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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534102855480869890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQKUu7onL5NMEaArXrGUGBEYIxs1U6Ncnrej38EDSIdwnyD7YCy_QxQYb_RyvCgzgJPwGETdXwSvorv4gt3j1knDOw371c5IySBOcroxLOULaDSF8h3ymaS2TT7kuYGyk_Ne2be1hka4/s1600/can4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV38wjmVm680ygNKFZ5JXqmX4mH46_A0zln-VshznAwH1BITw98Mu5JXjXR6Z2yVqgFpocLGTnJ9tM-xYHePD3W5T_NSIsthJAeNpDAj9H2SFm_WnyXkVHMFgCQ5hZhqVi-RJZ4kCymnQ/s1600/can6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i>Tealight candles adorning our entrance...</i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="540" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534100515017797106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qNgIC5BtyXdJFmaeBQAz6ddW05QLk-bKoKU4yRj6TqPHj-FocTF9MBATvuiOGcwhShEn8Q5L8OrBsh1qkMTWflnxDIGb2Dl6EIPIMEtYWIs5ojXkrtXcps5p9Srr6V8RCYloTmogOi8/s640/can3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tealight candles have become a big part of the Diwali illuminations in many <i>Indian</i> homes. I love using these along with the traditional oil diyas.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="400" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101262397643090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpUqAok_et07VR22Gso9HWwua-m4oDKNpF4adJRyFWWoQHrnfMCCcFRsiQJJLJqPwGtI2IC8sZ-gBCbgTmR63hjMAd6RwVz71K2jn9CB14k1MGk6t1bjzGj-OodkgDryyvpHWNdILHTeY/s640/can1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /><br /><div>I wanted an interesting background to form a base for these candles. Coasters were one option but I zeroed in on traditional <b>'Kolam' </b>stencils available widely in stores that sell <i>'pooja articles' </i>or stalls near temples.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="515" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101264381515090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy76AuROrkN4r9Oz69-eQ-SBcOUMye0v8L8d32uttWIVPKgvzm79LZYkRxEkZTvHNUXsM7tG1sbEOXilINo4NzjJuc3b_AdP3cMssenoopgg5cC8ho9RrGHmWZe7oyOJ6_AK0-NGJtdI/s640/can7.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></span></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101264032379938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MtAzrgEI2R8O_HGP2rtKocqFyn52mJtE2qz9z6jPLM4NfSqJDSRJUCzLcEXbSDLKo0-tEaI2pox2uVjQ_GIsVOdO8D-epd_PnSSCftH-Iwlr1n16kILDo8SPC19Q1MFHyfSjCz_NuIY/s640/can2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The patterns remind me of <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doily">doilies</a></b> that my mother used to crochet during my childhood:-)</span></span></div><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534101272880708338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3ftOeTDJuNejPk5z3F9iuLO_HJgbTFlLL2AZYQMu68KXw0fcXmFJJh6rHyjIFEgtl4WYPKV6G9g5quUSKa50hKrAFkAN_lnp3f5cYO7Ehxc3xf_mJQ1JqtNKWzVDYYjYvSl0o967sR0/s640/can5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="488" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A lotus shaped kolam stencil...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534103666507335122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV38wjmVm680ygNKFZ5JXqmX4mH46_A0zln-VshznAwH1BITw98Mu5JXjXR6Z2yVqgFpocLGTnJ9tM-xYHePD3W5T_NSIsthJAeNpDAj9H2SFm_WnyXkVHMFgCQ5hZhqVi-RJZ4kCymnQ/s640/can6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="622" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i>Some interesting design stencils...</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(images by Arch)</span></i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>

doily patterns...

Tealight candles adorning our entrance... Tealight candles have become a big part of the Diwali illuminations in many Indian homes. I love ...

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Case Study: Farrow and Ball Pigeon

