tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3880695102651325482024-03-05T22:35:57.456-05:00the duchess of HFresh "Hell"woodNo Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-1376036279913841322015-05-23T10:26:00.001-04:002016-05-26T21:37:10.378-04:00 THE FOLLY OF SPRING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Spring in King, is my favourite time of year, and my favourite place to be.</div>
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My tulips were decimated over the long and bitter cold winter and only a scattered few, grew.</div>
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I was sad to see just two of my favourite appear, and I couldn't resist cutting them.</div>
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The colouration is spectacular and unusual. "Bougainvillea" in Hermes speak- a deep coral pink, with "Etoupe" accents.</div>
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Taking a break from hauling out the summer furniture; I took a hike up the hill to see what was blooming.</div>
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The trees appear to have more blossoms this year than ever.</div>
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Finally; after much care and fertilizer, they're starting to take hold and grow.</div>
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Just as I reached the top, the clouds rolled in</div>
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Looking down, I was struck by a new idea.</div>
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I've always wanted a Chinoiserie style Folly, and I think the back garden will be the perfect place to build one.</div>
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I plan to attach it to the house, so it can be a year round living space.</div>
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I'll follow the hexagon shape of the terrace.</div>
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I envision a simple classic design,with four screened windows, and two doors.</div>
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My inspiration for the shape and roofline is this lantern </div>
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At the moment this future construction is sheer folly, as I have much more pressing current construction concerns. Such as; why are the leaks still occurring in this house?No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-21214309069252712192015-01-20T18:55:00.001-05:002015-01-21T20:02:59.300-05:00A LIFE ON HOLDI've been trying to finish my breakfast room, but put it on hold, (yet again) due to another flashing issue we discovered last year.<br />
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Thankfully we had a torrential rain before Christmas this year, and it revealed that the problem the builder thought was finally solved; isn't. </div>
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I'm not really surprised. I lost all faith in the builder; two leaks ago.</div>
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I'm concerned the problem will still affect this room, so until we go through another, (hopefully rainy) spring, I don't dare make a move.<br />
I only want to do this room once, and I'm not about to risk expensive silk walls to another leak, drywall dust, or repainting.</div>
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I'm happy to be heading to Florida and leaving this mess behind.<br />
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It also gives me time to look at the latest silk fabrics, before I finally make up my mind.<br />
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These years spent spinning my wheels, has caused me to completely veer from my original plan<br />
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The only positive; is that this room will end up costing a fraction of the original budget, by not cladding the walls in custom treillage. <br />
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All of my furniture for this room is from The Salvation Army, and thrift stores.<br />
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I'm planning to put a cracked glass table top on this base to reference the glass countertops in my kitchen.<br />
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I'm only using three chairs around the table. If more people are seated; I'll bring in chairs from another room.<br />
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I spotted these swivel rockers at The Salvation Army, for $25 and $29 (included ottoman) each.<br />
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I like the fact that they're not a matched pair; but companion chairs.<br />
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I found this peacock fabric on Ebay.<br />
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The walls will be upholstered in silk panels, and portieres will close this room in cosiness.<br />
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No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-60898359855074362752011-09-16T21:44:00.000-04:002011-09-16T21:44:07.449-04:00TOMATO, TOMATOESIt's sauce making season here in King Township, and the tomato harvest was amazing this year!<br />
The San Manzano tomato's I buy from one of the local Italian farmers were the sweetest I have ever tasted.<br />
This weekend I will join my neighbours, and pitch in with the sauce making party they have every year; but I couldn't resist making a little advance sauce for myself.<br />
