Lighting Zone

<b><b>Lighting zones</b></b><br><b>Lighting Zones</b><br><img alt="Lighting zones" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSer44kch65aRug0E8GmTvBZoBjI-WUq94XOONloFb7SlBoFi5eBbyhsns"><br><b><b>lighting</b>_<b>zones</b>.jpg</b><br>Planned <b>Lighting Zone</b> Design<br><img alt="lighting_zones.jpg" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3VBvfZ0jcuOjUyQFt7S3rXkvDhaJoh-oOhA8wHw8vWZ9ZiDxq2VybnXM"><br><b><b>Lighting zones</b></b><br><b>Lighting Zones</b><br><img alt="Lighting zones" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5E8LPLnC2g8VilwLfvRIV01ZOIJb-wGQLsZR4Oal6WpdLmXWzMBa3vg"><br><a name="more"></a><b>mControl Digital Home Control Software - MCONTROL - SmartHomeUSA.</b><br>Home Theater <b>Lighting Zone</b><br><img alt="mControl Digital Home Control Software - MCONTROL - SmartHomeUSA." src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSwhLHLyteqPH6omA-Zdl-XrW2b6d4lS_sMBOKlOnWmTk3KwwYjPYpBHzwH"><br><a name="more"></a><b><b>ZONE</b> 3 BATHROOM <b>LIGHT</b> - Bathroom Furniture</b><br><b>Zone</b> 1 is the area above the<br><img alt="ZONE 3 BATHROOM LIGHT - Bathroom Furniture" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTr3mB4NxsgWFu0Mz-uFZrH5ZXdksJrFIwR8C5ZCmkGXgwYwL9a4BW0MA"><br>

