2013 Christmas House Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkVaWQjYp0EfKAhU6iQpqDg63AjHmIACde5-Z9AtsywVE3tXklTzXPnhH71_z0uAcqbAFpcx2ZsgY6Tn-vyMUTRPaPNXtMDU0QgDEmiUUvpsLJgV_4ASf5gexv0aH1UtUtyUDvAPhIbo/s1600/aaaaaJuly_4110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkVaWQjYp0EfKAhU6iQpqDg63AjHmIACde5-Z9AtsywVE3tXklTzXPnhH71_z0uAcqbAFpcx2ZsgY6Tn-vyMUTRPaPNXtMDU0QgDEmiUUvpsLJgV_4ASf5gexv0aH1UtUtyUDvAPhIbo/s640/aaaaaJuly_4110.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Welcome! I am so excited to be a part of <a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html">Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday House Walk</a> again this year. If you are visiting here this morning this is going to be pretty much a pictures only post. I will be coming back on later today though to add in the text as long as my computer cooperates so bear with me.<br /><br /><i>*Update: I was able to come back on this morning and have now added in the text! </i> <br /><br />If you haven't already done so make sure to head on over to <a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/12/christmas-tour-of-homes-2.html">Shabby Creek Cottage </a>and check out Gina's beautiful and festive home! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/2013/12/christmas-tour-of-homes-2.html"><img alt="http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaXuwTD4UO3zQ1X7kXH3kbl90sQ6NfLan7eaCnqT4IeDa8fxtxQ97tyc21rFYUYa3CiwBzVgN4hVelcL2RPPIVPmjuTdFe5Hw2eF8i2LeBOa_NDmHlTN2BMmXGCZBaISKxLfGZddAeY0/s320/The+shabby+creek+cottage+11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Come on in! We moved this summer and started right to work updating our new home. We painted, painted, painted and painted some more and changed out toilets, removed cabinets and wallpaper and all sorts of things. Because we have been so busy doing that (and still have a few rooms left to tackle!) I didn't make any new Christmas projects this year and pretty much just used what we had from the last several years but seeing how it was a new space it was fun! Next year once all of the updating is done I can't wait to make some new things for Christmas. For this year though, here is what we have done so far:<br /><br />Here is our kitchen. I actually have some other plans for in here but I haven't had time for them yet and am not sure I am going to get to it so instead we just added a few simple touches that included some branches from outdoors, paperwhites, and a gingerbread house that the girls and I made.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7AyIB0o2yxHzJGUsIubke0Pnt0ShIvvTyiLZ-P6VBo858ccVuq4laSupOJudhirgbqHzzYeI-JVbVheE8DcroLfhp5vE1czP-5lxMgQ1pZUpZKSkjNwkitJllWXx0Wk2d60ucWoZ24Q/s1600/aJuly_4600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7AyIB0o2yxHzJGUsIubke0Pnt0ShIvvTyiLZ-P6VBo858ccVuq4laSupOJudhirgbqHzzYeI-JVbVheE8DcroLfhp5vE1czP-5lxMgQ1pZUpZKSkjNwkitJllWXx0Wk2d60ucWoZ24Q/s640/aJuly_4600.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />And here is a little shot of what our kitchen looked like when we moved in (as you can see although I didn't do anything too exciting for Christmas we have been working pretty hard in here):<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE7s7nNQJq_9Hwf8X1lKx5zMUr4F-s0PIW3navhyXvk4TQSKS5OTmr83dQc2qUi08ylhdRXmCwnlp8GIj2zzvY349j5rZ4gRPNslgwuSFM_VcyQh6XxGYYcVTcy930iStVH_ZRXhlQSk/s1600/bdownkitchenIMG_3616.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE7s7nNQJq_9Hwf8X1lKx5zMUr4F-s0PIW3navhyXvk4TQSKS5OTmr83dQc2qUi08ylhdRXmCwnlp8GIj2zzvY349j5rZ4gRPNslgwuSFM_VcyQh6XxGYYcVTcy930iStVH_ZRXhlQSk/s640/bdownkitchenIMG_3616.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHctNOvzLkUzXfdRI8hhRU1j_MMsHGXAR9kqixL0CMVDEEcrEI2YUOAEWcAd6A1xY4bdAwTHSDNsEfugvI-fDWib1eh8hoCtHitOWxWKi70vTxeqxNd_lsSLmPYYaQ1isbPgPa5QyIckc/s1600/aJuly_4531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHctNOvzLkUzXfdRI8hhRU1j_MMsHGXAR9kqixL0CMVDEEcrEI2YUOAEWcAd6A1xY4bdAwTHSDNsEfugvI-fDWib1eh8hoCtHitOWxWKi70vTxeqxNd_lsSLmPYYaQ1isbPgPa5QyIckc/s640/aJuly_4531.