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Monday, February 4, 2013

Eye candy for a snowy Monday

Hello:

It is a cold night here in the NE. Tonight, I decided to look at some of my follower's, and some ot them have beautiful blogs. But most of my faithful followers are females, however, I visited Mark who has a gorgeous blog and shop, never mind a "shaby, antiquish, junky," just LOVE the house. I'm showing you a few of the pictures, he also lives in Ill. and I went to college in Kankakee, great junky memories with m

y kids
looking for cheap antiques.

Here is part of his home:

A lot of great vignettes in this shop.

love the handles!!!

Mark does some beautiful furniture painting, see this beauty!!!

ROOM 363 at blogspot.com

Please go to his blog and enjoy the visit, you will love it. I will be looking at some other blogs and featuring you here, please grab a button for your blog, shop, facebook, and enjoy your Monday.

XOXO

martha

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Superbowl festivities

It is here again, inspiration and ideas:

{Source: Food Network}Roasted Garlic-Bacon Dip

a good enough reason to gather friends and family and entertain!

{A Few Tidbits}

{Source NFL}Super Bowl XLVThe Green Bay Packers and Pittsburg Steelers will go head to head this year for the Vince Lombardi trophy at the Cowboys Stadium in North Texas on Sunday, February 6th.

Time: Pre-game festivities begin at 4pm and the game airs nationwide at 6pm ET on the FOX television network. Kick-off time will be approximately 6:25 pm on the East Coast; 5:25 pm Central; 4:25 pm Mountain; and 3:25 pm Pacific.
National Anthem: Christina Aguilera
Bridgestone Halftime Show: The Black Eyed Peas

Prices for tickets range from $2154 to $6859 per seat

You have to watch the games, its so much fun, to get together and watch it on the big TV and eat gorgeous snacks with
friends and famioly.

Drinks in style!!!

potatoe chips and chocolate (Food Network)

{Source: Food Network}Emeril's Chorizo, Bean and Cheese Nachos

{Source: Food Network}Bobby Flay's Soft Pretzels with Queso Poblano Sauce and Mustard Sauce

Have fun, enjoy the party,

XOXO

martha

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Antiques and children do mix.

Hello friends:

This post is about antiques and children.
I used to take my girls on "antique field trips"
okay, get a few snacks and a day of fun. AWe stopped at every shop, garage sale, and loaded the car.
Consequently our home had a baby grand antique
piano from Chicago, a child's high chair (oak),
tons of antique chairs, bureaus, mirrors, and more.
My youngest was 2 and my oldest was 5 so, to them it didn't matter, they loved the old stuff.

I was reading Veranda and there is an article about
collecting and kids.

She comments that a scratch here or there gives the antique character LOL

Francesco Lagnese

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Let kids’ bedrooms grow with them.

As cute as baby rooms are, they usually aren’t too practical. Williams suggests planning a room that can fit the child’s needs so you don’t have to completely redecorate every few years. “For toddlers, try to have as much floor space as possible—they play with toys and do everything on the floor, so they’ll want room to roam,” she says. “Older children tend to prefer trundle beds or bunk beds—basically anything that makes it easier to have sleepovers.”

This is a great article for inspiration and for ideas on how to decorate with beautiful antiques and still be "kid friendly" You can read the full article on "veranda" on line.

Great ideas,

XOXO

martha

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Chalk paint...

Hello friends:

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Provence + Greek Blue + Old White

A beautiful color by the talented Annie Sloan.
Look at this gorgeous picture. Love this paint.

Check her blog for more colors from the streets and houses of Cuba.

She knows and has a great aptitude for color.

Have a happy Sunday, gone to find some "junk" to paint, my favorite
hobby is to mix colors and paint.

XOXO

Martha