tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240170918361724062024-02-19T08:39:36.793-05:00the white picket fenceElena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-9490260018207197422011-07-31T20:01:00.001-04:002011-07-31T20:05:22.851-04:00basement renovation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtisaqEFsYCCw7ArUkIbD8fV0i6bDhEbgSNEwC729KnhSZEJxrdy2ss79JrXaxa3ojgK0fqkZiir8zVu4oXtt7LBo15Mi30oqtiFSNV7ogvuoSqHdodRft5LE5xAZhTK2H7Dl4fJ7hDssz/s1600/IMG_7674.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtisaqEFsYCCw7ArUkIbD8fV0i6bDhEbgSNEwC729KnhSZEJxrdy2ss79JrXaxa3ojgK0fqkZiir8zVu4oXtt7LBo15Mi30oqtiFSNV7ogvuoSqHdodRft5LE5xAZhTK2H7Dl4fJ7hDssz/s400/IMG_7674.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635671097417036994" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"> June</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnmcA_flPBd0ZVhZlxrVZ4x3Ch7BgCWlmRrwseqUxrNHe7c2Gp3jzVcu22gHqIkFz7X1C9Mbt3ae6AXJv-dx38Xda14wRB6L3rGP9NzAeFp7FNmy_d8svA9z6hjsaX74hJ32TfTVuuYQS/s1600/IMG_7939.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnmcA_flPBd0ZVhZlxrVZ4x3Ch7BgCWlmRrwseqUxrNHe7c2Gp3jzVcu22gHqIkFz7X1C9Mbt3ae6AXJv-dx38Xda14wRB6L3rGP9NzAeFp7FNmy_d8svA9z6hjsaX74hJ32TfTVuuYQS/s400/IMG_7939.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635671095367774770" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;"> July</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />We've been really busy with house stuff.. the basement renovation is almost close to complete.. here is the before and after of the main room!</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-33183187270944397132011-06-12T07:22:00.000-04:002011-07-27T07:25:09.964-04:00porch makeover<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mmNHv3ghNfhFWMWJgSEZ6kpVwEd9arg_6fQe37csVaU7iOLEsziVNAJtIUc7PDnyeVbkAnUMo4-R9V58-8kkn7I9tOAWxwyNNkcWZ0Bq8s6xEFy2iFP3Dknl8j8ga3DmsfgS9xFt8qfe/s1600/IMG_7464.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mmNHv3ghNfhFWMWJgSEZ6kpVwEd9arg_6fQe37csVaU7iOLEsziVNAJtIUc7PDnyeVbkAnUMo4-R9V58-8kkn7I9tOAWxwyNNkcWZ0Bq8s6xEFy2iFP3Dknl8j8ga3DmsfgS9xFt8qfe/s400/IMG_7464.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628425701160676914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JAPv1FcTJBnyuIamivXHJfBtKTTnMa93uDLCEN8RlS2tOk1irchhGDXqm3587Tcvgy0XCQdLFC2h1v5swZnl6m5fefa2OSVyUYzB_QXEjcQ96gG85ZHKTn3MWeYRItXdHcR9ZYx-0kvj/s1600/IMG_7173.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8JAPv1FcTJBnyuIamivXHJfBtKTTnMa93uDLCEN8RlS2tOk1irchhGDXqm3587Tcvgy0XCQdLFC2h1v5swZnl6m5fefa2OSVyUYzB_QXEjcQ96gG85ZHKTn3MWeYRItXdHcR9ZYx-0kvj/s400/IMG_7173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628425697163019554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">My little porch makeover! Spray painted the wicker chairs gray and the tables white and bought some aqua indoor/outdoor cushions from Pier 1!</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-18721960507166788682011-06-09T14:02:00.004-04:002011-06-09T14:12:46.431-04:00The Prairie by Rachel Ashwell.. gorgeous!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT4X_dhbVSTULC-Nh3W2cN6Y_1Z14qpBhfPBRYc2jPCq3yGZ4roNuT-gwTI53xjuPN4evt8PCaAbgSFE632M_cddo8lrGpt9c3D38BFUgMQe9P-KH5CTpNymy-6IOHFPX_wKDNgzmdziG/s1600/sittingareawowslides.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT4X_dhbVSTULC-Nh3W2cN6Y_1Z14qpBhfPBRYc2jPCq3yGZ4roNuT-gwTI53xjuPN4evt8PCaAbgSFE632M_cddo8lrGpt9c3D38BFUgMQe9P-KH5CTpNymy-6IOHFPX_wKDNgzmdziG/s400/sittingareawowslides.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616283450486303170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6yXNbcEMlh9y2PgGzCuwqZFdZlWRSTy-IRumbzK-SoetE8Vkmbl1bKF4Sz9jw-wFVlSAXnGlR6vLvBVJpgG8e30W92ZpjdkWQ6_VgYBGtJ9JUbeFpkVu8QvooMZ0eqG2JcClVtI4cHim/s1600/liliputlodge.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6yXNbcEMlh9y2PgGzCuwqZFdZlWRSTy-IRumbzK-SoetE8Vkmbl1bKF4Sz9jw-wFVlSAXnGlR6vLvBVJpgG8e30W92ZpjdkWQ6_VgYBGtJ9JUbeFpkVu8QvooMZ0eqG2JcClVtI4cHim/s400/liliputlodge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616283446471919538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccxUKQfGGBpuFXAwlsM9fNtUydGY0CdrHc4y76aaVtsRrWRSONyUJzwwnOIQ75PWqwwrqLWTDGsYnHRbJ1kWNXCokbbu134iI6E9jG9dFzykVAD7P5yQAm6IBfYIpjCVJOF-1Nl1uWk8d/s1600/diningroom.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccxUKQfGGBpuFXAwlsM9fNtUydGY0CdrHc4y76aaVtsRrWRSONyUJzwwnOIQ75PWqwwrqLWTDGsYnHRbJ1kWNXCokbbu134iI6E9jG9dFzykVAD7P5yQAm6IBfYIpjCVJOF-1Nl1uWk8d/s400/diningroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616283435906722754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem6dsIQDajsBrc0I0IJRmAdwYaMCjDrgntHuQFSYgBZcs-1RVi3YbOFa0gvnBEeEWCzL2hACoaGfZVtWBWn5sxp26itAE9jJJymj1wSB5bqcK-bxdWvC_4_Jaj2vuQ234-_1NyupIymcT/s1600/seaburysuite.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgem6dsIQDajsBrc0I0IJRmAdwYaMCjDrgntHuQFSYgBZcs-1RVi3YbOFa0gvnBEeEWCzL2hACoaGfZVtWBWn5sxp26itAE9jJJymj1wSB5bqcK-bxdWvC_4_Jaj2vuQ234-_1NyupIymcT/s400/seaburysuite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616283428770245826" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.theprairiebyrachelashwell.com/"><br />The Prairie</a>.. Heavenly lodging now open by Rachel..<br />This is up there with one of the best things you have done Rachel!<br />I wish you happiness with the Prairie!<br />xoxo,<br />E</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-87928400349211495182011-06-06T12:33:00.004-04:002011-06-06T12:44:36.676-04:00dining room coming along...<span style="font-size:85%;">So, without doing $5000 worth of built-ins, I recreated my inspiration look of Eva Longoria's dining area with Ikea bookshelves and a bench I painted white (behind the table)<br />It has really made a cool change to this big square room and I will make a bench cushion and pillows and put up some art in the middle...</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJcd2za-X5hEU5Ly-mCDrbOXV23vjr3mY5uBIlSKPOw-OlJdV82FDBfZ681zNe2hMPexAneBIvEOU0a8cY8JJ6o5r3IlhucHpX0bRmMOjNP71s8pGho52f_JyVxLjwFGD0LvEqVEyhtWt/s1600/photo7.