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here is the family room which is on the other side of the kitchen:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVBu_DzCFHXXYmPfdA3XsncvpmdGBymvXJvoC7OqxhCZdEG4yE3YU4YcBjJ5MEbwkQJEprxquoXK9xuc7Ud6e7PTb-KmRHPxIZucdG5Q3uBVFpW11in1UboaCNRtxoL1A7KbP3WL3l80/s1600/eJuly_4504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVBu_DzCFHXXYmPfdA3XsncvpmdGBymvXJvoC7OqxhCZdEG4yE3YU4YcBjJ5MEbwkQJEprxquoXK9xuc7Ud6e7PTb-KmRHPxIZucdG5Q3uBVFpW11in1UboaCNRtxoL1A7KbP3WL3l80/s640/eJuly_4504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0rewN8wsuev2rL-PG5jt7vcvMo57iuAHrs5zO_s3oxbH6KoPMIMd8T1h3DLts0egc4E03PuklmLX_cwoe02qN6E0r7D0qW59W-9q3-MaaB2OAHeELwow44eGc8n70RWug16lYAkCiVc/s1600/aJuly_4518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0rewN8wsuev2rL-PG5jt7vcvMo57iuAHrs5zO_s3oxbH6KoPMIMd8T1h3DLts0egc4E03PuklmLX_cwoe02qN6E0r7D0qW59W-9q3-MaaB2OAHeELwow44eGc8n70RWug16lYAkCiVc/s640/aJuly_4518.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And here are some more detailed shots of both the kitchen and family room:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVRwQsW9G6sY2VE8oC1x4QiPYXMXXXIvS_WSrO6_eXi5LtrW3x_gR0VSyv1Ck8I0fb1eB53aWySdaf18SfNWi0KiUbF7uGEwoBsgvSlY-7RzOQxp2LzXpvQWPo-V2RXs5Ozn_KIdjiQs/s1600/aJuly_4560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifVRwQsW9G6sY2VE8oC1x4QiPYXMXXXIvS_WSrO6_eXi5LtrW3x_gR0VSyv1Ck8I0fb1eB53aWySdaf18SfNWi0KiUbF7uGEwoBsgvSlY-7RzOQxp2LzXpvQWPo-V2RXs5Ozn_KIdjiQs/s640/aJuly_4560.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />I had grand plans of making a very detailed gingerbread house while the girls made their own fun one. Well, Lillie did spend five hours making hers which turned out adorable (in my opinion, anyway, although I suppose I am partial) =) but both girls hopped on and off my lap and "helped" me with mine so about five minutes in I realized although I might be able to keep all the candy off of it, it was still going to be very simple and quite messy - haha! Oh well. Maybe next year I'll do mine when they are in bed. =) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wKGWDcHyuITIzqH3Uz-VUGCJLh3EyaJlQWXbniLbJov5lwwLGjWraNQUSaVscrk_bh_mYToz12-B2jVC6KhNsZ8-kRnRiVM_5NF6_9EzqCxyiX-n_oqyWYTAP394nFSW6iGiqXWo-JE/s1600/aJuly_4587.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wKGWDcHyuITIzqH3Uz-VUGCJLh3EyaJlQWXbniLbJov5lwwLGjWraNQUSaVscrk_bh_mYToz12-B2jVC6KhNsZ8-kRnRiVM_5NF6_9EzqCxyiX-n_oqyWYTAP394nFSW6iGiqXWo-JE/s640/aJuly_4587.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Here's Lillie's:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Sx_5Ls5xt8kOSYo_FcJdhT8TnPAPA_EJvLkZV0IM2CUeboKX9ZnaZCfvELRBzpKxmMrpucVbSPT-SaOsv_a-3FQpICcIjdYUPcBrRjXuf8dH7gIsLRqlxcskYTN2qrW6bHe7cXQbJpk/s1600/July_4431+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Sx_5Ls5xt8kOSYo_FcJdhT8TnPAPA_EJvLkZV0IM2CUeboKX9ZnaZCfvELRBzpKxmMrpucVbSPT-SaOsv_a-3FQpICcIjdYUPcBrRjXuf8dH7gIsLRqlxcskYTN2qrW6bHe7cXQbJpk/s640/July_4431+copy.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I added some garland that I've had for years to our chalkboard:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1jxeS4vIOIk-bjF2gjjAsnPPlocOqULj5l9Ro9E0jMnoo0RmGewEOkR5yT5xgE10HkKu28cep4eDMAkrkDS2ldSnuGxZEoXVjIROqd9a0cb8X4st378YjtzocoWtkNBg8jAeBiB0ZI0/s1600/aJuly_4575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1jxeS4vIOIk-bjF2gjjAsnPPlocOqULj5l9Ro9E0jMnoo0RmGewEOkR5yT5xgE10HkKu28cep4eDMAkrkDS2ldSnuGxZEoXVjIROqd9a0cb8X4st378YjtzocoWtkNBg8jAeBiB0ZI0/s640/aJuly_4575.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUAjz_DkZ3ke7cG4RzmA8c5vArx91bJTtb03Pu8miaNr3qMbAYNMLULuoKGEYhEXQ9qh4mIAegtn0hmxGoQZqF_8Ucdw2TJbBdxDaX_UBvz2WFBehyphenhyphenT2IkvEwFEwoP0tK8DEe0e__KfU/s1600/aJuly_4582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUAjz_DkZ3ke7cG4RzmA8c5vArx91bJTtb03Pu8miaNr3qMbAYNMLULuoKGEYhEXQ9qh4mIAegtn0hmxGoQZqF_8Ucdw2TJbBdxDaX_UBvz2WFBehyphenhyphenT2IkvEwFEwoP0tK8DEe0e__KfU/s640/aJuly_4582.