tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75697054107221282024-03-05T06:01:10.953-05:00Melinda Jennings InteriorsMelinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-52227966207067775112016-04-13T16:51:00.001-04:002016-04-14T06:49:08.971-04:00One Room Challenge Week Two<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am sticking to my guns and continuing with my simple and neutral living room much to the despair of some of my Instagram followers. I thrift all year long and have all sorts of things tucked away for projects like this, the fabulous <a href="http://callingithome.com/">Calling It Home's One Room Challeng</a>e!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have decided to use a bolt of neutral fabric and a couple of nice blue pillows that I found at Goodwill . . .</span><br />
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and some fabulous snow leopard fabric I found online for $6.95 a yard! So this is the start of my neutral color palette<br />
This week I'll figure out what to do with it !?!<br />
Oh yeah, I'm also adding pops of black and gold and maybe even another animal print. <br />
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I am starting to visualize and that's a good thing !!!<br />
Next week I hope to share with you a DIY project that I will be working on this week (if it is not too terribly hard)!<br />
Thanks for stopping by, <br />
Melinda<br />
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Melinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-63253751269511282662016-04-06T16:44:00.000-04:002016-04-06T16:44:45.427-04:00One Room Challenge Week One<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I am delighted to be a guest participant once again in <a href="http://goo.gl/SdHKk6">Calling It Home's One Room Challenge</a> and am hoping that it gives me the much needed incentive to finally put my living room back together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I started the new year off in a major simplification mode, removing almost everything from my living room and painting the walls white. I left the windows bare and had two chairs slipcovered in white. That's it, nothing else! Do I like all this white or prefer lots of color, I'm not sure. I must say the white walls are very peaceful, but why am I stuck? Hopefully during the next six weeks I'll figure something out. If you followed me last year, you know I do all the work myself, shop thrift shops and my home and don't spend a whole lot of money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here I go with a totally blank canvas. I plan to decide on whether to stick with white, where and when to add color, and use paint, staples, and fabric to bring this living room back to life!</span><br />
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Melinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-17274779544114369492015-11-12T07:53:00.002-05:002015-11-12T08:20:31.521-05:00One Room Challenge RevealI have had so much fun changing my formal navy dining room into a cheerful pink one during <a href="http://www.callingithome,com">Calling It Home's One Room Challenge</a>!<div>
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I used all my old furniture except the table and managed to replace it for $25.00. I also purchased an indoor/outdoor rug for $49.00 which is perfect since the dining room gets lots of traffic.</div><div><br></div><div>The window treatments, panels and roman shade were $30.00 per window. Another 75.00 for fabric for the chairs and stool. The wallpaper for the screen was 45.00.</div><div><br></div><div>Paint ate up most of my budget at 150.00. I did paint the room, chairs, and chandelier.</div><div><br></div><div>Most of the accessories came from my favorite store, Goodwill. </div><div><br></div><div>So I managed to totally change my room for about $400.00.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm tickled pink with the results, enjoy!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpZh5OCqL07iHpK15-LRSPPqCqeb8ZqOW_EcTZK_Z3hq7jDQVMta-rmUtvedKDqYxgb_cFnaNdu9nViP4PzrZa6OzUFFzswE8KHiLc43IbGuEYBUfeeXocADSm3621C1XYBE12xbao1k/s640/blogger-image-642572894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpZh5OCqL07iHpK15-LRSPPqCqeb8ZqOW_EcTZK_Z3hq7jDQVMta-rmUtvedKDqYxgb_cFnaNdu9nViP4PzrZa6OzUFFzswE8KHiLc43IbGuEYBUfeeXocADSm3621C1XYBE12xbao1k/s640/blogger-image-642572894.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyvfI6lv-hdhlhVOAR-yDutDDfB2_ff1fK3Kc4Bqm1YX4i1pRiDdJBaBfDnZ3NuyAs65Wo6JZPzRo8allCjKDXcHwGD9miS7BeSSipCmaZPq8rw3ImG_CaWijTWdtDyi6b8J3mSr7j41Q/s640/blogger-image-630126327.