Lighting Zone

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6 Random Thoughts

1. If you looked at our most recent grocery bill, you'd think we had a bunch of teenage boys living in our house. But no, it's just a occasionally crazy pregnant woman who wants to eat every fruit know to man and a lot of french toast sticks.<br /><br />2. I think I really want to try making these simple, glam dishes.<br /><div style="text-align: right;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmptYFuY6y-ufeopAcAyJMUlR5dfBxTdJDrsqaVUCN5sBW6d18CYvqHvch46rRbPk3dXLr2cdkh2T1G1iaZYEfwx-MBCzNE-wm6a6KkwD5hWir9EMQJkZ4sdv4fhFXkNpiJyvSGre8f8/s1600/confetti.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmptYFuY6y-ufeopAcAyJMUlR5dfBxTdJDrsqaVUCN5sBW6d18CYvqHvch46rRbPk3dXLr2cdkh2T1G1iaZYEfwx-MBCzNE-wm6a6KkwD5hWir9EMQJkZ4sdv4fhFXkNpiJyvSGre8f8/s640/confetti.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/from-bland-to-bling-gold-leaf-confetti-dishvitamini-handmade-176004">via</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">These would make my Cheerios extra fancy. :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. With it still being over 100 degrees here, we eat a lot of fruit, veggies and salads for dinner so that we don't have to turn the oven on. <a href="http://www.briannassaladdressing.com/product/rich-poppy-seed/">This is one of our favorite salad dressings</a>, and we love it on a spinach, fresh strawberry, and grilled chicken salad. (PS if you want to add some mandrin oranges to this salad, it's also amazing.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. I'm really in love with white, wide plank floors. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10X9n1AppdAXZtyzJmWFBLkY2cIsXDyNTMmAIVyHF4-OvokEwqMrTFYtoKnqAgfV-3PqZWv484hXp9r2u2aHt7l2RzMXU1rJRh8c38Tgi7pwABx8nom2_slgTH4TKeRf_iBiWn4g8BKc/s1600/white+floor2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj10X9n1AppdAXZtyzJmWFBLkY2cIsXDyNTMmAIVyHF4-OvokEwqMrTFYtoKnqAgfV-3PqZWv484hXp9r2u2aHt7l2RzMXU1rJRh8c38Tgi7pwABx8nom2_slgTH4TKeRf_iBiWn4g8BKc/s640/white+floor2.jpeg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cococozy.com/2011/03/design-dilemma-dark-wood-floors-v-white.html">via</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/AVvXsEi6DlOSm35ekf5U1hknY_uZAisZQLYeB80Q5PW6-56QJrJTaQYLUSz1jlvAi3NVsT_XPlrQGTOfCp5rWj9jAUF-puBoZtcJVIaUIeu28cBzVg-YTpu7tzEMjLAz7gMiF3Ns-UytNKP5V1M/s1600/white+floors1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DlOSm35ekf5U1hknY_uZAisZQLYeB80Q5PW6-56QJrJTaQYLUSz1jlvAi3NVsT_XPlrQGTOfCp5rWj9jAUF-puBoZtcJVIaUIeu28cBzVg-YTpu7tzEMjLAz7gMiF3Ns-UytNKP5V1M/s640/white+floors1.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.doorsixteen.com/2008/06/19/wood-floors-painted-white/">via</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">5.  Even though we won't find out what we're having till October, my momma's instinct is telling me it's a girl. :) I'm thinking of doing "her" nursery in a simple, glam, chic style. Think white walls, molding, mint green, some gold with a little mid-century twist.  And colors and patterns like this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfybSfTjy4iXPOqPrUYHQYeXplq7rY65Mzy9p3li-hHWFJ3gKmrQWRPW6sR8YvQhb4qk2b_oeSyDwALINsvbk26gV8eR9I4Gcqh_w43P5ZWBiwxpCwD96D3nQrOXEQ8pWizqZ870vqG4/s1600/vintage+books.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfybSfTjy4iXPOqPrUYHQYeXplq7rY65Mzy9p3li-hHWFJ3gKmrQWRPW6sR8YvQhb4qk2b_oeSyDwALINsvbk26gV8eR9I4Gcqh_w43P5ZWBiwxpCwD96D3nQrOXEQ8pWizqZ870vqG4/s640/vintage+books.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://designspiration.net/image/29563811940/">via</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">6.  Lastly I want to thank all of you for being so patient with me and my lack of projects, posting and responding to every single comment.  Please know I am so grateful for your encouragement and well wishes. I wish I could say the morning sickness is totally gone. I had a few amazing days, and now I'm back to lying on the couch for most the morning.  But really, truly, sincerely THANK YOU for sticking around. This is for all you, beautiful people. :)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacYyqiwusOfeLdw2Tgmg5IedlKf9Oo0328uN7I4mpq0_ZO_ldAYHt4BwcLgJr9HNXhwlvqKj5bJ7hZvUXgF5zBOBDJ7eLkSLnW85M1ZBQqanvT0-sc3Vht25eZtdfIPMnrMXoQNA6rs0/s1600/thought.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacYyqiwusOfeLdw2Tgmg5IedlKf9Oo0328uN7I4mpq0_ZO_ldAYHt4BwcLgJr9HNXhwlvqKj5bJ7hZvUXgF5zBOBDJ7eLkSLnW85M1ZBQqanvT0-sc3Vht25eZtdfIPMnrMXoQNA6rs0/s640/thought.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/985231139130258/">via</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

6 Random Thoughts

1. If you looked at our most recent grocery bill, you'd think we had a bunch of teenage boys living in our house. But no, it's just ...

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A New Look in Levittown

<!--StartFragment--> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ofetH7ZMt5YaojrtiqfB8Fq1iNcxrsfYK9FEfgHWTkjbK7N_utpfqRpkqq7oI_nWwARLV5-eRC8uCPKa2-0PpLjvBvE-inAbntbg07kQNirOUp8g5jPCxHJ9y_KATDzczMuQhfkRUMfB/s1600/f262686e-9cad-43a0-a34c-d6b844a9e39d.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ofetH7ZMt5YaojrtiqfB8Fq1iNcxrsfYK9FEfgHWTkjbK7N_utpfqRpkqq7oI_nWwARLV5-eRC8uCPKa2-0PpLjvBvE-inAbntbg07kQNirOUp8g5jPCxHJ9y_KATDzczMuQhfkRUMfB/s320/f262686e-9cad-43a0-a34c-d6b844a9e39d.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ever heard of Levittown, New York? For many, it’s just a hamlet located in Nassau County, somewhere between Hempstead and Farmingdale. In actuality, Levittown is, in many ways, considered a historic example of suburban planning; it is considered the first mass-produced suburb in America and is named after the father of the suburb, William Levitt. We were in this historic area recently, finishing up a massive home renovation. We completely revamped an attic and turned it into a living space, with shelves and a rather large closet. We also completely redid the stairs and living room, which got brand new walls and a paint job, as well as a brand new ceiling fan and light fixture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We’re still finishing up some smaller projects in the home but we thought we’d give you a sneak peek at how we made this ordinary suburban home into something unique for our customers. 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2 new chairs for the new house

