Tabletop 2 Ways & GIVEAWAY

 Its odd when Mom and Daughter like different styles.. Most of the time thats not the case but this time we just could'nt agree so I did 2 tops on the same table.. Feel free to say your favorite in your comment.. It wont hurt either of our feelings.. I do like the more zen like table but it still needs Something .. maybe a couple of red candles in front of the plants would make me happier:-)
I'll post MY top first since I'm the one doing the blogging lol

and HER'S  ~ ok I can admit it has a cleaner leaner look, which I guess is OK, for a little while.

I built my faux window out of the 12x12 mirror tiles you can get at lowes or home depot and some trim molding. Cutting the 1x1's down to make the grids was the hardest part but by golly I " GOT "ER DONE".
 it reflects a lot of the family room , kitchen and dining, depending on where you are in those other rooms and really brightened the whole space as well as making a real statement.  Its usually the thing folks comment on when they first come in so apparently I Did Good , lol..

 

Be sure to go to Marty's blog and see all the great scapes folks have linked to her Party..

A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Tablescape Thursday...hosted by Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch.

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Make sure to sign up for my Giveaway of the $25.00 gift card and a 16 x 16 Frenchie Stenciled Pillow..
I'll add names from both posts I made- last weeks and this one, so if you already entered- no need to do so again.

 I want to sincerely thank you all for welcoming me and supporting me in my blog effort. As my PawPaw would say, "Ya'll are some fine Folks" and he certainly would have been right.. I met so many nice people who were willing to help me learn about Blog Land..  Many others who stopped by to see what I had posted and always left kind comments, which I truly appreciate..

  I work from home and since my nest is relatively empty, except for a few hours in the late evening, you all are who I spend most of my break time with.. I show you what I bought for a bargain, what I did with it and the dishes I'm playing with..  Usually its only a few minutes before one of you responds and early or later I look so forward to that, so THANK YOU , each and every one of you, THANK YOU..

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 How to enter my Giveaway ~

All you need to do is ::

1st chance  ~ Leave a comment here.

 2nd chance ~  Become a New Follower or if you already are a follower, mention it in your comment. 

 Winners name will be drawn and posted  Tuesday Morning,April 20th~ when I will probably also post to Marty's Tabletop Party...

 Can I say a big ole whoopin THANK YOU again, sure I can.

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Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me. I love seeing all your smiling faces in the comment section..

Hugs and Happy Thoughts to ALL

Sonny

GIVEAWAY~Thank You Dreamers

 I want to sincerely thank you all for welcoming me and supporting me in my blog effort. As my PawPaw would say, "Ya'll are some fine Folks" and he certainly would have been right.. I met so many nice people who were willing to help me learn about Blog Land..  Many others who stopped by to see what I had posted and always left kind comments, which I truly appreciate..

  I work from home and since my nest is relatively empty, except for a few hours in the late evening, you all are who I spend most of my break time with.. I show you what I bought for a bargain, what I did with it and the dishes I'm playing with..  Usually its only a few minutes before one of you responds and early or later I look so forward to that, so THANK YOU , each and every one of you, THANK YOU..

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 How to enter my Giveaway ~

All you need to do is ::

1st chance  ~ Leave a comment here.

 2nd chance ~  Become a New Follower or if you already are a follower, mention it in your comment. 

(the faster I get to 200 , the sooner I'll have another giveaway, giggle..)

  3rd chance ~~Post my Thank You Giveaway Tag on your sidebar..
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For those outside the USA shipping area- the pillow will

be left Unstuffed~! but with a 4 inch opening so you could stuff and slip stitch it shut. Customs give items with stuffing a hard time, as I have learned from shipping my babies..

I couldnt get the code right for this to be clickable.
the one up top on my sidebar is though.

 ok- now dont panic when you see gift no. 2... I promise yours will be way better than mine lol. I used regular paint and made the pillow n stuffed it first. 2 no no's for doing stenciled anything lol..

 Winners name will be drawn and posted  Tuesday Morning,April 20th~ when I will probably also post to Marty's Tabletop Party...

 Can I say a big ole whoopin THANK YOU again, sure I can.

Have a Sonny Day and please come see me anytime. I love having you visit.

Anita's Bed ~n~ Bath Transformation

A lovely lady, Anita, has redone her bedroom and graciously agreed to allow me to feature it here. She and her husband actually did the work themselves, including the total stripping , staining and polying her new furniture.. I asked her to do her own write up on this as I cant tell it to you nearly as well so here it is in her own words...

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Thank you to all these lovely ladies for hosting parties for us..

I’m linking to::

Metamorphosis Monday

Its So Very Cheri – Its So Very Creative

Making The World Cuter Monday

 :::: some parties do not begin until after 9 pm on Sunday evening::::

My husband and I just spent the last six months as home renovation weekend warriors, and this is the result! Our 1970s master bath was still wearing its 1980s décor and it was overdue for a change! The bedroom, on the other hand, has been through too many incarnations to count because I’ve had a hard time getting it just right.

While hubby tackled the bathroom demo, I searched craigs list for new bedroom furniture. The number one criteria was that it had to be solid wood (no particle board), and that was a surprisingly hard criteria to meet. After months of searching, I finally found a high quality Lexington Furniture set which I loved all but the whitewashed finish. Through pure luck, I found a matching king headboard in the finish I wanted, so I decided the set was meant to be. I bravely decided I could refinish it. Well, I could, and I did, but it took four months! Stripping the old finish was by far the most time consuming part. I used Citrastrip and a lot of elbow grease. I mixed my own stain color, using three different colors of gel stain, and gave it four coats of that. Next came four coats of satin polyurethane, starting with brush-on and finishing with wipe-on for a smooth finish. It looks pretty good if you don’t examine it with a flashlight and magnifying glass!

I found the armoire, chair, rug, and lamps (solid brass Stiffels) on craigs list, too, and all the art on eBay. The only things I purchased new were the bedding, drapes, and mirrors (and a few little accessories). I used ORB spray paint on baskets and picture frames that I already owned to tie them all together.

As I plugged away on stripping furniture, hubby got busy on construction. After we both spent a weekend stripping wallpaper, he removed the shelves and furdown from the wall behind the bed (which I had installed myself years before incidentally), and totally gutted the bathroom down to the studs, except for the tub and tile surround. He reconfigured the back wall of the bath (bringing it in to cover plumbing issues behind the sink) and relocated the linen closet from the back wall to the side wall opposite the tub, building the new cabinets completely from scratch. He also removed the popcorn from the bathroom ceiling and installed crown molding to both rooms. I painted the bath and dressing area with Sherwin Williams “Portabello” and the bedroom with SW “Nomadic Desert.” Although we did most of the work ourselves, we hired a few things done along the way.

All our hard work has paid off with a beautiful new master suite, and I’m so thrilled that Sonny asked to feature it in her blog! I hope you all enjoy looking at it!

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Here are the before- during and after photos.... absolutely Amazing~!!!

  I think you'll all agree all their hard word was well worth it to have made such a miraculous transformation.

I plan to send her the link so she'll be able to see all your comments. She surely deserves every bit of praise we can all give her. She certainly has my admiration. 

Thanks so much for visiting and allowing me to show you Anita's bedroom redo...

Have a Happy Monday~!

Sonny