The 7100 Club.....The Pits

This is a BIG BOY with the armless pieces measuring -

45 d x 36 h x 40.5 w

the corner piece is 45 x 45...................but OMG, it is comfy and cozy.

This big boy is not cheap. A good part of the cost is in the labor and fabric.

Remember every single piece has to be upholstered with 54" goods (fabric)

and it is manufactured by hand in North Carolina, USA.

yippee!!!! i mean it

Be prepared, as far as retail sofa's go, this one can be quite pricy.

Just pick the lowest grade fabric that you can work with for the body.

Seriously, if you are looking for a huge, deep sectional ....this might be the one.

The advantage of 'pit' style sectionals (this one is the 7100 series from Huntington House)

is that you can re-figure them if you should need to.

Maybe for a room change or a whole new house and floor plan.

Once you get into this sectional it is hard to ever leave it.

I promise.

Huntington House has fantastic fabrics. The selection is endless.

I think they may have more than any other company.

There is no extra cost for the bells and whistles either.

The sofa is priced on the body fabric grade. You can choose ANY GRADE fabric for the pillows and then you can add any trims at no charge. This is a pretty sweet deal if you ask me.

Check it out here.

Click on 'dealer locater' if you would like to find out more about the company and their product.

Could you see yourself in this sectional ??

I definitely could!!

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Accept It Or Walk Away

Ernest Hemingway once said

 “If something is wrong, fix it if you can.

But train yourself not to worry:

Worry never fixes anything.” 

I can worry and worry about this house being a wreck..........

nothing will change it's condition 

if all I am doing is obsessing 

about it's shabby broken down state..

I need to accept it 

 the way it is and get geared up for the long challenging road ahead, 
or walk away and accept the loss.

That is if I want peace in my head and in my life.

But If I want to change it... I will have to do it.

When I say change it , I mean the ' house.' 

We really can not change very much in our lives.

We can change ourselves....if that. 

And if you have tried to change any core personality traits of your own 

you know how difficuly it is.

Not impossible.

Difficult.

I just need to decide where I want to be......

or here!!

....Needless to say I am reflecting on things in my own life.

How hard is it for you to accept situations that upset you?

I know it is simple in concept, but it is not always easy.

p.s. Hemingway's words do not lend too much encouragement for me 

considering how his own personal story ended..

I know he suffered from depression....

and worry and negative thinking is how it takes it's first baby steps in to your head.

Or, at least MINE.

hugs & xxx's

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A Dogs Life

I want to be this dog!
...certainly a simpler life.

THE SPLENDOR OF AMERICA’S PAST IS REBORN ON LAKE MICHIGAN

Published October 2009 in Architectural Digest

For the making of their new family residence on Chicago’s North Shore, a couple worked with architect Robert A. M. Stern and his partner Randy Correll. Victoria Hagan decorated the interiors.Landscape architect Douglas Hoerr handled the grounds. The front elevation of the 16,000-square-foot Georgian Revival-style house.

Everything in this home is smooth and subtle.

The greens & blues just work. I don't think this home is over done in the least.

The traditional and the contemporary are blended beautifully.

I love the floor.

I have the same materials and pattern on my bedroom's terrace deck.

The comforter is so comfy.

No?

*Note the covered buttons.

Great pool and a tiered lawn....I love that!

Did you see the movie ' Road to Perdition?'

I have never seen the shores of Lake Michigan, and was blown away by the sand and the water (in the movie scenes).

I never knew about the beautiful sand on the lake's shore.

It is just as if it were along an ocean shore.

This shot (below) made me think of the ending of the movie, and the sandy beach where the father

(Tom Hanks) and the son walk on the sand while heading to their hide-out.

A friend of the family's home.

I have watched this 3 times. The cinematography is outstanding.

a mahogany sun-deck

....geeez

*Do you think I am too old to get adopted?

Do you like this home?

Could you live there?

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…Am I Enough ?

I was looking for some inspiration…

Because I feel exhausted.

I do too much.

I look like hell.

(I did lose that 20lbs I have wanted to lose)

A BIG PLUS For Me Is, I will not be working on Big Bird Day, and I should be looking forward to cooking with my daughter.

It is her favorite holiday, and I hate holidays. 

(nice huh?)

It is a wonder that she likes them at all with my ‘ poo poo’ attitude.

 

I was sitting in a meeting and thinking to myself,

Something’s got to give!

I can’t go on like this.

I am on fire at both ends.

I need to stop. Just be still.

And tell myself everything is okay.

I need to realize that ‘I am doing enough.’

I am enough.

And that my best is good enough.

 

I was wondering what I could read that would help me to feel better about things.

So I typed in on ‘google’ the words;  

‘am I enough ? ’

And I fell into a blog named:

 ...AND I THINK TO MYSELF, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD

(by Nikki-Brown)

...and this post from it.

While reading it I felt the clouds lifting, and I felt a little better too.

So, I am printing this post out to read & re-read to myself while at work.

Hell, I think I will frame it and put it on my desk!

Maybe it will even send a message to ‘some people’

that I work with. 

Someone is trying to chip away at me.

And yep, I am feeling worn and chipped.

This is the post:

today, i am enough

Today, I am enough.
I am smart enough.
Wise enough.
Clever enough.
Resourceful enough.
Able enough.
Confident enough.
I am connected to enough people to accomplish my heart's desire.
I have enough ideas to pull off magic and miracles.
Enough is all I need.
Enough is what I have.
I have more than enough.

As I do all that I can do, I'm able to do more and more.
I am excited to be alive.
I rejoice and re-choice every day to make my life better.
I am happy, healthy, prosperous, successful, rich, loving, loved, and beloved.
I am comfortable with myself, so I am comfortable with all others.
I confidently greet each day with a smile on my face and love in my heart.
Everyone who meets me is warmed by the radiance of my attitude.
I work on my attitude continuously.
I associate with friendly, caring, nurturing people who are involved in doing important things.
The people with whom I associate want more for me than I want for myself.
The projects with which I am involved wow my soul.
I am passionately on-purpose to do good, be good, and help others to do the same.
I am enough.
I have enough.
I do enough.

Are you enough? 

Do you ever feel like I am feeling?

Would this post help you?

Is it 'FRAME WORTHY ?'

xx's to my friends

P.S.

nikki,

thank you...you helped me more than you know. 

Credit :nikki-brown.blogspot.

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Millwork Heaven !

What could be better

than the ocean and loads of beautiful MILLWORK?

Oh yes....and shingles.

The window seat up on the landing....charming.

And more views of the ocean.

I could be blogging on on my laptop right there on that chair.

Do you like bead-board?

The cabinet door fronts have bead-board.

AND.....a fireplace!

More window seats.

Cafe and a croissant anyone??

This is sooooooooo New England-y. I love it.

If you don't play chess....would you attempt it here?

This is what you can do when you have a tight spot for a bathroom.

Custom cabinets that  'bow-out' around the sinks instead of having a deep counter straight across.

Can you believe this is in Jacksonville Florida?

Who Knew?

Credits:Interior Design Juliana Catlin and Karen Lukaszewski, Catlin Interiors, Jacksonville, FL
ARCHITECTURE Richard Skinner, David Case and Patricia Houlihan, Richard Skinner & Associates, P.L., Jacksonville, FL, Florida Design Magazine

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