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJcd2za-X5hEU5Ly-mCDrbOXV23vjr3mY5uBIlSKPOw-OlJdV82FDBfZ681zNe2hMPexAneBIvEOU0a8cY8JJ6o5r3IlhucHpX0bRmMOjNP71s8pGho52f_JyVxLjwFGD0LvEqVEyhtWt/s400/photo7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615145771589486306" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfUU1x9VvJlBfacKa24Kk26S1Wu6KiEaiAGo_6mded0ycg_Z7bPYfFy7Yk0g_18i4sNj0SrZcqnxNOD-QjdVCLJd6AUynGUgFrS6GzHHlt5XxVOB3EAiJqqrcCbpWJN10wrl0gv0DnsVX/s1600/evalongoriadinroom_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfUU1x9VvJlBfacKa24Kk26S1Wu6KiEaiAGo_6mded0ycg_Z7bPYfFy7Yk0g_18i4sNj0SrZcqnxNOD-QjdVCLJd6AUynGUgFrS6GzHHlt5XxVOB3EAiJqqrcCbpWJN10wrl0gv0DnsVX/s400/evalongoriadinroom_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615146146138935890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Eva Longoria's dining nook inspiration page</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlWEUNioemqiJnrCaCqlt5XQW38mZZt3lbDa26CzIeXTLx7dDNL1MUebIlOEz8IUMVpYshxm4iNN2-8T_AXRkiRzxldnsv2hyIXT_EU4Zi5aElfpq3qie91_GYQniJhlOHT_qy4_FaQzK/s1600/IMG_7252.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlWEUNioemqiJnrCaCqlt5XQW38mZZt3lbDa26CzIeXTLx7dDNL1MUebIlOEz8IUMVpYshxm4iNN2-8T_AXRkiRzxldnsv2hyIXT_EU4Zi5aElfpq3qie91_GYQniJhlOHT_qy4_FaQzK/s400/IMG_7252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615148221125821042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">the dining room before<br /></span></div>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-83722646396783351322011-06-04T12:54:00.002-04:002011-06-04T13:01:20.701-04:00Hi!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1Un-mWAG6DBbW2B_W5uCjosc-SIZgXjgkJQTcJjUbpfkPoVYt9INf_-djgwroW1RJ4pXztl0clbQ_NVQdwvQuKKUe3i_1QMXr-itvxHTyfdVISFIOqa8IcPhwWwG76TzXpcAl_m2mpLY/s1600/anchored2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1Un-mWAG6DBbW2B_W5uCjosc-SIZgXjgkJQTcJjUbpfkPoVYt9INf_-djgwroW1RJ4pXztl0clbQ_NVQdwvQuKKUe3i_1QMXr-itvxHTyfdVISFIOqa8IcPhwWwG76TzXpcAl_m2mpLY/s400/anchored2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614410704272741650" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />A lot has been happening!.. I will post updates all this week..<br />I did a homemade version of my dining room built in idea!.. Worked out even better than planned!<br />The front porch is all done and looking gooood!<br />The basement renovation starts in 10 days!!<br />and.. I launched <a href="http://www.anchoredinrowayton.com/">Anchored</a> my design and textile business working day and night leading up to a trunk show and Farmers/Artisans Market debut that happened Thursday and Friday!! I posted photos <a href="http://www.anchoredinrowayton.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br />It is allll go.<br />I have my 24 week check up this Wednesday for #3 so all is very exciting!!<br />Check out all my links and let me know what you think! I'd love to hear from you.<br />xo,<br />Elena</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-73313770046798068192011-05-03T11:48:00.001-04:002011-05-03T12:27:03.375-04:00dining room redo..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0ZaL_zklV0j_aVeiOes8oGyXsNIxEyvdh-oAga6NMKzOLqudL-s3n-O18wppYKGdlHVt80unOscoq1LmQALVT1btMsiLpOCvB3aupMnbQVj4Dlzof_o96D7ppXTmz48yPGmGtrBM2CEy/s1600/IMG_7252.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0ZaL_zklV0j_aVeiOes8oGyXsNIxEyvdh-oAga6NMKzOLqudL-s3n-O18wppYKGdlHVt80unOscoq1LmQALVT1btMsiLpOCvB3aupMnbQVj4Dlzof_o96D7ppXTmz48yPGmGtrBM2CEy/s400/IMG_7252.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602518928752749346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This is my dining room right now.. I love the simplicity of the dining table still.. I've had it for 6 years now.. there is a middle extension so it works for up to 6 or 8 at a squeeze.<br />The room is kind of bigger than it needs to be so i've always had it in the back of my mind to do a built in on that back wall..</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ib_2Nj2u_m10bd07qI4oJvPjsgrHrTak6wyD-ggw6ERHlHTlPw3znmNHwaTCssNtbWAHGMTier6bSCZt5gmv2fUXnQq5OAp6h3BJceI8tje-7xwEK_muW1h7wVHrRJJ-whHsyhGlik5U/s1600/IMG_7251.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ib_2Nj2u_m10bd07qI4oJvPjsgrHrTak6wyD-ggw6ERHlHTlPw3znmNHwaTCssNtbWAHGMTier6bSCZt5gmv2fUXnQq5OAp6h3BJceI8tje-7xwEK_muW1h7wVHrRJJ-whHsyhGlik5U/s400/IMG_7251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602518787987768162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I've had this magazine clipping of Eva Longoria's dining area on my inspiration board for about a year..</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXw1xS8lvRF-KpBwoRxjcEMmqJltxnUpyTv9Zmt7k1s7tA70S4BHwSWjBoUPRb-7S-KcH3XtKEk4rEZKesPoJR0AOhBvTL3afOfvt5TwFCHDejGj3iZOzMfUxo5NYlqmtCtuvoR-VbjZi/s1600/evalongoriadinroom_0001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXw1xS8lvRF-KpBwoRxjcEMmqJltxnUpyTv9Zmt7k1s7tA70S4BHwSWjBoUPRb-7S-KcH3XtKEk4rEZKesPoJR0AOhBvTL3afOfvt5TwFCHDejGj3iZOzMfUxo5NYlqmtCtuvoR-VbjZi/s400/evalongoriadinroom_0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602517361650313666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />With the baby coming in October, there are some changes I'm ready to make as I've mentioned.. so my fourth bedroom that is now a guest room will become the baby room then I will transform my basement office into the guest room.. then I would turn my wet bar area in my living room into my office and finally turn this wall into a banquet and storage for everything from the wet bar.. see makes perfect sense right? LOL<br />You'll get it once i start doing it.</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-59445486727582023112011-05-02T09:51:00.000-04:002011-05-03T11:48:07.736-04:00Obsessed with built ins right now!..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9FPIh8mQCEqLbNkSfGAwCgCLSlcuIsSGpkA7XsTHwefsyRMteml3hgdkcjZ7TlDLFmPpjo7L67z29veysqqICJA3YlSAWrGhu1zU0qUSCrrINI3jTdGNe-e9mmG1THJR8zZ84DRmYQGx/s1600/sallywheatbreakfastroom.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9FPIh8mQCEqLbNkSfGAwCgCLSlcuIsSGpkA7XsTHwefsyRMteml3hgdkcjZ7TlDLFmPpjo7L67z29veysqqICJA3YlSAWrGhu1zU0qUSCrrINI3jTdGNe-e9mmG1THJR8zZ84DRmYQGx/s400/sallywheatbreakfastroom.