tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908780359774497302024-03-06T01:46:40.733-06:00~*yOuNiQuE 727~*Fabulous ~ Funky ~ Fun ~ Furniture~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-56190730440436243242013-03-09T23:42:00.000-06:002013-03-09T23:42:07.333-06:00As we all know, life can bring us happiness, sadness, challenges and,of course, happiness. Since the start of my business, back in 2009, I have faced every one of these facets of life. One thing I have learned from it all is to never give up.<br />
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For the many of you that have been with me from the beginning, you know the challenges I have faced with my husband suffering a severe stroke. Although I questioned how I could continue my business after my husband came home and the 24/7 care I would have to give him, I have done it.....this has all been done with the grace of God. He has given me the strength, the will, the faith and everything I need to continue doing what I love.<br />
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For the past 2 weeks, my wonderful dad, has been in the hospital with an abdominal aeurotic aneurysm. It has taken a toll on me, physically,mentally and emotionally. I have not been able to work as I've been at the hospital with him almost every day. But today, our God answered our prayers and my dad was released from the hospital. Again, another small challenge to deal with but God walked beside me through it all.<br />
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Here it is almost 2 years later and my business is now taking a bigger step. We are moving into a beautiful shop in Tomball Texas....it is a shop named "Birds of A Feather Antiques, Vintage and More". This shop is quaint, friendly and has a welcome feel immediately when you walk into the door.<br />
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I will continue to custom paint furniture for my clients but will be expanding my line to home decor, jewelery, a paint line and perhaps even vintage clothing. <br />
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Please stop by and visit us in Tomball, Tx.....there are several other dealers in this store as well.<br />
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Remember, when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. Never give up and know that God is with you ALWAYS.....<br />
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~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-70547977703036920792012-02-01T22:13:00.000-06:002012-02-01T22:13:33.091-06:00My Life/Work Since April 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9WRe168pNMqQIeOG1c8NAgneBb05NzG-PZZ4Ki64cHF3A2Vd-S2uTWmJT4458eEa1wRHKJH-1UgWSUb3aVdnFBmp_l2NAlHYJt3yNcrlTj6E1bx8Oh67sDx0NRzqe8c4fcqL4Q8QR6Q/s1600/Jody+&+Norma+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9WRe168pNMqQIeOG1c8NAgneBb05NzG-PZZ4Ki64cHF3A2Vd-S2uTWmJT4458eEa1wRHKJH-1UgWSUb3aVdnFBmp_l2NAlHYJt3yNcrlTj6E1bx8Oh67sDx0NRzqe8c4fcqL4Q8QR6Q/s320/Jody+&+Norma+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I can't believe its been 9 months since I have blogged about my business or my life. Last year, specifically on April 5, 2011, my husband suffered a severe stroke. I will remember that day the rest of my life. It was a Tuesday morning and my husband didn't feel well. I made a dr. appt. for him and we were scheduled to be there at 3:00 p.m. At about noon, I noticed his eyes were going back and forth and I knew something was wrong. I decided to take him to the emergency room. When we arrived there, my husband could no longer walk and I had to get a wheelchair to take him in; he was taken into triage; I told the nurse he had experienced a stroke the prior year and also advised her of his other health issues, diabetes and high blood pressure. He was taken to the back and we waited 12 hours before any tests were administered....this was NOT a county hospital; it was a well known hospital and my husband had excellent insurance (Blue Cross/Blue Shield). Needless to say, my husband had suffered a severe stroke. This entire previous year, since April, 2011 has been a challenge for him. He not only is now confined to a wheelchair and completely paralyzed on the right side, unable to communicate clearly but recently had his right leg amputated due to an infection (he is a diabetic). </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was pretty from the very beginning, just needed a little added love to make it gorgeous. Of course, when I brought this home, my little granddaughter, Samantha, wanted it. But I explained to her that someone else would probably get more use out of it than she would. If you all only knew the toys, and craft items this little girl has.....omg. She will probably take after me when she grows up as she loves to paint, is very creative and always looking for things to repurpose. Anyway, so she was o.k. after I told her it was going to be up for sale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, within a couple of hours of posting this pretty carriage, it was claimed. A lovely lady by the name of Melanie, of RENDERING BY MELANIE, bought it. Turns out that she is a photographer ~ how perfect was this? She wasn't sure what color she wanted it refinished but she knew she wanted the carriage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I went and bought the paint color that Melanie picked ~ it was Bison Brown by Behr and I went with the satin finish. So, I took the carriage completely apart, primed it and started the painting ~ after a few coats of this bison brown on the body of the carriage ~ I was in love with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find things all the time but unfortunately I have a difficult time keeping them for myself. Now that I'm selling home decor, in addition, to furniture, I want to sell that too ~ I guess I want to share these beautiful items with everyone as I feel I can always find something else ~ am I crazy or what?