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Just Wondering...

Could <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50124705">this</a> ($89.99): <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGSDTS2jtZcd3AEbrJjyiDKaNRMpmOFFPDnWAviPrcO9n8qFy6SekoRAypkUmROKbmTTLdTUOWTiYjRYU8xmhgVTxdgAFpjvX42XOv6md1nYr3IHJv7VFF4zLapsS2T0fDlCL3wGyw31N/s1600-h/72772_PE188999_S4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358444855963224210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGSDTS2jtZcd3AEbrJjyiDKaNRMpmOFFPDnWAviPrcO9n8qFy6SekoRAypkUmROKbmTTLdTUOWTiYjRYU8xmhgVTxdgAFpjvX42XOv6md1nYr3IHJv7VFF4zLapsS2T0fDlCL3wGyw31N/s400/72772_PE188999_S4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Plus <a href="http://www.krylon.com/products/premium_metallic/">this</a> ($3.99): <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF7pkgGAMv_FpzoFXVSQoTXd9fcbMppadsT9klkoXgQ0OhR8bf3OBATmwAONGZ5XFtHRw1qR0fdaWtlstUaj4rjHAvg6FBmL7zAozlh9m3ODqRs_FH_TdYLnDxAgJtBjuZgRSjDt77vHP/s1600-h/260489_front200.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358444852399065314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQF7pkgGAMv_FpzoFXVSQoTXd9fcbMppadsT9klkoXgQ0OhR8bf3OBATmwAONGZ5XFtHRw1qR0fdaWtlstUaj4rjHAvg6FBmL7zAozlh9m3ODqRs_FH_TdYLnDxAgJtBjuZgRSjDt77vHP/s400/260489_front200.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a> Equal anything even close to <a href="http://store.plantationdesign.com/raz-s1911.html">this</a> ($625)? : <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP60aJ75CxMTlYddaYbIz6Q4AZIibCHKLb-7XG5l2qNK4gvBVdIw40b-ozbsBaCsOw5Uaavc6HssEqWgesv6oToMFsgO3MJ-JOqhe6kW5PEF9QTEjq6ndTEaOxKGfrV_K0Nn-DqN7k13Fa/s1600-h/yhst-75748725275044_2063_10480025.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358444841653381666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP60aJ75CxMTlYddaYbIz6Q4AZIibCHKLb-7XG5l2qNK4gvBVdIw40b-ozbsBaCsOw5Uaavc6HssEqWgesv6oToMFsgO3MJ-JOqhe6kW5PEF9QTEjq6ndTEaOxKGfrV_K0Nn-DqN7k13Fa/s400/yhst-75748725275044_2063_10480025.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 350px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusW2Qu87uHWEEG1bWgZQgTZfncsZ1eDbynhOqB589IyBi3c1gvwq5eJTh7NTY58mhAMa4tMEtDSjWb12kqlcmYwYqbgApMalFTfQ7Ys1vYBVYuSJM8qhYm5-0AnKy3sFwHWu_Yotg4Emd/s1600-h/d4e6231d2380.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358445164119936562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusW2Qu87uHWEEG1bWgZQgTZfncsZ1eDbynhOqB589IyBi3c1gvwq5eJTh7NTY58mhAMa4tMEtDSjWb12kqlcmYwYqbgApMalFTfQ7Ys1vYBVYuSJM8qhYm5-0AnKy3sFwHWu_Yotg4Emd/s400/d4e6231d2380.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 266px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiasOsd_PsGW5f1Xtp7XEuJJMPtwqZAta9J4933bshyNYha2wjVLhcsfbjuEtL6svKq5o4N1x-QqUQlB2MsdoSgPOP1ntUmKgGXlnOA1I13mPBGcEflfEGMFdUl1uF9RLZEJtlp2PUOsuo/s1600-h/002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358445157600596402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiasOsd_PsGW5f1Xtp7XEuJJMPtwqZAta9J4933bshyNYha2wjVLhcsfbjuEtL6svKq5o4N1x-QqUQlB2MsdoSgPOP1ntUmKgGXlnOA1I13mPBGcEflfEGMFdUl1uF9RLZEJtlp2PUOsuo/s400/002.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 293px;" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjC6gvrysykF-bfB2l8fRZ6kpmSUHlh6_0vJ1kIbkRD7-53S0haQIi_yANnaSYihdGsYh-UkIh3eQQT1VY3MYYg5Ntg7O8VpgOhCveo8xSVQVD2HFhIV3Sat5YkLFFbDcjgOg5PKeMkf6/s1600-h/2-Frederic-Fekkai.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358448999851056706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjC6gvrysykF-bfB2l8fRZ6kpmSUHlh6_0vJ1kIbkRD7-53S0haQIi_yANnaSYihdGsYh-UkIh3eQQT1VY3MYYg5Ntg7O8VpgOhCveo8xSVQVD2HFhIV3Sat5YkLFFbDcjgOg5PKeMkf6/s400/2-Frederic-Fekkai.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>