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602489098410096194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Sally Wheat</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTmb4Qx_zENBJOmtOrzROQFjq5ZUudvB4H3Km-WB13azal5fn7hQueKclpMeNWqM-Gw-rEkFYMMfZmqWya1oOY2mkR6pShlu1thLcFl4ptJ-an-0_ea77BF30n3wxOjAXssaGtEoSrxwE/s1600/decorpad4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVTmb4Qx_zENBJOmtOrzROQFjq5ZUudvB4H3Km-WB13azal5fn7hQueKclpMeNWqM-Gw-rEkFYMMfZmqWya1oOY2mkR6pShlu1thLcFl4ptJ-an-0_ea77BF30n3wxOjAXssaGtEoSrxwE/s400/decorpad4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602488239791366786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">decorpad</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKK_OcpyA_JGIGrM06e4OX9OrKlt3faWbFp4ws0uOvvQkDGGTTDyxqf65njcRuP2nELwIQo0I2D5IDu348OA-QkF3j0dxtAl5Ni2wpmmAwbEmFNyLBUeEECYyoSAwkJvtXzBhBs98JE0RP/s1600/decorpad3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKK_OcpyA_JGIGrM06e4OX9OrKlt3faWbFp4ws0uOvvQkDGGTTDyxqf65njcRuP2nELwIQo0I2D5IDu348OA-QkF3j0dxtAl5Ni2wpmmAwbEmFNyLBUeEECYyoSAwkJvtXzBhBs98JE0RP/s400/decorpad3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602488101398118386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">decorpad</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpummgBshpvoJzgiQJ-tEZIFh6qvY2Ldrn77jGsqDVlR_l6kD2pRYMtjYQAbZSMz-CbHDCV05FaX7ulnxigLfqZd7V-6LNs3JIbev-Q4nafVhVPtwurdOwQFDANfp_7BP8l1LvTB3M2pnw/s1600/decorpad.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpummgBshpvoJzgiQJ-tEZIFh6qvY2Ldrn77jGsqDVlR_l6kD2pRYMtjYQAbZSMz-CbHDCV05FaX7ulnxigLfqZd7V-6LNs3JIbev-Q4nafVhVPtwurdOwQFDANfp_7BP8l1LvTB3M2pnw/s400/decorpad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602487994467172946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">decorpad</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0da8xZ7WakONVsDTOzmCAqu9SFnFlwlOXqAv1lK_edUgxCEkQ_kZXjAaAGNwonqnK61F-ZjXefmcGSeajUpY1mk7cWZC_fVdahmoSdszmLgRVxsH-aH2JQjemaMzdiIzWJXTF-_W0TaGP/s1600/decorpad2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0da8xZ7WakONVsDTOzmCAqu9SFnFlwlOXqAv1lK_edUgxCEkQ_kZXjAaAGNwonqnK61F-ZjXefmcGSeajUpY1mk7cWZC_fVdahmoSdszmLgRVxsH-aH2JQjemaMzdiIzWJXTF-_W0TaGP/s400/decorpad2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602487892311887730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">decorpad</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXg7fytQ0M76ZBqlzeVgZ4ZEPIdGBGVCDSPmjPpkli5u8Xz-ogxDJU1XEMosgzRirk_RB3qbQQ0ErRjp7w-OwCJm1wFxIhLig1YCvx9MKjNt5kS430dcMjnKKBxNj0IAMOVnQCbicS05L/s1600/diningroomdecorpad.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMXg7fytQ0M76ZBqlzeVgZ4ZEPIdGBGVCDSPmjPpkli5u8Xz-ogxDJU1XEMosgzRirk_RB3qbQQ0ErRjp7w-OwCJm1wFxIhLig1YCvx9MKjNt5kS430dcMjnKKBxNj0IAMOVnQCbicS05L/s400/diningroomdecorpad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602487807258595218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://www.decorpad.com/index.htm">decorpad</a></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bWgagsyo3bSro9hCGHsC5wssAdCdP2CVjupNwDY5ClAuhzTKfzz2v1sdS2rxZd-PqhpzkKdJi0Bz-y09j7yg55Hk2xfzBSDywDyJjC3V30CMEsxKzJOsz99cgfeB7xYbKTkQ_pcVOnph/s1600/celeriekembleviadelightbydesign.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4bWgagsyo3bSro9hCGHsC5wssAdCdP2CVjupNwDY5ClAuhzTKfzz2v1sdS2rxZd-PqhpzkKdJi0Bz-y09j7yg55Hk2xfzBSDywDyJjC3V30CMEsxKzJOsz99cgfeB7xYbKTkQ_pcVOnph/s400/celeriekembleviadelightbydesign.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602487677446240498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">celerie kemble via <a href="http://delightbydesign.blogspot.com/">delight by design</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />We had a TV built i done when we first moved in and I love it! There is also a built in wet bar in that room that I originally thought was really cool but now after living here for a year and half I realize it's not in a very convenient spot so I am dreaming up an office built in there.. In order to do that, I decided I need to do a banquet/buffet built in in the dining room to move all my glassware to!<br />Built ins give a clean look which I like in smaller rooms.<br /></span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-10515433285953018742011-04-28T12:02:00.002-04:002011-04-28T12:07:26.565-04:00In honor of Kate and William..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK5bb63u5Dzx63wItupHCTnR5JqLji0Lvh4Zz2ibv3DsOIHLuI_SoNoGvvVhyphenhyphenRaxAI6QK0_zme10CHPQSpAF9ghNE7wPfSlV_5PayH5TJCfhRYfTT6gmxjnPggRP9hzMo659oe3znxOLg/s1600/logowithpromo.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK5bb63u5Dzx63wItupHCTnR5JqLji0Lvh4Zz2ibv3DsOIHLuI_SoNoGvvVhyphenhyphenRaxAI6QK0_zme10CHPQSpAF9ghNE7wPfSlV_5PayH5TJCfhRYfTT6gmxjnPggRP9hzMo659oe3znxOLg/s400/logowithpromo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600665701783825458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">In honor of Kate and William's wedding this weekend, free shipping in <a href="http://leenydesigns.etsy.com">my etsy shop</a> today through Sunday on my Union Jack cards alone or combined with any other items!<br />xo,<br />Elena</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-72353397996002803642011-04-27T12:32:00.004-04:002011-04-27T17:23:54.876-04:00gray weathered wicker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyA7lHBvT8YDfmuBXvady75kzx9npFeHMvrBEjjfjxdtUlr3QNz_bWHLI9KCF5icdniSNZQj39YYlhllSm0XUVPR2mMaOaX16hqUjbzTnslTL2R10quG0sjehgIK0VrC1wrEcoPCWEOyz/s1600/SallyWheatgraywicker.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyA7lHBvT8YDfmuBXvady75kzx9npFeHMvrBEjjfjxdtUlr3QNz_bWHLI9KCF5icdniSNZQj39YYlhllSm0XUVPR2mMaOaX16hqUjbzTnslTL2R10quG0sjehgIK0VrC1wrEcoPCWEOyz/s400/SallyWheatgraywicker.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600302304794849282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://www.sallywheatinteriors.com/index2.php">Sally Wheat</a><br /><br />I love the look of gray weathered wicker with white pillows..