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoyFhTspiDA0x8Kzs-2fLX0N7adbMBoaDGxWiGWoBcaWv7UdeMXFMORAxEgRBaqp-ZqdDtlRyOqMZfJU5KUjV5zNg3JzyjQE07ptqFniJ8tLONrD5Y1TolmYkcTu5IpInbopkNqlClgU/s1600/aJuly_4470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwoyFhTspiDA0x8Kzs-2fLX0N7adbMBoaDGxWiGWoBcaWv7UdeMXFMORAxEgRBaqp-ZqdDtlRyOqMZfJU5KUjV5zNg3JzyjQE07ptqFniJ8tLONrD5Y1TolmYkcTu5IpInbopkNqlClgU/s640/aJuly_4470.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f3GtOV2gv2XWIYVkm3cOd4fd89ouI__TBfw391B9QLOLksxEmXqHaPjgbR0OgLHCZCnmq1nt1_gKaIciru0H13-pquF7ksIqjzY4EpPpkYNjr5Im8XJnXgSdqNFIK4zG52zqYd_NSRk/s1600/aJuly_4453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f3GtOV2gv2XWIYVkm3cOd4fd89ouI__TBfw391B9QLOLksxEmXqHaPjgbR0OgLHCZCnmq1nt1_gKaIciru0H13-pquF7ksIqjzY4EpPpkYNjr5Im8XJnXgSdqNFIK4zG52zqYd_NSRk/s640/aJuly_4453.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I played around with the mantel quite a bit. First I tried our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/merry-little-christmas-24x36-chalkboard-download">download</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PLDpex6bgmJOMG6zs58WWL-vbuZNGE-ZM-CwwD6y5FNK0VpR3sbCCRKa8cvW6hno9t8zxLb3GrjomcJ9L53x9tCcsXIE1cGWKz7eJKoJM29DYWn8kp27mhBW0wZMxa1QfiLyb2m2EDQ/s1600/cJuly_3914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PLDpex6bgmJOMG6zs58WWL-vbuZNGE-ZM-CwwD6y5FNK0VpR3sbCCRKa8cvW6hno9t8zxLb3GrjomcJ9L53x9tCcsXIE1cGWKz7eJKoJM29DYWn8kp27mhBW0wZMxa1QfiLyb2m2EDQ/s640/cJuly_3914.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">and then one of our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/merry-little-christmas-24x36-chalkboard-canvas">Christmas canvases</a>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZmzKGG97BHIwTB1yNpPA3z1R11q8ijEmwZM1n60e9spX7eiSs8mumnO4uctRo0V7Z-DVvKlffzddI1-JHahvP9uC7Kcf6Mk1DDJi8TITwRTJJBNI5kKRIWVhydWX__2zdpyJVnUCQDk/s1600/fJuly_3926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZmzKGG97BHIwTB1yNpPA3z1R11q8ijEmwZM1n60e9spX7eiSs8mumnO4uctRo0V7Z-DVvKlffzddI1-JHahvP9uC7Kcf6Mk1DDJi8TITwRTJJBNI5kKRIWVhydWX__2zdpyJVnUCQDk/s640/fJuly_3926.jpg" width="436" />;</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />But in the end I went back to the mirror and simple greenery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ5W8LKBjNy3-k06yRGpJDMJjBtoA36RQ84mGWHkeebruDyG2sQ6FDUVfl-3nSfRkTIkDbm3m83OY-t6WDkxaBuCPtgrc2CzvM8LxnsEVxmaFdU7qU0kBCfaj_o7MtVR4W73V_AMffwc/s1600/aJuly_4507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQ5W8LKBjNy3-k06yRGpJDMJjBtoA36RQ84mGWHkeebruDyG2sQ6FDUVfl-3nSfRkTIkDbm3m83OY-t6WDkxaBuCPtgrc2CzvM8LxnsEVxmaFdU7qU0kBCfaj_o7MtVR4W73V_AMffwc/s640/aJuly_4507.jpg" width="436" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28eYWN9l80wK2HqmHTF_mI9IqCupwua2RYuvCjl1VsbILFq25SsRD_LxFGZdk8HbgweljSb_KNIFW_uAhC6PS9nmQjEpjU_WvK-VNSJ3Cw8mw-OuA1hZ7OGLtTWFyGX_laIN_Wrx6NKg/s1600/July_4452+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28eYWN9l80wK2HqmHTF_mI9IqCupwua2RYuvCjl1VsbILFq25SsRD_LxFGZdk8HbgweljSb_KNIFW_uAhC6PS9nmQjEpjU_WvK-VNSJ3Cw8mw-OuA1hZ7OGLtTWFyGX_laIN_Wrx6NKg/s640/July_4452+copy.jpg" width="436" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is our dining room. I will be doing a full post on the dining room in the next week or so that includes an updated source list.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvDYSvOGV-Y0iSoYKSjBAOC6aVcMVeHtLy2XEMdVbTdBgkyAg1ZiJot2VTsANOiIQcZsojHuLviOTRNky5aTDrWlAjIj9cTcZG-leSVsEQaxLc8086Za1auutmkoGzrO9SmOoe8J2vMM/s1600/aJuly_4211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTvDYSvOGV-Y0iSoYKSjBAOC6aVcMVeHtLy2XEMdVbTdBgkyAg1ZiJot2VTsANOiIQcZsojHuLviOTRNky5aTDrWlAjIj9cTcZG-leSVsEQaxLc8086Za1auutmkoGzrO9SmOoe8J2vMM/s640/aJuly_4211.jpg" width="436" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisidlSAKythOQm1Zmh3HSouBhPNYKgnaMRY3_6m8X8dGlhFgBksATi-0uKJwzNZGCBDAqbyCLe4TwAEZ_QT6HRYghpJZX_aaiDRg6F9skBP6K9dnq8vsWSLzLZfpS4MA6I_y-_gMKzaoI/s1600/aJuly_4209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisidlSAKythOQm1Zmh3HSouBhPNYKgnaMRY3_6m8X8dGlhFgBksATi-0uKJwzNZGCBDAqbyCLe4TwAEZ_QT6HRYghpJZX_aaiDRg6F9skBP6K9dnq8vsWSLzLZfpS4MA6I_y-_gMKzaoI/s640/aJuly_4209.