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvMSM911Osd6Ax3UPpiCuNtnIEtpY9JjR92VeutFJkcUq4SjfSbQA6cICeSgusHdk5DlIgVUmm0l12csooBEWEKl1iL914x4gYhhzlZpqPcyKjDhG3COxnC0AK4-rrDoq7hBd7wcDLZU/s1600/shabby+buffet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvMSM911Osd6Ax3UPpiCuNtnIEtpY9JjR92VeutFJkcUq4SjfSbQA6cICeSgusHdk5DlIgVUmm0l12csooBEWEKl1iL914x4gYhhzlZpqPcyKjDhG3COxnC0AK4-rrDoq7hBd7wcDLZU/s1600/shabby+buffet.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pictures I am posting are from a wonderful blogger named "Miss Mustard Seed" ~ she is the most creative person I've ever known. She can do it all ~ paint, sew, use power tools and is a very nice person too. She has so many ideas in her head I wonder if she ever sleeps.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Like many of you, I have always loved the shabby chic look ~ have had a few pieces here and there but never went completely shabby chic. Well, this year its going to be ALL SHABBY CHIC.....you would think with me painting all the time that it would be easy to transform my entire home to shabby chic but it isn't so. My home is very traditional with dark wood; I love it but I really want the shabby chic look now.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9x-bGKzGj5tYeoKZDhoD8RUYiNo6uR-k99UInEyB7ee3B2piWOnCt9OOK5BivxH2U_mq4nKiCz-yPeF3KqQXsfIyvIkscFnnVXo4zZjwbkTzVd8R5dWfxrSMEstv1ORAfbWujQqQ0VtA/s1600/My+Home+%257E+Shabby+Chic+To+Be+%257E+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9x-bGKzGj5tYeoKZDhoD8RUYiNo6uR-k99UInEyB7ee3B2piWOnCt9OOK5BivxH2U_mq4nKiCz-yPeF3KqQXsfIyvIkscFnnVXo4zZjwbkTzVd8R5dWfxrSMEstv1ORAfbWujQqQ0VtA/s320/My+Home+%257E+Shabby+Chic+To+Be+%257E+001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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If you ever talk to your landscaper he will tell you that he too doesn't have to landscape his own yard as he's too busy doing everyone else's yards.......I think this applies to many other occupations also....maybe I'm wrong but I've heard this more than once. <br />
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I've always felt that the shabby chic look is so warm and inviting ~ don't get me wrong, I love the traditional look as it tends to look very elegant and warm also but I've decided its time to make a change to reflect my passion which is refinishing and painting furniture, shabby chic style.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The good thing about all this is it shouldn't take too much time to transform my old furniture (excluding my couch, its leather and probably will just be covered) as my sprayer does wonders......yeaaahhhh. I have things put away now, like shutters, old windows, antique pics. but just haven't put them to use ~ but...give me a few months and I will share my transformations with you. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I come from a very big family ~ a total of 7 of us. We are 5 girls (including myself) and 2 boys.....my sisters and I are very, very close. Our entire family is very close knit. I have two sisters in particular that are always willing to help when I need them. My sister Nel, who loves to paint ~ was here this weekend and I had her sand all my pieces. Although she would prefer to paint, I have decided to take that responsibility myself as it is my business and I've learned a lesson regarding this ~ so, enough said on that ~ I DO ALL THE PAINTING.......LOL</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuHZpVbA2qZkwvRx8FV2MB0WPlt75UOmbZ1O7dpTpsd0_XNaSP-H5v8hv3QBoLR0DaVcYmlPz3JIPRaM10lpngiWZ1xOhHtZM42lHtO0MnES1bmu6RuomV6AqXMNJi6sZcyeDuDcO9Uo/s1600/chocolat+day+spa+081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuHZpVbA2qZkwvRx8FV2MB0WPlt75UOmbZ1O7dpTpsd0_XNaSP-H5v8hv3QBoLR0DaVcYmlPz3JIPRaM10lpngiWZ1xOhHtZM42lHtO0MnES1bmu6RuomV6AqXMNJi6sZcyeDuDcO9Uo/s320/chocolat+day+spa+081.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I have another sister, Terri ~ she has a full time job but doesn't work very far from my home. If I'm running low on paint, I'll call her and ask her to pick up a gallon for me. This keeps me from having to stop working. She is such a joy to be around ~ very funny and happy all the time. She just came by last night and we had a grand time ~ yes, we went to dinner and spent some quality time together.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGv-QGMVGrSpDJAODXOwviOaD_MfIqeDGU6b-xGljp5A1zCsERE1jeBp0YfhIO1hXARRzi-H5FV-G6yn_FMbSpuYGpkdD26mSqN_PzAut5PVdhiNPU1Bd2Jl36B8HIbsO_vP5yL1qBgXg/s1600/Mirrors+and+French+Tables+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGv-QGMVGrSpDJAODXOwviOaD_MfIqeDGU6b-xGljp5A1zCsERE1jeBp0YfhIO1hXARRzi-H5FV-G6yn_FMbSpuYGpkdD26mSqN_PzAut5PVdhiNPU1Bd2Jl36B8HIbsO_vP5yL1qBgXg/s320/Mirrors+and+French+Tables+009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My son, Freddy.....where do I begin with my praise for him? I have been stranded on the other side of town and there comes my son to fix my tire.....then when the transmission went out on my GMC, there comes my son again. He loaded up my GMC onto his trailer and took it to the shop himself so I wouldn't have to pay a wrecker ~ ALWAYS there for me. He also has picked up furniture for me and other things that I have <strike>needed </strike>wanted. He is one strong young man and the most wonderful son any mom could have.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjJKhqacPa9iQeKcfgFcWi3lcjAOEytY7zIB7T0JX2AQphgFwq_RazPx8Dyn9aMQjPuiY5aHbjE1x7HDzXLy99ZzBF7rRvImMr4e7YPwOhPCLi-My4lIXegWEpbTZ6ItcmY4WD1HK724/s1600/+%252815%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSjJKhqacPa9iQeKcfgFcWi3lcjAOEytY7zIB7T0JX2AQphgFwq_RazPx8Dyn9aMQjPuiY5aHbjE1x7HDzXLy99ZzBF7rRvImMr4e7YPwOhPCLi-My4lIXegWEpbTZ6ItcmY4WD1HK724/s1600/+%252815%2529.