<div style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The colour I chose for the bedside table was </span><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Picking a colour for the bedside table transformation </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">was a tricky bunny.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhCn6VA9-QdG7jIEJ_97ZAh59ssDjuuyPJBqobVmjYvuiq1ENTuR2n3iIaAGblDUuUJAjlcEEdrJBFlTEug0nvKAkwNxV4b27pEhYKIGUqg3tNTlaLQIHyP3owSM2TP9fV0HauGmMV4ddtS/s1600/housetohome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like picking up a bar of slippery soap in the bath.</span><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;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon Light Blue" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mAgVoPq_4izghvuj8REqiIoytk1vcv6zksW9-Od4ssWfHn2iAr5NABLiZl1NDv5oO5j5rKTaUmYVxtsRd_YqvIrOO-ApE-xEt-9Lu79JuCM5XNaaH-DKyw9cts0C1mJ5N0NO0r8wswI/s640/171.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I scoured paint sample after paint sample to find the perfect shade. But as soon as I saw </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Farrow and Ball's Pigeon</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">, held up against our bedroom colour (Farrow and Ball Light Blue) and our mahogany bed, I knew it was the one.</span></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;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon paint" border="0" height="309" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9sUzEFk0yA4hyphenhyphene_ibB3wLyYsvxwCHp2EPsueBUIQGzSgMKknjnSsWLIDaOOXg4xw8ud3GbjHZwvplpMXVBlokc5tybEmCokgHfRBG1mSDIufjpOxOou2wVbsCeMuov2jUiox8qMkfEOO/s400/providence.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9sUzEFk0yA4hyphenhyphene_ibB3wLyYsvxwCHp2EPsueBUIQGzSgMKknjnSsWLIDaOOXg4xw8ud3GbjHZwvplpMXVBlokc5tybEmCokgHfRBG1mSDIufjpOxOou2wVbsCeMuov2jUiox8qMkfEOO/s1600/providence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The paint cooed to me.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{Pigeon? Cooing? Geddit?!}</i></span><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;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon Light Blue bedroom" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifm3h7MMP_uZob2JPTkw7-ciuq33r43L1SZ5jPG_O2CvsZ-7njEdhSYb04xAbb68yhl7JSrTIqPCcPgo3xhAlb-WJeS2Kmon5vn703oqhyWwZakfN_eqgcr5gCNkCRBqFvtaXWiyvZLEM/s640/044.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i></i></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEyjcleDo1quWO-NTVnc45z562jzbL5sbPa3ibHG_zNyCpvXTA_r73v6Zdxz98S1kKRfOTdARRtFBnuKId2PDRtQCSAbUDzasZxRjduuJ8_xR3fJEW0cqMK3PAEVMLt3P1cJXgzJ9tGMZ/s1600/10.10.28+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />And the siren-like call of Farrow and Ball paints is pretty hard to resist.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball " border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRZTa6mADrXVJIP94ABMD2xBrQ3JbdpOSVGGXpMkMXMzixdA-Bef2-lNUbUaSNo3Yjx6NnSE0VL5gu8bct-P0LLtmuoZ5u2lxsbLRwYyEXfnuRuz_ASfa7KEnuTlqnbJyWMynkf6CoGij/s640/f+and+b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="425" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJRZTa6mADrXVJIP94ABMD2xBrQ3JbdpOSVGGXpMkMXMzixdA-Bef2-lNUbUaSNo3Yjx6NnSE0VL5gu8bct-P0LLtmuoZ5u2lxsbLRwYyEXfnuRuz_ASfa7KEnuTlqnbJyWMynkf6CoGij/s1600/f+and+b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I hope these Case Study paint posts will save you time when looking for paints, showing a variety of pictures that show <b>Farrow and Ball Pigeon</b> in different lights.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although, I have to say it wasn't wholly unenjoyable....</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I rather like all that fussing and sighing over paint...<br /><br /></span></div><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;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon best bedroom paint" border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbikfCt3WPRTsupqdlViDAErLkilZZlARuwqcbTakhaJEXq1rPeEDbBL0nejR1j1cMGgmVj1v9R2JT1vmycxMSMRxIsM7M6cxzJrAeeeSVyh1j0_P2bQX3pxJl_-X8WCeVw-0KkVbD8X1P/s640/mob+24.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbikfCt3WPRTsupqdlViDAErLkilZZlARuwqcbTakhaJEXq1rPeEDbBL0nejR1j1cMGgmVj1v9R2JT1vmycxMSMRxIsM7M6cxzJrAeeeSVyh1j0_P2bQX3pxJl_-X8WCeVw-0KkVbD8X1P/s1600/mob+24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The colour of Pigeon changes from very grey with a tinsiest hint of bluey-green to a grey-green in stronger sun. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very much like a pigeon......?!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I'll get back to you on that one...<br /><br /></span></div><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;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon paint" border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUAhhyphenhyphen2H0V8wFRf9DoFGBeKSTBCv_IAEQDn7otDdBwbZSl3fjMgLqZJq3vD4WNhMfQFt6vcHIhoePp4G3VEjqKgr6LZ0IMDCxW5L4lIPxOdwIcui45VlLWw-UI347IIbhbLJm3PbEN0by/s640/6a00e54ef51a888833010536b69582970b-450wi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="425" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWUAhhyphenhyphen2H0V8wFRf9DoFGBeKSTBCv_IAEQDn7otDdBwbZSl3fjMgLqZJq3vD4WNhMfQFt6vcHIhoePp4G3VEjqKgr6LZ0IMDCxW5L4lIPxOdwIcui45VlLWw-UI347IIbhbLJm3PbEN0by/s1600/6a00e54ef51a888833010536b69582970b-450wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's a beautiful colour that definitely leans towards the greener end of grey.....