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happy valentine's day

However you choose to celebrate, or not celebrate, I hope you enjoy a little something sweet today!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwacC6PLdfH1otyZwiBwMqIyKP6D9g16y1qZo75rl3ECjZltYKmtuHsiRgnT1-mWEeUnRyAnfE016uCe316oXDkz4mNZZ0RgIhFzdnl1sVZS1pOkCJ8hOt_7FZhmcjKGQb0eO2QHWZnUzD/s1600/6896205649257842.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwacC6PLdfH1otyZwiBwMqIyKP6D9g16y1qZo75rl3ECjZltYKmtuHsiRgnT1-mWEeUnRyAnfE016uCe316oXDkz4mNZZ0RgIhFzdnl1sVZS1pOkCJ8hOt_7FZhmcjKGQb0eO2QHWZnUzD/s400/6896205649257842.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649257842/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />

happy valentine's day

However you choose to celebrate, or not celebrate, I hope you enjoy a little something sweet today! Via Pinterest

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gold metallic glow

C'mon ride the train. Woo Hoo. The gold train. Sorry, I'll stop. But I'm seeing it everywhere, and I'm joining in the fun.<br /><br />I've seen several people use the new metallic spray paint from Rust-oleum recently, but after I saw <a href="http://pawleysislandposh.blogspot.com/2012/02/diy-gold-table-part-2.html" target="_blank">Julia's table over at Pawleys Island Posh</a> I knew I had to give it a try.<br /><br />Enter this sad little shade.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4HnHMYGAqjvfMs1UuOQFrFp_p7nRhKvDV52tDurkMRR5t7H_W8bKlySOD4fNU-rx9nkL8_XQeLLXEXASkBgPRvKT9oFViCRhqkAiOpEmM-PBUXjvAFDG8TCIrsyizoCH6qlfna41i4zq/s1600/P2103723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4HnHMYGAqjvfMs1UuOQFrFp_p7nRhKvDV52tDurkMRR5t7H_W8bKlySOD4fNU-rx9nkL8_XQeLLXEXASkBgPRvKT9oFViCRhqkAiOpEmM-PBUXjvAFDG8TCIrsyizoCH6qlfna41i4zq/s640/P2103723.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I picked up this piece of damaged goods, along with its brother Darrel and its other brother Darrel, at a high school rummage sale (remember these Becca?). I have a feeling that the owner of these shades work up that morning and thought, 'Crap! I was supposed to bring something for the rummage sale!' And then proceeded to go down into her basement and pick up the first thing she found.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKEjtIwOQmunpThAOOXXvFPW4H1CB_hRM7vv3LkypzuT7QLeplRSVDAbAihyphenhyphenExdFSHDGpyHJh8y8EibPhR7gmZJxMsNCpgY3eDWPnmsUQkTDHe0a244TFlc7yFBr04GLUzCgiQSd-P8ns/s1600/P2103730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKEjtIwOQmunpThAOOXXvFPW4H1CB_hRM7vv3LkypzuT7QLeplRSVDAbAihyphenhyphenExdFSHDGpyHJh8y8EibPhR7gmZJxMsNCpgY3eDWPnmsUQkTDHe0a244TFlc7yFBr04GLUzCgiQSd-P8ns/s640/P2103730.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Although the outside is a nice black satin-ish type fabric, the inside is paper. Paper that has suffered some type of water damage. (not a statement you often make about a lamp shade)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQkELqTFvBM1M8biXIpzP7XpDt56vPId44g4nLpvFz6IQN3OR0ZVvws5Rhzf-UKagyZz1sEioMkBCgCfNbGUcByqO1zSZ94GIGg9YY9tXpfBGDT448BmkAHFB9w56a5UuPl_KMCID99T3/s1600/P2103744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQkELqTFvBM1M8biXIpzP7XpDt56vPId44g4nLpvFz6IQN3OR0ZVvws5Rhzf-UKagyZz1sEioMkBCgCfNbGUcByqO1zSZ94GIGg9YY9tXpfBGDT448BmkAHFB9w56a5UuPl_KMCID99T3/s640/P2103744.