<br />I'm off to Home Depot to get some white base paint and gray paint to create the weathered look on my brown Pier 1 chairs i bought last year.. I'm going to create a pretty little front porch. See you later and I'll post some photos.. let's see how this goes!!</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-89970171305533721752011-04-26T09:39:00.003-04:002011-04-26T10:07:03.537-04:00Laurie Lenfestey's home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QL8quyTbuB6J-XobWB-_T6-CEM4qaWlCyjkmpDluxvTABdmNS9shmFCfXVnUoGZy4CVB4zgcywxwfdhlbCfW4RmEKO6bYp9fpxTZXpGbQBCCl8ZU3gdtXJzZcJ2muLwP9Lscm4dQe3wv/s1600/LL_Living-Room.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QL8quyTbuB6J-XobWB-_T6-CEM4qaWlCyjkmpDluxvTABdmNS9shmFCfXVnUoGZy4CVB4zgcywxwfdhlbCfW4RmEKO6bYp9fpxTZXpGbQBCCl8ZU3gdtXJzZcJ2muLwP9Lscm4dQe3wv/s400/LL_Living-Room.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599890092179948306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmL2fIFTZ4Kl6hfmz_ACWIB_i93Zy9aiu0FkObDsOJkkz9f5uY3HWcsKbS2LAb0cdWdKXKr7RtUMvJ-o4am6jnf9-3ww0rzyo_t5_tIPndrcrfDwppU2Wf-wToYqLJX_ucooueyjFl18D/s1600/LL_Dining-Room.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Laurie's business is <a href="http://www.bittersweetdesigns.com/">Bittersweet Designs</a>, lot's of beautiful jewelry and paper goods!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Every room in her home has a feeling of peace and happiness.</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"> Laurie says, "Our home is peaceful enough that we can listen to life's whispers."</span></span> <span style="font-size:85%;"> I love that, such a lovely quote. Thanks Laurie!</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-45746011477073618382011-04-18T10:44:00.005-04:002011-04-18T10:49:13.805-04:00My dresser...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKN4h_lZPxkPvpo05GMX-XnHPNdw1XpPWltwKl3CTrx-kfrKqqfj-J2dgKuyTgb_yyx3sz0ynOcuYWcJeqMRM9OAV-XD3x_1bVh42ZAl2YBRpIbCKxk9fi8tRwT5sj1bxS_U5MlMby2bk/s1600/IMG_7083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKN4h_lZPxkPvpo05GMX-XnHPNdw1XpPWltwKl3CTrx-kfrKqqfj-J2dgKuyTgb_yyx3sz0ynOcuYWcJeqMRM9OAV-XD3x_1bVh42ZAl2YBRpIbCKxk9fi8tRwT5sj1bxS_U5MlMby2bk/s400/IMG_7083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596935070918050018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8WKWtyN9P-MRizX_vdKmkPUzIj-Ows2L2NYx2FyklQAqVENk91jzHqRm_hRS3kkgmpc81iXW1dRbaPNMl0YQ-Q-KW2axBCchCqPhAAQt8A6rYHPztDXX-8kp9CbW6hbDCzR0g1-pkHgg/s1600/IMG_7081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8WKWtyN9P-MRizX_vdKmkPUzIj-Ows2L2NYx2FyklQAqVENk91jzHqRm_hRS3kkgmpc81iXW1dRbaPNMl0YQ-Q-KW2axBCchCqPhAAQt8A6rYHPztDXX-8kp9CbW6hbDCzR0g1-pkHgg/s400/IMG_7081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596934972106302898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthEF8uT4DBL1OnYDCwdshgFaFd6eGAKJYtvYvG8zSwlvDCpkGNP4w7kl3FSLlVb6dY4YuB72-4altKGo8llqVcggZZXRKL1LxSMmPr9jZ-HMPD9vNhb99ihxvvPaub4_YuUS0DI0y0CrO/s1600/IMG_7109.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhthEF8uT4DBL1OnYDCwdshgFaFd6eGAKJYtvYvG8zSwlvDCpkGNP4w7kl3FSLlVb6dY4YuB72-4altKGo8llqVcggZZXRKL1LxSMmPr9jZ-HMPD9vNhb99ihxvvPaub4_YuUS0DI0y0CrO/s400/IMG_7109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596934970944071426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-YrStQ1PjPkad6mFp2I3r7VoiB5fZQemzjcSvo0Bp13HJDcQjg7Wha04oNfUi4Xp9ZcooXMvobSScpvIkWQj6Ceaa3QojTIf7Ei659CS5vVl4k5H9htPSpGxDvfxaNs7TLsaFGtohAAV/s1600/IMG_7115.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-YrStQ1PjPkad6mFp2I3r7VoiB5fZQemzjcSvo0Bp13HJDcQjg7Wha04oNfUi4Xp9ZcooXMvobSScpvIkWQj6Ceaa3QojTIf7Ei659CS5vVl4k5H9htPSpGxDvfxaNs7TLsaFGtohAAV/s400/IMG_7115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596934958410012786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf19eNF6U67lbNQ5GucdYEM69vgjdE2JZRBXM1PnR-OBbq9WyYRYALdpNCxoTQ8X87IawGS_ACO8DMFyNwr5dyG08JiYIm6fTeggSydqsU5impc1vDNJz2ukMdEQYGa7Nqqfibjl1m6qB/s1600/IMG_7118.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqf19eNF6U67lbNQ5GucdYEM69vgjdE2JZRBXM1PnR-OBbq9WyYRYALdpNCxoTQ8X87IawGS_ACO8DMFyNwr5dyG08JiYIm6fTeggSydqsU5impc1vDNJz2ukMdEQYGa7Nqqfibjl1m6qB/s400/IMG_7118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596934952405518242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvS4drtONRZ2bNSYF8jGgoE4phSFHuXHoB-21NByPG0908egO2uEG6UCA-bLYkpboII6TSmKvHetdw8Xn8d9TQsxNebcYTX_8F91ZOZ11-YL_81WD62Nqn7T_8uADaBVaRh5S2le3aTJW/s1600/IMG_7128.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvS4drtONRZ2bNSYF8jGgoE4phSFHuXHoB-21NByPG0908egO2uEG6UCA-bLYkpboII6TSmKvHetdw8Xn8d9TQsxNebcYTX_8F91ZOZ11-YL_81WD62Nqn7T_8uADaBVaRh5S2le3aTJW/s400/IMG_7128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596934945900445778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">A quick grab of makeup and jewelry when I'm running out the door with the kids in the morning.. I like to have things easily accessible yet still pretty to look at.</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-3281679143395018012011-04-14T11:36:00.002-04:002011-04-14T11:50:24.953-04:00Beach Day art prints<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG763xVbCBHr6Nmcl759yugidAhYzNttnZjMsSD46KgGy9IK7AqVUMUsBzWehFRaZ8SRnSyveBdOQq7DbM-2KyXqw5Ihn8Q76Ax6YDSAtpAmPRKKE_qoNBuobVskb8d7ltRJxEyQK-2cJv/s1600/IMG_7062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG763xVbCBHr6Nmcl759yugidAhYzNttnZjMsSD46KgGy9IK7AqVUMUsBzWehFRaZ8SRnSyveBdOQq7DbM-2KyXqw5Ihn8Q76Ax6YDSAtpAmPRKKE_qoNBuobVskb8d7ltRJxEyQK-2cJv/s400/IMG_7062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595466081040168994" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBSWhWEQmiO2sNyg-ewFtY3Hxwn1gr6hhCn83gXqpcfPoo5q7yAWC1rQEhe_PXp1UaBTM8gdpXwVT46n8kHqsLTvLUZ6pkhaXRw1U-2VqO-QQYnrqQw2cDBBEBiXK-IVABp1MEkcx1jJc/s1600/IMG_7061.