<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1tpE9yb2Dool46yrop0xqBxZ9_xdwkNJN7aFKmTFw3YJ-rJR0pslFumUQsn1Wd-DmsC2YlCbUPs9VrwiIoRdYmbD0DzuPwI0qkukpd4qFLf8i3AhXZKNyluVbXKtPLsehFsqoud2aWNQ/s1600/amazon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEifrhyZr-bm1wGVOX-IFiJdLk98QogJv8p9Yxqj2jdWQb9iPKRuJTg8w9osJAFnMWX89gVQ1fpjKNoXMkY3DsClmLiwmAyw9YHJM9KiFfoLOlO6QvX8x0MLclmnGvx8CKGTwScWBMW8tlo/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon Light BLue" border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrhyZr-bm1wGVOX-IFiJdLk98QogJv8p9Yxqj2jdWQb9iPKRuJTg8w9osJAFnMWX89gVQ1fpjKNoXMkY3DsClmLiwmAyw9YHJM9KiFfoLOlO6QvX8x0MLclmnGvx8CKGTwScWBMW8tlo/s640/068.JPG" title="" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> ....but Pigeon has enough blue in it to give depth and interest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ignore it at your peril...</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span> <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you loved this post, check out these other </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Farrow and Ball Paint Case Studies?</span></b><br /><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/colour-study-farrow-and-balls-new-white.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball New White</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-old-white.html" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Old White</a></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-white-tie.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span id="goog_693464662"></span>Farrow and Ball White Tie</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/case-study-farrow-and-ball-blue-gray.html" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Blue Gray</a></span><br /><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-middleton.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Middleton Pink</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-down-pipe.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Down Pipe</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-elephants.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Elephant's Breath</a></span></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-hardwick.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Hardwick White</span></a><br /><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-green-blue.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Green Blue</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/colour-study-dulux-heritage-stone-green.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Dulux Heritage Stone Green</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-lamp-room.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-french-gray.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball French Gray (interiors)</span></a></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-french.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball French Gray (exteriors)</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-mouses-back.html" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back</a></span></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2013/06/colour-study-earthborn-gregorys-den.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Earthborn Gregory's Den</span></a></div><div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-light-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Light Blue</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/farrow-and-ball-powder-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Powder Blue</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-hay.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Hay</span></a></div></div></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.600000381469727px;"><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiNKrXaUsaxCnz_Dkz1u0P3sSU7n7ZwxIf4bFBh8kPwZ2DIfgiLOaOMZP-s1LLaZ-5PmF6KQmT1k2uOWrATnw8bqyyu697spS4FJnxpBPxFZjO2_G0Kz44NuwD53m1qLPLXx_zcvBD9YL4b/s1600/1july10_183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon Country bedroom" border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKrXaUsaxCnz_Dkz1u0P3sSU7n7ZwxIf4bFBh8kPwZ2DIfgiLOaOMZP-s1LLaZ-5PmF6KQmT1k2uOWrATnw8bqyyu697spS4FJnxpBPxFZjO2_G0Kz44NuwD53m1qLPLXx_zcvBD9YL4b/s640/1july10_183.jpg" title="" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My favourite blog for fantastic paint tips and information is the </span><a href="http://blog.relicsofwitney.co.uk/" style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Relics of Witney blog</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">. Have you seen it yet?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Images: House to Home, mine, Providence, mine, Farrow and Ball, Mob 24, Urban Grace, mine,, mine<img height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVEyjcleDo1quWO-NTVnc45z562jzbL5sbPa3ibHG_zNyCpvXTA_r73v6Zdxz98S1kKRfOTdARRtFBnuKId2PDRtQCSAbUDzasZxRjduuJ8_xR3fJEW0cqMK3PAEVMLt3P1cJXgzJ9tGMZ/s400/10.10.28+020.JPG" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 393px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 1454px; visibility: hidden;" width="72" /></span></div></div></div>