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPcv8WSvrfk8bNfv7dAw57aBc42VfGBzIKFlArUJ3XZgo1WgfxrhQ0-YbbYUV6uiAFGwWzeJDEZ-7wZRHGW82d2z3uEzqn0FLM0mqdQKt5Q0tUW4IL3yPG7BIgga2D9tHV_n8WlWnG58/s1600/aJuly_4219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPcv8WSvrfk8bNfv7dAw57aBc42VfGBzIKFlArUJ3XZgo1WgfxrhQ0-YbbYUV6uiAFGwWzeJDEZ-7wZRHGW82d2z3uEzqn0FLM0mqdQKt5Q0tUW4IL3yPG7BIgga2D9tHV_n8WlWnG58/s640/aJuly_4219.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuEfNXrH-i18K5486KexW40IppjqcBoTIAgQVIO8C9zP4SlGDG6ZbYfFMqcAGHAC5HJbWbduWUAK0ovPEgQgXhwXyFZOKD1WfwXzoDLLwUM3H-YRkmkecFeHn1oM3zPz2zb5ag7ZDo4c/s1600/aJuly_4257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuEfNXrH-i18K5486KexW40IppjqcBoTIAgQVIO8C9zP4SlGDG6ZbYfFMqcAGHAC5HJbWbduWUAK0ovPEgQgXhwXyFZOKD1WfwXzoDLLwUM3H-YRkmkecFeHn1oM3zPz2zb5ag7ZDo4c/s640/aJuly_4257.jpg" width="436" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvK4XrW1xMHXZkITvTFMziaYoB5Tb0AbQABBUue5StqkiPp1P9lwP1s88u52wQ89Q7NqnXuXoT0W6WhvhEiU8GQVijUIWC0DWVSnA20qxpLn8EzAyp4h3EXfwSWx19dqnLH5xDozNeXM/s1600/aJuly_4104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvK4XrW1xMHXZkITvTFMziaYoB5Tb0AbQABBUue5StqkiPp1P9lwP1s88u52wQ89Q7NqnXuXoT0W6WhvhEiU8GQVijUIWC0DWVSnA20qxpLn8EzAyp4h3EXfwSWx19dqnLH5xDozNeXM/s640/aJuly_4104.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz__03fUC3e06XvBqP8basm14-utLKL-5IfmYED5gRP3raEqe0uzFa3rSFO-XT_zh5zLfazsdaF3RNR46TXNq-bpwwWaiYY6-PPyaR1k7jAzT3-1zJvj_RXVYJorL1sy7p7O8KqMVlW-o/s1600/aJuly_4134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz__03fUC3e06XvBqP8basm14-utLKL-5IfmYED5gRP3raEqe0uzFa3rSFO-XT_zh5zLfazsdaF3RNR46TXNq-bpwwWaiYY6-PPyaR1k7jAzT3-1zJvj_RXVYJorL1sy7p7O8KqMVlW-o/s640/aJuly_4134.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />We've done quite a bit of work in here and the last big project is to change out the lantern, which I am planning on doing in the next month or so! I can't wait to remove the old one and add that finishing touch. And we will add photos/art going up the stairs eventually too.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCBY85zLcj-66jXETghF6YRyDF3S_RT7UDtrsAG20UKsvRMSbgFF3R3IbmTJIM8lRzGGzWm0aGuOERzqBLCQQXUhyRT_P9FfZ4usl4qqkCy1Gf7A-TKl3XnibjhnUPsMwCAS0OwQDc7A/s1600/aJuly_4136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCBY85zLcj-66jXETghF6YRyDF3S_RT7UDtrsAG20UKsvRMSbgFF3R3IbmTJIM8lRzGGzWm0aGuOERzqBLCQQXUhyRT_P9FfZ4usl4qqkCy1Gf7A-TKl3XnibjhnUPsMwCAS0OwQDc7A/s640/aJuly_4136.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95TUF1yOhstc_lfk7eHeKTTGw9SK3jQbeBWUG3UNULRNt_sdwcjz_W92cT_chIxkWucii1ppri6lnysAocf-OdxEXuLUy3M1zLB1jnXIlR2uIidzJs4yqO5ncc6GY3ldtZBn6yMdMj3I/s1600/aJuly_4233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95TUF1yOhstc_lfk7eHeKTTGw9SK3jQbeBWUG3UNULRNt_sdwcjz_W92cT_chIxkWucii1ppri6lnysAocf-OdxEXuLUy3M1zLB1jnXIlR2uIidzJs4yqO5ncc6GY3ldtZBn6yMdMj3I/s640/aJuly_4233.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />I showed you our study a couple of week ago decorated in red. I tried it two different ways. First red:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Smr2zuZcfQjJqMpetFY95FjkLGETjYSyvupNfi9gFOBghwru2icm_Bx8xj8aE_85t0YhKeMtecbKSFKaKnkJpKr57BBkqHjyIo0tuQqORLhLEsyg8pX1piF7hzLCwvxTl5pqrj5aHzY/s1600/lJuly_4273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Smr2zuZcfQjJqMpetFY95FjkLGETjYSyvupNfi9gFOBghwru2icm_Bx8xj8aE_85t0YhKeMtecbKSFKaKnkJpKr57BBkqHjyIo0tuQqORLhLEsyg8pX1piF7hzLCwvxTl5pqrj5aHzY/s640/lJuly_4273.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG67ocmql3LMErCnumziSWF-oSZcIjC88uVt0FtpambCuRY-HP2dq70QOnalgqHGY2TGcAAWg665k-4A6lmvpV-qH6zvsn8m8rLZXvzVMwBNMlO-cPBSbLEftiV8gjHlMvwfMDfJ8U580/s1600/lJuly_4293.