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> This is my husband, Jody ~ he NEVER tells me no. I tell him I want to buy a new sprayer....o.k.; I want to buy 5 new pieces of furniture.....o.k.; I want to ........o.k. He does what he can for me, when he can. He had a stroke in May of 2009 and he is still trying to recover from that. He has a difficult time speaking, walking and much less helping me load or unload furniture. I try not to ask him to move furniture for me as I know its a very big challenge for him ~ but he's always there to support anything I want to do. He was recently in the hospital 11/22 - 11/27 ~ yes, we spent Thanksgiving in the hospital ~ we will never forget this year....lol. He is now recovering from this hospital stay. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> Somehow I really enjoy coming into my kitchen now ~ the hard work paid off. I had always wanted white cabinets but since my backsplash was more of a tan/tan color, I decided to go with this color on my cabinets ~ I think they came out pretty nice. AND I know have crystal knobs on each one of them.<br />
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</div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-35896430836134921852010-09-27T21:51:00.000-05:002010-09-27T21:51:09.268-05:00Plants, Post Office, Wall Makeover & Younique727 Will Now Be In The Heights ~<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In our business, we all know that we are constantly on the go. Today was no exception ~ my day started at 5:30 a.m. ~ made breakfast for my hubby and I and he was out the door at 6:30 a.m.....then I have to decide where do I start........I had jewelery pieces to ship out, pieces of furniture to finish, new pieces to pick up, a wall makeover to get done and I REALLY want to pick up some flowers, plants for my garden (they're 70% off right now ~ I ♥ that!). So, I get all the jewelery wrapped up and ready to go......and my first stop........70% OFF ~ yes, I better stop now because this sale may end and we can't have that...</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-76298129634589125912010-09-24T09:59:00.000-05:002010-09-24T09:59:58.336-05:00Life, Daughters & Furniture<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">In life we all have many experiences ~ good, bad, happy, sad and of course, painful. I recently had some issues with my daughter ~ this has not been the first time. My problems with her go way back ~ she had been on drugs since the age of 13 ~ she then had her first child at age 20. Of course, she could not take care of this baby, so I took the baby at 1 yr.old ~ my daughter would be gone for months and months ~ I wouldn't hear from her nor did I know where she was. But I figured it was her choice ~ I had my granddaughter, Alexis and I knew that Alexis was fine. Melissa's behavior was out of control all the time ~ drugs, alcohol and who knows what else. Four years later, she became pregant again, this time I ended up with the baby at the age of 6 weeks ~ again, taking care of her as if she was my own child. Six months later, my daughter decides she wants to go to Rehab for help. Fine ~ of course, this is not free ~ so, here I go again. Paying money, making sure she had all her toiletries and whatever she needed while she was in there. In the meantime, I still have both of my granddaughters to take care of and working full time. I actually owned and ran a small boutique selling clothing, jewelery, accessories and home decor. My business was going very well but then it got to be too much for me to handle having two small children to take care of. I ended up selling my business, which made me very sad. She wrecked three of my vehicles through the years and has made me spend thousands and thousands of dollars on so many things in life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3FhYH2LsSMhI0tam4dBnTxhIH-tKvmLDMxZ3AkK4imUXU8EmYdjCtflNd6NN3aP01UWS-QXehnvzZdaruOJR-KuPIIgDG8Kk_4gi26OEpv-6Qrw3KlYsXrrvzmQPcs8zpyu2MHmfXO4/s1600/Labor+Day+BBQ+and+Pink+Pieces+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD3FhYH2LsSMhI0tam4dBnTxhIH-tKvmLDMxZ3AkK4imUXU8EmYdjCtflNd6NN3aP01UWS-QXehnvzZdaruOJR-KuPIIgDG8Kk_4gi26OEpv-6Qrw3KlYsXrrvzmQPcs8zpyu2MHmfXO4/s200/Labor+Day+BBQ+and+Pink+Pieces+034.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I felt as if my business was down the drain at this point ~ who in the world would want to do business with someone who has these kind of issues going on? But guess what? I found out that I have the most wonderful fans/friends out there. The outpour of support, encouragement and love I received was unbelievable. I know now that life will go on and my business will continue as usual. My daughter, who is now 32 yrs. old, must now learn how to take care of herself and her children. I no longer want this responsibility and I refuse to feel guilty about it. I feel as I've done more than I really needed to, as a grandparent. This is my other granddaughter, Samantha, now 8 (in the middle)</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to all my facebook friends/fans for your words of encouragement. I couldn't have made it without you. I love you guys and hope to meet each and everyone of you one day.