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So here we are at the final week of <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling It Home's</a> One Room Challenge!<div><br></div><div>This week I was supposed to be finishing remaking my chandelier, I'm almost done I'm glad to report.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T1jqsp8GRRVSP1fjhpxedxkWQOfqzD-89uwhMfUgaUUh0tyrtAlJR4NuGkZkPKKq_WN8yIFWtMGSzvZqRB8Zpwx5VqarE8eBRHQXkQOSLTrSlMXZW0ltPSVLmaAS7eVREHhBQ75_c1A/s640/blogger-image-2013117070.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3T1jqsp8GRRVSP1fjhpxedxkWQOfqzD-89uwhMfUgaUUh0tyrtAlJR4NuGkZkPKKq_WN8yIFWtMGSzvZqRB8Zpwx5VqarE8eBRHQXkQOSLTrSlMXZW0ltPSVLmaAS7eVREHhBQ75_c1A/s640/blogger-image-2013117070.jpg"></a></span></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>A few more strokes of the brush and it will be gold. The lampshades are easy, I'll finish them in</div><div>a matter of minutes.</div><div><br></div><div>I got a little side tracked because I had second thoughts about my white curtains.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkCxN6hFsICqh9Xq3d2D1fZY8sWPnZZe7q-JFivSPjtSmph9sYy8VGN0Px8CfmSP3vBHMPnctRMRsb2ZecxBUrp9phtl41YZuD-PufNoHiKV8uyIH7lWjZ5vCXBnY-iky27RzvrVzmuE/s640/blogger-image-1059495312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkCxN6hFsICqh9Xq3d2D1fZY8sWPnZZe7q-JFivSPjtSmph9sYy8VGN0Px8CfmSP3vBHMPnctRMRsb2ZecxBUrp9phtl41YZuD-PufNoHiKV8uyIH7lWjZ5vCXBnY-iky27RzvrVzmuE/s640/blogger-image-1059495312.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So, they turned to green and I am so much happier.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z05aQMeii2781HlWvUuPweNSalk2m9yrN8CEd4q0W0bSBqFGgYbarLmNdhovNt1ETkg8-GZSKSACSy30fz1a1O0cPW0ZhNudWFesVPRFjn8k51qSUMQ_FDWuimtfllpqaMiBQl6vscU/s640/blogger-image--1741436988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Z05aQMeii2781HlWvUuPweNSalk2m9yrN8CEd4q0W0bSBqFGgYbarLmNdhovNt1ETkg8-GZSKSACSy30fz1a1O0cPW0ZhNudWFesVPRFjn8k51qSUMQ_FDWuimtfllpqaMiBQl6vscU/s640/blogger-image--1741436988.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmzEJVJaJVgqShhFWrifhyphenhyphen6n6X9VXjpuNeGxGAbpM1RCDHpHORqXFYcc-RoM8AHHHF2pK5Uzx0XWNi79WHRIuOWuqjWiL1kSC0P_80l3bAEdZTGGvrsm5FpE4_Mz9YTGFHrinmCI2ItI/s640/blogger-image-988775536.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmzEJVJaJVgqShhFWrifhyphenhyphen6n6X9VXjpuNeGxGAbpM1RCDHpHORqXFYcc-RoM8AHHHF2pK5Uzx0XWNi79WHRIuOWuqjWiL1kSC0P_80l3bAEdZTGGvrsm5FpE4_Mz9YTGFHrinmCI2ItI/s640/blogger-image-988775536.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This final week I'll be working on the bar, buffet, and two tables doing a little fluffing, also picking out some pillows and deciding if my mirrors flanking the fireplace should be framed in white or gold!</div><div><br></div><div>I'm thrilled with my bright, cheery, casual, dining room!</div><div><br></div><div> Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div> Melinda</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Melinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-41026461131797728072015-10-29T07:41:00.002-04:002015-10-29T07:46:11.656-04:00One Room Challenge<div><br></div>I'm having so much fun participating as a guest in <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling It Home's</a> One Room Challenge!<div>
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I painted and painted and painted my 20' by 15' dining room with 10 foot ceilings last week. That's a lot of ups and downs the ladder for this sixty five year old! It's done, I didn't fall once, and the navy is history!<br />
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I am thrilled to be a guest participant in the amazing One Room Chalkenge. Visit <a href="http://www.callingithome.com/">Calling It Home</a>and follow along as I redo my dining room armed with a paint brush and staple gun!<br />
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My dining room has gone through lots of changes in the past fifteen years.<br />
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I recently replaced the large rectangular table with a small round one in hopes of making this little used room more casual and into a room that can be used for more than dining.<br />