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I don't have all the bells, and whistles, of my Italian neighbours well oiled production; but I have picked up a tip or two, over the years.<br />
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It's all about love. Love of the tomato.<br />
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My sources' tomato crop this year is so divine; I've been eating them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and snacking on them in between.<br />
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I had eaten so many from the first bushel, I just had to finish it off, and put up the rest.<br />
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I made some into sauce, and put the remainder, whole in freezer bags.<br />
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My Sauce Master, makes short work of sauce; but I prefer whole or diced tomato's.<br />
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This is how I do mine.<br />
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After washing the tomato's, I blanche them in small batches, by boiling them for a minute, before plunging them into ice water.<br />
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After cutting off the stem end, I squeeze them out of their skins; reserving the cut ends and skins, in a separate bowl, to process through my Sauce Master.<br />
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I put the tomato's into two sizes of freezer bags, label them, and I'm done. Well done for today, anyway.<br />
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Dalton had gifted us with a personal chef catered dinner party for ourselves, and eight friends.<br />
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It was a great evening, and it was so wonderful to welcome friends to our home.<br />
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I didn't even think to take photos, so I was happy to receive a few, from a friend who is never without a camera.<br />
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Now that summer's over, I really need to get a move on decorating, and furnishing this house.<br />
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removed identifying pics, as requested. FYI I'm the one in the multi colour dress. No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-36911547159940726102011-05-19T19:43:00.003-04:002015-01-19T22:05:11.863-05:00AND AFTER IT RAINS THERE'S A RAINBOW That's about the only good thing the rain brought to Hillwood last weekend.<br />
It's been raining relentlessly since Saturday morning, and finally stopped just short of sunset tonight, just long enough for a rainbow to appear; then disappear in another downpour.<br />
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We had turned on the hot tub/spa Saturday afternoon, hoping that it would (a) work, and (b) stop raining. Well, I guess we can't complain too much since it actually worked; but it was raining too hard to go out and use it.<br />
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I didn't just sit around wishin' and hopin' and waitin' for the rain to stop, I had more important business to attend to; like wonderin' why the CatGenie litter box wasn't workin'?<br />
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Now usually when it comes to electric or technical problems I just hand them off to my husband and I don't have to give it a second thought.<br />
This time I knew I would have to at least try to troubleshoot it myself. The stackable washer/dryer is pulled out from the wall, (the only 220w power source access) until the floors are cleaned and polished.<br />
I can barely even get into this closet;having to do contortions every time I do a load of laundry.<br />
There is no way my husband would ever fit in, let alone take apart this cat toilet!<br />
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Anyway, after one complete dismantling, two glasses of wine, several hours, and multiple curse words later; I amazingly got it back up and running!<br />
I'm sure all the time I saved not having to scoop litter from a regular litterbox for the past 4 1/2 months, was blown in the time it took me to understand the complicated instructions in the manuel.<br />
This GatGenie is a feat of engineering, that's for sure, and when it works it's worth every cent and more.<br />
If only it could also grant me three wishes.<br />
( T, I know you will get a laugh picturing me cleaning the litterbox in this getup. They've become my latest obsession.)<br />
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<br />No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-24147943822737623342011-04-21T18:03:00.003-04:002015-01-19T22:06:42.136-05:00IN THE LOOIt may be a bit unseemly to do a post on lavatory fixtures; but since I haven't had much to praise lately here inside Hellwood, it's amazing how a functioning toilet can help flush away a bad mood.<br />
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It's great that the electric issues are getting straightened out, and now I no longer have to use a pail of water to flush the toilet.<br />
I love the design of the Kohler Hatbox toilet; but it does require an electric connection in order to activate the flushing mechanism.<br />
Ours was defective (what else is new?) and Kohler had to send a rep, to switch out some parts.<br />
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What I love about this toilet, is that the simple and elegant style not only makes it easy on the eyes; it makes it easy to clean! At the risk of being indelicate; it's also the most comfortable model I have ever encountered. And being that I'm also concerned about our guests comforts, I put one in the main powder room too.<br />
