Painted Linen Matt: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint

The frame features a linen matt in country blue, the blue that was oh so popular in the 90's. The era of hunter green, mauve/rose and this particular hue of blue. I've heard of fabric paint, but with this strong color I would have had to go with black and I wanted a lighter color for this project. I went with my go to paint, Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, using a flat craft paint brush it took a few coats to achieve a solid color.

Although this is a beautiful picture, it just isn't my taste, but I held onto the picture for the frame.

In this close up you can see how well it turned out. 

The old white colored matt goes perfectly with my daughters poster from her first gallery show. I'm quite happy with  this match up, the ornate frame goes well with her Victorian inspired art.

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Vintage Rail Travel Themed Dresser

A fictional railroad line departs at 5:30.
All aboard! Sorry about that, couldn't resist. :)

Both my father-in-law and my grandfather worked for the railroad and we have inherited many of their memento's, from pay stubs, Pullman wool blankets, to railroad lanterns. When I came across this Winter Resort poster I knew instantly our guest bedroom had its theme. I purchased two versions of Winter Resort from Cafe Press and couldn't be happier with their quality. In lieu of framing them, I plan to decoupage them to wood slats so they appear as old signage.

Company's Coming! Timely Cleaning Tips for the Holidays.

Holiday's are upon us. Here are some timely housekeeping tips so your home can sparkle and shine.

Have a Game Plan.

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Freshen up Upholstery.

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Shoe polish to the rescue.

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Magical Carpet Cleaner.

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Make your granite shine.

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Baking Soda paste for oven window cleaning.

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Forget Windex, make your own window cleaner.

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The ever so handy lemon.

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Renew your pans.

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Aluminum foil for glassware... who knew?

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A soak with baking soda water, line the water container with aluminum foil. 

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Grout cleaning recipes.

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Wood rescue: Wax spills, water stains and scratches.

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After all that cleaning, keep it fresh with this handmade air freshener.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!, a photo by DiPics on Flickr.

Our Thanksgiving card created in Picnik, a free online photo editing site. If you haven't tried Picnik, put it on your To Do list now.

My Autumn Table

Warm whites and autumnal hues, perfect for a fall day.

I've packed away Halloween and turned my decorating attention to Thanksgiving. The amber glassware is Madrid and we've inherited 4 divided plates, 4 saucers and 2 platters from hubby's Italian grandma. The amber is perfect for fall and I love layering them with my Italian Countryside dinnerware. Being that grandma was Italian, I'd think she'd agree. 

The tablecloth is a new buy from Walmart's BHG line, cheap and gorgeous! A few years ago I painted the chairs and table pedestal a chartreuse green and still love the color. The woven chargers were an end of the season clearance at my local grocery store, so much cheaper then PB's!  

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