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-203469449011174402010-09-19T21:18:00.000-05:002010-09-19T21:18:06.892-05:00Mirror ~ Mirror On The Wall<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have never really been a big fan of "mirrors" ~ maybe because they show us things we don't want to see sometimes......wrinkles, frowns, gray hairs, etc. ~ but on the other hand, we need them to make sure we also can look beautiful, happy and vibrant ♥ A couple of months ago, I started looking for mirrors to buy; but not the usual <strike>ugly</strike> everyday ones we see at Hobby Lobby and Michaels. You know what I mean? I remember my mom having this big, ornate mirror in her living room, about 15 yrs ago ~ it was made of durable plastic but it looked gorgeous. Those are the types of mirrors I look for now ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnzADaYnIABtOUH42RmNb6WHLyyds7uaPZ_i3xw9iNnhi8RyPMF4qP8XnVV5bVGSDIPlvpc6lM-8Eqb9vxsO4hoLEUYvHCzbrB7szh1VnR-HELR8T7q6EaVMBocDMjFR-bAKBkXD6H1k/s1600/Cabinets,+Mirrors+and+Buffet+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnzADaYnIABtOUH42RmNb6WHLyyds7uaPZ_i3xw9iNnhi8RyPMF4qP8XnVV5bVGSDIPlvpc6lM-8Eqb9vxsO4hoLEUYvHCzbrB7szh1VnR-HELR8T7q6EaVMBocDMjFR-bAKBkXD6H1k/s320/Cabinets,+Mirrors+and+Buffet+013.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Thanks for stopping by and may God Bless You ♥</div><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" />~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-67432140844689966422010-09-17T10:47:00.000-05:002010-09-17T10:47:15.765-05:00My Birthday Celebration<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A few weeks back I had blogged about how stressed I was because my house was in such chaos ~ I had been so busy with painting, refinishing, looking for items, etc. that I could not keep up with my home. Well, my birthday came around (9/2) and I decided to start a new year with a clean slate......yes, on my birthday I spend the day doing this:</div><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My dining room had been turned into a painting area as it has been TOO HOT to paint outside ~ so the dining room table was no longer here, instead here is what I had:</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">My family room didn't look quite as bad ~ well, I had to try to keep at least one room clutter free and paint can free.....lol. Although you can see I had a desk waiting to be claimed and a little end table (these have since been sold since these pics. were taken.).....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzamc8jE949NZcfWqo9OEV-jpCzmLkkAI8UgsA1CRPvJUmK5nrUHbL3KpQ34zZQIBHmR22AcfxBxfoQz4H1STitYoYlRVqEdVb9MIL9LAeYFWHybjj7URGOCe9KzRMPL7Y7Fq5nwCjhM/s1600/9-2-10+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzamc8jE949NZcfWqo9OEV-jpCzmLkkAI8UgsA1CRPvJUmK5nrUHbL3KpQ34zZQIBHmR22AcfxBxfoQz4H1STitYoYlRVqEdVb9MIL9LAeYFWHybjj7URGOCe9KzRMPL7Y7Fq5nwCjhM/s320/9-2-10+004.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, on top of trying to keep up with all this, I had this SMART idea to start repainting my kitchen cabinets ~ yeppers, they have looked this horrible for over 7 years now and I decided to start painting them NOW......what am I thinking, right? Here is what they looked like before;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is what they will eventually all look like ~ I'm not finished yet ~ its a work in progress:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the end of a tiring but much accomplished day ~ all is fine at younique727 ~</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day ♥</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" /></div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-54954742676501182322010-09-06T21:18:00.000-05:002010-09-06T21:18:29.211-05:00My Kitchen Cabinets ~ Yuk<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have been doing alot of work in my dining room lately ~ not the remodeling type though, its been all the painting. These days have been so hot that the furniture painting has come inside. Not the sanding part, of course, all that continues to be done outside and it is HOTTTT....like really HOTTT. O.K., so as if I don't have enough to do with all the makeovers and new pieces coming in, I decided to tackle a project that has been on my mind for 7 years already.......what? Yes, 7 years......I bought this home 7 years ago, brand new and I just loved it ~ but you know how it goes, after a few years, you wish you would have picked a different flooring, different paint, another floor plan, and of course, different kitchen cabinets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE0IeuPpzMxC849Gwf_PzevRq_wOIwzNFYtg4s4otkidGvCYdzD6ZYfytADrdKxcLXZo_Y_zywMcNx91mMy4g4-uvK90e0lJTDOKcp7plpJWaz02EJxxxp5L6WNLvqx8QPJvY812HH-o/s1600/Kitchen+Cabinets+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJE0IeuPpzMxC849Gwf_PzevRq_wOIwzNFYtg4s4otkidGvCYdzD6ZYfytADrdKxcLXZo_Y_zywMcNx91mMy4g4-uvK90e0lJTDOKcp7plpJWaz02EJxxxp5L6WNLvqx8QPJvY812HH-o/s320/Kitchen+Cabinets+003.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sr-PiKY9D-qJx4gjPsRYSiIzQMCMJB4FxKgyJr0WcEz86AwW97DysINnfrDgYeeJ4HiPHqgDXuP-NmDdYSTaMP5Cdg-S-Pdk6qWMmvgODuQ3fLtdU2CdHzYpiroT00YI6vOERYHRxeo/s1600/Kitchen+Cabinets+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sr-PiKY9D-qJx4gjPsRYSiIzQMCMJB4FxKgyJr0WcEz86AwW97DysINnfrDgYeeJ4HiPHqgDXuP-NmDdYSTaMP5Cdg-S-Pdk6qWMmvgODuQ3fLtdU2CdHzYpiroT00YI6vOERYHRxeo/s320/Kitchen+Cabinets+004.JPG" /></a></div>Here is a picture of what they look like ~ you know the color, usual oak colored. I have not liked these cabinets for quite some time but hadn't really thought about painting them myself until NOW......I thought<br />
