I LOVE silver leafed furniture !

Good morning everyone !

I've always wanted to silver leaf a piece of furniture but haven't got around to it - back in the day I did a few ornate frames but furniture seemed to be a little overwhelming - after visiting a friend on the weekend and seeing this ( I SO want this piece ) it's made me ( somewhat ) determined to give this a try in the not so distant future.............

What do you think ( this one's pretty elaborate - I couldn't do the artwork on it )
I've never been into anything Chinoiserie - but for some reason I'm incredibly intrigued by it - this is such a perfect example of it, no?

I know it's not for everyone - but I find this piece stunning!

Check out her headboard !!!

I could so see this becoming a new obsession if I did one piece - I'd probably end up gold leafing the house
( wouldn't an accent wall be spectacular - maybe I'll do it to the plank wall LMHO )

We didn't end up finishing the plank wall btw - an emergency came up - such as the kids arrived at the back fence to spend the day by the pool - and we couldn't very well excuse ourselves and take the hour it would have taken to actually finish what we started - because that would have just been plain rude, don't you think?

And I spent 4 hours at the hairdressers on Saturday getting my hair streaked and cut - I love my hairdresser and I've missed her soooo much - ( so did my hair )
I'll show you a photo but I had to do a little photoshopping because..........................
every time I see a photo of myself I see a cantelope growing where my nose used to be - seriously - I'm starting to look like Karl Maldon - remember him?

He was such a great actor - with a horrible nose
and I can only say that because we have a lot in common
I'm a great actress ( I really am ! ) with a horrible nose

If anyone has photo's of themselves that they'd like me to photoshop for them - drop me a line - I'd be more than happy to help you out - because I get it - I can photo shop any part of your face but I definitely specialize in noses.

( my hair looked great for one night - it was straightened - then I jumped in the pool ) good-bye silken locks..............hello bleached straw )  but I have bangs again - forehead wrinkles be gone !!! )  I may let them grow long enough to cover my nose now that I think of it.

Have a wonderful Monday everyone - I pinky swear I will have either the pink and white hutch or the plank wall completed for tomorrow - or GASP - maybe the guest room !!!

Much love,
Nosey.......................
A.K.A.

I'll be partying with these fabulous ladies !
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A plank wall - a hutch - and a dresser

Happy Sunday Morning everyone -

The plank wall is almost done and we've decided to stay together...............because in the end it's just not worth walking away from each other over a wall.................there's so many factors to figure in - our kids - the grands - the house - our business - AND John likes it even more than I do !!!!!!!!!!!!

I still have to do a wash on it - or dry brush it - but I'm not thinking about that yet.

John says - maybe we'll do it in another room
Suzan says - hmmmm - let me think about that OK???

I know it was my idea in the first place - but seriously - we almost killed each other getting this up - at one point we each had a plank of wood in our hands that we were kind of leaning on - and I looked at him and said
" Are you thinking what I'm thinking " ?
John says - Yeah let's take a break

That wasn't what I was thinking at all................I'll let your imagination work a little on that one.

The Hutch is almost complete....................just have a little work to do on the back piece.

I usually remove them to make it easier - ( often they're just stapled in )  and even though we've had a couple of " episodes " getting it back in - I still continue to do it

I've told John this is the last hutch for a while - too big - hard to manoeuvre around etc.................he was relieved.

Still haven't told him we have to pick this up later today - I'll spring it on him while he's having his morning coffee I suppose

I haven't done one of these in a long time.....................those mirrors are a bonus since I never sell the dressers with them - I can add them to the stash I apparently like to hoard.

Oh and last night we visited a friend - I HAD to show you pics of her lobby chandelier ( she lives in an apartment building in our last neighborhood )

and a smaller one on each side

Here's a terrible pic of beautiful Parisian looking molding...................

and lastly a grandfather clock graces the wall as you exit - and THAT is the time we went out to eat - how very European LOL

Have a great Sunday all.

See you tomorrow with something completed ( I hope ) 

Much love,

I'll be at these parties this week !!!
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