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Who in their right mind would buy these things? That would be me.<br /><br />Luckily I only paid $2 for all 3. Since they were already in such poor condition and they were just gathering dust in my basement, I figured why not spray some gold up in here!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiYQkw7RU_dC5ZIwbzU2BNaZQ_tKk_mjjsuNpQ3sNggFfI1qklREQ6Xm8Fc7tMwEbftHpNHOOKHKJcg6JzCezEk4trJDTJBnrd0YkhW0BSJgckd95RX-D-xTurmX-0C3Phxh5-Vs3TSt3/s1600/P2103747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiYQkw7RU_dC5ZIwbzU2BNaZQ_tKk_mjjsuNpQ3sNggFfI1qklREQ6Xm8Fc7tMwEbftHpNHOOKHKJcg6JzCezEk4trJDTJBnrd0YkhW0BSJgckd95RX-D-xTurmX-0C3Phxh5-Vs3TSt3/s640/P2103747.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />I was thinking moody, library lampshade. Man smoking a pipe in the corner in a big leather chair type lampshade. Like this.<br /><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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QbG-M60RpHlrs2Lu3iw-lvzbVayerEhrYBQhgd2XepVO9HH_kOjlElfjIlRnnzD_TsqFrJqTE0M3kaXT7LoNKQ8l8nAeHz138Q6NKUrsaRfjcjj2tdlbMdwHCs9NTG8BuM-k43P8mbhi/s1600/4b.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QbG-M60RpHlrs2Lu3iw-lvzbVayerEhrYBQhgd2XepVO9HH_kOjlElfjIlRnnzD_TsqFrJqTE0M3kaXT7LoNKQ8l8nAeHz138Q6NKUrsaRfjcjj2tdlbMdwHCs9NTG8BuM-k43P8mbhi/s400/4b.jpeg" width="337" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://www.sfgirlbybay.com/2010/03/17/belly-up-to-the-bar/" target="_blank">SFGirlByBay.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Or this.</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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7EVOSqA4sMAH5CaHMKMhOTgykLBvopGUl1fmJvO0URGpbt_MR-kM0M7eH2yHB-_RgeNG5PGSlTfLthBsRkzyPdC7yrOYgI7ne5LcjzB09y7eOszcSLY_SakThlhKwWaghpXPkEygflwl/s1600/160088961723667431.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7EVOSqA4sMAH5CaHMKMhOTgykLBvopGUl1fmJvO0URGpbt_MR-kM0M7eH2yHB-_RgeNG5PGSlTfLthBsRkzyPdC7yrOYgI7ne5LcjzB09y7eOszcSLY_SakThlhKwWaghpXPkEygflwl/s400/160088961723667431.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/6896205649269364/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br />And I'm happy to report...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPpNEydT-goi1UjdmJPsxRk0VWctwkQWp_Xj6JAqf6wMXJQkog2XBO5zGqQhxqx8BA-4uEzJzY6hnM20qYOoN-nJ9vGES-w9432em1PdqyLPj5oBgxcf0jDY9GvXMUIJzwdW_sswCuZf2/s1600/P2103760.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqPpNEydT-goi1UjdmJPsxRk0VWctwkQWp_Xj6JAqf6wMXJQkog2XBO5zGqQhxqx8BA-4uEzJzY6hnM20qYOoN-nJ9vGES-w9432em1PdqyLPj5oBgxcf0jDY9GvXMUIJzwdW_sswCuZf2/s400/P2103760.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />these suckers look good! 100% improvement.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWrFBUrH5A_Ka1xN8jXaSKaNS5FBD5cC-2t1K8g9rL5Sfbs3OtonP-7R4KBDbcJIFcaGxeIUnljwlNeyNK86dWbB16fVBpb84DBdfx1rIfkzs-VMFaN5W7sXhXS0iGUoLEjQ3NZGlX_Kp/s1600/P2103759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWrFBUrH5A_Ka1xN8jXaSKaNS5FBD5cC-2t1K8g9rL5Sfbs3OtonP-7R4KBDbcJIFcaGxeIUnljwlNeyNK86dWbB16fVBpb84DBdfx1rIfkzs-VMFaN5W7sXhXS0iGUoLEjQ3NZGlX_Kp/s400/P2103759.