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If you go to their Instagram account, like them, and vote for me I'd be thrilled!</font><br/><br/><font face="Verdana" size="6">Thanks bunches, Melinda </font><br/><br/> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Melinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-78142328610978044282015-04-27T08:50:00.001-04:002015-04-27T08:50:42.384-04:00Are you on Instagram? <font size="5">I have not been a very good blogger recently, not good at all.</font><br/><br/><font size="5">My mind has been obsessed with putting our house on the market, big change!</font><br/><br/><font size="5">When we relocate I hope you'll follow along on our new adventure.</font><br/><br/><font size="5">In the meantime, I've started an Instagram account, here's a quick peek!</font><br/><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TXBRZ900JEI/VT4mV_OjIjI/AAAAAAAAGTo/dmmSlIC3hfA/s1024/Photo%25252020150427080612451.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TXBRZ900JEI/VT4mV_OjIjI/AAAAAAAAGTo/dmmSlIC3hfA/s500/Photo%25252020150427080612451.jpg" id="blogsy-1430139041523.2258" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0AqwziztYbs/VT4qBkA5WkI/AAAAAAAAGT0/OTGDMpbDIUU/s1024/Photo%25252020150427082045399.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0AqwziztYbs/VT4qBkA5WkI/AAAAAAAAGT0/OTGDMpbDIUU/s500/Photo%25252020150427082045399.jpg" id="blogsy-1430139041518.0144" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NFV84vD20hM/VT4wnReYY_I/AAAAAAAAGUE/GvkgJ7VeCE0/s1024/Photo%25252020150427085025820.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NFV84vD20hM/VT4wnReYY_I/AAAAAAAAGUE/GvkgJ7VeCE0/s500/Photo%25252020150427085025820.jpg" id="blogsy-1430139041507.1533" class="aligncenter" width="500" height="667" alt=""></a></div> <font size="5"><span style="line-height: 31px;">Would love to hear if any of you DIYer's, decorators, thrift shoppers, fashionistas, or anyone that likes pretty things has an Instagram so I can see what you are up to.</span></font><br><br/><br/><font size="5"><span style="line-height: 31px;"> Change is good,</span></font><br/><br/><font size="5"><span style="line-height: 31px;"> Melinda </span></font><br/><br/><font size="5"><span style="line-height: 31px;"><br></span></font><br/><br/> <br/><br/><div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Melinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-30056693893887324822015-01-11T14:24:00.001-05:002015-01-11T14:24:49.763-05:00Bamboo and China Seas
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<span style="font-size: xx-large; line-height: 1.3em;">I found two wonderful bamboo chairs at a shop right down the street from our house.</span><br>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd call that a little tablescape with a lot of history!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BEFORE greens, globes, and garlands.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I'm working on the AFTER.)</div> <br><br>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Believe me, I don't COOK much at all,</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This is what you start with, a BUTTERFLIED turkey breast. </div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I stick the breast between two sheets of TIN FOIL,</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Til it's about 1/2 INCH thick.)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It sort of looks like a HEART, cut it down the center.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">REMEMBER, a turkey has two breasts, you get two ROULADES!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then just spread WHATEVER stuffing you like on the flattened breast.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You roll it starting with the LONG side.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">WHO can roll and SNAP a photo at the same time?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have your cooking TWINE handy, and tie her up!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used that cookie sheet, probably should have looked for a ROASTING PAN.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now, that's just ONE, you get TWO!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It came out just perfectly, after 45 MINUTES to an HOUR at 400 degrees.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I feel bad that it's not plated beautifully, but the diners were restless!)</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I TRULY believe the leftovers taste better, COLD!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was SOOO excited when I received an iphone!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was and STILL am determined to keep it presentable.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found this leather, SUBTLY monogrammed cover from Levenger and couldn't be HAPPIER!