Case Study: Farrow and Ball Pigeon

The colour I chose for the bedside table was Farrow and Ball Pigeon . Picking a colour for the bedside table transformation was a tricky ...

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Bedside Table Makeover

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkXFkkyhF3caDAO_drZ1SL8K9Py0BBA9fRZlFVFbfCAgr5xULhmMdy79DDXlvnj4j1ouZNkJqK6wNqM4uxxTZXUnELba0ppgSYeCbOLn6jzSg2YmEDaJOoNepHuWeNorZFP_yZqvOuMAp/s1600/1july10_183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue" border="0" height="300" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkXFkkyhF3caDAO_drZ1SL8K9Py0BBA9fRZlFVFbfCAgr5xULhmMdy79DDXlvnj4j1ouZNkJqK6wNqM4uxxTZXUnELba0ppgSYeCbOLn6jzSg2YmEDaJOoNepHuWeNorZFP_yZqvOuMAp/s400/1july10_183.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87c5WfSL8GS02OZ8P44gwUNdmM5AS471jXiSK9PYOqNNS2H25P2ddGAAbxY3SlbFyIclpSIJG0newTeiTxfexZdIYBd_UJSQL-q9xjkgjFPF-IWOrCPOoqtcc6HbMESh8reKJRkeXmWH0/s1600/1july10_187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> Our bedside table was a <span style="font-size: large;">toughie</span>. It was one of those pieces of furniture that I had such an exact picture of what I wanted that it was never going to materialise without a <span style="font-size: large;">bit of magic</span>. Do you know what I mean?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It had to match what I already loved  in the room. Not matchy-matchy (I didn't want mahogany, for example; I thought that would look to 'heavy' and formal) but it had to be part of the <span style="font-size: large;">attic-chic</span> look.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It needed to be low. I had the bedside lamp all ready to go on it (Note to self: don't buy the bedside light before you have the table in place....). It's a tall mahogany candle-stick lamp. I love it but it has to fit under the slopey ceiling.....so the table needed to be LOOOOOOW.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus I actually like lower tables. I like to be able to see what's on them without having to lift my head from my pillow.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lazy? Me? Errr....yes....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This was one of those pieces that had me looking....and looking.... and looking.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nothing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not. A. Thing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then inspiration struck (about time too, if you don't mind me saying...). I should buy one in the size I wanted and paint it! Problem-solved....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started off with one similar to this:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLVsR2F1LNym7_mqRsGYftIEKKtx6qNIOHvZEX35uLWIBuxQ1JSWNAk071BbGJDUl5ba55ZR0W4JWPOUs_mwEVfx3I7V2MVXQdBJ3zrN5i_C2dsKo2NlI85ciNeM9YlgolUOxJmaAOB4-/s1600/ebay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLVsR2F1LNym7_mqRsGYftIEKKtx6qNIOHvZEX35uLWIBuxQ1JSWNAk071BbGJDUl5ba55ZR0W4JWPOUs_mwEVfx3I7V2MVXQdBJ3zrN5i_C2dsKo2NlI85ciNeM9YlgolUOxJmaAOB4-/s400/ebay.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I loved the design - ticks all the boxes - but obviously not the pine colour.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pine and mahogany TOGETHER?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Big N.O..</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTDrmOqMyn0Qovpux3wwWk2MvX2y5ehxDtp0AfS4pV9t8URDanvFl5SGhUxzFddg7zDN2xv1xOLcdY55utTPxPSt1i4wLTaqKtHZwf-sdErtWkdZIquFITao-Un78JEn0omt4sc_4Hcu_/s1600/10.10.28+010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue" border="0" height="300" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTDrmOqMyn0Qovpux3wwWk2MvX2y5ehxDtp0AfS4pV9t8URDanvFl5SGhUxzFddg7zDN2xv1xOLcdY55utTPxPSt1i4wLTaqKtHZwf-sdErtWkdZIquFITao-Un78JEn0omt4sc_4Hcu_/s400/10.10.28+010.JPG" title="" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So.....I decided to bite the bullet and get the paint brushes out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcaEel3GfmapSHSrA_V6hgutYa4XNHxrlMiaREJwCmcktAaV66SWdkeh5I1O5rFUUaOYt8fXtQu-idbVwKHAheo-gbaypLOqdKEE_KlD6l_kmdL0Yl-nlOXcUO6HovmlpT5I1mqCbfmVG/s1600/10.10.28+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon " border="0" height="300" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcaEel3GfmapSHSrA_V6hgutYa4XNHxrlMiaREJwCmcktAaV66SWdkeh5I1O5rFUUaOYt8fXtQu-idbVwKHAheo-gbaypLOqdKEE_KlD6l_kmdL0Yl-nlOXcUO6HovmlpT5I1mqCbfmVG/s400/10.10.28+008.JPG" title="" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">This was my very first furniture makeover. I was really nervous. Far too nervous to think of picking up my camera, I realised after the deed was done! </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (sorry)</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OVGpbVw-h0MXjDirvQTXTE07OZWuredbhUymUWGAyuZ0wiKYZ9iYldpP_qLoTU9eYv_b0m6kc7ZTvWjxmlqEjxWC2sketTYkV3ZWTQnzlq27Z9gRlcNkie9XYcWwAGfJWcTYv5CRHAWL/s1600/10.10.28+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue paint" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OVGpbVw-h0MXjDirvQTXTE07OZWuredbhUymUWGAyuZ0wiKYZ9iYldpP_qLoTU9eYv_b0m6kc7ZTvWjxmlqEjxWC2sketTYkV3ZWTQnzlq27Z9gRlcNkie9XYcWwAGfJWcTYv5CRHAWL/s400/10.10.28+002.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It needed stripping to get the waxed finish off - this was just a case of brushing the stripper on and then wiping off after ten minutes - sanding and priming (leave to dry...) and sanding and painting  (leave to dry...) and sanding and painting on the final coat.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Not rocket science but I think it's the thinking up of the idea that counts.... :-)</span><br /><br />The sanding between coats is so important. It makes a huge difference to the quality of the end finish. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">No little bumps.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw461TXYDMEvBDVJaC-QyLHB0L_PS22eOgpFbNtIatm1dQNR59G9I-vYlDi5Jij-QCuoAx5qD466y29ybgiWKTl50lEGyV2e2VNRyirN5i2bIiJyVWwxM37_I_RlZ4AzIQZ1Hk0cY5X1m/s1600/10.10.28+009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon painted furniture" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzw461TXYDMEvBDVJaC-QyLHB0L_PS22eOgpFbNtIatm1dQNR59G9I-vYlDi5Jij-QCuoAx5qD466y29ybgiWKTl50lEGyV2e2VNRyirN5i2bIiJyVWwxM37_I_RlZ4AzIQZ1Hk0cY5X1m/s400/10.10.28+009.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What a palaver! But it gave me JUST what I was looking for. We used Farrow and Ball Pigeon, which I LOVE!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-go8NYWoiHlIUhTMb9Fep8xB0hj9LWqph3JLYxTGwI04lPdslfYltJauZDLXI82n2yaAD64TwWC8vwuoP4WMyYKIShfAy3IhPSmPyjfnAlNmCR-96fp0EAUDnsATTonJ1BvMBHdSRP-d/s1600/housetohome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon paint" border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-go8NYWoiHlIUhTMb9Fep8xB0hj9LWqph3JLYxTGwI04lPdslfYltJauZDLXI82n2yaAD64TwWC8vwuoP4WMyYKIShfAy3IhPSmPyjfnAlNmCR-96fp0EAUDnsATTonJ1BvMBHdSRP-d/s320/housetohome.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">The quality of Farrow and Ball paint colours is incredible. Deep and intese yet chalky and subtle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Mmmmmm....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsq85oN1tCPw-2vqa4QXlnlxRDUHGrtKYfOsoJ0gTwsKvu47wl8lkhefY-6GdwZ2MjmKCSN4liHK83P1hUbQBg0S1vZkY52pX5fMoAvS_EJ-6Ujfb8PR25eOnPiZD9_ybG6HpNOyNzAyO/s1600/10.10.28+019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon satin paint " border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsq85oN1tCPw-2vqa4QXlnlxRDUHGrtKYfOsoJ0gTwsKvu47wl8lkhefY-6GdwZ2MjmKCSN4liHK83P1hUbQBg0S1vZkY52pX5fMoAvS_EJ-6Ujfb8PR25eOnPiZD9_ybG6HpNOyNzAyO/s400/10.10.28+019.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcaEel3GfmapSHSrA_V6hgutYa4XNHxrlMiaREJwCmcktAaV66SWdkeh5I1O5rFUUaOYt8fXtQu-idbVwKHAheo-gbaypLOqdKEE_KlD6l_kmdL0Yl-nlOXcUO6HovmlpT5I1mqCbfmVG/s1600/10.10.28+008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love the industrial feel to the new handles. <br /><br />We took the old ones off and screwed these ones on in their place, after filling in the old holes, before we painted.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_Tnnh1xhzT6g4-s2Trmjguwd7vrvD5QhrGutSJ_eecJ71cGrZotYaX772IEr8U6DIcRhzBw_zj6e9R4yYc5jA9hKpU-4Sp6VlhuQ0MMVb5ioxQ69CS46uX9dfauusyqmrYzgQe_YexzX/s1600/10.10.28+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon brass cup handles" border="0" height="300" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_Tnnh1xhzT6g4-s2Trmjguwd7vrvD5QhrGutSJ_eecJ71cGrZotYaX772IEr8U6DIcRhzBw_zj6e9R4yYc5jA9hKpU-4Sp6VlhuQ0MMVb5ioxQ69CS46uX9dfauusyqmrYzgQe_YexzX/s400/10.10.28+001.JPG" title="" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As well as screwing them in, I glued them down with Gorilla Glue to allow for pulling them open at awkward angles. I wanted a super-strong finish.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Even King Kong couldn't get these babies off now.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa84qYoyHfJvGnGAKLkai2J58Zr9me6y5KWYevqb0ya0C5cx_HSXjJYuTY6iGYh1P5AHYiATsOld2Qx9JHwkv-VEJZfWf6jLg4IQzrKfq5kZxIlXTSAzGGUZGmniLGc8VR9Lu7xGw7YvK/s1600/!B)pbTDQBWk~$(KGrHqN,!hsEw5FpFwGQBMOdjNd96w~~_12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa84qYoyHfJvGnGAKLkai2J58Zr9me6y5KWYevqb0ya0C5cx_HSXjJYuTY6iGYh1P5AHYiATsOld2Qx9JHwkv-VEJZfWf6jLg4IQzrKfq5kZxIlXTSAzGGUZGmniLGc8VR9Lu7xGw7YvK/s320/!B)pbTDQBWk~$(KGrHqN,!hsEw5FpFwGQBMOdjNd96w~~_12.jpg" width="117" /></a></div><br />I love the roomy drawers: perfect for all my magazines and books and hair clips and letters..... oh, and Mr Modern Country has part of one drawer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">He doesn't have many hair clips, you see...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's got a good sized-top for putting lovely things on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFO53beWZPtkwaI7IFFVSUsDA0PvP4GvLPT4Dg8cujfccG3urEABnhZ8fCiRuwk2YYk1msP00nEQuZMO4ZEFQujAFfCQIyr8NRSfkcMZnpai6lX_Gsd2dkrxnNZ8iN-flkP_rQBwwgGhX/s1600/10.10.28+011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHFO53beWZPtkwaI7IFFVSUsDA0PvP4GvLPT4Dg8cujfccG3urEABnhZ8fCiRuwk2YYk1msP00nEQuZMO4ZEFQujAFfCQIyr8NRSfkcMZnpai6lX_Gsd2dkrxnNZ8iN-flkP_rQBwwgGhX/s400/10.10.28+011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the foolishly-pre-bought-but still-very-lovely-candlestick lamp.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpbXkWCKCxk49ydvi3eY3ebhI1e-xVNR7vISR0gU_rHF8zzwEKZun8lYhgxvOZC3v3-ctzeoLKWokXJUv3irBmx-gZfE_h9bFZ7eJFTnB5bmixF24usSKbjNuHsIUbz88b17iA42sufso/s1600/10.10.28+004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue paint" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpbXkWCKCxk49ydvi3eY3ebhI1e-xVNR7vISR0gU_rHF8zzwEKZun8lYhgxvOZC3v3-ctzeoLKWokXJUv3irBmx-gZfE_h9bFZ7eJFTnB5bmixF24usSKbjNuHsIUbz88b17iA42sufso/s400/10.10.28+004.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">All that faffing about with paintbrushes was worth it in the end. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*Sigh*</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HA-PhE4rHkAc-2Vu1Tyzbm6eAMi4jTgju6Fgu1rwlfl_GeUIH5XJbs16RSOIvFYKVOD8v_hlZE2RQMvSFRrRPFx4_xOf9JfO7uReSCOlbMObLzomdYLW4_VWLFecqRyMyO73DCA3k_pD/s1600/10.10.28+012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue paint" border="0" height="300" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HA-PhE4rHkAc-2Vu1Tyzbm6eAMi4jTgju6Fgu1rwlfl_GeUIH5XJbs16RSOIvFYKVOD8v_hlZE2RQMvSFRrRPFx4_xOf9JfO7uReSCOlbMObLzomdYLW4_VWLFecqRyMyO73DCA3k_pD/s400/10.10.28+012.JPG" title="" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you know this book: Blogging For Bliss? It's FAB! I'm going to do a book review on Monday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think you'll LOVE it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp10NM7iXzQ2poKMLrEBb7CessLC1PwE5iZPcQgc_7roHbZw__rcsO7ARni2ZU7x7ybAkRPRNluME-Idf9R-7TZ_-7nRFbgbOWPUfHCjLwNI1RDuVB9DNSY9gk1rM1Gi3wvoPwZdXTA1o/s1600/10.10.28+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue paint" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp10NM7iXzQ2poKMLrEBb7CessLC1PwE5iZPcQgc_7roHbZw__rcsO7ARni2ZU7x7ybAkRPRNluME-Idf9R-7TZ_-7nRFbgbOWPUfHCjLwNI1RDuVB9DNSY9gk1rM1Gi3wvoPwZdXTA1o/s400/10.10.28+007.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I want to say a BIG thank you to<a href="http://cozylittlehouse.blogspot.com/2010/10/welcome-wagon-friday-anniversary.html"> Brenda at Cozy Little Housee</a> for giving me a lift on her very comfy Welcome Wagon. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This how she describes Modern Country Style:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #f40808;">Modern Country Style</span></a> is Sarah's blog. She lives in the United Kingdom. Her blog is all about renovating her Edwardian home. Naturally, she loves Modern Country style! She has a keen interest in pared-back interiors,  infused with the warmth of country. Gentle grays, accents of red, and a hint of industrial.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Isn't that just spot-on? If I could make up how I'd like my style to be described that would be it!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZppvwD8On9rfD3WeLHcJtZjmNfZ_22uVHy-oiyapocthou7Z4Mpqn-XFdbksLLP4qflqfnsLzsb9C0tLCkBnq2Pd0h3CiOYBSGuzZZQVV6OeuivhtPeDAoeDdSILJoeATbkDSYQ0yzV_E/s1600/10.10.28+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue bedroom paint" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZppvwD8On9rfD3WeLHcJtZjmNfZ_22uVHy-oiyapocthou7Z4Mpqn-XFdbksLLP4qflqfnsLzsb9C0tLCkBnq2Pd0h3CiOYBSGuzZZQVV6OeuivhtPeDAoeDdSILJoeATbkDSYQ0yzV_E/s400/10.10.28+016.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did I say, I LOVE this colour? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkEgo7mK-nQI-BNe6C7kD52UWEK7YZoDortM6xfObSTioeK0eGr2ZAlbwkPYfQfKmkjx3x6choRS5Lt5tkSHpcCJ8MH_YxzRreLlL3QApCugStvgpQIa6SnmwKy893Or91EXgzaL-Q0s/s1600/10.10.28+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue bedroom paint" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkEgo7mK-nQI-BNe6C7kD52UWEK7YZoDortM6xfObSTioeK0eGr2ZAlbwkPYfQfKmkjx3x6choRS5Lt5tkSHpcCJ8MH_YxzRreLlL3QApCugStvgpQIa6SnmwKy893Or91EXgzaL-Q0s/s400/10.10.28+013.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colour was the most important thing to get right. I am a crazy lady when it comes to paint choice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just can't rest until I've found the P.E.R.F.E.C.T colour.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The colour I chose might not be perfect for everyone - in fact, I rather hope it isn't - but it's COMPLETELY my cup of tea.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNVUO_UsfhDQufh-IsH-VAirhIq3i30mq8_ZCAx44GvnPGtkgg5uEAkWu0nwo1J54L6bBoCWsOb9FLWsVf3fzULxRUMkQrunJAljY1rt5xuLh7u8DIl-ykmI8-UaUONAnulWANvm5N7SN/s1600/10.10.28+020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue Country bedroom" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNVUO_UsfhDQufh-IsH-VAirhIq3i30mq8_ZCAx44GvnPGtkgg5uEAkWu0nwo1J54L6bBoCWsOb9FLWsVf3fzULxRUMkQrunJAljY1rt5xuLh7u8DIl-ykmI8-UaUONAnulWANvm5N7SN/s400/10.10.28+020.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted it to go perfectly with the wall colour. I spent aaaaages looking at paint samples.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Many happy hours....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZMzMhv4zQgCWGbk54hrFGtZTTTzEG2dtQs0iIX0xsvZV_IGknvQqmAiHpeVy_js3jJK6mwTkUy7tcV2hcQrb4OLHnoLEMcXibdUyCsz8dcUgvvCDredLP8kT9t8KP16ulCF6tQt0d5Lm/s1600/10.10.28+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue bedroom paint" border="0" height="400" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUZMzMhv4zQgCWGbk54hrFGtZTTTzEG2dtQs0iIX0xsvZV_IGknvQqmAiHpeVy_js3jJK6mwTkUy7tcV2hcQrb4OLHnoLEMcXibdUyCsz8dcUgvvCDredLP8kT9t8KP16ulCF6tQt0d5Lm/s400/10.10.28+014.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's one of those colours I can just staaaaaaaare at for ages.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87c5WfSL8GS02OZ8P44gwUNdmM5AS471jXiSK9PYOqNNS2H25P2ddGAAbxY3SlbFyIclpSIJG0newTeiTxfexZdIYBd_UJSQL-q9xjkgjFPF-IWOrCPOoqtcc6HbMESh8reKJRkeXmWH0/s1600/1july10_187.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Paint for bedroom Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue" border="0" height="320" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87c5WfSL8GS02OZ8P44gwUNdmM5AS471jXiSK9PYOqNNS2H25P2ddGAAbxY3SlbFyIclpSIJG0newTeiTxfexZdIYBd_UJSQL-q9xjkgjFPF-IWOrCPOoqtcc6HbMESh8reKJRkeXmWH0/s320/1july10_187.jpg" title="" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">  What do you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfECmc3qze6L4XdGULSWJx6n5AmupORuNHPuiSCSpagVYclkYsCXNTdkEM2HoSJUTP5SGXJMsibVSy36jyoSv9S83HEQ2lKubBfR8gHGWc9HkEDGEmV_AqOUmnEw_j5nXlIhjHIZa02R29/s1600/10Sept30_089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Perfect paint colour color for bedroom Farrow and Ball Pigeon and Farrow and Ball Light Blue" border="0" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfECmc3qze6L4XdGULSWJx6n5AmupORuNHPuiSCSpagVYclkYsCXNTdkEM2HoSJUTP5SGXJMsibVSy36jyoSv9S83HEQ2lKubBfR8gHGWc9HkEDGEmV_AqOUmnEw_j5nXlIhjHIZa02R29/s400/10Sept30_089.jpg" title="" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Paint Case Study coming right up......</div>

