this book and then returned it to the library or the friend that loaned it to me.  I don't have the title or the author either.  However, some of the pages I copied say A HOME FOR THE SOUL at the top.  There  is one page that has a copyright date of 1997.  I kept those pages for the longest time without ever creating the mandala.  I recently came across this file and I was propelled to assemble a mandala for my new home even though I don't have that home yet.  Or maybe I should say especially because I don't have that new home yet. This is the layout and can be created with objects, pictures, or anything meaningful to the creator.  T

A Mingling of Ideas

A couple of ideas floated to the top and merged recently when I happened upon some old boxes at a sale on a city parking lot.  I had been hoping to find something like these for awhile.  They had been gradually  jockeying for position on that mental shopping list. I knew it wouldn't be long before they appeared.  I picked up six for $2.  The  price may have been influenced by the 100 degree temperature and close to the same humidity level.  A large amount of "stuff" had been hauled from somewhere onto this lot and someone was going to have to put it all back if it didn't sell.  (Yes, of course, I bought a couple other things too...  later post.) I had also been scoping out ways to use my left over chalkboard paint. I had used a tiny bit to paint the writing surface of this desk so I had a lot left over. I also painted my very old almond colored refrigerator to bring it up to date with the rest of my appliances.  That worked out great.  I only had to paint the doo

You be the Judge

I received a phone call from an out-of-state friend tonight asking me if I had gotten the latest issue of House Beautiful.  This would be the one: Sept. 2010. She told me the pillow I blogged about some time ago was in this magazine. I had already been through the magazine at least twice and did not have a clue what she was referring to.  I was doubtful she did either but I took my magazine and started paging.  "Near the front, left hand corner of the page", she said.  Still not finding it.  So upstairs she goes to get her copy and give me the page number. No real page number but probably around page ll.  Telling me it was the Arhaus ad got me there.  Left hand corner...bottom of the page.  I had to admit there is a definite resemblence.   Maybe  not exactly but pretty darn close. You be the judge. You can read the entire blog here.