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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padding: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5263/5619504072_8e821f1401_s.jpg" alt="IMG_7067" style="border: medium none; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61627846@N03/5619504434/in/set-72157626372328541/" title="IMG_7061" style="display: block; padding: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5029/5619504434_6b1bccf5ab_s.jpg" alt="IMG_7061" style="border: medium none; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px;" /></a><div style="padding: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px;" /></div><div style="padding: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px;" /></div><div style="padding: 0pt 0pt 10px; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/gallery-empty-icon.gif" style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 75px; height: 75px;" /></div> </div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><p><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61627846@N03/sets/72157626372328541/">Art prints April 2011</a>, a set on Flickr.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm Spring cleaning/early nesting?.. The sun is seeping through the windows, the kids are in school and my mother in law and husband left for Ireland yesterday (mother in law gonig home, husband going to a wedding that I opted out of) I am a little giddy at the freedom in my own home and have been dusting, rearranging and kind of loving my new beach art prints (if I do say so myself LOL) So I have changed the pictures in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leenydesigns">my etsy shop</a> and off I go to dust some more! xo, Elena</span></p>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-24553057705305684502011-04-13T17:57:00.003-04:002011-04-13T18:07:30.277-04:001st floor floorplan and renovation ideas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJozhAeXXz_PPlW3Fia_Cini_LCsq6F7UnHUaQ2hieEE3-BOXXXpfZZ5GWHpgJQxboeLRYH2QUf9AU3Kefa_6WjDWZKj4V8n86vek3ILGPVttahIlIqq4tZN6A1gSp-7zz9mb9KdtQWLz/s1600/floorplan1stfloorlabeled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJozhAeXXz_PPlW3Fia_Cini_LCsq6F7UnHUaQ2hieEE3-BOXXXpfZZ5GWHpgJQxboeLRYH2QUf9AU3Kefa_6WjDWZKj4V8n86vek3ILGPVttahIlIqq4tZN6A1gSp-7zz9mb9KdtQWLz/s400/floorplan1stfloorlabeled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595190839368570450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />I sketched our first floor the other night using my architectural ruler I could scale 3/16"=1 foot.<br />Since we moved here, we've daydreamed about possible renovations, opening up rooms etc and so last week we talk to an architect. I picked up the survey may for the dept of planning and zoning and we awalked around our property with the architect. We wanted to get an idea of what was possible. The one thing we feel we should definitely do is add a garage so the first thing we needed to figure out is where within our set backs we could build one. It was pretty tricky just because of the angle of our house on our property and a drainage easement we have on one side.<br />One place we could surely make it work is where our dining room currently is and lose that room and then do an addition on the back of the house for the dining and family room.<br />Anyway since I have to do everything visually, here i added shaded areas where the changes would be..<br />We'll see. Half the fun is dreaming it up to me!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRT5GyFrL4P62OHexrJs-CuCrxl668uRWgIPUhqmIbDfszJvueTZbTSsOBSaQPiMZ4YMJjtMIuAzYTGdN6pZ1p32f8aD4DzJhR_Oz3brFCcoa5yU5riqx7RBzPZD0xAt_PdXOWQmvWeJEy/s1600/floorplan1stfloorrenoideas.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRT5GyFrL4P62OHexrJs-CuCrxl668uRWgIPUhqmIbDfszJvueTZbTSsOBSaQPiMZ4YMJjtMIuAzYTGdN6pZ1p32f8aD4DzJhR_Oz3brFCcoa5yU5riqx7RBzPZD0xAt_PdXOWQmvWeJEy/s400/floorplan1stfloorrenoideas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595190749181594098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">what do you think?<br />xo,<br />Elena</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-49429903942766705232011-04-12T17:48:00.005-04:002011-04-12T20:23:02.849-04:00Trad Home is here and there's lots to love..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2dpXwJQkt4vHxSuaROodjdT0QOKHGS6JHFaTfI_g60ntSDZbL0bm29PW-1b659XM3kGEqn9dWBM0ZIkT30mo3aCN63BSc8jqrvqB9IoroKR11U2pOXBsZwK5uLYL2YZ3OkmyePnVnVOa/s1600/TradHome158.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhNLXVBTeKRvAjz3eMcMYX1YqYxRhirMncgtMk9fTctWlrzcPBmfydJX0001CRkYQCB0bak7ceKa0Jb0DCqVlsN17U0XwEBvh184pqnKFzI5E5zYXcflFV54Xme1MkveGJLjOj6bP3Hx4/s400/TradHome120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594834122324894818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtePe-tFuAFNjvMWf_pEjJBtcFe9lPkgjSxBfa9i2U4fZZEKEuyUAigPOoyxxETmZ51OIKTKtcv3wGMyO_CCn7wRqcxFbLwvTIlDPdol7YHZn8Ly2kPpgnGjUTQkE6VFuS_u0UZFgXT_-w/s1600/TradHome108.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtePe-tFuAFNjvMWf_pEjJBtcFe9lPkgjSxBfa9i2U4fZZEKEuyUAigPOoyxxETmZ51OIKTKtcv3wGMyO_CCn7wRqcxFbLwvTIlDPdol7YHZn8Ly2kPpgnGjUTQkE6VFuS_u0UZFgXT_-w/s400/TradHome108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594834121696361186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-o2VL733aJMkqnAOymZ-6HRmSu6W6Tq69_FjylZtqN-x8AlQOApeiBvT9pPl77R4ia6Ua6m1PvI0U49QcN4pa_cv_jOpmWaI-gKPIkxxw4RgI9ob2NUG4Otp-ijxs26wVND1Zn6xVeJF/s1600/TradHome100.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-o2VL733aJMkqnAOymZ-6HRmSu6W6Tq69_FjylZtqN-x8AlQOApeiBvT9pPl77R4ia6Ua6m1PvI0U49QcN4pa_cv_jOpmWaI-gKPIkxxw4RgI9ob2NUG4Otp-ijxs26wVND1Zn6xVeJF/s400/TradHome100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594834115670125474" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Here are just a few snips from the premiere issue of <a href="http://www.lonnymag.com/issues/19-trad-home/pages/1#p1">Trad Home magazine</a> created by <a href="http://lonnymag.com/">Lonny magazine</a> and <a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.. There is lots and lots to love from this issue including a huge segment on the 20 new Traditionals and i love them all.. Each of them have a little something that speaks to me!