Just Wondering...

Could this ($89.99): Plus this ($3.99): Equal anything even close to this ($625)? :

3:13 AM

So... Whatcha think?

So... Whatcha think?

You likey ?

2:24 AM

Gray Linen Storage Benches

I made a late-night run to Target last night to pick up a couple picture frames for my above-the-sofa-art and what do you think I spied in the clearance section?? My favorite <a href="http://www.target.com/Storage-Ottoman-Gray/dp/B001HTAJGS/qid=1247537414/ref=br_1_4/184-1735862-9916902?ie=UTF8&node=366751011&search-alias=&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=366751011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=2">gray linen storage ottomans</a> marked down 50% to $39.99! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETtm_SI0xpwm87z6Aoy1HrUj5yWJSrn6ZcyVC7whF21yZV54e4IQsYx_vaYmSx9n-WPUp4Vx5oSovkhtWKCXngRErMzZESSNT5ZyKtsByccGuuilK6i-KYNujXVYt0bM4mylsHDe7r8u5/s1600-h/IMG_0528.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358144662786333762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETtm_SI0xpwm87z6Aoy1HrUj5yWJSrn6ZcyVC7whF21yZV54e4IQsYx_vaYmSx9n-WPUp4Vx5oSovkhtWKCXngRErMzZESSNT5ZyKtsByccGuuilK6i-KYNujXVYt0bM4mylsHDe7r8u5/s400/IMG_0528.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> I was so tempted to buy a pair of these for my girls' room to put at the foot of their twin beds. I think it would be adorable to add some ribbon trim in a fun, punchy color. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepM6_asLOVNaZ0xMcTB3-Vti6-ts6_x8ISqNve5ARII1WFjNtXgDd0yxAYuX1hiZZrnZ4yA3EFdWfWq-47bnn-32NZNmhkSF6YX0lVdnWpZiKZNocKzZaAXCpISuaieyCX4kRkZhdBj_x/s1600-h/with+ribbonPicture+25.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358143145032059090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepM6_asLOVNaZ0xMcTB3-Vti6-ts6_x8ISqNve5ARII1WFjNtXgDd0yxAYuX1hiZZrnZ4yA3EFdWfWq-47bnn-32NZNmhkSF6YX0lVdnWpZiKZNocKzZaAXCpISuaieyCX4kRkZhdBj_x/s400/with+ribbonPicture+25.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 383px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>There were still four benches left at my neighborhood store, so I decided to sleep on it - but I'm sure they won't last long at that price!

Gray Linen Storage Benches

I made a late-night run to Target last night to pick up a couple picture frames for my above-the-sofa-art and what do you think I spied in t...

