Tranquility...

 Trying to find that quiet place,

the little room at the top of the stairs

is where I rest...

 I finally got it painted,

color of choice...white...

 I added one of my favorite oil paintings of

the ocean, simply leaning against the wall,

gives a peaceful vista

to gaze and dream...

 Nothing on the walls by the headboard,

a very feng shui style, as the headboard faces

the night sky and the twinkling stars...

Peace reigns here, as dreams are caught

and sent into the light...

Can't help myself...

 OMG...I'm driving me crazy!!!

I'm just not happy with the color of this piece in this room...

sooooo...

 I like it so much better black,

with the wallpaper and my other pieces, it just stands out better!

 Now I can't decide which shot I like best...

it's plain ol' flat black, no finish.

 I love this old print...it's sooo me...

 I love the subdued look as well...

I'll again blame it on that ol' North wind,

I am my own worst enemy, I must have change, always!

I guess this ol' book sums it up huh...

TAH DAH...

I am soooo glad I painted this piece black

it really gives the room a vintage appeal, sorta

like your Victorian great granny's house.

I needed a big piece to pull it together and this TV cabinet

was the perfect piece.

I used a flat black with no finish, just the flat surface, 

not shiny...I don't like a shiny surface!

I know that many say they don't like silk flowers,

but in order for me to have a summer all winter long,

it's silks, with drieds added in.

Let me tell ya, a steaming bowl of chile tonight

will be the bomb, as I sit in my new comfy space

at the lil' pink shack...

home sweet home!

Most mysterious...

Something strange lurks in shadow...

am I tetched in the head or what,

don't answer that!

Here it is, after 9:00 PM and I'm up with the paint can,

but you know this is the way of it for us

serious nesters...right!

When a project calls...we give in...to the night!

heh heh heh...!

Bet you can't wait for the 'morrow...

me either!

Time to grunge...or not...

 I finally got my cupboard moved in, it's been in storage for years...

Remember when we had to have those cupboards for our giant TV, well,
I still have my beast, though I don't have cable TV anymore, just Netflix
and you know what, it's a great feeling...

 But, it's a little too white for me...sooooo...out comes the wash of brown paint to
grunge it up and give it that stored in the attic kinda look...right...mildew!!!
I even considered painting it black, but I'm gonna live with it for a while yet...

The TV used to sit on this ol' black trunk, but it's become a handy table  to
hold more junk...sweet huh...playing with my toys, it's the name of the game!!!

What's in your stairwell...

Collections...n funky stuff...

being a taxidermist, I have a 'thing' for strange
and since I have an odd sense of humor...

I saved the vintage wallpaper
for the lived in ancient appeal...

and filled the walls with prints of wildlife...

When I was married,
I once put a table in the hallway,
my husband threw a MAJOR hissy fit...

Freedom has it's way...
and this free spirit lives the life unchained
to stack and restack
in a lil' pink shack...

You can never cross the ocean
unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore...

Life on the tilt...

Do you think my porch columns have issues...
this one especially, there is now a 3 inch gap where my
husband rebuilt the deck and butted the boards right
up next to it...

The far side is beginning to show tilt as well, this is
what happens when you live on a busy 4-lane...

We added the corbels for a little extra support...
and a way cool look, but alas,
the traffic rumbles on and my
leaning towers of pinkness

continue to tilt, but hey, do you think it's a
perfect fit for me...RIGHT ON SISTAS...

A rose is a rose
in spite of the thorn
weathered wood speaks
this is approved
for human habitat
enter if you will
the vapors of
contentment
waft

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