</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-66381757843586372782011-04-11T17:14:00.003-04:002011-04-11T17:26:40.620-04:00Trad Home magazine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IuC8J-o9bdUn_y5iQu7BRq7jqxOOJDnzjtHiRepzU0YrtFHY-_8tDkTDu5HgcUMDUSnt2HkNXxbZH79ZrgpSBYmrHna1ZdGW814drZ322ZkZjFWJId-WdRHgmAZm83IADy0Bv4CjE2Ei/s1600/tradhome.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IuC8J-o9bdUn_y5iQu7BRq7jqxOOJDnzjtHiRepzU0YrtFHY-_8tDkTDu5HgcUMDUSnt2HkNXxbZH79ZrgpSBYmrHna1ZdGW814drZ322ZkZjFWJId-WdRHgmAZm83IADy0Bv4CjE2Ei/s400/tradhome.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594439144440476194" border="0" /></a>Today was one of those Mondays where nothing on the list got all the way finished!.. I hate that..<br />I did get some new product photos on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/leenydesigns?ref=pr_shop">my etsy shop</a> but they didn't come out the way I wanted so they will eventually be redone (waste of time) I created a homemade light box to photograph my work but several things weren't right with it.. Not enough light bulbs, too small a box.. I've had knots in my stomach all day just feeling unaccomplished.. Not good for the baby I'm sure! So it's time to go upstairs and spend time with the kiddies.. <br />On a happy note <a href="http://tradhome.lonnymag.com/">Trad Home</a> premiers tomorrow.. very exciting!!!<br />xoxo, ElenaElena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-91573945983965114142011-04-07T16:24:00.007-04:002011-04-07T19:27:34.429-04:00Small changes<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuc0p2KApe-s0ZplPGSRLsS6DkmslmKfSUhwoIRhpl3ktdisUzG69y66QcwJQCLp7qaaZXU7B5rN_az2pUxHb7XLahZV9fR3_6I25DNYRApugQ7EG0hz9M3DF2-qo8jPTtK15cMOIT0fR/s1600/IMG_6722.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuc0p2KApe-s0ZplPGSRLsS6DkmslmKfSUhwoIRhpl3ktdisUzG69y66QcwJQCLp7qaaZXU7B5rN_az2pUxHb7XLahZV9fR3_6I25DNYRApugQ7EG0hz9M3DF2-qo8jPTtK15cMOIT0fR/s400/IMG_6722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592941413476514258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">before</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjYLiok-aa3xod6HzDOxYToq0u2xJdM0_mIJ_OPxYF_4g_jy4dL-xJpmh08iFbw7GOHMrQrPsURQde2RUsQhFmftuOciNlXRxBuOlomV3GyubRi4RRN6YSCg4znTYBfNQrNDyKNhkXInC/s1600/IMG_6723.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3qsvJG9JpH7UR0OwP20BW01HHO3KXoStZaIS98uGx_kyYFxuD0dNYkqL55kEQNVIjAsmWoYb7WglTGGryuHMdPjJXHPUHNc5u17OSUJdVDC6vp1t6dMm09le_zXQGeZ5VIWeo3xOpYo3/s1600/IMG_6756.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3qsvJG9JpH7UR0OwP20BW01HHO3KXoStZaIS98uGx_kyYFxuD0dNYkqL55kEQNVIjAsmWoYb7WglTGGryuHMdPjJXHPUHNc5u17OSUJdVDC6vp1t6dMm09le_zXQGeZ5VIWeo3xOpYo3/s400/IMG_6756.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592940515587398642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">after</span></div><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sometimes just a small change in a small room can make a big difference.. I filled all the gaps in the wainscoting with wood putty and then painted it Benjamin Moore's Quiet Moments and ta-da!.. I think a huge improvement. Gets my head out of the big ideas for a while too!!</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-25790567962953128162011-04-04T22:18:00.003-04:002011-04-04T22:31:58.344-04:00Inspiration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJQJrnbA7L_309VaSzFSXR8kD9I9iQHw1ERfmMmR9hNQ77bM33ahQk1v8-iQ-TS14Ad_dPl-3YHP3uiToXcG8obPUHHgB-WBJ38g0cswBWfDGlsTo3WefQaaJCmDWv5pgNgEacXUx92t6/s1600/DSCN6568.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJQJrnbA7L_309VaSzFSXR8kD9I9iQHw1ERfmMmR9hNQ77bM33ahQk1v8-iQ-TS14Ad_dPl-3YHP3uiToXcG8obPUHHgB-WBJ38g0cswBWfDGlsTo3WefQaaJCmDWv5pgNgEacXUx92t6/s400/DSCN6568.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591918952940786882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">via <a href="http://shabbychicgirls.blogspot.com/">Simply Me</a><br /><br />It was just another manic Monday and my head is spinning. It's nice to have a lovely blog like this to look at at the end of a crazy day.. <a href="http://shabbychicgirls.blogspot.com/">Simply Me</a>, who I am very happy found my blog, has the same passion for those romantic whites and everything shabby chic as I do.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">Check out her lovely blog. xx Elena</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-78068339578881031422011-04-01T11:25:00.006-04:002011-04-01T11:33:13.587-04:00Spring chanting..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIEs1Sk80PmQra4sNHf_T_iL9ymyTkYrTLBEwnf6xhOD5vn1wjW1l6jjEVIusKUyzCAnVGHV_sC5ZoinQeO56ODhcykmQmfKfc3cV9RNc_tws0a54IrckZW7_Vti30mCsGwZvXpeeR3Nn/s1600/IMG_2073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIEs1Sk80PmQra4sNHf_T_iL9ymyTkYrTLBEwnf6xhOD5vn1wjW1l6jjEVIusKUyzCAnVGHV_sC5ZoinQeO56ODhcykmQmfKfc3cV9RNc_tws0a54IrckZW7_Vti30mCsGwZvXpeeR3Nn/s400/IMG_2073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590637286090370210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihke-Vx2gz7y8v91K6s5i0pys1OOPeTxVUzX7UCL-G_wkmy3XsmKmvibu_QfGfwiZ-wl-NbIrqq5U2X3SBfcMZIATj9vDODPjv1cDkN9Wo4068dV4M9rw1GheHra0JZ2HxgQ34ppkY8ofm/s1600/Ashwell1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihke-Vx2gz7y8v91K6s5i0pys1OOPeTxVUzX7UCL-G_wkmy3XsmKmvibu_QfGfwiZ-wl-NbIrqq5U2X3SBfcMZIATj9vDODPjv1cDkN9Wo4068dV4M9rw1GheHra0JZ2HxgQ34ppkY8ofm/s400/Ashwell1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590637169269800754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQcOuo5Gv0lk2bjJ8jY5OXlhJfggqwZ1QqXYhU26qP67nOwa6adyVJOuyX6wJyFN1S3FB3u6Agx5-qPERcXvw9Ua83kX-qxsX3jw1BHHusRTz70AUflEqfiR4FnE_Y7NPzc4OesK41XAA/s1600/amelia5_houseofbliss.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQcOuo5Gv0lk2bjJ8jY5OXlhJfggqwZ1QqXYhU26qP67nOwa6adyVJOuyX6wJyFN1S3FB3u6Agx5-qPERcXvw9Ua83kX-qxsX3jw1BHHusRTz70AUflEqfiR4FnE_Y7NPzc4OesK41XAA/s400/amelia5_houseofbliss.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590637100276816594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IFMycSNspD8RnwgwwNMBuD-I-ZunbTseBAWnV21DCzSRLGzMGRGI7rBPwG0h5ay_I8fMC141vtPFT5q02aRcZuyqP82XzgvI8U7WlmoYuMQBRveOs6kkVLWjFvI7ceNdRDovTnCZFNm7/s1600/20090309011906.