Fathers Day Lunch At Bogle Winery

Happy Fathers Day!! We had a wonderful Fathers Day picnic with good friend Kerry, Dan's twin sister Dana and her husband Steve at the Bogle Vineyard in Clarksburg, California.

Project Trim For Metamorphosis Monday

Happy Metamorphosis Monday!

Before: This is the center foyer located between our formal living room and family room. It was used as an extended seating area for my partner Dan's office which is also adjacent to the room. I used blue prep tape to outline the picture frame and chair rail moulding in the room.

After: The wood picture frame and chair rail moulding were purchased at Lowes. I used a 1 1/2 inch trim(colonial pattern) for the picture frame and a 3 inch chair rail(basket weave pattern) for this project.

The room furnished

This room metamorphosis cost approximately $300.00 for labor and materials. Dan and I painted the molding after it was hung and caulked by a professional.

Dan's home office is adjacent to the center foyer on its east side. Bay window seating to the left of his desk has views of the backyard.

I am not looking forward to moving the bookcases and cabinets in this space in order to add the same trim.

I also added the trim work in the formal living room. However, I want to share more of this room with you after empire valance window treatments have been installed and the 2 green velvet chairs (Craig's list finds) have been reupholstered. Please stay tuned. For more Metamorphosis Monday projects, please visit Between Naps On The Porch hosted by the lovely and talented Susan.

Picture frame and chair rail moulding

I finally found the energy(and money) to add picture frame and chair rail moulding in the living and adjacent room. Yay! I love it. It was a great solution to adding interest to the walls relieving me of the need to cover plain and boring flat walls with a picture,mirror,sconce or decorative plate.

The goal is to add the same moulding throughout the rest of the home with the exception of the family room.

Although the family room has the same dentil moulding, I want to maintain the blue and white casualness of by just installing a 36 inch high bead board wainscoting throughout. The current photos are in black and white as the arrangement of the two rooms are still in progress. I will share more photos and in color once completed. Please stay tuned.

Edwardian Era (1900s)

A wonderful look into the Edwardian era. What I found most interesting was the fact that in this entire clip, I noticed only 3 individuals without a hat. It prompted me to look up the fashion etiquette during this time and found this little article via Fashion-Era:

In the Edwardian age it did not matter if you were poor or rich, old or a child, whatever the status a person wore a hat, only beggars went bareheaded. Even militant suffragettes did not campaign without a hat. The hat would be fairly functional in style and form, but a hat was still worn.

Hat Decline After Wars

Once the Great War of 1914-18 began, fashion was influenced by the new wartime employment activities women had to engage in and the need for more practical utilitarian dress could not help but filter into what there was of mainstream fashion. Uniforms were everywhere as women did jobs once done by men and every job had a distinct uniform.

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Colorful Blooms In The Valley

Enjoyed the beautiful weekend weather. I attended our neighborhood's annual home tour which was very inspiring. Finally met the amazingly talented designer and blogger Katie Denham of Katiedid. Katie designed one of the kitchens on this year's home tour which was even more breathtaking in person than the beautiful images she shared on her blog. After the tour, I attended a friend and neighbors garden party celebrating her homes 100 year old birthday this year. These are the photos I took over the weekend of her garden, the gardens of other good friends and neighbors.