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I considered a "wallet" type but was told those were GEEKY,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(And I don't need to up my GEEK factor.)</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I often run downtown with nothing but my phone and a small bill in my pocket,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(who knows when HAPPY HOUR may call)?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My phone was not happy in my back jean pocket and I hated seeing it sitting on the table.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> No, you can't take a photo, but she looks so nice all dressed up sitting on the bar!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Well, that's actually my sofa.) </div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I do this ALL the time with this vintage wallet.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OF COURSE you can put all your $$$ and CARDS in there too.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not ME,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd just as soon not LOSE everything at once!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Be NICE to your cell phone, you know . . . .</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT !!!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But, cheaper by the dozen, as they say!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scavenger that I am, found a kit for $7.99 that was good enough for who it's for!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this metal dish has been around longer than I have!</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(They say GIN does that too, SERIOUSLY!)</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In a matter of WEEKS, the house will look like MARTHA had paid it a visit!</div>
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<p>I spent quite some time researching corals for my living room. I was looking for something very similar to the coral Dorothy Draper used at The Greenbrier!<br><br></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rUquReA06o0/VFlFRZ_FiII/AAAAAAAAF0U/jKEAYJQBeT8/s1024/Photo%25252020141104162856.jpg" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-rUquReA06o0/VFlFRZ_FiII/AAAAAAAAF0U/jKEAYJQBeT8/s500/Photo%25252020141104162856.jpg" id="blogsy-1415137996251.2185" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="500" height="667"></a></div> <span style="line-height: 1.3em;">I love it with the green and yellow and may just add some blue! (I'm just getting started.)</span><br><br>What do you think of my coral living room? I hope it keeps the gloom of a long Maine winter at bay! <br><br>Oh, before I forget, any suggestions for a great brown for my den?<br><br><br><br><br><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> Thanks a million, </span><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> </span><br><br><br><span style="line-height: 1.3em;"> Melinda </span><br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>
<div style="text-align: right; font-size: small; clear: both;" id="blogsy_footer"><a href="http://blogsyapp.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://blogsyapp.com/images/blogsy_footer_icon.png" alt="Posted with Blogsy" style="vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 5px;" width="20" height="20" />Posted with Blogsy</a></div>Melinda Jenningshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08454295290413030802noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7569705410722128.post-58654980465382095142014-09-13T09:39:00.001-04:002014-09-13T09:46:00.909-04:00Craigslist Challenge
<p>Our house has been on the market for a few months without much action, so our escape to the land of early bird specials and muu-muus has been put on hold.<br><br></p>
<p><span style="line-height: 1.3em; text-align: right;">In order to keep busy, freshen up the house, and just have fun I have begun the "Craigslist Challenge"' sell something on Craigslist and then buy something from craigslist, get it?</span></p>After selling a sofa from our living room I was absolutely delighted to find an antique camelback, something I have always wanted.<br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>Newly upholstered to the tune of $1,500.00, it was a steal at one fifth that price!<br><br><span style="line-height: 1.3em;">I've always had good luck with Craigslist, how about you?</span><br><br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>
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