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IFMycSNspD8RnwgwwNMBuD-I-ZunbTseBAWnV21DCzSRLGzMGRGI7rBPwG0h5ay_I8fMC141vtPFT5q02aRcZuyqP82XzgvI8U7WlmoYuMQBRveOs6kkVLWjFvI7ceNdRDovTnCZFNm7/s400/20090309011906.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590637028741569410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIkQazXa3DhlYvY1hmECH8CX3X4EwYbWX9-2MZFpHwL928_o1-znLrQXl9hi2jcyF7MQfMS4cztjWKbhrXUIYvNbUz9MwMkVTo-pwcoWu4VxLLPA3HCT_XZkW_mTvnarv1Py4iEWkJqQW/s1600/6a01127964c54a28a40133f56c70b8970b-500wi.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsIkQazXa3DhlYvY1hmECH8CX3X4EwYbWX9-2MZFpHwL928_o1-znLrQXl9hi2jcyF7MQfMS4cztjWKbhrXUIYvNbUz9MwMkVTo-pwcoWu4VxLLPA3HCT_XZkW_mTvnarv1Py4iEWkJqQW/s400/6a01127964c54a28a40133f56c70b8970b-500wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590636960171276002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">With the cold and drizzle outside, here is my visual chanting to Spring!..<br /><br />I don't seem to have references to some, but the second is <a href="http://rachelashwellshabbychic.blogspot.com/">Rachel Ashwell</a> and the third is <a href="http://houseofbliss.blogspot.com/">Sanctuary</a></span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-49906716394739839032011-03-30T17:22:00.003-04:002011-03-30T17:45:43.249-04:00J'adore Adore magazine!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpsKakUEuikvCfLUcjjvQ976t3v9MDbD8MNImSXkGeyXXtyxWVlHpIrShysmJFbqqq0fu61PBDvVXyWrbh7QDlvRXnJps60cJ9fZURVpR1dDj_uz3IoanfhLVUUeoq0eKGlq4dTRQwleI/s1600/adoremag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpsKakUEuikvCfLUcjjvQ976t3v9MDbD8MNImSXkGeyXXtyxWVlHpIrShysmJFbqqq0fu61PBDvVXyWrbh7QDlvRXnJps60cJ9fZURVpR1dDj_uz3IoanfhLVUUeoq0eKGlq4dTRQwleI/s400/adoremag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589987285868641634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">This home and lifestyle magazine is just stunning!!.. Created by Loni Parker, it is based in Australia, but thanks to the new world of online publications, it can be enjoyed worldwide at an instant.. love that! <a href="http://adoremagazine.com">Adore Magazine</a><br /> There is something about a fabulous magazine that can truly give me the giddy chills! and Adore magazine has nailed it for me..<br />The new April/May issue just out is a buffet of gorgeousness.. look at all that yum just in the cover!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Loni, I love how you manage to capture an array of styles but yet appeal to everyone!.. and what a perfect mix of little boutiques, etsy sellers, bloggers and well known designers. You showcase the lovely in everything.<br />Thanks!<br />xx<br />Elena</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-31907913128843543952011-03-29T17:31:00.002-04:002011-03-29T17:39:05.759-04:00New prints..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrHTw3mkSR3XOIbUUNx20lupbg_wdBvpCn8DZS4xOqXqNIK_ZFdvWwP6Kzu5gyrQYygQCle4KU5g0smpTXSTn_PklxvDoCtVyNNaeO6EA2O_sx3-nKKwTWAEyTYCS0DUEl5dC3XtfwoF2/s1600/PO008_seaandsand_photo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrHTw3mkSR3XOIbUUNx20lupbg_wdBvpCn8DZS4xOqXqNIK_ZFdvWwP6Kzu5gyrQYygQCle4KU5g0smpTXSTn_PklxvDoCtVyNNaeO6EA2O_sx3-nKKwTWAEyTYCS0DUEl5dC3XtfwoF2/s400/PO008_seaandsand_photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589618097538666770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fZhPGREO7MtTYr59r6kywtqTasuPYfiSbC2l_UrFQ9nTXpVAk0rlOpwNjBMGbySrgWFYKqYBNY_9OtnG2LiHgj2fuznTrgBVoxIj89MUE9TJvPOCm_jFOAm7lcj1vOHMf2F5YSLfZrmg/s1600/PO009_seaandsand2_photo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fZhPGREO7MtTYr59r6kywtqTasuPYfiSbC2l_UrFQ9nTXpVAk0rlOpwNjBMGbySrgWFYKqYBNY_9OtnG2LiHgj2fuznTrgBVoxIj89MUE9TJvPOCm_jFOAm7lcj1vOHMf2F5YSLfZrmg/s400/PO009_seaandsand2_photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589618179526459010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">I can't stop thinking about the warm beach season that's not that far away.. I designed, framed and photographed a couple of new prints today in the soft tones I am loving so much right now. They will be in my shop soon. xx, Elena</span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-1818906910709293382011-03-28T20:11:00.002-04:002011-03-28T20:16:18.087-04:00A cool blue IKEA trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDKVNKHP_MgOIwvymhCJkOAYq0inoOVTxyQ6qSkH_kRxXSl8xI2fbftgOAy8Lqjcp6-lXWGR-m36uy9qF4YiXQTwA5cT-Wq1lHbSXEEMX9kWvRAmnYEmJyrgK6afvN-29YpkXSsdC742j/s1600/acoolblueikeatrip.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDKVNKHP_MgOIwvymhCJkOAYq0inoOVTxyQ6qSkH_kRxXSl8xI2fbftgOAy8Lqjcp6-lXWGR-m36uy9qF4YiXQTwA5cT-Wq1lHbSXEEMX9kWvRAmnYEmJyrgK6afvN-29YpkXSsdC742j/s400/acoolblueikeatrip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589287936661121506" border="0" /></a>I went to IKEA this weekend. The whites and cool blues that came home with me are begging for warm Spring days.<br />xx<br />ElenaElena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-78110769150533743642011-03-23T18:10:00.002-04:002011-03-23T18:19:46.743-04:00mood board homework<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3U8u0Rn4ScMKkKmpv2UwM7kj36LB7SXQyLU9AoVWGw7p7CYaw2x3ihzpQZ80_hT4DQPzgmzdX49MVsyNHMDZqbNre2s7vfd5ddulHGe6IF5_YbFqrSTpx6iRMo2GCiWfDaw2mVKdaSYu/s1600/moodboard_homework.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj3U8u0Rn4ScMKkKmpv2UwM7kj36LB7SXQyLU9AoVWGw7p7CYaw2x3ihzpQZ80_hT4DQPzgmzdX49MVsyNHMDZqbNre2s7vfd5ddulHGe6IF5_YbFqrSTpx6iRMo2GCiWfDaw2mVKdaSYu/s400/moodboard_homework.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587401376483801010" border="0" /></a>I'm taking an interior design class on Wednesday nights. It's really fun to be in the classroom again! Tonight we are presenting mood boards based on another students mood board form last week. The girl I got had an inspiration board for a bedroom with white as the main color with splashes of color in furniture and accessories.. right up my alley. I put together this board using some shabby chic white photos and presenting pool blue, grass green and hot pink as the three main splashes of color. There are some yummy peonies, a pool blue alarm clock, some bright nesting tables and a print of my pink crosshatch heart design.