3:06 AM

Framing an Antique Map in a Series

I really, really love old maps. And few weeks ago I saw this display of a Parisian map at my favorite fabric store in Boston, <a href="http://zimmans.com/">Zimman's</a>, and was <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2008/11/manhattan-dream-decorating.html">reminded</a> of my love for antique (reproduction) maps that have been enlarged, cut up and framed in a tight series. <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrNDib83kx7dVW7d5Q7JdLo48iyDWejIe3UkB8rg5gnoiX_6dM9m3APhA_Q2LLKTSk7ErGG-fN4ypthwJjDpoHHI9HHaUbuYG1nJYquPn5jfDpgInFtRUDFEwNQLOA47sCr4So7fkry-L/s1600-h/IMG_0524.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357056280166647618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrNDib83kx7dVW7d5Q7JdLo48iyDWejIe3UkB8rg5gnoiX_6dM9m3APhA_Q2LLKTSk7ErGG-fN4ypthwJjDpoHHI9HHaUbuYG1nJYquPn5jfDpgInFtRUDFEwNQLOA47sCr4So7fkry-L/s400/IMG_0524.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>The capiz lotus chandelier helps too... love it.</div> Other examples from around the web: <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHZdefYDITHHRiGHCVCtj8lfiDPpa-ckTHirjJnXKy1ui3NpsIhKy4tvsLvg3rwxUxw_u7_G7ak1Q-d3EzGXRBcICWBvWRExRfkwXJTFNNdKXZLJj-AE2A0HTXqLf-s8upJMotO5Ij-6p/s1600-h/via+apt+therapy+091208-maps1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052508677633266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHZdefYDITHHRiGHCVCtj8lfiDPpa-ckTHirjJnXKy1ui3NpsIhKy4tvsLvg3rwxUxw_u7_G7ak1Q-d3EzGXRBcICWBvWRExRfkwXJTFNNdKXZLJj-AE2A0HTXqLf-s8upJMotO5Ij-6p/s400/via+apt+therapy+091208-maps1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>via Apartment Therapy </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacysxk6MwBErUex5gpXu0zblMNEPH4OOt7VuL61pA8Hoy3Vg-cVh3cysJbuNAXv8rUP12bq9GLt2YJGA6oR90BL-RM9Q1kMdqU3DvGbhy-RV7ajhRhlsBJnEWx0ef_v3FuWEBKiKJbz-8/s1600-h/1+Screen+of+Paris.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052697245132994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacysxk6MwBErUex5gpXu0zblMNEPH4OOt7VuL61pA8Hoy3Vg-cVh3cysJbuNAXv8rUP12bq9GLt2YJGA6oR90BL-RM9Q1kMdqU3DvGbhy-RV7ajhRhlsBJnEWx0ef_v3FuWEBKiKJbz-8/s400/1+Screen+of+Paris.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 239px;" /></a>via Katiedid</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-sUWYE9QLJWBfkqD2YOb2w_YexH0JbJJTbFgn1x78anN9-J9L1OJh9ShX6tQRiWJmZGJKgI6q5Sjjcmn2UIdqw6bKbCBFP7TBRtjqlWGpNuRGSsElTHK5YV0CMLMTJAqgeshTFlkbUxs/s1600-h/hb1104b2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052698650163922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-sUWYE9QLJWBfkqD2YOb2w_YexH0JbJJTbFgn1x78anN9-J9L1OJh9ShX6tQRiWJmZGJKgI6q5Sjjcmn2UIdqw6bKbCBFP7TBRtjqlWGpNuRGSsElTHK5YV0CMLMTJAqgeshTFlkbUxs/s400/hb1104b2_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a>via Cote De Texas</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaAMz5ytWnNEw_aF6GDG4hO6MyNUsvT0XG2K3wQGPRL-Wk-TjRLvgi2wpc1oFemBeJwdn5wIaemKeAHCe-Gswp88FtK_jZiVMrapJO3XuHy46_Zf2vv9x9I96KM1xVDAWOO7q0k1EGFZj/s1600-h/Area+-+Paris+Maps.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052897543446642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaAMz5ytWnNEw_aF6GDG4hO6MyNUsvT0XG2K3wQGPRL-Wk-TjRLvgi2wpc1oFemBeJwdn5wIaemKeAHCe-Gswp88FtK_jZiVMrapJO3XuHy46_Zf2vv9x9I96KM1xVDAWOO7q0k1EGFZj/s400/Area+-+Paris+Maps.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a>via Material Girls</div> In our new house there is a really long wall above our sofa that was screaming for a framed series. As much as I love Paris, I decided that a map of Brussels would be more legit/meaningful. I bought a largish repro map from the 1800's for cheap off eBay with the intent to cut it up, scan it in and send it off to be enlarged and printed for framing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcthoHfYMLhD9ZmK6YCv4Riwb0Z0hDx9omVwTRMjfWGDwXpEZ38N60bTraxGepzy2PWHH0XYdbXeqAE-QIZW2gwGnaJVkn9HpO3O5ptS5qpAqhlnOA_ov3naSHIKG1WutP2gMQiL2xbyjq/s1600-h/00532097.