well, if I can paint and glaze furniture, why can't I do that to my kitchen cabinets.......so, I started with one. I'm not brave enough to tackle the entire kitchen at once and I figured, if I don't like what I did, I'll hire someone to FIX MY MISTAKE......but guess what, they are turning out beautiful. Here is only one picture of what they will look like. I have been working on these for 3 days now......but not consistently, just when I have time. I'm half way done and should be done in about 5 more days ~ if I tackled it everyday, I would have them finished by now ~ but have other projects to do ~ so, you know what I mean.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeUMGehnfCVFSlfzUlGCya4-x9YK_YYyEhjmS986sV3e5MUzlmMxhQ0jGK5UQ1_pIO7JBH5PmFoSU8inEq0REdmbuL4nGK8RKo8Uin0BURWqQdp5ZDPy8FXyH3Irk_tHaP9zyhzKgfFI/s1600/Kitchen+Cabinets+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeUMGehnfCVFSlfzUlGCya4-x9YK_YYyEhjmS986sV3e5MUzlmMxhQ0jGK5UQ1_pIO7JBH5PmFoSU8inEq0REdmbuL4nGK8RKo8Uin0BURWqQdp5ZDPy8FXyH3Irk_tHaP9zyhzKgfFI/s320/Kitchen+Cabinets+005.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since taking THIS picture, I went back, re-painted and glazed them again. I decided not to distress them afterall and they now look lighter. I will post the final pictures as soon as the project is completely done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the mean time, I'm loving my new cabinets already ~ they look so much prettier and my kitchen looks bigger. Again, amazing what a little paint and glazing can do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by and May God Bless You♥</div><img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" />~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-90130585133259417332010-09-01T22:40:00.000-05:002010-09-01T22:40:18.702-05:00Its All About Furniture and NOW Jewelery and Home Decor Too♥<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A few years ago I had a small boutique selling women's fashion jewelery, accessories and home decor. I really loved the business and enjoyed every aspect of this business, unfortunately, I had to sell my business and take care of personal family matters. Ever since then, I have still ♥ jewelery ~ well, since I am now creating beautiful pieces of furniture, I thought to myself, why not sell jewelery too? </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I know that women will always buy jewelery, it may be for everyday use or for just a special occassion. Accessories are what make a woman's outfit ~ from casual jeans and t-shirt to an elegant little black dress ~ we must always ACCESSORIZE ♥</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, here are a few pictures of items that I am now selling through my facebook page (younique727) and my website. Its only been available for two days now and the orders are coming in like "hot cakes".......I knew I couldn't go wrong with jewelery ~</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNcddmPEAfkcX4HWUkPoW2ttO19P4D_EiJUYgRarsfax-1lpMWk2nqHjdd02iwcQMJ7hDGvFsC-vPaA13KzUeTeCC2tlsQG7skq5BLjpLnQt5SXIFj-uP8doiSmDlBAIaeKz9E4iwCAM/s1600/Jewelery+~+New+Arrival+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPNcddmPEAfkcX4HWUkPoW2ttO19P4D_EiJUYgRarsfax-1lpMWk2nqHjdd02iwcQMJ7hDGvFsC-vPaA13KzUeTeCC2tlsQG7skq5BLjpLnQt5SXIFj-uP8doiSmDlBAIaeKz9E4iwCAM/s320/Jewelery+~+New+Arrival+005.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Another item added to my inventory now is going to be home decor ~ yes mam, we know that not only do we want to look beautiful but our homes must look beautiful too. So, in addition to the furniture line I originally started with, I have added home decor ~ some of it will be items that I'm making, others will be things that I pick up on my daily runs all over the world.....well, not literally, but it sure feels like it at the end of my day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRE-2NgmFI7lMx5IJd3HT8Rckm5yxiXBPt7lVcCMVm9iSCAha2OUVrAfkGz5X7UBx3lFxuMxUpkvWKl4ianub39rJj6cQYW48O9G17WM-3sKvt97oHW6hSEWmHVO3XKLWOsoes0f-pqo/s1600/Home+Decor+and+jewelery+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRE-2NgmFI7lMx5IJd3HT8Rckm5yxiXBPt7lVcCMVm9iSCAha2OUVrAfkGz5X7UBx3lFxuMxUpkvWKl4ianub39rJj6cQYW48O9G17WM-3sKvt97oHW6hSEWmHVO3XKLWOsoes0f-pqo/s320/Home+Decor+and+jewelery+001.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">So, things should be getting even more <strike>crazy </strike>busy with the additional lines that I plan on carrying but what the heck ~ it makes my days FLY and I still love what I do.......my husband says we will need to start converting our garage into a "real shop" or move to a bigger house......hhhmmmm; I don't know which one is the smarter thing to do but for now, its all about beautiful furniture, beautiful jewelery and beautiful and fun home decor ♥</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Once you develop this <strike>crazy</strike> passion for painting, creating, designing furniture ~ you totally lose sight of everything else ~ well, at least I have. I am one of these people that HAS to have a very neat, clean, tidy home ~ NO MORE ~ that is the least of my concerns now....am I insane? Does anyone else out there have this problem?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2zUFkcTQqs-IH6nAig7UTcz19lAOZ-1TKuiBj7B4udCzzQpBGLXyP42EjRhn6oSMDLMqIlFWj3c98bte_YWKURSI_dXpSmHZ-4vNW54UrY3GhmdNvl54pqrOj5cNKmPZjkFkWfRatqo/s1600/Eden+and+Eve+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2zUFkcTQqs-IH6nAig7UTcz19lAOZ-1TKuiBj7B4udCzzQpBGLXyP42EjRhn6oSMDLMqIlFWj3c98bte_YWKURSI_dXpSmHZ-4vNW54UrY3GhmdNvl54pqrOj5cNKmPZjkFkWfRatqo/s320/Eden+and+Eve+002.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I make sure I clean the bathrooms and try to do laundry but it usually stacks up (and its only my husband and I)......I don't cook very often as it takes too much time, so I eat sandwiches or my husband will cook. And on that note, thank God my husband is not one to complain about anything ~ he helps me as best as he can but not the way I would do things.....you all know what I mean, right? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ2gwngTyW_8Hy6ppmp0EsjN-XzCCZsQkoXZa2DwB4OoY9oeCZxF0p8y249xXF1gbpzZ0ltl_NJb85vK56QlCHRJLxZvf5AHRgLzC6PDsL5UuvolcPOyRiNNdD2M6zeVBStBWe-7UlMk/s1600/Eden+and+Eve+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZ2gwngTyW_8Hy6ppmp0EsjN-XzCCZsQkoXZa2DwB4OoY9oeCZxF0p8y249xXF1gbpzZ0ltl_NJb85vK56QlCHRJLxZvf5AHRgLzC6PDsL5UuvolcPOyRiNNdD2M6zeVBStBWe-7UlMk/s320/Eden+and+Eve+005.