Black Windows.................

I LOVE THEM - especially against an all white background

and although I know  "the best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray"

I can guarantee you my new kitchen will have a black window.

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I painted the living room window in the house we're leaving

A little while after I had finished John made window grids out of " molding " so it ended up like this
( I always meant to spray paint the grid and never got around to it )  I was SO proud of him
I always meant to spray paint them black - but never got around to it :(

But I DID get around to painting the french doors in the entrance way black as well - ( although there again I never got around to painting the transom above LOL )

Anyway, you just know these windows will be painted black, right?  Along with the door
( and for WLU - Wood Lovers United - the front door is NOT wood - it's a composite material made to look like wood - which in my world is the worst kind of wood )

 The black window may be the first thing I go shopping for !!!

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And I'm really really loving this one ( have no idea how much it costs - but really love it ) of course it would have to be in black - love the hardware - and the fact that there's no bar in the middle.
It would suit the style AND age of our new home perfectly!

There's something so European about it, n'est pas?
Especially paired with WHITE

Moving in 4 days everyone :)

Can you believe this?
I mean, really, can you believe this?
BECAUSE.
I.
SIMPLY.
CANNOT.

Lots and lots of last minute stuff to do today - being the last weekend here and all :)










Party Time !!!
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Wish List - Part Deux..................

Good morning!!!

In between packing now, I find myself all over the net looking for inspiration.

Remember when I mentioned that I would love to have French Doors in the new dining room?

Well here's a pair I'm in love with - from Home Depot

Now any set of French Doors that I've ever had installed have always had the multiple small panes of glass but I have to tell ya - I'm kind of loving the clean look of all glass -   plus it will show more of the " view " of the garden I'm sure.................
This is only on the list for next summer - so plenty of time to change my mind - but it's kind of where I'm leaning

I've also decided that the room to the left of the hallway ( left in the photos - but actually to the right when standing in the entrance way ) will have french doors installed - to replace those horrid panes of interior windows that are currently there - and allow easy access to the room  ( it currently has a door around the corner )
Originally I thought of just dry walling it - but french doors will work much better - and will look pretty from the living room - AND will allow more light into the living room -

In our last home we had 6 french doors installed - all in solid oak - they cost a fortune - and lesson learned -
after about a year or so I wanted to paint them and John went ballistic because of the cost involved in buying oak - and he had a point -
Soooo - it will be a cheaper version this time around - something I'll feel no guilt at all about painting!

Since the opening is wider than 2 doors - I may have a panel on either side like the photo below - I absolutely LOVE that these slide - especially for a small home where doors opening and closing can become a " space " issue

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Did I mention that I'm taking my 3 chandeliers with me?  You were supposed to remind me NOT to take them ( HERE ) but no one did - and I forgot - and well, they're coming with me - so one of them will reside
over the dining room table once again

 I may have to have them shortened slightly - although the ceilings in the new house are taller than average - they are in no way as tall as the windows in my Victorian Flat...................

Oh and I've lost my purse - seriously - don't know if it got accidently packed at this point - but can't find it anywhere - and we're off to the notary today - where I have to show identification - and which is all in the missing purse :)
So far it's not in the entry way

or the dining room

or off the hallway

I'm thinking " Waldo " may have slipped in and stolen it because I seriously feel like I'm living in his world right now

Where's Suzan today?
At the hairdressers getting this mane of hair completely cut off

Because I don't see me having any time to take care of it in the forseeable future

Oh and at the notary - without any indentification - other then John saying - Trust me - it's her - there's not another out there ( hopefully )

Have a wonderful weekend everyone -
Much love,