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357055844392340322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcthoHfYMLhD9ZmK6YCv4Riwb0Z0hDx9omVwTRMjfWGDwXpEZ38N60bTraxGepzy2PWHH0XYdbXeqAE-QIZW2gwGnaJVkn9HpO3O5ptS5qpAqhlnOA_ov3naSHIKG1WutP2gMQiL2xbyjq/s400/00532097.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 334px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 384px;" /></a> True to form, the map hasn't even arrived in the mail yet, and I've already changed directions for the above-the-sofa art. BUT I still think it is an awesome idea and I'm sure I'll use it in another house or maybe even in a different room here. If you like the look of a framed map series, you should consider using <a href="http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/gallery.gas">rasterbator</a> with a copyright-free map image, your home printer and some cheap IKEA or Target frames. Or if you're not feeling the DIY route, check out a few of these retail options: <a href="http://www.wshome.com/products/p8085/index.cfm?pkey=csale-home-accessories">Williams Sonoma Home</a>, on sale $200 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwd00HB8x8hcuTbPw1e5smytKVW8PmPDX3EZBp-Gu9_QiqMCN0wyZrs5iDZPnmWiItdii4WzG1TbICWzRN6vZ7l3QZZYVzRqT3qWre9hWLJsIn-zwbPNvCOKGJWccWrbm-silrQUMIwuA/s1600-h/img92m.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052687036221234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwd00HB8x8hcuTbPw1e5smytKVW8PmPDX3EZBp-Gu9_QiqMCN0wyZrs5iDZPnmWiItdii4WzG1TbICWzRN6vZ7l3QZZYVzRqT3qWre9hWLJsIn-zwbPNvCOKGJWccWrbm-silrQUMIwuA/s400/img92m.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 288px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 360px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQSAhUrg7gYB0m8SPjDgy9d4qv6f2gWI84ZPKz_u-UuiLb6TnWtXtNev5m8jBK9ECVOu-cMlEY4Ov3N4uGeedA8BeSc9Vypz7SVjSKa4YNs2orcApvuFTUiMINSD57I2k8aZyUz2uvncv/s1600-h/img73n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052681840956898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQSAhUrg7gYB0m8SPjDgy9d4qv6f2gWI84ZPKz_u-UuiLb6TnWtXtNev5m8jBK9ECVOu-cMlEY4Ov3N4uGeedA8BeSc9Vypz7SVjSKa4YNs2orcApvuFTUiMINSD57I2k8aZyUz2uvncv/s400/img73n.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a> <a href="http://www.zgallerie.com/p-6942-paris-1715-map.aspx">Z Gallerie</a>, on sale $250 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzzehPsrc8eWtuJWvlaX4mbPC26aBAb9E553CaF43TyYMxcAPs27QOwFRPHegLT-hQsgmAwuxn3KNZmdAQ5Da8Gr0I-tnp4t9qT-NgebI0jDYQ9aZ03Hxi7-1wqSFQ79fDOm2zuGAiOx9/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357058153151139202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifzzehPsrc8eWtuJWvlaX4mbPC26aBAb9E553CaF43TyYMxcAPs27QOwFRPHegLT-hQsgmAwuxn3KNZmdAQ5Da8Gr0I-tnp4t9qT-NgebI0jDYQ9aZ03Hxi7-1wqSFQ79fDOm2zuGAiOx9/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 272px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>And for those of you that like a little more color on your walls - <a href="http://www.art.com/products/p13469782-sa-i2622297/french-school-map-of-paris-depicting-the-citys-famous-monuments-1882.htm">Art.com</a>, $499 <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEe4rrLpVWppjIaO4vQ9cSwLofmXKUmUI37pBAzZdACx9P4lKgGRerHSDwDg8NDCX_ys9gX3GdZLFbDLp-q2E6Oba84OKttTvaKJPChzEN-fII9WJhuRnDRUO6oCJTQaUIES9avQ3SfC_/s1600-h/french-school-map-of-paris-depicting-the-citys-famous-monuments-1882.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357052519507912722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEe4rrLpVWppjIaO4vQ9cSwLofmXKUmUI37pBAzZdACx9P4lKgGRerHSDwDg8NDCX_ys9gX3GdZLFbDLp-q2E6Oba84OKttTvaKJPChzEN-fII9WJhuRnDRUO6oCJTQaUIES9avQ3SfC_/s400/french-school-map-of-paris-depicting-the-citys-famous-monuments-1882.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 313px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/gallery.gas"> </a>

