White Wednesday (on a Thursday evening?)

I haven't done a White Wednesday post in ages!

I've really been wanting to get back in the game,
but have had so much going on lately!

So, without further ado....

Here's my first White Wednesday of 2011!

First I want to share with you my latest treasure!

I recently purchased this AMAZING

vintage church pew from my friend, Linda, 

at The Barn Antiques and Specialty Shops.

It was salvaged from an old Baptist church in the Ozarks.

It has the perfect chippiness

and even has some initials carved into one of the arms and on the back!

I tossed on some ticking stripe pillows

(that I bought from Pottery Barn back in the summer)

for added comfort.

I love the charm and character that it adds to my home!

Next up is another new addition!

Our house has a tiled gas fireplace...no charm what-so-ever.

I've searched high and low for a mantel that would fit
(both the space and my budget)

and never had any luck.

Sooooo....

My husband had 2 weeks off for the holidays

so I put him to work!
He built me a mantel from scratch!

I didn't want anything too fancy or detailed...

just something very simple to add some charm.

Here are the before and after photos...

 I added an inexpensive fireplace screen from Target ($28)
 to add some dimension since there's not an actual hearth attached.

Visit my other blog http://www.farmhouse-vintage.blogspot.com/
to see more for White Wednesday!
Also, visit Faded Charm
to see other White Wednesday participants!

ALSO...Stop by and visit Adrienne at The Flying Bee for an amazing giveaway!

You will not be disappointed!!!

Have a great weekend!

More Staging...

I spent some more time this weekend

staging the house to sell.

I tackled the biggest job yet...

I turned my craft studio into a fourth bedroom!

I wish I had taken a before photo of the craft studio,

but just imagine a million shoebox-size rubbermaids

full of craft supplies and vintage finds,

cabinets stacked on tables, baskets of fabric and ribbons,

you get the picture?

Here is the "after" photo of the room...

 It took me 9 hours to transform it,

and it was somewhat difficult to do considering that I had already

boxed up most of my decorative items and accessories.

One of the other things I did was switch out the decor

in the upstairs bathroom.

This is actually "Bailey's bathroom",

so there was lots of pink and lots of flowers!

I bought a shower curtain for $10 at Home Goods

and a Laura Ashley towel for $5!

Now, it's a little less "taste specific"

and more versatile in style.

I've added some little touches here and there

and I'm still decluttering.

I decluttered the entry table and set our brochures on top of it.

I'm hoping that this amazing view will help to sell the house!

On a clear day, you can see the mountains

and Pikes Peak!

Jeff re-sodded the front and back yards,

so we now have the GREENEST grass in the neighborhood!

We haven't had any more requests for a showing,

but I'm hoping that with all of these changes,

when we DO show the house again,

it will SELL!!!