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The Hatbox toilet is certainly a splurge, so it was great to have saved a on another important fixture; the sinks.<br />
I had practically driven myself crazy looking for the perfect sink. I couldn't make a commitment; but upon learning the cost of the Quartz counter material, I made up my mind pretty darn fast.<br />
I couldn't be happier with my choice! This sink is an absolute pleasure to use. It is such a great design; I can't believe this "Ledges" sink,is one of Kohler's lower priced models.<br />
The ledges come in very handy to place your toilette articles while you carry out your various routines. I can imagine someone who wears contact lens, finding this sink a dream.<br />
It's large enough that you don't find water splashing all over the place, and I never have to wipe up the counter afterwards. <br />
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Every time I use this sink, I never fail to say to myself, "I love this sink."<br />
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Too bad I can't say the same about this house!<br />
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The photo below was added for my friend, whose wonderful blog; Architect Design, has given me much information, and inspiration. I took his good advice and had the column bases painted back to black.<br />
Thanks, AD!<br />
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No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-80621039161166036032011-04-20T15:27:00.003-04:002015-01-19T22:10:27.685-05:00WHEN IT RAINS, IT STILL POURSthrough our ceilings! This week we're having the floors in the office, living, and dining rooms refinished for the third, and final (hopes) time. For some reason the floors were scratching like mad, and the finish seemed to feel soft, as if it wasn't quite dry. This was the reason we had to redo the floors a second time, and it only seemed to get worse! I have never seen anything like it and it was clearly not acceptable. This third time we chose a different refinisher and they seem to be doing a good job. Well no good job goes unpunished, here at Hellwood. No sooner was the stain put on, when it started to rain, and we noticed the ceiling leak in the office, and morning room, has not been fixed. <br />
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Back to trying to find the entry point, for the fourth or fifth time. I have always felt it was coming through the upstairs windows rather than the upstairs balcony floor, but it appears now to have come in through the thresholds of the<br />
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It finally appears to have been the correct source, as it rained throughout last night and today, and so far no more signs of a leak. <br />
I'm peeking in the rooms every hour, and it's crazy, that I'm so happy not to see a puddle of water on the floor! <br />
I won't even get into how unhappy I am about having to deal with all the casing on the morning room door that has to be replaced because of this leak.<br />
Well I wanted a house that looked like it had been here for a hundred years, and I'm getting my wish. This house will have more coats of paint on everything than most people put on in two lifetimes. I just may be Sherwin Williams, and Farrow & Balls biggest single purchaser. <br />
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No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-1035789850342342032011-04-20T00:19:00.003-04:002011-05-14T18:53:53.784-04:00LIGHTEN UPI haven't been posting due in part to being in Florida, and also dealing with some very threatening and worrisome comments directed at me personally, my son, and husband. I don't mind people commenting on me; but when their evil lies involve my child and husband, it crosses a line. I refuse to live in fear of the lunatic fringe; although I have taken action.<br />
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I'm not going to allow anonymous(as so they believe)individuals to curtail my freedom, or intimidate me from posting on my blog; but I will prevent them from their anonymous cowardly comments.<br />
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I blog for my myself, my family, and my friends. If anyone else chooses to read my blog, I'm very surprised and pleased.<br />
I appreciate the readers who openly follow me, and I appreciate my friends and family whom I've asked not to.<br />
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Blogging has been a real eye opener, to say the least. Some people need to get a sense of humour and lighten up.<br />
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My closet is almost finished, and my scarf display got up and running last week. I'm happy to finally get some use out my scarves.<br />
They look great when the display light is off; but they look amazing when they're lit up.<br />
This is not the fixation kit sold at Hermes.<br />
I was fortunate enough to be gifted with the actual hardware that Hermes uses in their boutiques. It has little hooks that secure the scarves, and I haven't had any damage to thme since I secure them right at the corner of the rolled hem.<br />
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It's been a very cold, dry, winter which has made it even worse.<br />
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We need to have a number of wood floors refinished, and they can't be done until we reach 30% humidity. I'm not even moving over the remainder of my furniture until the humidity can be controlled. Thankfully I didn't have my piano moved here yet, it could have been a disaster!<br />