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pretty much since I was in 5th grade I have <i>loved</i> watching HGTV and dreamt of having a home to design and decorate one day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And now that we are in the market to buy a home, my decorating desire in in hyperactive overdrive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've found a house that we LOVE, a house we could grown into with lots of possibilites and potential, but it's at the very top end of our budget we we're pondering in for a week and then we'll decide if we want to procede with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I'll keep you updated :))</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, I've been wanting to have my grandma's chair reupholstered for a long time now, and we just had it redone in preparation for our future new home. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The before:</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/AVvXsEgmBqslUsRi90mmLviZv6wjp3zxUjiz4ZA5KKvi8U2zsl9tAgVh8z7GStY68o0U2_b96Itb7p10u2NgKjxT9GRPTyF6iwyqUHajMqwrHO7ZABCTmOJ6hFQ4otzsJEK7jO-cG0DPdvwkMYg/s1600/chair1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmBqslUsRi90mmLviZv6wjp3zxUjiz4ZA5KKvi8U2zsl9tAgVh8z7GStY68o0U2_b96Itb7p10u2NgKjxT9GRPTyF6iwyqUHajMqwrHO7ZABCTmOJ6hFQ4otzsJEK7jO-cG0DPdvwkMYg/s640/chair1.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the after:</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/AVvXsEiKgezRv4WQ_0uIbHIH-hox4o5zk_NONx1r7mm4wW2rua7SRBmtDqoyHXjyIPcGeu7K3ClwVRuVq_WHab96jxWIKAXgMZ83UBfia9DeXM7iZxr7X6eUckdq6e2vCXQJNAu8EM7pdaCx3tk/s1600/graychair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgezRv4WQ_0uIbHIH-hox4o5zk_NONx1r7mm4wW2rua7SRBmtDqoyHXjyIPcGeu7K3ClwVRuVq_WHab96jxWIKAXgMZ83UBfia9DeXM7iZxr7X6eUckdq6e2vCXQJNAu8EM7pdaCx3tk/s640/graychair1.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqw3ZOzmZzKJHXrDdaYZfzeFXeK1WsSj0NfubsW2NXg-zZpth1-PeGxp6ZQE4ijBhkGhzHr4m4X_HugDG5GXzn2QCRNz8yof2zpT7hFTjxlsiIam1TvMMKuAYSrhuuF0pbQVeF72cWfwg/s1600/graychair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqw3ZOzmZzKJHXrDdaYZfzeFXeK1WsSj0NfubsW2NXg-zZpth1-PeGxp6ZQE4ijBhkGhzHr4m4X_HugDG5GXzn2QCRNz8yof2zpT7hFTjxlsiIam1TvMMKuAYSrhuuF0pbQVeF72cWfwg/s640/graychair2.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5doQ9X5biTWa_yHTjwHHUtbaP0heFdIjv9J0hvdsE7oYYZOdBHAQ9xpiJTLv-nMNTDi4OggSFEKzPrqqSQMEgIl-C2B7dMg60bM1NSlCbyOXhk8YKtX1IOuxvoNWK1gQNZC8UUM55ndw/s1600/graychair3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5doQ9X5biTWa_yHTjwHHUtbaP0heFdIjv9J0hvdsE7oYYZOdBHAQ9xpiJTLv-nMNTDi4OggSFEKzPrqqSQMEgIl-C2B7dMg60bM1NSlCbyOXhk8YKtX1IOuxvoNWK1gQNZC8UUM55ndw/s640/graychair3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still need to refinish the legs, and I'm going between a couple of options. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Lacquered in black</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Lacquered in white</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. A lighter stain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. Or a fun color like a mustard yellow</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thoughts?