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This stairway successfully led me to a smart
and savvy solution this weekend, after repeatedly
'hitting my head against a brick wall'.
Yes, this brick wall.
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Upon returning to the island, having spent 2 ½ months
in Canada, some vignettes, I felt, needed some revamping,
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like this little quintet above. Of course, I had
visions of marble topped consoles, with curvy,
wrought iron legs, all accessorized in French accents,
but my budget is not fluent in such decor dialect!
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So, I searched the house, my very own 'mall-on-call',
and climbed the stairs to the master bedroom,
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where, a potential 'purchase' was plucked from its
original place, nestled in a corner of my bedroom,
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to its new location, in the front entry hall, where
it can keep company with it's fellow dweller,
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a sweet and petite antique desk, that was
snatched from right behind those French doors.
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Do you remember it?
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Here's a hint of how it's been 'restocked'.
More on this 'floor model' in a future post!
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Now, let's see what what we've 'walked out' with:
(ain't that an abundance of alliteration!)
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Before After |
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Before After |
I believe the '(ex)changes' are more suited to the season,
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for a lighter, brighter, simpler look.
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So, let's see what this 'new', 'now' corridor cost me -
let the number crunching begin:
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Pretty petals, gathered from my garden. |
energy source #1,
(from running hiking up and down those stairs),
+
calories,
(always a good thing to spend!),
+
energy source #2,
that the little light bulb in my brain burned...(out!),
=
$0.00
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Happy Canada Day and 4th of July,
and a big hello to my new followers!
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