My carving board that is older than me split in half, and ended up as firewood. I hate to think of what could have happened to my beloved Steinway.<br />
We have hygrometers in every room. For some reason we can't get the humidity up over 20%?<br />
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The only silver lining in this desert dry, cloud is that we're not selling the farm, so I have the luxury of moving as time and climate allows. I am however getting of tired of camping, and would like to be able to get at least, one room set up!<br />
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The painter was in today starting the silver leafing on the columns. They will look a little softer once they're glazed and varnished; and I'm still deciding if we should leave the bases black. The black shading on the column is only a reflection. I really can't take a good photo. I'm going to silver leaf the little niches where I placed this Bernardaud limited edition celadon porcelain piece; number 12 in a series of 100.<br />
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No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-37809153249335182742011-02-05T23:28:00.003-05:002015-01-27T18:46:48.981-05:00IN THE PINKI haven't had much to post about lately, having spent most of January in Florida.<br />
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I arrived home, and was surprised to see the counters, and tub deck had been installed. I chose a new material from CaesarStone. Concetto Semi Precious surfaces are both beautiful and durable and when I saw a sample of the pink quartz 'Rosado', I couldn't resist it.<br />
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I named our pink house in Florida, 'Castillo el Rosado'. Rosado for both the colour and the first two letters in my husband's, son's, and my name.<br />
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I love the crystal sparkle and depth of this quartz. It's not easy to photograph.<br />
It's not easy to fabricate either, so I had to be content with a very simple edge profile.<br />
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My remaining cabinetry, and plumbing should be installed next week. I can't wait to take the protective film off of the cabinetry. I tore a bit away to see how the pearlised finish turned out. It was hard to photograph; but it looks good from what little I saw. photo below taken from the CaesarStone Concetto web page.<br />
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No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-32904971981093392442010-12-25T23:56:00.001-05:002015-01-19T23:06:08.125-05:00A CHRISTMAS MEMORYThis Christmas will always be memorable, for many reasons. It's the very first Christmas that we spent as a family in our new home. Words can't express how happy I felt when my mother arrived today. She's 89 and very frail, and there have been a few times within this past year, where she took a turn for the worse, and we feared we might not have her with us this Christmas.<br />
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It was a wonderful Christmas day, and we were even graced with a beautiful sunset! I however missed experiencing it with everyone, since I was driving back to the farm to get the carving board I'd forgotten.<br />
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It's been a little like camping here at Hillwood, and not everything was perfect, or even went smoothly. A few vegetables were a little on the burned side, and my gravy boiled over; because I answered the phone and forgot about the fact I was in the midst of cooking. In spite of all the things that went wrong, it turned out all right! Both Bob, and Sam said this is the best Christmas in years.<br />
I couldn't agree more. Well, maybe I could, if my husband hadn't refused to even taste one of the gifts I put in his Christmas stocking. It was a small packet of Kopi Luwak coffee, and I thought he'd get a kick out of it. He didn't. My brother and I did though, thoroughly enjoyed it, and crossed it off our 'bucket list.'<br />
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Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!<br />
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DonnaNo Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-9997950071819278242010-12-04T12:28:00.002-05:002015-01-19T23:10:23.147-05:00TIME ON MY HANDS Lately I've noticed a number of blogs regarding the polishing of silver, and I'm compelled to throw in my two cents.<br />
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I've polished generations of silver, and I can't recall a single Christmas that didn't involve me polishing every last piece of it. <br />
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Over the years, I've used many brands, and forms of polish; but with Hagerty Silver Foam, the former time consuming, twelve days of Christmas polishing, now leaves me wondering how to fill my idle hands the remaining eleven. Yeah right.<br />
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In my opinion, Hagerty Silver Foam, is simply the best. It's the only polish that I use on my sterling, gold and silver rimmed china, and even jewellery.<br />
It's very gentle, and doesn't smell too strong.<br />
Using it is as easy, as washing dishes, and I think it's much more economical. I seem to remember going through bottles of the liquid polish in no time.<br />
