NATURE'S BEAUTY…pinecone love...

Hi friends…

If you follow me, you know I love the simple beauty of nature and pinecones are one of nature's special gifts…I am lucky in that there are so many different shapes and sizes right in my area…Here's a peek of how I use them around the house in my winter decor…

Mini pinecones make great fillers

I love how the sap dries on these long pinecones and resembles snow...

Here, I mixed tiny store bought green apples with mini pinecones from our back yard...

Pine cones from the beach house fill this basket all year long...

If you are in the Northeast, stay warm…..currently the thermometer is reading -1.5 degrees in the "Burbs"
BRRRRR……

Have a happy day!!

xo, Mariaelena

FONTANA TURNED FABULOUS

Hi friends….

Although I completed this project a while ago, I feel the need to give it a proper blog post!…These Broyhill Fontana pieces were a big thing back in the 90's.  Although I tired of there yellow/orange finish, the pieces functioned well in our home.   So, what's a thrifty gal to do???…Get out the paint and order some fresh fabrics!!   I must say that to this day, this redo is one of my absolute favorites.  It gave our home an entire new look and for so little money.  I LOVE my living/dining rooms again….and isn't that what it's all about???   Take a look at the difference.  I pulled the old photos from the web as I was new to blogging when the project was completed and don't have before pics of my own….

AFTER:  PAINTED, DISTRESSED & WAXED…
FABRIC FROM BALLARD DESIGNS

BEFORE….(apologize for the bad before shots, as I said, had to pull them from the web)

 CLOSE UPS OF THE DETAILS….
LUCKILY THE FONTANA LINE HAS LOVELY DETAILS TO WORK WITH

REALLY BAD BEFORE…BUT ALL I COULD FIND…YOU GET THE IDEA...

THE ORANGE FONTANA MIRROR TURNED LOVELY WITH WHITE PAINT, SOME ANTIQUING & WAX…
WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!

ANOTHER PIC BORROWED FROM THE WEB…THE BEFORE OF THE FONTANA COFFEE TABLE 

MY COFFEE TABLE AFTER!!!….

WE HAVE A COMBINED LIVING/DINING ROOM IN OUR HOME…I THINK THE REDO MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD!…I'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK….

HAVE A HAPPY DAY,
MARIAELENA

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Country Living Magazine Holiday Fair 2013

Recently a few friends and I had the best day at the Country Living Holiday fair in Tarrytown, NY…I'll let the pics speak for themselves…It was a happy day!!

My partner in crime at these outings, my dear friend Erin….seems that every time we go, it's a rainy, windy day, but that never stops us from having the BEST time!!..just look at how happy we are…lol!!

Hope you have a happy day, Mariaelena

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