Not every rustic home, such as a log home has rustic furnishings. There are times when rustic applications such as stone and timbers will meet the flair of contemporary styles. In these sketches I show how the love of Italian modern pieces can be brought into the country getaway lifestyle. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Keeping it cozy in taupe ~ The defining pieces are the chandelier, once brass…no problem, spray painted black it warms up the space. Once heavy drapes replaced now with a simple pumpkin linen. Once red brick was too brash, answer..Paint! The finale to this room was not to simply disguise a no longer used fireplace, but to make the space work…just in a different way. A custom designed unit was built to complete the “meant to always be here” look [...]
Let the rock n roll commence~! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Bringing together the needs and wants of water based recreation… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
I don’t dream of the cash…lol Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
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Dreaming of castles? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
A muse, armed with paintbrushes and a power saw…can work miracles… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
remember my antique french doors i found? well i finally used them…~ i paid 25.00 for them they wanted 250.00 (forgive the bragging point…but i so worked Muse magic on this deal) LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet






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Fanciful Follies Friday ~ Feather My Nest
FEATHER MY NEST The keys have been given to you… Yes, it is your dream home! (be it cottage, castle or condo) Today…you must chose only ONE thing you can bring into your home…. AND it cannot be anything that someone else has already stated…. AND the item cannot start with the same letter as the one above you. Example: Bed (sleep number) Books (prose) (shame shame..LOL) Example: Bed Pots Books Pillow (easy enough!) Shall we furnish our blogland home [...]
My First “Trash to Treasure Tuesday” ~ Picture
MMM…what is it? Perhaps an old vintage stove’s vent trim… The Muse loves circles…so as soon as it was “spied” for .25, it was soooo purchased on the spot! LOL We can all agree, this needs work! Paint brushes to the ready…(nothing is safe at the Painted Nest)! Copper, gold, and antique white…Paint on….wiped off…over & over (what fun!) And then at last…Inspiration! (please forgive the imagery, I was using an unfamiliar camera) Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
AAARGH! I have lost the ability to follow ANYONE ! and… I am now not showing on anyone’s Follow List!!! If you see “The Muse” please let me know… This is HEARTBREAKING … MORTIFYING… and MIND BOGGLING! I can see all my blogs that I follow on my dashboard (as usual) but I am not on individuals pages… I have sent blogger a tech email… so, fingers crossed! I love blogger techies… yeah they are fab! Issue on that side [...]
Happy Birthday to Tammy of White Iris Designs! Ah…to be young… LOL Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Brave Bird ~ Blue Monday ~ Image
BRAVE BIRD Hear my faint and tender pleas… Gently carried upon the breeze… I grow cold and the world grows dark… I can find no sparrows, finches or larks… The trees give me no shelter, no haven to rest… I search endless hours to find a warm nest… The first to arrive, I am brave, yes I know… But this little robin, doesn’t like the snow! (another work from the young Muse, age 12) Seen here 2009 Submitted as participation [...]
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Today’s Game is : Gossip Rules of Play: (1) I (The Muse) offer my first reader a sentence. (2) They must take that sentence and change only one word. (3) This new sentence will become the next reader’s sentence. (4) And in turn, each reader, changes only one word. (5) The objective is to not use any one word, twice (if you catch a comment that has not followed the rules…LOL…make sure you type in the word “GOSSIP” this signifies [...]
Here is my Victorian privacy screen. I completed painting the panels and I think it is rather pretty. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
As I sit here, nestled and warm, within my studio walls…I peer out onto several feet of freshly fallen snow. And no matter how much angst it has caused…one has to recognize the beauty it inheritantly possesses. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Yard sales…stock sales… There are treasures everywhere you look. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Create a delightful area in your home, with this gorgeous prize!READ MORE About how to enter… Solid wood accent chair.Paisley wine print cushion. Chair features a fleur de lis design within the back. Over-sized seating area for extra comfort. This item cannot be shipped to Alaska or Hawaii or foreign country. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
AT PINK SATURDAY YOU WILL GET ADDICTED… FOR THE SEARCH ! Oh sure, everyone has PINK boots… (I do, don’t you?) BUT, does your horse? (well, ok, technically these are leg warmers…and, yes I have those too!) Who would have ever dreamed, that The MUSE, would have such fun on Pink Saturday? I looked to the heavens for inspiration… And it was given Dropped right out of the sky and hit me on the head! (A most loved hat of [...]
Do you recall the warmth of the sun… The gentle breezes… The chirping of feathered friends? Do you recall the sound of the water… The bubbling brooks… Or the swishing of the lake? Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Not every rustic home, such as a log home has rustic furnishings. There are times when rustic applications such as stone and timbers will meet the flair of contemporary styles. In these sketches I show how the love of Italian modern pieces can be brought into the country getaway lifestyle. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
CITY SIDEWALKS !!! BUSY SIDEWALKS !!! Dressed in Holiday Style !!! Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Monday’s Post ~ Prose & Blue Monday
When I was very young, (and still~even now) I would look at pictures ~ paintings…and make up stories! At times, they were not exactly as the artist had intended… Such is this work of a young, (oh, so young Muse), who fell under an enchanting spell of Tristan and Isolde. The Plummet A little maiden stood… Up high above the earth… The little m aid knew not… Her weight or girth… For suddenly… The sky gave way… And she fell [...]
~Whirling Wonder ~ Outdoor Wednesday~
…whirling anticipation… …a fear of the unknown… …one more day of survival… …blessed, we’re coming home. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Resolute Revolt On A Blue Monday
RESOLUTE REVOLT(an offering for Blue Monday) The Muse Has Spun…Her Web Of Rhymes…Since The Dawns…Have First Been Spied…Now She Declares…You Readers There…To Ponder This…And Give Her Bliss…To What Revolution…Will You Aspire…In Resolution…Think In The Dark…Think In The Deep…Think You Lovely Readers…Even Whilst You Sleep…Muse 2008 When shopping…The Muse is highly tactile…First comes the visual query…Pondering the style…But the deal is never quite sealed…Until she touches, caresses and FEELS! (much to the bane of her understanding escort/cohort…(love you honey))!On one such [...]
Bringing together the needs and wants of water based recreation… Did you like this? Share it:Tweet
Tablescape Tuesday little greenery, and candles (.15cent candle holder ) vintage 1950′s cocktail rooster napkins… lovely aren’t they? family monogrammed silver spoons and china… a little fluff of decorations… place atop a hand painted cozy tray… and a special spot for two has been created! pure simplicity… if cloches are for special things…then why not my guests? white china… the staple… adding silver gold white and greens. Trash to Treasure Tuesday not silver…but it has an allure can’t beat the [...]

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