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Below are some photos of my various china and silver. I'm having a difficult time adding photos, and inserting a description. Adding to my frustration is my husbands camera battery keeps needing to be changed.<br />
I haven't yet found time to buy myself another charger.<br />
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All sterling, and sterling vermeil is Wallace, and my china includes, Minton, Royal Doulton, Versace (Rosenthal),Lenox,and Mikasa. <br />
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Pictured above is undated porcelain, that belonged to my fathers grandmother. That's all I can recall being mentioned about it; so this service is at least over 150 years old. <br />
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As far as I can find researching online; it's french in origin. My fathers family was originally from France, and emigrated to Scotland.<br />
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While certainly not the prettiest pattern, it's sentimental value is priceless. Two years ago, I viewed Napoleons apartments in the Louvre, and saw porcelain of similar properties, and body colour. I suddenly saw this service in a different light. There were inexpensive copies of Sevres porcelain even way back then, and I would love to find some clue as to who produced this china.<br />
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Minton china above<br />
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Versace china that I like to mix, and match<br />
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I have a fair amount of china and silver; some fine, some everyday. My everyday sterling, just gets tossed in the dishwasher, and it never really needs polishing. I don't have photos of it to post at the moment; but believe me, if you use Cascade powder, it's fine to put your silver in the dishwasher. Even my Minton china paperwork from the 60's states you can put their china in the dishwasher.<br />
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With the hours I save polishing my silver, you'd think I'd have time to shop for a battery charger.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-50564377492490675982010-11-10T22:52:00.003-05:002015-01-19T23:11:19.722-05:00WHEN IN GROUT?I've been very preoccupied starting up a new business. The timing is not ideal, as far as this house is concerned; but as far as I'm concerned, this construction should have been put to bed long ago. <br />
My focus has to be on this new venture, and I'm finding it very difficult to concentrate on the house.<br />
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Our bedroom floors; at long last, are finished, sealed, and polished. Hard to believe that the job was started the first week of August,when we went on our cruise; and it took until November 7th, to get it completed????? I've flipped out, nit picked, and criticised the whole time, but it is, what it is. And what it is; is done. Finally. My $5.50 a square foot marble, ended up not being such a bargain, once I decided to have it grouted in epoxy. If I could do this all again? I would have used regular grout, and saved a pile of money, and as it turned out, time.<br />
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Epoxy is great; in that it doesn't absorb dirt, stain, or change colour. You can achieve a smooth, seamless profile, without the lipped edge you get from regular grout.<br />
In the past, I've used epoxy grout on a very white marble, and although it doesn't stain, the grout still looks dirty. It doesn't stay white unless you scrub every inch of it, manually.<br />
I prefer to use a dark grout, picking up the darkest colour in a tile. Unless you clean like Joan Crawford, light coloured grout is going to collect dirt on the surface,cracks and crevasses, and show it. At least with dark grout, it better hides the inevitable dirt.<br />
White, and light coloured grout, advances, so you notice it first. Who wants to feature their grimy grout? Not me, that's for sure. Although with what we paid for this grout job......?<br />
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I had no idea that my blog was inaccessible, until my former housekeeper emailed me because she couldn't find it. I didn't intend to put my settings on private, and I never would have noticed, so thank you E. Won't you please come home for Christmas? I miss you!</div>
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Happy Halloween!No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-17532451754026431672010-10-29T02:39:00.002-04:002015-01-19T23:12:29.659-05:00MIDNIGHT HOUR<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
I went over to the house tonight to see how the staircase handrail turned out. It was covered back up with plastic, so I won't be able to see it as a whole until after the walls are painted. What little I could see, looked good. Oleg is still going to add some branches for me, and we still have to put on the crystal; but it doesn't affect the inspection. The stair treads are almost all in place, and not the least bit slippery. Good thing, since I would really hate to fall down them, or up them for that matter. It would be pretty painful, if I managed to survive it.</div>
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I lose all track of time, when I'm at the house alone at night. I like to envision how we'll use each room and try to figure out the furniture placement. It was kind of a shock when the lights started to dim; then I remembered the electrician put them on a timer to turn off at midnight. Fortunately he set it with a five minute warning. I scrambled to gather my shoes, set the alarm, and make it out the door, before the clock struck twelve. </div>