<br />It was fun to cut and paste for real since I've been doing mood boards digitally for a while.Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-51225358779214571082011-03-22T21:58:00.003-04:002011-03-22T22:12:13.139-04:00Spring..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5smHzNR9q8ZXjdq-ustQllGui6g09XOvMzF87kP_M3n3rtyDWGIsnO8o4e7aVrJMScbRd9XCjqT6m1KcwGB3u4SETq7D41KPvDf_ABLpaneJq9-6BnNs9SYUtq4ngg6ekQntGP74hn78L/s1600/peonynotecard.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5smHzNR9q8ZXjdq-ustQllGui6g09XOvMzF87kP_M3n3rtyDWGIsnO8o4e7aVrJMScbRd9XCjqT6m1KcwGB3u4SETq7D41KPvDf_ABLpaneJq9-6BnNs9SYUtq4ngg6ekQntGP74hn78L/s400/peonynotecard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587089695020228690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Spring is in the air (well sort of, it's supposed to snow again tomorrow!.. although it was 75 on Friday) and fresh change is on the horizon..<br />It has been a looong winter, and we are coming out of hibernation with lot's of new and exciting adventures ahead! <br />My biggest announcement is... We are having baby #3 in October!!<br />I'm also working on a textile design project with a friend,<br />I gave my stationery business, Wee card company, a fresh new look at <a href="http://www.leenydesigns.com">Leeny designs</a><br />and of course lot's of home decorating plans, dreams and projects underway small and large.<br />I'm happy to be writing again and look forward to sharing it all.<br /><br />peony card via <a href="http://www.leenydesigns.com">leeny designs</a></span>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-13656184391784109292010-09-28T11:52:00.004-04:002010-09-28T12:19:21.358-04:00Lauren Moffatt inspired room<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8JXnkGsK_2xZqz2OCykd-qb1wRpWn37WACGXpcx_G0yC4X0YQxoyH4yidIza3sLencf-WIlMtncAONlekh8CGrJHdW_kESqATfqH3TbsiyPMwU6HY7HMgSfFlOnetshs7977YKtTxNDn/s1600/moodboard_LMoutfit.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8JXnkGsK_2xZqz2OCykd-qb1wRpWn37WACGXpcx_G0yC4X0YQxoyH4yidIza3sLencf-WIlMtncAONlekh8CGrJHdW_kESqATfqH3TbsiyPMwU6HY7HMgSfFlOnetshs7977YKtTxNDn/s400/moodboard_LMoutfit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521994773953128962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAKPfNOQnMQwifkA1crio8iiRLY0M8CaBsWHx6l4m_WX0-yVuQ4y2G_jbIgL12TyhiXQICpmNs2MzEaM3uiOpwXmxs6EYWDbnQSWWbgxaKP7ctwrHOFHZJJN4eseATmSPaTDEVoCipiny/s1600/moodboard_LMroom.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAKPfNOQnMQwifkA1crio8iiRLY0M8CaBsWHx6l4m_WX0-yVuQ4y2G_jbIgL12TyhiXQICpmNs2MzEaM3uiOpwXmxs6EYWDbnQSWWbgxaKP7ctwrHOFHZJJN4eseATmSPaTDEVoCipiny/s400/moodboard_LMroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521994660701969522" border="0" /></a><br />My friend and amazing designer Lauren Moffatt has a fabulous Fall line out!!..<br />Her inspiration was a grandmother's closet.. I love it! I have such nice memories of going to my grandmother's house and just wanting to dive into the chests of clothes she had and transport myself to a different time and a glamorous place.<br />Using inspiration from Lauren's designs and her theme, I put together a room that I think grandma would approve of.<br />1. <a href="http://www.lampstore.com/showlamp.php?l=2813&srch=peach%20lamp">lamp- Lamp Store</a><br />2. <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=HOME-LIGHTING-SHADES&id=963095&catId=HOME-LIGHTING&pushId=HOME-LIGHTING&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=10&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=004&colorName=GREY&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">Cirrus chandelier shade- Anthropologie</a><br />3. <a href="http://www.laylagrayce.com/Products/Treillage-Gold-Leaf-Mirror__WATREILLAGEMIRG.aspx?affid=GP">Treillage gold leaf mirror- Layla Grayce</a><br />4. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57533493/rusty-pillow-sham-24x24-inches-silk">rust pillow- The Home Centric- etsy</a><br />5. <a href="http://www.pier1.com/Catalog/RugsPillowsWindows/tabid/514/List/0/CategoryID/144/level/a/ProductID/5795/ProductName/Ruffles-Pillow--Sand/Default.aspx">sand ruffle pillow- Pier 1</a><br />6. <a href="http://www.laylagrayce.com/Products/Carved-Chair-Vintage-Grey__NOIGCHA136VGR.aspx?affid=GP">carved chair in vintage grey - Layla Grayce</a><br />7. curtain fabric- no resource<br />8. ottoman- no longer available<br />9. <a href="http://www.wisteria.com/Linen-European-Furniture-Natural-Linen-Settee/productinfo/W2506/">couch- Wisteria</a><br />10. <a href="http://www.thegoodgiftcompany.com/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thegoodgiftcompany.com%2facatalog%2fjohnstons_of_elgin_cashmere_reversible_rugs.html&WD=macrae&PN=lochcarron_lambswool_tartan_travel_rugs_.html%23a215#a215">tartan throw blanket- The Good Gift Company</a><br /><br />xx<br />ElenaElena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-524017091836172406.post-20981871594498250902010-05-24T12:55:00.008-04:002010-05-24T13:51:49.680-04:00i like this cool bubble chandelier from etsy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP4OiAJ2DixVPR4fxEvfZaJGrVLGY1_3KizMcLUyIM2YITi3FhrE-LtekEA7XTCBYNB9AJc6IHtbUIlHSHM7q726cwAPRFRVy0QE5JVK9zn6BxCDHgoLPouJU8FRqjHadtgbf9g-OtXvc/s1600/bubblechandelier_etsy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP4OiAJ2DixVPR4fxEvfZaJGrVLGY1_3KizMcLUyIM2YITi3FhrE-LtekEA7XTCBYNB9AJc6IHtbUIlHSHM7q726cwAPRFRVy0QE5JVK9zn6BxCDHgoLPouJU8FRqjHadtgbf9g-OtXvc/s400/bubblechandelier_etsy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474881510697076114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/43267787/bubble-chandelier-by-jean-pelle-large?ref=sr_list_9&ga_search_query=bubble+chandelier+light&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title">bubble chandelier</a></span><br /></div>Elena @ white picket fencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05038064777017668922noreply@blogger.com1