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pieces that I'm posting right now are ALL in my office and in my dining room ~ I'm too tired to take more pictures of all the paint cans, the brushes, etc.....actually too embarrassed to show you...lol.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to have to hire a maid or slow down on painting ~ I wish I could do it all and do it PERFECT but I can't......so, for now I choose to refinish and paint the very best I can and my house is being so totally neglected.....I'm sorry little house.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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With this in mind ~ we have been taking little weekend trips, going out in the evening to listen to jazz music, having steak dinners, and just enjoying our "alone time" again.<br />
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We danced, I ran into some old friends ~ and I realized that it was possible to have fun and create beautiful furniture at the same time ~ I say this because for those of you that know ~ it is very time consuming and can get very tiring. Looking for the right pieces to buy, going to auctions, garage sales, checking out craigslist......its alot of work......but guess what. After this great evening, I got up the next day (Friday morning) and was refreshed and ready to paint and paint some more.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is just another little table I created recently ~ been really busy lately and I'll post other items this week......enjoy life, my friends!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wlSpRoUMyQr5AU6Ch5SQh-KcevwTEfZ8TyDIDobiEf97o21DNvuoUUbpOOBFsl5HuL5ZA642sHL0as-vgghTM0OcoOz3nMOV3rckN0tAysd0QvODQJ2hE746vb5kFgDsyunhJTSRGTQ/s1600/Desks,+Accent+Table+026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6wlSpRoUMyQr5AU6Ch5SQh-KcevwTEfZ8TyDIDobiEf97o21DNvuoUUbpOOBFsl5HuL5ZA642sHL0as-vgghTM0OcoOz3nMOV3rckN0tAysd0QvODQJ2hE746vb5kFgDsyunhJTSRGTQ/s320/Desks,+Accent+Table+026.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" />~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-82383969520682890642010-08-18T22:42:00.000-05:002010-08-18T22:42:24.182-05:00Our Weekend Getaway and Antiques<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRreulgVUKg9QHnrnt5Ec1Pmy-PFpfzUB5YHJNWiUWa43a3AeYIggrGQ4T7zEcLLl2LOnEkUGax2kTxkhTrME2mSa7lQkSsTZaW_KseVpa5MwdhoojZj53ZZEwNoWzHeuQX_8pTas-VE/s1600/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRreulgVUKg9QHnrnt5Ec1Pmy-PFpfzUB5YHJNWiUWa43a3AeYIggrGQ4T7zEcLLl2LOnEkUGax2kTxkhTrME2mSa7lQkSsTZaW_KseVpa5MwdhoojZj53ZZEwNoWzHeuQX_8pTas-VE/s320/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+001.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Last week I mentioned to my husband that I wanted to just "get away for the weekend" ~ it didn't have to be out of the country or a big extravagant trip, just a little trip to the country would be wonderful. We decided to drive towards a small town of Navasota, Tx ~ this is actually where my husbands grandparents grew up and there are a few antique shops there. Before we got there though, we stopped at this country restaurant ~ on the outside there were some "folks" just sitting under a tree enjoying the fresh cool breeze.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little place was very, very different and unusual ~ it has been there since the early 1900's ~ the pieces of furniture and different items throughout this place were unbelievable. I didn't want to take too many pictures as I didn't know if they would mind or not. This picture above is my husband with his new best friend......lol.</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/AVvXsEjGJcwKs4-8-z0LQaIPek6EnqcuMHftewOctlEMn-aAKaTBVHKhm9vwlta_bUN-H29EiUGvJeJ9PhqHDkXAMjivzOI2E0J82iDUwH6ggLi0eqG4A26z-_wGMKzgOntCkVJls4xewWADQpQ/s1600/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGJcwKs4-8-z0LQaIPek6EnqcuMHftewOctlEMn-aAKaTBVHKhm9vwlta_bUN-H29EiUGvJeJ9PhqHDkXAMjivzOI2E0J82iDUwH6ggLi0eqG4A26z-_wGMKzgOntCkVJls4xewWADQpQ/s320/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+007.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They had these little wagons scattered throughout the place ~ what about trying to carry furniture in something like this???? Yeppers, I think I'll take a couple of these......can we barter?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdInBjtF64HKVY823eFBvJInDbsrRYhmSEheYfQWeN1wOFeKn0IhgIDcUnsCOTw4AFKJrPUV3Iuzi69CgxoKGurnfYT_7EtyAyOYnaSlgRzql-EqGAN5BTnYXhp4-0Zr511Z83Fc42rkQ/s1600/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdInBjtF64HKVY823eFBvJInDbsrRYhmSEheYfQWeN1wOFeKn0IhgIDcUnsCOTw4AFKJrPUV3Iuzi69CgxoKGurnfYT_7EtyAyOYnaSlgRzql-EqGAN5BTnYXhp4-0Zr511Z83Fc42rkQ/s320/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+012.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">How about trying to wash today's laundry in something like this? Yes, my friends, I can't believe our grandmothers use to have to wash clothes in these "washers" ~ what??? it only comes in white? What happend to all the color choices?</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Rhz5pLncCPKzvBoHO7sq8qpg6KsG45_THXIdR1R5pBw4I8AXG3d3EYkjkOXRIj93mggJ1SccXcS0wMs5F8SpVKJI-1MV92nUVjUC93zI_szXT9qP9DO-VGaW8XRNCuxWLnBuUenhLno/s1600/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Rhz5pLncCPKzvBoHO7sq8qpg6KsG45_THXIdR1R5pBw4I8AXG3d3EYkjkOXRIj93mggJ1SccXcS0wMs5F8SpVKJI-1MV92nUVjUC93zI_szXT9qP9DO-VGaW8XRNCuxWLnBuUenhLno/s320/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+013.