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Obviously this isn't everyones cup of tea, but it is mine; and I couldn't be happier. Well I suppose I could, if it were double the size?<br />
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My scarf display won't be finished until the counter surface is installed. I decided to do the counter in....surprise; mirror! I can't wait to see how an Hermes scarf will look reflected around this space.<br />
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Cleaning the smudges from all of this mirror will be a breeze; although time consuming. Windex has no place in my house, I use distilled water, mixed with cornstarch. It makes cleaning glass, and mirror easy. It doesn't streak, and works better than cleaners, such as Sprayway, the brand most glass places use. Cornstarch is cheap, and 'green'; but better than that, it works! The fellow who installed my mirror is going to go home and try it for himself.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-35948702408678741282010-10-14T13:38:00.001-04:002015-01-19T23:13:36.659-05:00CRYSTAL BALLGood thing I didn't have a crystal ball to tell me that it would take this long to build a house. Huge skyscrapers have been built in less time.<br />
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I'm putting Swarovski crystal balls in the newell, and support posts on the staircase. They screw into the posts, so I can always change them if they break, or I grow tired of them. It's a rainy day, so it's hard to say how they will look when the sun hits them. We're still waiting on the polished nickel handrail.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-82577297829556943972010-10-04T11:18:00.001-04:002015-01-19T23:14:12.933-05:00THANKS, BUT NO THANKSGIVINGOur move in date has been moved so many times, it's become a bad joke. The current target is the end of October. I have a hard time believing this, as there is still so much to do, before I can actually move furniture, or even set up my kitchen. I'm very unhappy that yet another Thanksgiving is upon us, and we won't be enjoying it here. I know I have much to be thankful for; but our choice of builders, sure isn't one of them. We are thankful that at least we have a few people on the team, that actually care, and try their best to make things right.<br />
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The kitchen counters, are not complete, and the island has presented many challenges. The glass has broken three times, it's just too large to install in one piece. The only solution is to seam it in the middle; which is not the best look; but it's way too expensive to keep doing over, and over again.<br />
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The family room is being painted, Farrow & Ball, Dix Blue. Mirror will be inset above the door, where I had it trimmed out to balance the profile of the kitchen window, and bounce some extra light around. I really like this colour; especially when the sun is setting. The October sky has a very moody look, here in Ontario, and the sunsets look spectacular against the vivid hues of the fall foliage.<br />
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The front door, was sanded as smooth as a baby's bottom, then painted Sherwin Williams, Basque Green.<br />
I checked the colour before it was adjusted, and decided to stop, when it reached the shade I wanted.<br />
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We had the staircase and railings, painted using the electrostatic method, and I'm pleased with the results.<br />
Now we can have the polished nickel handrail installed.<br />
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The glass block shower is finished, and the cabinetry is due to be installed.<br />
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My closet cabinets have been installed, but we're still waiting for the 'antiqued' mirror to arrive. All of the doors, drawers, and trim will have mirror set into it. I plan to mirror the back of the shelves also. My cabinet hardware has a little bling, and the square crystal, references the glass block.<br />
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I was so happy to see the counter surfaces installed in the kitchen today. They're far from finished; but it's great to see some progress. The glass surface is reflective, (see above photo) but not annoyingly so, and once the backsplash, and wall above the cabinetry is completed, it will really enhance the room.<br />
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No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-73238446677902263852010-09-16T23:13:00.000-04:002015-01-19T23:15:17.205-05:00BACK TO BUSINESSI misplaced my camera, and once I found it, I couldn't find my download cable. I managed to take a few before photos yesterday before the sun went down, in case I don't get a chance this weekend. My kitchen counters are due to be installed Monday, and I can't wait to see how they'll look. Regardless how they look, I have to live with them. lol. Forever. I can live with it; that's if I ever get the chance. This construction has been like living in an endless joke, I just hope the punchline delivers, and I'll laugh about this one day.<br />
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Since the kitchen is the focus now, I won't bother posting photos of the other rooms. My pictures aren't very good, and if I can manage to take better ones this weekend I'll post them.<br />