Bedside Table Makeover

Our bedside table was a toughie . It was one of those pieces of furniture that I had such an exact picture of what I wanted that it was nev...

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Vintage Suitcase: Modern Country Style

<div align="justify" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0QlOEVaQcXxgpcWHVBearSWpoxIsjm9sAqZYFZuu12cVaKF-zZLkzIKBUuWXYR2TL-yLfQfPgi2gEVEW9YubSC5uhRbhi14_UQg3rm6r8pz_xcbF7yWUHNb80dhRcnEXc83aA47fxNLG/s1600/10.10.25+283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0QlOEVaQcXxgpcWHVBearSWpoxIsjm9sAqZYFZuu12cVaKF-zZLkzIKBUuWXYR2TL-yLfQfPgi2gEVEW9YubSC5uhRbhi14_UQg3rm6r8pz_xcbF7yWUHNb80dhRcnEXc83aA47fxNLG/s640/10.10.25+283.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So...where were we before I so rudely had to dash away yesterday...? I'm sorry to keep breaking up our lovely chats. Thank you for waiting so patiently for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That's right.....vintage suitcases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Did you like my li'l homage to these beauties? Weren't there some amazing uses for upcycling? I love the idea of giving new life to old pieces. LOVE. L.O.V.E. Really, reeeeally like this idea. Taking the best of really well-made things that have bags of character and giving them a whole new function for today's life. It's a huge part of what Modern Country Style is about......what my style is about.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToxVs44oxuzRNlBLJ2_ZcvRlSO-BiQxqwPaJ0TGzWW76Qn_m5my0MsklLgFfH0AQbJ7fGS-EwJvgzPw_wHfV8HqslVg_lycNRsKbWVVhvDqZAX3g_3m1AKYCQt9aVbDgjwBbqfn0Qy0aN/s1600/10Sept30_099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhToxVs44oxuzRNlBLJ2_ZcvRlSO-BiQxqwPaJ0TGzWW76Qn_m5my0MsklLgFfH0AQbJ7fGS-EwJvgzPw_wHfV8HqslVg_lycNRsKbWVVhvDqZAX3g_3m1AKYCQt9aVbDgjwBbqfn0Qy0aN/s640/10Sept30_099.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have my mother's old suitcase and, instead of keeping it with the other more modern suitcases that we have in the attic, I like to keep this one at the end of our bed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love the old, battered leather against the soft glow of the mahogany.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe-9H72JjXCjG2KVeFROumF9BDO7Bf_5N8G8zukjvY9LCv6IdmMEFc-NNwvhcY1GksQnXRBPvwFJ7W9qkyGZdXXFvLl4j3WKqv1axZt1gLLvm6hNklqjX8szMXfGiBYGgIIPjlzKN_jFF/s1600/10Sept30_101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTe-9H72JjXCjG2KVeFROumF9BDO7Bf_5N8G8zukjvY9LCv6IdmMEFc-NNwvhcY1GksQnXRBPvwFJ7W9qkyGZdXXFvLl4j3WKqv1axZt1gLLvm6hNklqjX8szMXfGiBYGgIIPjlzKN_jFF/s640/10Sept30_101.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Op9670nsKm2W-XmenXJmipSxtdajvv6tNo5BvQR-kugXsng-89IJWsiMEAnE4VSIGZi2kEcDn9s60LzKaC4LCL_BDCWwRR9bdBUVVsWeEBRlIZX42uayfcWJbaD-aZfCZLTRHpgFA7vx/s1600/10.10.25+286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I only like using vintage items if they have a real function for our family life NOW. I don't just like vintage for vintage's sake. It has to have function AND beauty to earn it's keep. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, I'm a hard task-master. Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen is my house mantra.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Op9670nsKm2W-XmenXJmipSxtdajvv6tNo5BvQR-kugXsng-89IJWsiMEAnE4VSIGZi2kEcDn9s60LzKaC4LCL_BDCWwRR9bdBUVVsWeEBRlIZX42uayfcWJbaD-aZfCZLTRHpgFA7vx/s1600/10.10.25+286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Op9670nsKm2W-XmenXJmipSxtdajvv6tNo5BvQR-kugXsng-89IJWsiMEAnE4VSIGZi2kEcDn9s60LzKaC4LCL_BDCWwRR9bdBUVVsWeEBRlIZX42uayfcWJbaD-aZfCZLTRHpgFA7vx/s640/10.10.25+286.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I use this suitcase for storage. What did I tell you? Function AND beauty...<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mUIzY1IYhxluoj7tBmsw4OHu1QLp1zreg_mSZtjdKvbZfDSrEJ_ShbDG4ILn9tKlvKX2rvfOoamZbzbjMJPIFOVDdDre-3-4q2Up7rljTK3VTZP3uilNEv_0xW7Sv43QKJu4C_HOs7Ia/s1600/10.10.25+285.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mUIzY1IYhxluoj7tBmsw4OHu1QLp1zreg_mSZtjdKvbZfDSrEJ_ShbDG4ILn9tKlvKX2rvfOoamZbzbjMJPIFOVDdDre-3-4q2Up7rljTK3VTZP3uilNEv_0xW7Sv43QKJu4C_HOs7Ia/s640/10.10.25+285.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wanted a place to keep winter bedding in the summer, summer bedding in the winter, spring bedding in the....oh, you get it?!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDVCs2Vq7hRi7yXCEYWQp-4PgrUwcJ52hDORUj7wi-gBk03hK_8aLuc2cgQtQetGEXorZ-Qu2Ase3uHrI6jT0qidllYwPqiM8uTx0F3luXBUXcpMwPW2sQsZmnEG_rTAd1FOjjzx1-laA/s1600/10.10.25+292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDVCs2Vq7hRi7yXCEYWQp-4PgrUwcJ52hDORUj7wi-gBk03hK_8aLuc2cgQtQetGEXorZ-Qu2Ase3uHrI6jT0qidllYwPqiM8uTx0F3luXBUXcpMwPW2sQsZmnEG_rTAd1FOjjzx1-laA/s640/10.10.25+292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You want me to stop going on and show you inside?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can't believe you guys sometimes!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alright, just this once....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqgsLmjq9P_kcOsrxx6guX3GtHSUMkPJ5iVuX3Nemp9UaxAeIgvNBe05Fk6vwrWURt0e8vq1ZyaWiEStUxOLuvc5kNyoHRgNi5ZbXzhpPoVy4_eGsOmfxCJiBce0BkO7lF1oku6xGISwC/s1600/10.10.25+291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqgsLmjq9P_kcOsrxx6guX3GtHSUMkPJ5iVuX3Nemp9UaxAeIgvNBe05Fk6vwrWURt0e8vq1ZyaWiEStUxOLuvc5kNyoHRgNi5ZbXzhpPoVy4_eGsOmfxCJiBce0BkO7lF1oku6xGISwC/s640/10.10.25+291.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">See? This is our summer throw....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6SItVdtI3emjFj1P-wt9qopw4FcMfi38DcKyH07hDqdGCHvj3X5MIDx3FYlfPYhfrHOWcDhhYNml3_YBmsVAlB0A4BwJF6_iTweHIZ6cXeUvdfE8zDms0W8kWYgb-bbOIv9znhkaD0Ca/s1600/10.10.25+289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6SItVdtI3emjFj1P-wt9qopw4FcMfi38DcKyH07hDqdGCHvj3X5MIDx3FYlfPYhfrHOWcDhhYNml3_YBmsVAlB0A4BwJF6_iTweHIZ6cXeUvdfE8zDms0W8kWYgb-bbOIv9znhkaD0Ca/s640/10.10.25+289.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Vintage Suitcase. Two words....but don't they conjure up such glamorous images?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Aaaahhhh....</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrVugJ2xYPwvz4Ot39H27GhWPZnyivz2gc1vvoCi9vY9gurJ2hjGk1llDpa-J_zSI9bZvFGdnP0fX2lySjqJbSqKxzxYdlxs-xcWcEx1ST9_IEVWMZ-yTrqGlDYv17YvjRB4LuZvftQo5/s1600/10.10.25+284.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrVugJ2xYPwvz4Ot39H27GhWPZnyivz2gc1vvoCi9vY9gurJ2hjGk1llDpa-J_zSI9bZvFGdnP0fX2lySjqJbSqKxzxYdlxs-xcWcEx1ST9_IEVWMZ-yTrqGlDYv17YvjRB4LuZvftQo5/s640/10.10.25+284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I really struggled to get the right bedside table for our...errr...bedside. After looking and looking, I decided to paint my own. Yes, shock, horror, I finally tackled a paint project!!<br /><br />I'll share all the gory details with you next time...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErUTA6pSVjGX68FfgbekfJ89KoIlyEu59QNnL23zLYtzEPQekFdTtQae3whou90zA1r4QD57bD0tyO9uUOsc7JoVWjwxbUcIQoGanMu1H8EyL6KPnF_Kf_6_tXK6aGimk545DcwBXZBHt/s1600/1july10_183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErUTA6pSVjGX68FfgbekfJ89KoIlyEu59QNnL23zLYtzEPQekFdTtQae3whou90zA1r4QD57bD0tyO9uUOsc7JoVWjwxbUcIQoGanMu1H8EyL6KPnF_Kf_6_tXK6aGimk545DcwBXZBHt/s640/1july10_183.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">I'm linking to parties in my sidebar...</span>