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, I see this antique stove ~ nothing pretty about this thing ~ well, at least not to me. I wouldn't even know where to begin cooking on this; heck, I barely use the fancy stove I have at home......you know how it is when you have to refinish and paint furniture, don't you? Thank God my husband loves to cook cause I do fine eating a piece of bologna and a diet coke ~ I'm good with that.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMMkSLQfPozxsyM3dWP1_T3TZIAYjRD6wzkvaX-VQqPkrQRVreZ9r73cT_keQxDjJe5c-IRrN-pX4-K_NvaINcwxeyGmKBa1AgyZeOEaJwnlzZ3AOco_PcdebDsYSAV4Sovi0KmzAFVQ/s1600/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMMkSLQfPozxsyM3dWP1_T3TZIAYjRD6wzkvaX-VQqPkrQRVreZ9r73cT_keQxDjJe5c-IRrN-pX4-K_NvaINcwxeyGmKBa1AgyZeOEaJwnlzZ3AOco_PcdebDsYSAV4Sovi0KmzAFVQ/s320/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+014.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, we ran into all these antiques ~ wow, this place was great. So many things to choose from and not enough room in my SUV. We didn't plan on making any purchases as this was supposed to be a "getaway weekend" ~ no work, no looking for pieces of furniture......WHAT? No furniture....oh, you are sadly mistaken ~ I am ALWAYS looking for furniture. I brought home one nice piece and some other items but this was my favorite</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuOmC8vo2b8Mj9XWQlqJ9qXEQZeSnBTvmtsC7WTVOSyk6jkIVSwp1HjNE9d-Hqrekit0bunNDtHAibydynNhz0RftrwGvJffpkcTdt-P5R55DKt15B7fiYeGy8dqbmvRqQXYlBK6xWQw/s1600/Antique+Vanity,+Music+Bench,+French+Side+Table,+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuOmC8vo2b8Mj9XWQlqJ9qXEQZeSnBTvmtsC7WTVOSyk6jkIVSwp1HjNE9d-Hqrekit0bunNDtHAibydynNhz0RftrwGvJffpkcTdt-P5R55DKt15B7fiYeGy8dqbmvRqQXYlBK6xWQw/s320/Antique+Vanity,+Music+Bench,+French+Side+Table,+003.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, we made it back without doing too much damage to the checkbook ~ we ended up in College Station ~ going to some nice restaurants, enjoyed the pool at the hotel and relaxed.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Now its time to get back to work again ~ but it sure was nice. I also made a friend over there ~ he was pretty "cold" with me, so I didn't bring him home ~ I told him to stay just where he was.....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnONiIbhRYWRCwZPrKqyKivnmUIKL2ITKhinRdonG8p0MppMi7oXjF47kq57FbA8_ejOcQBCElPzSWaLT4Ae_lBshflcgz-RwacGH9_6Uvt8XruEpKJ9gmkLRhytO5GUJhdiDSRprjovs/s1600/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnONiIbhRYWRCwZPrKqyKivnmUIKL2ITKhinRdonG8p0MppMi7oXjF47kq57FbA8_ejOcQBCElPzSWaLT4Ae_lBshflcgz-RwacGH9_6Uvt8XruEpKJ9gmkLRhytO5GUJhdiDSRprjovs/s320/Country+Trip,+Dryer+and+door+006.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by and may God Bless You ♥</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-54179231171075692782010-08-16T11:03:00.000-05:002010-08-16T11:03:42.344-05:00A " Must Visit" Little ShopAs bloggers we all get to meet many wonderful people ~ some of them we communicate through e-mail but then there are times when we get to actually meet them in person. The wonderful lady I recently met has a wonderful and beautiful shop called "The Old Oak Cottage" ~ she had contacted me regarding some pieces that I had available and we decided to meet and continue our conversation in person.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSL7-yjiEg3HunktSz597RD7I-Gn4Gn-jQvjLPxw-Xtcc-t_iSxIPmn1mA926V1eItRLlvcIOPwXgBwb3_Vhv7HsRzZdThXLNSYW4vyWX0fq5l_Oxe-DZ34P9DqcxYB-rpAwyV9q_FWVY/s1600/Samantha+%26+I+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSL7-yjiEg3HunktSz597RD7I-Gn4Gn-jQvjLPxw-Xtcc-t_iSxIPmn1mA926V1eItRLlvcIOPwXgBwb3_Vhv7HsRzZdThXLNSYW4vyWX0fq5l_Oxe-DZ34P9DqcxYB-rpAwyV9q_FWVY/s320/Samantha+%26+I+034.JPG" /></a><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> My granddaughter, Samantha, and I drove out to Huffman, Tx which is very close to Humble, Atascocita, Kingwood, Summerwood and many other areas out North ~ when we arrived, we were greeted by a pleasant and friendly smile ~ her name is Marci. She and her business partner, Mandy own and run this great haven ~</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNUDaeMqPAvT8j4WWwkpID5i2NehRe1DFZ8edS3Q_n-Dk3uKPXLlBzhaLqUJg5oUFpRPT01rHCA8NKmYy9xngvw-dZiOcZZjBJ41S9Pyc1eOfbLqP3JfkhH3MX13Giz8DJBqenRZFOUc/s1600/Samantha+%26+I+028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDNUDaeMqPAvT8j4WWwkpID5i2NehRe1DFZ8edS3Q_n-Dk3uKPXLlBzhaLqUJg5oUFpRPT01rHCA8NKmYy9xngvw-dZiOcZZjBJ41S9Pyc1eOfbLqP3JfkhH3MX13Giz8DJBqenRZFOUc/s320/Samantha+%26+I+028.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This beautiful little cottage has so many beautiful and unique items that you don't know where to begin ~ they have bath & toiletrie items, jewelery, furniture, vintage items, shabby chic and on and on....you get the picture. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I took lots of pictures but you need to go by and visit them ~ they also have a blog and its at <a href="http://theoldoakcottage.blogspot.com/">http://theoldoakcottage.blogspot.com/</a> ~ you can also visit their website, which is still in its baby stages but you can see it from the beginning ~ how exciting.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my granddaughter, Samantha ~ we really loved this shabby chic desk so we brought it with us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">So, if you're in the Humble, Kingwood, Atascocita area or even in Houston, take the time to stop by and visit these wonderful ladies and the hidden treasures they have in Huffman, Tx ~ The Old Oak Cottage.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> I think the most relaxing time I had was after picking up my husband from the airport and then stopping to get some great mexican food ~ yes, we love mexican food. But they had no margaritas ~ what kind of restaurant is this?????</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Thanks for stopping by and may God Bless You♥<br />
