Happy day friends, how’s your Monday?  Can you believe it’s almost February?  Good gracious time’s a flyin’ by.  I couldn’t let this month end without sharing just a few of my favorite projects, images, and articles found online. 

I love citrus in January, especially Heather’s mandarins.

This stenciled ceiling from Not JUST a Housewife is incredible.  Oh what patience, but what a result!

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The excitement of a trip across the country to see your friends and learn something new!  It’s arriving at a grand hotel in a faraway city, and the first thing you notice is the beautiful light fixtures.

It’s enjoying regional cuisine, like fried green tomatoes . . .

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Congratulations to the following two winners of the WUSLU giveaway from last weekend:  #754 Holli from Just Wishes and #1,052: J&J from J and J Home.  Ladies, please email me and I’ll get you your $75 shop credit!

This weekend’s giveaway is brought to you by Geezees Canvas Art, a shop specializing in personalized custom canvases for your home. 

Geezees will take your chosen photograph and print it on canvas for you, then add your own customized words as well.  The creative possibilities are endless!

Busroll art makes a great statement on a wall.  If you’ve toured the streets of a faraway place, this is a chic way to recreate the sights you visited in a piece of destination artwork !   Geezees can also recreate a favorite scripture in a similar style. 

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Greetings!  I had a fun time with a lot of great gals this past week, but thankfully I’m on a plane flying back to California today.  I miss my family.  I miss my broken in pillow with its perfect fill that never gives me a kink in the neck.  Mostly, I miss my paint splattered sweat pants from 1995, proudly worn here.   

There’s just no place like home!  

Terri asked a great question yesterday on my Facebook page:

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Terri, I get a little nervous when my paint supplies dwindle so I keep several types of primer, paint and protectant around at all times. 

1)  I always have oil based primer on hand, especially for laminate surfaces like floating wall shelves or for covering wood like this oak mantel.  No sanding required!  Spray paint formulas are faster, but thinner in coverage.  I like brush on formulas for surfaces that will get a lot of wear and tear.  If you’re bored or curious, awhile back, I wrote up a few tips on refinishing with oil based primer and paint. 

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A few years ago, I took an art class where I was required to create several paintings, the final one being an abstract work.  I never thought I would like painting abstract art because of the fact it’s not about a pictoral representation, rather the use of color, brushstrokes and emotion.  

Lately, I’ve imagined a large scale piece over our living room sofa, so I’ve been collecting inspirational images to remind myself how fabulous a large scale piece of abstract art looks over a mantel, couch, or console. 

 Ballard Designs

Decorpad

Pottery Barn

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