Just Some Pretty Rooms

In a recent post I mentioned uploading my photos to a website for you to view so you didn't have to wait to see the more than 14,000 I already have on Photobucket. It would take me a long, long time to show them all to you within the boundaries of my blog and to start another blog with just photos isn't conducive to what I wanted to do. So with this post today, I'm telling you that I'm putting them on Pinterest. I have almost 2,000 of them on there at the moment. I truly didn't want to have anything to do with Pinterest, and there may come a point when I'll delete it if the situation with issues on copyright changes, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. That would be no problem at all for me. I do this for no other reason except to share beautiful photos with others. Again, I don't post anything political or religious on anything. My views are my own. So, if you'd care to view them, look to my sidebar and you'll see my Pinterest identity there starting sometime this morning. I hope you'll enjoy it and become a follower or whatever they call it.
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Here's another favorite room of mine. I love everything about this room.

Same here. I love the reds and yellows together and the luxuriousness of the sofa and chairs.

Remember when country was really in? I do because I tried that decorating theme. It didn't last very long for me though. I found something I liked better.

Elegant chairs in an entry way. I even tried the pictures under tables decor. Actually, I still do that.

I adored this room when I saw it in the magazine. Pink? Why yes, I believe I love it! And this was the mid 1980s.

It would be wonderful to have this little dining deck. I wouldn't care about being on the water, just the deck would suit me.

Another "country" room from the 80s. French country at that.

I never could pass up a red sofa or chairs but in this sun room they look extra magnificent.

Pretty rose clock.

While I love white, I need color too. Maybe this is Photoshopped to be all white.

I had a bed like this when I was young. I'd love to have that bed now.

A cute small kitchen with a lot of pizzazz.

This would be nice if we had a pool like we did at our other house. We could rinse off before coming in. Actually, I'd love to have one just for fun.

I've been decorating more perfume bottles as I've emptied them. These aren't it but I'll show them when I'm done.

And extra teacups can hang from a wrought iron rack I bought when we visited Pennsylvania many years ago. Clever idea.

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New Ottoman Cover

I finally finished it. It was NOT easy! And, yes, I changed my mind about the skirt fabric. My mind is forever changing. But the pink stripe didn't look as good as I thought it would when I took it out and really gave it a good look against the other fabrics in the cover. But then I came upon this little chevron-type fabric and it  really looked lots better and cuter. I cannot begin to tell you how much fabric I've given away lately. It was time to admit I'd never use all of it ever. I gave several boxes full of fabric to the thrift store and bags full to a friend in our church. I still have some left but it gives me enough that I can make a few things without having to buy more fabric. I truly am scaling down.

I'll never use 4 fabrics again to do an ottoman.

I could not get it tight/snug enough so I had to tie it to the legs. If I were smart, I'd redo it, but no one ever accused me of being smart. ;-) You'll notice hubs' shadow of his long, strong legs on the right. He had to put a cluster of his rimrod grapes on there. He's such a stylist! LOL Noooo, he really isn't.

What is interesting about this fabric is how the artist designed a series of dots and pink and white to make it look like a chevron when view from afar. While hand hemming this and being up close to the fabric I could see how the dots and the positioning of pinks and white made it look that way. Amazing.

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Look at the clever lace design in each of these hanging lamps.

A bedroom in a dilapidated vintage room.

Cupcakes for a king or queen. How cute!

Another dilapidated room, which seems to be all the rage now.

That huge iron pot sure makes a statement in this yard. Beautiful.

This is actually a manageable idea for a picnic at your favorite park, just take your own table, chairs and hanging lamp. I quite like it, but it'd be Love Bunny doing all the moving and lifting. I don't think he'd be too keen on that. ;-)

Lovin' the colors in this one.

I have some hat boxes like those.

Wouldn't you love an outdoor shower like this one?

One of the most adorable spots I've ever seen.

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Linking up with Create with Joy and SSS WOW and Open House Party.

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