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the other new chair was a an amazing thrift store find. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A tufted leather chair for $75.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD77lzEv7uNjNuMHPugJBJJtR4ypGnpCh4i-3TEEcrf3oVTm5cSNYcHRdyHTU6GZNJy0fhEbm5St3ZPMn3-LxMCpirbarNdNQ5EfPMwQ0jiKz8ggAC-KjNwDRVAVwk9sSfHEzTsD6lViE/s1600/leather+chair1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD77lzEv7uNjNuMHPugJBJJtR4ypGnpCh4i-3TEEcrf3oVTm5cSNYcHRdyHTU6GZNJy0fhEbm5St3ZPMn3-LxMCpirbarNdNQ5EfPMwQ0jiKz8ggAC-KjNwDRVAVwk9sSfHEzTsD6lViE/s640/leather+chair1+copy.jpg" width="420" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42N3O-RM408y7B84bFO43O7sUSVtcyiGlZJKYEUGBoUTDAfbi5-BEG5jUv_VAO56sAfvST13kOvl6nez3AgjkG-6hgtWKonlSeui6zhvWe6a1P0-Kn-oFm8TDvt1MqE5ihzQrJGZyN1E/s1600/leather+chair2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi42N3O-RM408y7B84bFO43O7sUSVtcyiGlZJKYEUGBoUTDAfbi5-BEG5jUv_VAO56sAfvST13kOvl6nez3AgjkG-6hgtWKonlSeui6zhvWe6a1P0-Kn-oFm8TDvt1MqE5ihzQrJGZyN1E/s640/leather+chair2.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdRco1x3E1QpCKa7mUtER9Va3RSXvHB9ETGwKyhyphenhyphennoVIaEOcNXHio5Z_XT6dJ9x5CTpFBX3Cd_DC-iQV_na-s3IJ4aidqUrBZjYrkGWKlEteLkzjxHsGEw5yoHCtC7dXnW-eaVPzZcgI/s1600/leather+chair3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdRco1x3E1QpCKa7mUtER9Va3RSXvHB9ETGwKyhyphenhyphennoVIaEOcNXHio5Z_XT6dJ9x5CTpFBX3Cd_DC-iQV_na-s3IJ4aidqUrBZjYrkGWKlEteLkzjxHsGEw5yoHCtC7dXnW-eaVPzZcgI/s640/leather+chair3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The seat was a little dry, but I've been using some <a href="http://tophomedesignz.blogspot.com/European-Leather-Restorer-Cleaner-Conditioner/dp/B000V8VZ78">leather conditioner</a> and it's working like a charm. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6r7K0SMmUBfnFej7e_RreUrxv_APe4M9LqbxnC4493_n6ulJZcC-V8EjH3McRLM_V0zRKZdO5CBLFwnRR3Hl3PSkM_2dv10zcIR4vXK6LOfdZvZULmGA-JHUo1Hfb953o5zZUU8zjBQ/s1600/leather+chair4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6r7K0SMmUBfnFej7e_RreUrxv_APe4M9LqbxnC4493_n6ulJZcC-V8EjH3McRLM_V0zRKZdO5CBLFwnRR3Hl3PSkM_2dv10zcIR4vXK6LOfdZvZULmGA-JHUo1Hfb953o5zZUU8zjBQ/s640/leather+chair4.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7QerZUZOxmGUSRvM8iJEu-J5paI5m5Twi0zoyWsywIWD-1XAD5-WUQDuIOay5d0ZX_K3UGWVLZiNitLyHNmSFb-OtjeABlrE5p-6WmnAPgBp-RsxZMahtutdZgJweTfK28nZTFOWs9w/s1600/leather+chair5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7QerZUZOxmGUSRvM8iJEu-J5paI5m5Twi0zoyWsywIWD-1XAD5-WUQDuIOay5d0ZX_K3UGWVLZiNitLyHNmSFb-OtjeABlrE5p-6WmnAPgBp-RsxZMahtutdZgJweTfK28nZTFOWs9w/s640/leather+chair5.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I almost offered more for the chair, but then I came to my senses and counted it as an amazing blessing from the thrifting gods. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

2 new chairs for the new house

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