I SPY - A Bottle Tree

Bottle Trees

What is a bottle tree?

The bottle tree's origins can be traced back to Africa. Evidently, it was believed that shiny objects placed around the home would attract evil spirits away from the family. With the tragedy of the slave trade, the tradition found its way to North America and continued to evolve into the hanging of bottles in trees to "trap" the evil spirits.

We don't believe bottles could in any way "trap" evil spirits. However, over the years the bottle tree has become a very unique Southern gardening tradition.

Everyone wants their yard or garden to be unique in some way. Landscaping has become so predictable, that without spending an enormous amount of time and money in your yard or garden, it is becoming difficult to be different. UNLESS YOU GET CREATIVE! Bottle trees give you the chance to be creative! They allow you to put your own twist on your yard or garden.

At the moment I need a bottle tree in my yard.

I live in a community with a Home Owners Association.

OMG!!!!

Is it only the SICK that get on these boards?

There is a rumor flying around the community that 

I have a motorcycle and am riding it all the time, 

which is in clear violation of the 'by-laws' where I live.

I am afraid of motorcycles.!!!

I don't ride one.

I need a bottle tree.

But I am sure it would be in violation of something here.

xx happy weekend

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www.designsprout.com

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Shut Up!!!

I recently used this bed in a job of mine.

When we first viewed it in the catalog....

at first view it looked as though it was a antiqued silver velvet.

But it is not. 

 It is however - antiqued silver - silver with a faint gold wash over it

This is my favorite metallic of all. 

The company is Theodore Alexander.

The collection is called Argento.

The bed arrived and was delivered....

I called my client and asked her "How do you like it?

I asked her, "Is it beautiful?"

She screamed into the phone 

"It is SHUT UP gorgeous!!!"

Music to my ears. :)

I am considering the above chest for next to the bed and a skirted table on the other side.

You have to be careful when using a fabulous finish like this.

You definitely don't want too much of it.

Small doses...although that bed is not so small.

( But...OMG, it is a show stopper and that is what she wanted.)

It will lessen the effect.....

or shall we just say 'it will become too much of a good thing.'

The collection - Argento is made up of 

all pieces in this finish .

I added one more piece of this in the room on the other side.

A small tall chest to anchor the finish and balance the room.

Do you likie???

It really is breathtaking in person, and worth every penny.

go here to see collection

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Changing Your Name

WHEN Mitchell Gold, now 59, arrived in Manhattan in 1974, he “was young, fresh out of college and closeted,” he recalled. He took a job selling pillows at Bloomingdale’s, and remembered going out with women and usually finding that “the waiter was more interesting, or her brother.”

“The world could be ending, and you wouldn’t know it with Mitchell,” Mr. Scofield said. “He’s always so calm. You want a partner like that, someone who makes you feel everything is going to be all right.” (why can't I find a boss like that????)

On June 19, they were married at the Des Moines Art Center in a wedding that was in some ways a celebration of Iowa, one of five states that permit same-sex marriages. As 92 guests, including Mr. Williams, watched, the couple said their vows before Judge Robert B. Hanson of Iowa’s Fifth Judicial District, whose 2007 ruling helped open the door to same-sex marriages in that state.

I say what took them so long?

From now on, they will be known as Mr. Gold and Mr. Gold, or the Golds.

“I’m changing my name,” Mr. Scofield said. “My grandfather’s name was Goldberg. It’s almost like going back to my roots, in a way. I think it’s very interesting that women are becoming more liberated and keeping their names, whereas gay men are becoming more traditional and changing their names.”

Have you kept your maiden name?
I have kept mine. 
And thank G-d I did.


Professionally speaking....
it is a real benefit if you have been married several times.
hahahahah


Have a lovely 4th.......I will be working. XXXX's

Mitchell Gold's Sofas - click here
The NYT article - click here

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Would You Follow Me?

Have you ever wanted to just feel 

like you did when you were a kid?

I did

and still do.

I remember many years ago, I made some major life changes-

in my own behaviors.......

and this was to improve the quality of my life.

For instance.....in the way I perceived things going on around me.

What I wanted to get out of all this hard work was 

to be able to laugh like I did in the 3rd grade with my friends.

Do you remember that?

Just giggling, until your sides hurt.

I want that....I love to laugh and laugh hard.

I could fall for an ugly man if he were really funny.

I know it's true....because I have.

Well maybe what I need now is a secret club house.

And this would work just fine for me and my friends.

Could we bloggie pals have fun tea parties here??

Do you think we would laugh until our sides hurt????

.......this is me heading to the tiny clubhouse.....

Would you follow me there?

credit: N.Y.T go here to read complete story

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Limed Oak - Not Pickled

I love limed oak.

 The molding and most woodworking in this room is limed oak.

 This finish is coming back in a BIG WAY.

All the major furniture manufacturers have versions of this finish.

Look for them they are there.

And will be coming on strong.

Now that the retail market is completely saturated 

with DARK finishes .....

just you wait, 

this will start popping up in retail showrooms.

People in Florida are begging for light furniture and I like limed wood.

Oak turns 'taupe-ish.'

Hopefully someday I will have 

a limed oak floor like image #1.

#1

Liming Wood

A few hundred years ago wood was treated with a caustic lime mixture to protect it from the attacks of insects and worms. Later on the the effect of the lime residue on the wood grain became fashionable so eventually it was used for solely decorative reasons.

#2
If you have someone do this for you in your home
be careful that it doesn't turn out with a slightly pink tinge.
Just make sure that you mention it to your finisher.
It has turned out pinkie in the very room that I have featured in this post.
*The finish I have used (when liming wood) for woodwork
and built-ins is the color in the picture #2.
Below I have a few sites to explore if you wish to try it on your own.

What do you think about LIMED WOOD?

*and how about the alabaster light fixture????

Want to try it ? click here or here

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