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The hardware in the pantry went in, and although I don't really love the scale of them in my photos , I really do love them in real life.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-7463695880416851682010-09-16T00:45:00.001-04:002015-01-19T23:15:43.605-05:00HELLO, HELLOI can't believe it's been this long since I've posted. This summer went by in a blink, and I barely even had a chance to enjoy it.<br />
I've been sidetracked on an exciting new venture, and lately, much of my attention has been focused elsewhere.<br />
It hasn't exactly been all work; I did manage to slip in a little play this summer, starting with, an amazingly fun Alaskan cruise, and ending with an unforgettable, food & drink fuel'ed, drama driven, make new friends along the way; week in a rented cottage in Provincetown.<br />
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Summer here in Ontario ended abruptly over the Labour Day weekend. We went from almost unbearable heat, and humidity on the Thursday night, to lighting a fire in the fireplace, Saturday night.<br />
My friend, Michael was visiting, and we spent the long weekend up at Summerhill, our cottage on Lake Simcoe. Michael is fabulous cook, and a good sport; making delicious meals, and signing copies of his book, 'Bringing Home The Birkin' for several friends who dropped by.<br />
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A happy ending to an all too short summer, as the weather obliged with one last sunset. Such a beautiful goodbye.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-91001357014013108452010-08-04T23:02:00.002-04:002010-08-04T23:10:33.714-04:00NORTH TO ALASKAI'm writing this post on the balcony of a cruise ship. It wasn't the best time to leave town, but this vacation was booked last fall, and as it turns out weather wise, the timing couldn't have been better!<br />
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So far, this cruise has been fantastic, except for the fact that my clothes are getting a little tight.<br />
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I was wondering what to do with all of my ribbons, so this at least puts some of them to use.<br />
I managed to take a few photos before the sun went down, and the light was terrible, so these pictures look pretty dreadful.<br />
I don't exactly know where I'm going with this room; but since it only has to please me, I don't really care. lol.<br />
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The rest of the photos, I took in our stateroom.<br />
It was a wonderful surprise to begin our vacation, with a very welcome, Bon Voyage gift of flowers, and champagne, from the team at Dalton, our builder.<br />
Thank You, for your thoughtfulness, everyone!<br />
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I'm sure you're all enjoying a vacation from me! LOL.<br />
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(I didn't plan to post THIS many pictures of the room; but somehow they all loaded when I added them to the blog photo album.)<br />
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The painter started work on the upstairs, and one room, I've designated as a space to house my Hermes boxes.<br />
I did a colour match of the iconic orange box; but knew I would not be happy with such a yellow orange on my walls, so I chose one I could live with. Sherwin Williams, Knockout Orange.<br />
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Orange is a tricky colour to use, and I have used it in one hue or another, over the years. <br />
In Florida, I used Sherwin Williams, Rejuvenate. It is aptly named, it's so refreshing, and makes me sigh with happiness, the second I walk in the door.<br />
Oddly enough, it looks kind of muddy to me here in Ontario, so I didn't even consider using it for the dining room, which I'm doing in orange, and green.<br />
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The orange I used at the cottage, I can't even remember which brand, after sampling a number of oranges, and painting the entire room three times.<br />
I still need to hang up the other two tacky peacock wall hangings. What can I say? It's a cottage, where else can you get away with it?<br />
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I still haven't committed to my dining room selection. It's either going to be Sherwin Williams, Energetic Orange, or Sherwin Williams, Daredevil.<br />
I originally chose Sherwin Wiliams, Hearty Orange; but the sample looked drab with my upholstery fabric, and I need it to look lush, and fresh.<br />
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As for my Hermes inspired room, my selections for the wall, and trim colours, worked the first time. The trim colour was computer matched from a Hermes, saddle, book cover. It's the exact colour, of the brown trim, on the Hermes box.<br />
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The room has a south, west, exposure, so it was the room I felt would show these colours in the best light.<br />