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I was too lazy to get my tripod out and there is not any natural light in this powder room so sorry for the crummy pictures.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2TSMqLI_qSQyTGyTN0mQ4nAWY8qGOTuP8fXGoNVep5fzLhA4axUHxXukWEOXqtnXvKvnyhU6rid2gBMu1B2lAHrJZYWLnvuHMTOC3BBK7c2to8-bsffhHrybzndGA-EyffiBRwOpd0M/s1600/aJuly_4602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2TSMqLI_qSQyTGyTN0mQ4nAWY8qGOTuP8fXGoNVep5fzLhA4axUHxXukWEOXqtnXvKvnyhU6rid2gBMu1B2lAHrJZYWLnvuHMTOC3BBK7c2to8-bsffhHrybzndGA-EyffiBRwOpd0M/s640/aJuly_4602.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_QXM3jlUZTYe4-0o39BXW6VrQH-NtjGo7hfXeKnXAFoWSLnA8j7McLu52bF8DcfqQw099oEJw5iucvaCE6KB1HH3kkPlFiZhRAmHY2RzCsK_HMWcy-iy2l1XmhjwCqJlOliOvtsN8qI/s1600/aJuly_4616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_QXM3jlUZTYe4-0o39BXW6VrQH-NtjGo7hfXeKnXAFoWSLnA8j7McLu52bF8DcfqQw099oEJw5iucvaCE6KB1HH3kkPlFiZhRAmHY2RzCsK_HMWcy-iy2l1XmhjwCqJlOliOvtsN8qI/s640/aJuly_4616.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br />You can see a better shot of the bathroom where I did use my tripod a month or two ago and also what it looked like before here. I still need to add some artwork to the walls.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjltmxmliz9dIYvC96qODMv4cW0h9Bx_-5hg2LrmplYZVujfUr4deBFJxvB7gzaOeKJ_CMK-GlCQ_tHZUiZNHfylzrNk65lC5jMn-YXDXM1jZtTtzomQluIYeYdEb0StfOCujY6b_TOY/s1600/iBeforeAfterPowderRoom1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjltmxmliz9dIYvC96qODMv4cW0h9Bx_-5hg2LrmplYZVujfUr4deBFJxvB7gzaOeKJ_CMK-GlCQ_tHZUiZNHfylzrNk65lC5jMn-YXDXM1jZtTtzomQluIYeYdEb0StfOCujY6b_TOY/s640/iBeforeAfterPowderRoom1.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here is how the downstairs rooms look at night, which is my favorite:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmeAsp3rzlOR5akoFNwSICC2reMB0xNq13zVDNldyLhn-BIw_hO91fW6Q0haIADvVNOcVuCdSksHIHBwvpiBFutin1lgQtz5urRa_L46gqe9GAW0drVBT-bNkev5uSy2YVMc_Bi39LBc/s1600/aJuly_4625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizycOyko56I3eLEFrnqenbu-Wd4edpd1lJwMifC7PRwk3IAZUQ-MR14dWMPIyylLyW3N0nR5JJ8M2gqHAYmIK1ujl70VaE0tz1yWlvhldEmzE9C8KdEAKJY5x3Az_c-g_vHqM994Xiv2A/s1600/eJuly_4802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizycOyko56I3eLEFrnqenbu-Wd4edpd1lJwMifC7PRwk3IAZUQ-MR14dWMPIyylLyW3N0nR5JJ8M2gqHAYmIK1ujl70VaE0tz1yWlvhldEmzE9C8KdEAKJY5x3Az_c-g_vHqM994Xiv2A/s640/eJuly_4802.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>And here's a shot of our guest room. I am hoping to photograph this room and share the progress sometime this week! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyddgQiqSzJ_0pTa1j2oQf4nds5wgZiY1L76uGc9xN4Oba6rbUZsT3Sbi88RF8nmFTGC2zqDTrFu5lA2LBaT7QKdmksGV2s73vqJTAPmlgTv0IlXnLQiAkLExwqzIlVvb2R8uyvFlpFuk/s1600/kJuly_4101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyddgQiqSzJ_0pTa1j2oQf4nds5wgZiY1L76uGc9xN4Oba6rbUZsT3Sbi88RF8nmFTGC2zqDTrFu5lA2LBaT7QKdmksGV2s73vqJTAPmlgTv0IlXnLQiAkLExwqzIlVvb2R8uyvFlpFuk/s640/kJuly_4101.jpg" width="436" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Update: Here are some updated pictures of our new guest bedroom: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpD9haGIWRc-wrDapu4TQRMyGXyzMKn_oK5F6RqncSiMdHOsnvmoKFjqSwPIGJOF1ggHfQl0ljHm_I4TQ29Eebys87TO3PeNgHZ8pf2vhkrLVgM0YbsHxhwAo6-N0M9ITe2w7Um80QBrA/s1600/nJuly_4921.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I also started decorating the porch a little bit and added our <a href="http://www.dearlillie.com/product/his-name-shall-be-called-24x36-chalkboard-download">newest chalkboard download</a>, but honestly I am not sure I am going to finish it this year. I always enjoyed decorating our old porch but I may have to wait until next year to really play around with our new one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFnoJqsH0yLvSxNc7TqYPuwm35xp-LeS35d_l3vQ6DhD1x4RbpSzJ_NYNbZC9nP5CZ0zu10FBZ3TeCNIt-cLbwL_3qNrqo9aZ20CV_8QQySNLs3iTQR9fy3DShZQigqRsIAuH4tmGo-g/s1600/dJuly_4873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFnoJqsH0yLvSxNc7TqYPuwm35xp-LeS35d_l3vQ6DhD1x4RbpSzJ_NYNbZC9nP5CZ0zu10FBZ3TeCNIt-cLbwL_3qNrqo9aZ20CV_8QQySNLs3iTQR9fy3DShZQigqRsIAuH4tmGo-g/s640/dJuly_4873.