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<img src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" />~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-85764580916745449112010-08-11T10:15:00.000-05:002010-08-11T10:15:17.120-05:00If Life Gives You Lemons ~ Make LemonadeOn Tuesday, I headed out to find some small accent pieces, as my friends were requesting some. My dear mom and my sister Nel came along for the ride......we do alot of driving around, you ladies know that, right? Yep, you find a great deal 30 miles away and you can't pass it up; well, at least I can't....lol<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuyCpmKuaFYBFhLLzTT0IA_ZH00Oj-meRaZjN4689EQ3ELudqbdk7hY7TT7EgstENthvw4ERqDQCytRqZvfWxpQ3hzSemDMyBZJH83kVIl2S5fxNhx0lyAmeeUUxhYCTNyynssxInaDI/s1600/White+Dresser+and+Accent+Tables+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuyCpmKuaFYBFhLLzTT0IA_ZH00Oj-meRaZjN4689EQ3ELudqbdk7hY7TT7EgstENthvw4ERqDQCytRqZvfWxpQ3hzSemDMyBZJH83kVIl2S5fxNhx0lyAmeeUUxhYCTNyynssxInaDI/s200/White+Dresser+and+Accent+Tables+001.JPG" width="200" /></a>So, I picked up a cute chest of drawers from a family who was moving to New Orleans ~ the husband was getting transferred and they were trying to sell alot of their furniture ~ this particular chest of drawers was perfect for what I was planning on doing. Then, I had a client who was looking for accent tables and these were PERFECT too. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV59c7sORBnzj5wkRwynCDyxJr_fvJ0IQ1boGceW1Eb_ahlr1lE5mhMtREO6XXXuTQUGhVqBW6Ozlk67cTcO-dcw4xmfYlkIYanoGb2U5UdlwQksYtATbp8NQIBxujpITshSt5fbo4PQ/s1600/White+Dresser+and+Accent+Tables+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFV59c7sORBnzj5wkRwynCDyxJr_fvJ0IQ1boGceW1Eb_ahlr1lE5mhMtREO6XXXuTQUGhVqBW6Ozlk67cTcO-dcw4xmfYlkIYanoGb2U5UdlwQksYtATbp8NQIBxujpITshSt5fbo4PQ/s320/White+Dresser+and+Accent+Tables+007.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The food that they brought us was plenty and then some ~ then the best part ~ my ticket was only $17.20 for all of us ~ yeppers, when you order water, add lemons and sweet & low ~ lemonade at no charge! This turned out to be a wonderful day.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by and May God Bless You ♥<a href="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n120/dragonfly101201/Album%202/Siggy-18.png" /></a></div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-9219332673119564832010-08-04T13:02:00.000-05:002010-08-04T13:02:08.014-05:00LOTS of EXCITEMENT GOING ON AT YOUNIQUE727<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Hello My fellow bloggers ~ where the heck have I been? Well, let me see ~ my daughter and three children moved into their own apartment. Hoorraaayy ~ I have my home back to myself again and I am still trying to organize, de-clutter, clean, etc. ~ oh, I love my daughter and grandkids but ohweeehhh, they sure can take up alot of space and they sure left a mess. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Then, as many of you know, my husband and I have been apart ~ we're trying to work things out. We have been going to dinner, to the movies, talking and doing alot of praying. Sometimes I think we just lose sight that love brought us together and that sometimes it takes alot more to keep us together. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div>~*yOuNiQuE727*~http://www.blogger.com/profile/08893394702232998994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1690878035977449730.post-64947186590112707952010-07-18T10:19:00.000-05:002010-07-18T10:19:23.997-05:00Fifi and Company ~ Oh, how gorgeous they are♥Hello my friends,<br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Again, my apologies for neglecting my blog ~ sometimes we just need to give ourselves "me" time and that's exactly what I've done this past week. Went to Louisiana to take a chance on winning a few $$$ ~ but guess what? I didn't take my camera ~ what the heck was I thinking??? When we arrived at L'auberge Casino ~ I was in complete AWWWW. SO BEAUTIFUL ~ o.k., to me it was beautiful ~ the gorgeous furniture, the mirrors, the 500 ft. ceilings, the carpeting, again, the GORGEOUS FURNITURE....I can't believe I forgot my camera! O.K., so anyway, I did win some $$$$ ~ so, it was really fun and well worth it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27Fw7CS2psWGxsS-yhWmpdIa_b0hTD3ogrsgMNf3Cfk3s6etJfx86fAmsILCd2PJd_ESBY0r21eB9tbpeEnMg9co9QjwYdSWZwJYMrEl11thatrEQVqjr3G8oUgQ2AYIJ3M9jxAYf4BM/s1600/Decor,+Dressers,+Kids+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27Fw7CS2psWGxsS-yhWmpdIa_b0hTD3ogrsgMNf3Cfk3s6etJfx86fAmsILCd2PJd_ESBY0r21eB9tbpeEnMg9co9QjwYdSWZwJYMrEl11thatrEQVqjr3G8oUgQ2AYIJ3M9jxAYf4BM/s320/Decor,+Dressers,+Kids+009.JPG" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I have worked on a couple of pieces and I want to share them with you ~ I have tried a new paint color named Manhattan Mist (Behr) ~ its between a white and a gray ~ I really ♥ it....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I do have a question, though ~ when you paint a piece of furniture that is already white and go over it with a different white/gray ~ do you distress or not? I haven't distressed these pieces because the color that will show thru is white....so, am I right or wrong? Tell me what you think or if there is something I can do to distress and make it look prettier.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The hardware was gold, as is usual with french provencial pieces, however, I painted them the same Manhattan Mist and then added a silver touch to them ~ I also added some crystal knobs to the top drawers to add a touch of elegance.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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