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I can't resist including a few shots of the breathtaking sunset, we had last night at the cottage. The sky was so orange. I need a better camera, that can take pictures in low light, like the new Cannon PowerShot. Perfect timing,and it even comes in orange! That's the easiest orange decision I'll ever make.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-87408076503697206462010-04-29T17:48:00.014-04:002010-04-30T19:44:53.660-04:00SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad8DtZlgpnLnnPfDhfgMeAeE0_s2MXje6GF3GiN0TA79cl5yPYZoofbK1wnY6n2RlkTBas_khCTujPSCMnqTweit44SIaIsJb1iP_CY1VB4ziqMvuWA1s0Othc4XWWFgcA7dtN1naRjtB/s1600/Powder+room.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhad8DtZlgpnLnnPfDhfgMeAeE0_s2MXje6GF3GiN0TA79cl5yPYZoofbK1wnY6n2RlkTBas_khCTujPSCMnqTweit44SIaIsJb1iP_CY1VB4ziqMvuWA1s0Othc4XWWFgcA7dtN1naRjtB/s200/Powder+room.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465805167332518082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHJqCmaTcGRz2w5dhBoF8ec9217pASbtrQvFJbMzSBADEhYCUawKdT61QMb3n04e_uOGwJbsWSa45AMaibef5QP3FvCukNxP0P50KHcYMHgQ0UaYM5tOEVxG32brjsLr0-kqH5v8EXlsO/s1600/ablog+oleg1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqHJqCmaTcGRz2w5dhBoF8ec9217pASbtrQvFJbMzSBADEhYCUawKdT61QMb3n04e_uOGwJbsWSa45AMaibef5QP3FvCukNxP0P50KHcYMHgQ0UaYM5tOEVxG32brjsLr0-kqH5v8EXlsO/s200/ablog+oleg1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465804676279034290" /></a><br />I noticed a challenge, on fellow Canadian, HostessOfTheHumbleBungalow's blog. The challenge was to post the sixth image you added to your blog, and explain your reasons for including this photo.<br /><br />This photo is Oleg Shyshkin, an extraordinarily, talented, wrought iron artisan. His web page can be viewed at wroughtironart.net<br /><br /> I posted the photo, because Oleg has been crafting the stairs, railings, and gate for the house we've been building, and coincidentally, he's been installing the railings this week.<br /><br /> My life has always been full of interesting coincidences, and connections, and the moment I walked into Oleg's iron studio, I was to encounter, one more.<br /><br />Noticing a glass, and iron, sink, I recognised the signature of the glass artist.<br />I have a sink, by the same glass artist; who founded Glasstronix, in one of my bathrooms, in Florida.<br />I bought the sink in Calgary, when we lived there, and I was sourcing plumbing fixtures for our Florida build.<br />The owner of a bath store in Calgary, thought I might be interested in a sink he had in his warehouse. Having already stored it for a few years, he offered it to me at a very good price.<br />As soon as I saw it, I knew it was perfect, and bought it on the spot, before he changed his mind about selling it so low. He also found a mirror, (I still haven't hung) that was part of the suite, and threw it in for free! <br />I loaded it all in our plane, and hauled my lucky find to Florida.<br /><br />When I mentioned to Oleg, that I also have a sink by Glasstronix; he told me the artist was his best friend, and was the only glass artist to have, so successfully fused metal to glass, and create these beautiful sinks. Sadly, his friend had recently drowned, while on a fishing trip.<br /><br />The sink Oleg has in his showroom, as is, his friend, irreplaceable. <br /><br />I can't put into words, feelings I have when I think about the coincidence of me, just happening to find the work, of two best friends; now in two of my houses, in two countries. I have set aside a powder room, in our new house, where I will install my glass sink, when the day comes, that we sell our Florida home.<br />It seems more than just coincidence, that these two friends, will someday be together again.<br /><br />A friend took a photo of my sink, just after we finished the house, and I can't believe I never bothered to take pictures of it? I will, for sure, the next time I'm in Florida.<br />The sink is glass, and copper, and I already had the copper mirror, from our house in Sedona Arizona, so it all worked.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388069510265132548.post-49162535104221735552010-04-29T00:10:00.016-04:002010-04-30T20:05:53.045-04:00MAKING AN ENTRANCE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZA4cQKDtLxDQlZFFJXnh5YLZjnlWmgzbqvisK45Ifa2bYA-FK8mZSsc7OACFoRLLcrQRTiIY41433QJMaMCVUp43sEjDmEvV_j_5TddP50WgsyVQGSEdHn7oQREgyL9EoC8Qj6ieQTTW/s1600/rail003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZA4cQKDtLxDQlZFFJXnh5YLZjnlWmgzbqvisK45Ifa2bYA-FK8mZSsc7OACFoRLLcrQRTiIY41433QJMaMCVUp43sEjDmEvV_j_5TddP50WgsyVQGSEdHn7oQREgyL9EoC8Qj6ieQTTW/s200/rail003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466086016732440834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5hqJfyei42gXuIgdZD2s5HGT3NJ9atyVLO_LK3EFdyRQu3wgRl5l1J2Oi9mfXD4NayKge-KzoWQ9-TnYVlr-LRTGWnRNi7R-5wjeG3oFsCQ5UKNk8UKxN1dXZjiW-bBj5-Dt87YHUczV/s1600/rail002.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO54tf0SXpL9ibl1RJObFoOImOjlNMuEKa0BtGraNIkOs14aP2jI1i51A3dYvi0SWQ2RxHOnOo6r9NdChu5w9knfPk0pA-BkNqhj8WzlilH4g8DVBVYHDWK0rTO55x5-gK2J_IMPSEACuB/s200/rail1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465433009307248402" /></a><br />Oleg started to install the railings this week. The entrance hall has changed a little in the past several weeks, since I decided to add a bit more sparkle.<br />It started with the skylight, and I just kept going. It's an entrance hall, and I like an entrance, that's dramatic, and say's "Hello Gorgeous!" This is not going to be just wasted space, as most entrance halls tend to be. This is a space that we will use, and enjoy; cocktail hour, in the piano alcove on days when weather prevents us from sitting on the verandah. Evenings spent listening to the tinkling, ivories, as the PianoDisc, plays beautiful music under the sparkling, crystal DaVinci chandelier.<br /><br />I think an entrance hall should be inviting, exciting, and glamorous.<br /><br />I'm not saying that this is such a beautiful space, and there's nothing I wish I could change.<br />Like myself, I'm just trying to make the most, of what I have to work with.No Sacrifice Bagshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14768755519910407042noreply@blogger.com2