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And that's it for now! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://www.blogger.com/here%27s%20that%20link:%20http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-house-tour-2012.html">here</a> for our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-house-tour-2012.html">2012 Christmas tour</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-christmas-tour.html">here</a> for our <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/our-christmas-tour.html">2011 Christmas tour</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for a recap of all of our before and afters so far of our new home  you can click <a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/recap-of-our-before-and-afters-so-far.html">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for a source list from each room you can click<a href="http://dearlillieblog.blogspot.com/p/our-home.html"> here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Thank you all for taking the time to let me show you around our home. Now it's time to head over to <a href="http://findinghomeonline.com/christmas-decorating-ideas-holiday-housewalk-tour">Finding Home</a> to check our Laura's beautiful display!  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://findinghomeonline.com/christmas-decorating-ideas-holiday-housewalk-tour"><img alt=" http://findinghomeonline.com/christmas-decorating-ideas-holiday-housewalk-tour" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7-qZjQiL_kNNZHCgpGZJoHnXawBoqyhzmcwDsrfowGfPi0QLWSLozvcrv-SDJKPbTgYomTcpYBob5DrX_jKtWud5i7_gDh62UJnF1uaaw7sTGJr5490tw-RkBGUM8nR6ZrtBFuwD3uY/s320/Button-for-House-Walk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center">And don't forget to see the tour from the beginning….</div><div align="center">You can start<a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html"> </a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div align="center"><span class="pibfi_pinterest"> <span class="xc_pin" style="display: block; left: 31px;"> </span> </span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html"><img alt="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNjVuNTkIEX9wIGlDnD7pal3SQnX-cqNyWoU-SsWY3_r9FtENjAVCmijUc3XfkQpObhzFnvfiNOj6LM8R5zXYZya10GBmBAdClNg9t5lI9qTuCKnwm8kAw_W8OXYaQO6OBWFHIWTqO3Vg/s320/Jennifer+Rizzo+holiday+150+housewalk+button.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Have a wonderful day! </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI7mItE_YrJc15WQ5B2wCgtlKAATt0Fdefsrs5hVilBOVrgKWBtFBfEAfkX8THn-kwYv7FqKACNthDKTyWi064CwhcU6y0VBdJXiTZmTAuwSuQTuBy_w8Kqj3B8UBPq3fW_tSoc6V-pI/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI7mItE_YrJc15WQ5B2wCgtlKAATt0Fdefsrs5hVilBOVrgKWBtFBfEAfkX8THn-kwYv7FqKACNthDKTyWi064CwhcU6y0VBdJXiTZmTAuwSuQTuBy_w8Kqj3B8UBPq3fW_tSoc6V-pI/s1600/sig.png" /></a></div><div align="center"></div>

2013 Christmas House Tour

Welcome! I am so excited to be a part of Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday House Walk again this year. If you are visiting here this morning thi...

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Project Decorate and a WIN A $500 Gift Card to POTTERY BARN!