Vintage Suitcase: Modern Country Style

So...where were we before I so rudely had to dash away yesterday...? I'm sorry to keep breaking up our lovely chats. Thank you for waiti...

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glassy illumination...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><img alt="" border="0" height="545" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574582945655938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTXn3_puPQNKJgfjRg9HSTQS-6cUCX37HlJmGrCTaygrCAeQmUt6JXtLz_AGEIsr4KY0eQrbkV8fQ3A2GXRw0aKLIyt5AXysquaYCf4arWP07lzGdcZmmF6JZay4vyHm77eq8XD3rgDA/s640/gl3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"></span>As the festival of lights approaches, my head is bursting with various ideas to try out at home.<br /><div>I also love checking out what's new in the market for diyas and lamps...</div><img alt="" border="0" height="492" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574613840341474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTrbcaGLdAVKxWrTvjtcDEfS3bFFqLWqcETsrMe8YrsWXTxs8sXw2flKzMWzBPtaJFb4MA3qDcSw0rQVitW1ynvPShJ5IFQJ_M4jGtxRgB_JA8fwWCqw5nx6AHlhMuAowRul1bCxG3JA/s640/gl5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div>Recently I picked up these small glass oil lamps. It's a small flower shaped glass container with enough space for two tablespoons of oil. On top of it goes a detachable metal flower-shaped wick holder!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="447" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574602372087138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFF6DHOMIXOtHEjyWN7bB_KpVHj7dQX0rmtplAErRBpwXgP0rjzjKl6CbZDL4C9ks_mQBJDddOkPmqEbhwc_EuJLCXuE9s_IPTY3-Tv_YPd7Ulb_Kt25NP35h1yD4TS70bNWUjjxLSvY8/s640/gl1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="456" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574587384595266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFLmiIrEa_Uy1E9sQ6qy2FuD4d06_GTbQSYQL6cx_rmU-jDGWvOAzINiAinc19R9nGF7PfPvOl8Z3tRLitdbSqC8AFCeB8SglK0F33nWyo15-dvJMcrOzh09UZEa4tvCr8hrzV5bciR0/s640/gl2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Placing them on a terracotta plate and scattering white rose petals makes it a lovely center of interest.</div><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574605376420226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmsgMHOKsHLJX11Iv4Csk4hDwEmfpBZkzGSvEUzKhpuWTq4oIrsX1XloXYLAngD6tNzWJpWYpj6OngEkD99aRmYxFrIHN6gMBALoad-CI24e_L56B-TrdgS3KlCg50Tjbm0s58e_QZio/s640/gl4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Love the floral pattern the light and glass together create:-)</div><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532574942701236546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdVCbOSKp4oiFp-DwUVU0j5ruc1SxSRsy-ujkT1P9mLkvk6UYsuk0XEvzk5y4pNnf4OiVk86SBI3C20jKV5hxCx6DaI1-PDvulfKbWlfxbN6kikGHOYag6ureNdw2x0ICGlVh0-syw2I/s640/gl6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">You could also place them on small traditional coasters and line them on your window-sill or entrance...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here I have placed it on small framed <b>'Patachitra'</b> painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>(Images by Arch)</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTXn3_puPQNKJgfjRg9HSTQS-6cUCX37HlJmGrCTaygrCAeQmUt6JXtLz_AGEIsr4KY0eQrbkV8fQ3A2GXRw0aKLIyt5AXysquaYCf4arWP07lzGdcZmmF6JZay4vyHm77eq8XD3rgDA/s1600/gl3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></div>

glassy illumination...

As the festival of lights approaches, my head is bursting with various ideas to try out at home. I also love checking out what's new in ...

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