Easy and Spectacular: All White Easter

 Stunningly simple, and yet spectacular, an all white Easter table is  easy to create and most impressive.  These amazing ideas come from my creative friend, Matthew Mead.  I really wish he was still blogging, but since he isn't, I thought it would be fun to put these ideas all together for him in my blog! (Thanks M) Get ready to be inspired to steal some of his great ideas for your spring or Easter table.   White, white and more white!! The opening image may...

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Gilding is so French!

 The antique Venetian mirror that I found on vacation has a gilded motif, and that brought about the thinking of incorporating some gold accents on my French chairs. Horchow Chair from Pinterest  This lovely cane back chair with blue-grey paint and gilded accents captured the essence of what I hoped my silvery grey chairs could aspire to....although my chairs are not as fancy,  it is the "essence" that was the plan. Adding some dimension with stain over the cane backs,...

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Master Bedroom:Dreamy Bedding and Headboard Installation

The master bedroom makeover is well on its way to being a success story. Bedding plays a huge role in the style you want, so its a natural place to start your  bedroom decorating. Our bedroom is small, and has slanted ceilings, and  when we decided to go from a Queen to a King bed, I thought the bed would have to go in front of the window.  Well, it looked terrible in front of the window, so we turned it around, and tucked it under the slanted roof line, and it  fit...

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Aquamarine bedding steals from a luxe online shop

 The master bedroom makeover from a Queen size bed to a King size bed started with hubs and I moving the Queen bed into another bedroom.  You might recognize it as  the room I had just turned into my home office space.  It is being turned into a guest room now, and our old Queen bed looked quite lovely in its new setting.  Our foam mattress arrived quickly, as we purchased it online after reading many reviews.   They recommend setting it up and letting...

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A Chateau style bedroom makeover plan

Our bedroom, as shown in the Spring issue of Romantic Country Magazine, is getting a makeover.  After spending a week in Florida at a wonderful rental  home, sleeping every night on a super comfy King size bed, hubs and I decided to make the switch from Queen to King.  While I am excited about the new bigger mattress, it also meant we would need a new bed, bed frame and bedding,  which was the really exciting part! The bedding part was easy.  I have always...

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