The story of Abbey road......

I was totally serious when I told you my husband likes to partake in the decorating of the house.

He has a very good eye for things.  Fortunately we both like the same things, and most of the time agree.

We had this one piece in our Family room, that no longer fit in the whole Old World Motif.

It looked good, but just did not fit in.

So the hubster being the ebayer that he is, set out to find something cool.

That he did!

A little difficult to find a whole lotta history on this piece. But  Mike managed to find some.  We do know for certain it is predated before 1910. It's orignial owner was a liquor store in Decanter England.

The first night Mike saw this piece on Ebay, he went to bed, dreaming of it...I am serious too. He said I love it, but I know I can't get it, because it was WAYYYYYYY out of our price range. Being the house manager I am, I said you are right we can't!!~

The interesting part is that ebay offered a buy it now, or MAKE me an offer.

So I said to Mike the next day.  Make an offer at half price. You have nothing to lose.

He did believe there would be NO way, they would accept.

So that night we went out to eat, and I was checking my email, and said to MIke, guess WHAT?

You have yourself a cool OLD sign!

Ecstatic to say the least!

So my advise is to you, take a chance, ask, you never do know!

After the piece was up, Mike felt it was missing just one more touch!

He found these very cool horse brasses on a leather strap.  Perfect touch!

So that is our story and a lot more history to add to our ever growing collections.

Oh this was the piece that used to be there.....

You see the piece behind the couch.

I will be joining Susan for her MM party.
also Joining DIY
Amaze me Monday 
Kim's Boring to Better party 

See you newbies and regulars tomorrow for the very first newbie party in blogland.

And you still have a couple of days to get in on the Scentsy giveaway.
Newbie Link up party has started, please read the criteria and guidelines HERE
This party will be every Monday.

Living room and all my special vignettes

I am joining Marty today, as it has been a while for me to show off some tabletops. I am also joining the Nester, for the Holiday tour Thanks for hosting, now come on in.
 You can see more of my home on the previous posts down.

These cute little critters are from Pottery barn purchased last year.

Someone please tell me what these are. THey are filled with coffee beans and a little prize??? Is it a tradition?

Added fresh greenery to the top of the entertainment center.

That's a wrap for the Holiday living room this year. Thanks for stopping over.  Now it is time to catch up on my comments from my kitchen post. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Also joining Holly for her tickled pink party
Share the decor party with Sherry 

Home Tour

This is a home tour post from 2010. There have been a few decor changes since.

 And here is our story.....

We never stepped foot in our home until the day we closed on it.  We had only looked through the windows, and saw the interior home layout on paper.  I knew from the minute I stepped on the front porch, this was HOME.   Although a new built home, there where things we have done to make it unique to our style and what we love.  You will see our style is somewhat unique. We have spent years acquiring just the right pieces, for just the right places.   We entertain often and  have out of town house guests often.  I enjoy nothing more than staying home and enjoying quality time, and creating a warm loving environment for my boys to treasure for years to come.

Welcome.......

 When you enter our home the first room you see is our family room.  We love old World style, I would say with a modern twist.  I love it when you do not know what is old and what is new.  Our pieces have meaning and lots of history.  We have enjoyed our hobby together of antiquing and thrifting.

I decided I would bake you some cookies, and have proudly displayed them on my home made tier platter: Idea inspired by:http://www.thetidynest.com, and also the veggie candle inspired by:http://www.recapturedcharm.com.  Both awesome blogs I would suggest checking out!~

Our kitchen is always undergoing accessory changes.  This season I have incorporated Blues and yellows.  Every room of our home has the same color schemes, however reversed.  I am always borrowing from one room to the other and switching things up for a new look....

I just added a little copper to the kitchen as well.  I have no problem mixing brushed silver and copper, golds, blacks....If I like it I say it works....there is my little home made wine cork trivet, you may view the tutorial here......

There is a little snippet of my modge podge project behind the sink you may also view the tutorial here.......

From the kitchen it is open to our family room, and this is where most of our square footage is in our home.  Some think our home is much bigger than it is because of the heigth of the 22 foot ceilings, however it is not as large as it appears, but just enough for me to take care of! This is the view from the kitchen island

Now onto our Master bedroom.  This is the most colorful room in the house.  I love the vibrant fun atmosphere, after all aren't we suppose to have fun in there too?? LOL....I have used a warm color pallet throughout our home.  Restoration hardware colors using Benjamin moore paint.  The kitchen and family room are Butter, and our bedroom is cappuccino

These colors just make me smile.....I have used the Better Home and Gardens collection this year purchased  at  Walmart.  The price is right and the quality is unbeatable.  Because I accessory  change seasonally so often in our home, I do everything on a budget.  This summer bedroom redo was around $200.00, which included bedding, sheets, pillows and window treatments.  The window treatments where purchased at pottery barn half price....they where 35.00 a panel and fully lined and great quality as well.

These candle urns I already had from last year, also Better home and Gardens collection.  I used them outside last year,  and thought this year they would go great in our bedroom.  The fun, colorful plates I also had for years and purchased those at Z-gallerie.

The candle hanging over the bench was purchased at Lowes Garden center last year for $30.00.....I love it!

Fall ambiance

Recent Spring guest room revamp. Painted the furniture Robin eggs blue (chalk paint). I made the art work over the bed. 

 

THe bedding pillows are Cynthia Rowley found at TJ Maxx.

Hope to see you back again. If you are new to blogging, I host  a newbie linky party every Monday. Great way to meet new bloggie friends like yourself.
And here is a our new Master bedroom complete!

Linking this post again to

Poppies at play Home tours.

Thanks Andy!

Christmas 2011 Home tour
HERE