Framing an Antique Map in a Series

I really, really love old maps. And few weeks ago I saw this display of a Parisian map at my favorite fabric store in Boston, Zimman's ,...

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Update, etc.

Well, I'm both happy and sad to report that we have officially moved away from Cambridge/Boston. We are living in Dover, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pvUOrxAlbg">Delaware</a> for about a year while my husband clerks for a judge here - then off to Manhattan as planned. Delaware is beautiful (especially the beaches) and the people are genuine. I think it's going to be a great year. My husband is busy studying for the New York bar, day and night. The girls are obsessed with the family of bunnies living in our new backyard. And I am equally obsessed with unpacking boxes, organizing and decorating. I'm also busy preparing for a big blog update. I can't wait to show you all. I think it will look great and I'm confident the aesthetic changes to the blog will inspire me to post more often again! Speaking of decor posts - my friend emailed me pictures of some furniture and things she inherited from her Grandmother recently. She wasn't sure what to do with some of the items. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbcZcB6mz6gGMCFN02x-pbvIfprOj6R50k-mvV2hunzN1SnWaihv_TV-UJXnD6EFvY-qReJhiOQx9WmMlv8uWWAnzEt28QQmM-4Mgwbe3GmO12ctqoEI2MRQsuE_K5qjzR2BqTwg10-WB/s1600-h/IMG_7422.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357025944972063250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbcZcB6mz6gGMCFN02x-pbvIfprOj6R50k-mvV2hunzN1SnWaihv_TV-UJXnD6EFvY-qReJhiOQx9WmMlv8uWWAnzEt28QQmM-4Mgwbe3GmO12ctqoEI2MRQsuE_K5qjzR2BqTwg10-WB/s400/IMG_7422.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 214px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a> Look at all these cool glass bottles she got! I think these would be great candidates for <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/article/best-bottle-beauty">this Martha project</a>, where you use a squirt bottle to coat the inside of bottles with glass enamel (available at all craft stores). I suppose you could use any color enamel, but using white really makes for a beautiful mix of pale blues and greens depending on the color of the bottle's glass. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYwVHloAzEkoc0GTikd2dwimi0ZdFCXRq8CB5ts_046eElc0iivhKdDwvgIE2lLh63p98fJnpoVNYieBslmstVFopjNf0MSsbvRLYFOPr_8ZXjYdMCZFINQ_J5u-z6wc0m5tfTY6DOy8I/s1600-h/0506_msl_bottle_l.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357025949625137170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFYwVHloAzEkoc0GTikd2dwimi0ZdFCXRq8CB5ts_046eElc0iivhKdDwvgIE2lLh63p98fJnpoVNYieBslmstVFopjNf0MSsbvRLYFOPr_8ZXjYdMCZFINQ_J5u-z6wc0m5tfTY6DOy8I/s400/0506_msl_bottle_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 281px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 225px;" /></a> Makes me want to go to the thrift store this minute to look for random glassware.

Update, etc.

Well, I'm both happy and sad to report that we have officially moved away from Cambridge/Boston. We are living in Dover, Delaware for a...

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