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am so excited to tell you about <a href="http://honeywerehome.polyvore.com/">POLYVORE</a> and their new Project Decorate campaign! You may have heard of Polyvore before and thought of it more of a fashion tool. That's pretty much how I always thought of it. I often pinned sets of outfits that I loved on Pinterest but never ventured onto Polyvore myself until earlier this fall when I discovered Project Decorate. I quickly realized just how easy it was to use and how much fun it was to play around on!  It comes in so handy when you are working on a room getting to see how all the elements come together! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/project_decorate_casual_elegance_with/collection?id=3128044"><img alt="http://www.polyvore.com/project_decorate_casual_elegance_with/collection?id=3128044" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb1aN4pq_AMNaUt1vZk95quFdqKmWcgtXQqcEYPtbbFu5mCtutkYsIy3QpWhzhDlfmnOoCF0f4uMhd4krAUpur46ElAQl51WQFWGsoSqdtDXnloaQAhjSz_S2_NbPuS7LwJMm_LioRnA/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.35.40+AM.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_20 PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_en_20_gray PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_inline_20 PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_beside_20" data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-log="button_pinit" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhoneywerehome.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F10%2Fpolyvore-project-decorate-win-500-to.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-b94vgPTH1S4%2FUlqu2T_asPI%2FAAAAAAAAeoI%2F9y_9A4XpQWw%2Fs1600%2FScreen%2BShot%2B2013-10-13%2Bat%2B9.30.29%2BAM.png&guid=pcf2cn6RvqsX-0&description=Polyvore%20Project%20Decorate%20//%20Win%20$500%20to%20Pottery%20Barn#widget" target="_blank"><span class="PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_count" id="PIN_1385965244770_pin_count_0"><br /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">NOW FOR THE FUN PART:</span></u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/project_decorate_casual_elegance_with/collection?id=3128044">partnering with Polyvore</a> to help introduce their launch into the home decor market by hosting a contest where you can <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>win a $500 gift card to Pottery Barn</b>.</span></span> Yes, you read that right! A $500 gift card to Pottery Barn! To enter the contest simply <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/casual_elegance_with_dear_lillie/contest.show?id=454513">create a set</a> that incorporates our theme which is "Casual Elegance". </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are some</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> the sets that I created to reflect this Casual Elegance style.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPBPcNLJV0bGWa4-dHg8PP1DYQ-PFC0mCJzBiyLErIsydtzXrfm5D4a1MRVf1zbe5tB3ZFA2-S3SonEVv1jC6MewMAkXrryzjmdOv4BvhB1-PZolxD0W3i3oPLjmzpddA66Yd-4emcm8/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.36.10+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPBPcNLJV0bGWa4-dHg8PP1DYQ-PFC0mCJzBiyLErIsydtzXrfm5D4a1MRVf1zbe5tB3ZFA2-S3SonEVv1jC6MewMAkXrryzjmdOv4BvhB1-PZolxD0W3i3oPLjmzpddA66Yd-4emcm8/s640/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.36.10+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqjAAID6I6gqm0V4lFvE6gzlnpA6uMVaXW_1_iTgRNDAFfuXKRs65a06v7N65KOqkMANzwmZ7hjPt_ta6mQtsmnuXuw5SqPe4rImZsJEAx_ShZuCEDP6VMxRl56wNtskW-7yPA17lKrY/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.36.33+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqjAAID6I6gqm0V4lFvE6gzlnpA6uMVaXW_1_iTgRNDAFfuXKRs65a06v7N65KOqkMANzwmZ7hjPt_ta6mQtsmnuXuw5SqPe4rImZsJEAx_ShZuCEDP6VMxRl56wNtskW-7yPA17lKrY/s640/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.36.33+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaX5Rvq32FDbvsj0hJGHEU8_qFDSmOtbXG5j0Dr7ZHZWuH55G89YbHFDN4PZxwCKY09G4trA9cwSRpmDCd4CLHdbUB9r7rNjck-BteiB8CGgKh50pjmVVjjrNghcs6R5YFjOEqmLbSUo/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.36.52+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaX5Rvq32FDbvsj0hJGHEU8_qFDSmOtbXG5j0Dr7ZHZWuH55G89YbHFDN4PZxwCKY09G4trA9cwSRpmDCd4CLHdbUB9r7rNjck-BteiB8CGgKh50pjmVVjjrNghcs6R5YFjOEqmLbSUo/s640/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.36.52+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a