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />They still have a few little dents here and there, but you can't tell (unless you are taking close up pictures of them). And you've got to give these guys a break. They were obviously involved in some sort of flood that had left them for dead.<br /><br />I'm loving the glow they cast.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCyDhiKFSE-5DMVuyVEFynGF82fsNdC_-wnQrb5PCFOrZ8HsGAtbfU1WYPA2X39x-8OLh_JEH_DhTpTxfNnvF8upWazKpnSJaIoR5TSODu-yTKGyusAO4AmMF-dwxcWnO3iNUP12xD7L4/s1600/P2103767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCyDhiKFSE-5DMVuyVEFynGF82fsNdC_-wnQrb5PCFOrZ8HsGAtbfU1WYPA2X39x-8OLh_JEH_DhTpTxfNnvF8upWazKpnSJaIoR5TSODu-yTKGyusAO4AmMF-dwxcWnO3iNUP12xD7L4/s400/P2103767.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />So pretty. Saucy really. I feel like I need some candles and wine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTx42x5e1RimBEpnPlhAAvbgnLSUQ4HwiAPPpJ24uPEbEHjQbOgmZWjAr9643cbf6g2SGtd1WaqBX2cEdDGPzv-7QP6mo18shREWSAeUQDJvYgytCcrmsAPrZrP4I7hlX548Ku7EM43nc/s1600/P2103772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipTx42x5e1RimBEpnPlhAAvbgnLSUQ4HwiAPPpJ24uPEbEHjQbOgmZWjAr9643cbf6g2SGtd1WaqBX2cEdDGPzv-7QP6mo18shREWSAeUQDJvYgytCcrmsAPrZrP4I7hlX548Ku7EM43nc/s400/P2103772.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I'm in love. Especially after only spending under $10 for the whole thing - shades and paint. I think they will live in my entryway. I'll spend some time this weekend styling these bad boys up.<br /><br />But I'm not so sure they should go on these silver lamps. What do you think?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XMlnztkLkX9vtIu47nEPgB3TLyeW6y84pL0KcJVFYSCkFLoHVzeBvpyrD9uTZMo8pLFz7nkBGuxuQCOkEg6N6JyATHUs-UIs4l81bU_V54-usOh5C4jyGpayt84PATaKkRnhTonPb4CD/s1600/P2103776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2XMlnztkLkX9vtIu47nEPgB3TLyeW6y84pL0KcJVFYSCkFLoHVzeBvpyrD9uTZMo8pLFz7nkBGuxuQCOkEg6N6JyATHUs-UIs4l81bU_V54-usOh5C4jyGpayt84PATaKkRnhTonPb4CD/s640/P2103776.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br />Should I paint the lamps too? (trust me, they aren't precious) I don't want blow my $10 margin with some crazy expensive lamps. Maybe Goodwill? Any ideas?<br /><br />In other news, I'm staring at an electrician's crack as I <strike>speak</strike> type so we can finally wrap up this living room project. So what do you think? Do I have more gold painting in my future?<br /><br /><i>Linking up to <a href="http://emilyaclark.blogspot.com/2013/03/working-with-what-you-have-link-up.html" target="_blank">Emily Clark's Working With What You Have</a>. </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VkiXoLuOwOLDhPsAt9144SLvR1Y9nf-C1HkYCH62L9leOtmSFKvBA2_Hu9AAiNnk2m7EFrknB_Juch7-LOH8BA40EVK6ojJlgsuOkm8Ei1LXIeuwpBCoazpOediJEtRMVrml2rrXu_1L/s1600/WWWYHbutton6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VkiXoLuOwOLDhPsAt9144SLvR1Y9nf-C1HkYCH62L9leOtmSFKvBA2_Hu9AAiNnk2m7EFrknB_Juch7-LOH8BA40EVK6ojJlgsuOkm8Ei1LXIeuwpBCoazpOediJEtRMVrml2rrXu_1L/s320/WWWYHbutton6.png" width="223" /></a></div><br />

gold metallic glow

C'mon ride the train. Woo Hoo. The gold train. Sorry, I'll stop. But I'm seeing it everywhere, and I'm joining in the fun. I...