class="PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_20 PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_en_20_gray PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_inline_20 PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_beside_20" data-pin-config="beside" data-pin-log="button_pinit" href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhoneywerehome.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F10%2Fpolyvore-project-decorate-win-500-to.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-a3Gi4Q5HcbM%2FUlqvXHUYI3I%2FAAAAAAAAeoQ%2FwB6UABs0haY%2Fs1600%2FScreen%2BShot%2B2013-10-13%2Bat%2B9.33.27%2BAM.png&guid=pcf2cn6RvqsX-1&description=Polyvore%20Project%20Decorate%20//%20Win%20$500%20to%20Pottery%20Barn#widget" target="_blank"><span class="PIN_1385965244770_pin_it_button_count" id="PIN_1385965244770_pin_count_1"><br /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I chose over 60 items and you can use some of them to incorporate into your own Casual Elegance Set and two winners will be chosen.  I will choose one winner and a </span><span style="line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;">second winner will be chosen by the Polyvore community. (That winner will based on which set draws the most attention which includes likes, comments, shares).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To enter, go <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/casual_elegance_with_dear_lillie/contest.show?id=454513"><b>HERE</b> to create Casual Elegant Set</a> that features a couple of the items I chose.  Here's an example of a set that you could create:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcey5FMCZMgRxlt-bbmbTqR327Uk7VwHAXacKev9wYNZDVpNNH_yv_82saPc-AalND1kzarhthrbyhEW6KD4Xeijc4Rot54eHPGOD9cO-r5WVi3u3ag6oYfbh7AC_5kOPTXSwTcWC5CTk/s1600/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.55.24+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcey5FMCZMgRxlt-bbmbTqR327Uk7VwHAXacKev9wYNZDVpNNH_yv_82saPc-AalND1kzarhthrbyhEW6KD4Xeijc4Rot54eHPGOD9cO-r5WVi3u3ag6oYfbh7AC_5kOPTXSwTcWC5CTk/s640/Screen+shot+2013-12-02+at+1.55.24+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a pretty fun concept, isn't it? </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Have a fabulous Monday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI7mItE_YrJc15WQ5B2wCgtlKAATt0Fdefsrs5hVilBOVrgKWBtFBfEAfkX8THn-kwYv7FqKACNthDKTyWi064CwhcU6y0VBdJXiTZmTAuwSuQTuBy_w8Kqj3B8UBPq3fW_tSoc6V-pI/s1600/sig.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI7mItE_YrJc15WQ5B2wCgtlKAATt0Fdefsrs5hVilBOVrgKWBtFBfEAfkX8THn-kwYv7FqKACNthDKTyWi064CwhcU6y0VBdJXiTZmTAuwSuQTuBy_w8Kqj3B8UBPq3fW_tSoc6V-pI/s1600/sig.png" /></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PS - I'll be back tomorrow to share our Christmas home tour as part of <a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html">Jennifer Rizzo's annual Holiday Housewalk</a>. Be sure to head on over today and start the tour today on<a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html"> day one! </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html"><img alt="http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/2013/12/welcome-to-the-2013-holiday-housewalk-day-1.html" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjezoS2iCZtQ7VzQq_wbpwnguH3ywPes6njz6uxQdFjxqnGz4Zd4B2bemS4ZAQMTBl6tLWojiiwNxtvTh5sp_q_PdOgUrqptJnHXUDHBIXfpgAdRYOGlyUUTnOeF8ntMXlk2aJsCdn3a0/s320/Jennifer-Rizzo-holiday-150-housewalk-button-1024x1024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>

Project Decorate and a WIN A $500 Gift Card to POTTERY BARN!

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