tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11800306042090309622024-03-05T00:33:22.489-05:00live your lifegrant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.comBlogger361125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-37797589274792407962013-05-02T22:24:00.004-04:002013-05-02T22:24:54.885-04:00leopard and plaid<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">a vintage bib collar necklace i found at an estate sale in my neighborhood</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; clear: left; color: black; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mLzxZktbhdV6l_2QDui1SWvO8xmeVOjh9QU4wThPEp0BZfBR-r83N-t1R5mnaF5dMhYbaBsaHqxn2tQYU7hoim-m0dj07CpXR3voV7GVyK1QhRsD0dWIZBL0ftEqX_FdbpVv2NGJDrA/s1600/scary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-mLzxZktbhdV6l_2QDui1SWvO8xmeVOjh9QU4wThPEp0BZfBR-r83N-t1R5mnaF5dMhYbaBsaHqxn2tQYU7hoim-m0dj07CpXR3voV7GVyK1QhRsD0dWIZBL0ftEqX_FdbpVv2NGJDrA/s400/scary.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">trudy running from the scary monster "aka daddy"</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ2oG2GfJzFgAQ1E4I9nGPSrQyzJ32VogDx7LfGOKwpG5z-JipDN3FJ-2YJQ40onjLyHQYMsbEwrQgVg8qNNRvsoAiQi0DVaPGgdq-SB2UHy71HCnOjoke-WLfLImC9IUN2otUydlYOw/s1600/choco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQ2oG2GfJzFgAQ1E4I9nGPSrQyzJ32VogDx7LfGOKwpG5z-JipDN3FJ-2YJQ40onjLyHQYMsbEwrQgVg8qNNRvsoAiQi0DVaPGgdq-SB2UHy71HCnOjoke-WLfLImC9IUN2otUydlYOw/s400/choco.jpg" width="400" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">on our road trip, at mavericks, trying some chocolate ice cream </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9efXqFH81tUpwCTnv28vrO1lGKa2lTMhHTBy5XcEXFg0Xlb19hhjp60puqhA21pGoHOozYNnto9h4golKlj1K-YLgkhoxyGi1iPU1von8jXe5qaX2SULBfUe8PVFAagNv9IeM0JxB8c/s1600/us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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sometimes i think.... i would have so much fun blogging about diy stuff. or beauty tips i find around the worldwide web. or maybe wardrobe tricks and styling secrets. or maybe i should just start taking more pics when i am out and about thrifting my life away... and then showing what i end up doing with my finds at home. i think it would be good for me at this point in my life, to start blogging more regularly and scheduling it into my weekdays. simply because maybe it would help me in organizing my time better. which probably sounds weird but it all makes sense it my head. but also how adorable is my trudy baby? this age is sooooooooooooooooooo fun. the more she understands, the closer i feel to her. i love it. i could do without the messes though. today she dumped an entire canister of oatmeal all over the kitchen floor. and then instead of cleaning it up we both just decided to leave the house.<br />
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i love instagram. i think phone pictures are so great. taking pictures on my phone gives me the opportunity to catch moments that i normally would never pull out the camera for. in fact i created <a href="http://followgram.me/i/235782726761603589_19299887">this</a> just the other night and love looking and remembering what was going on in each picture. i love postalpix. one of my favorite apps. i have a list actually. maybe i should share... do you have any favorites? i love finding fun apps.<br />
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it's fun that trudy has a jenny lind crib as well as a highchair. craigslist has really been great for me here. i love the jenny lind style and it reminds me of my childhood. i didn't want to keep her highchair brown but wasn't happy with any color for it either. everything just felt too plain and solid. i had been in love with <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/25825397833024371/">this</a> picture for a long time and it made me want to try some kind of a pattern. then when jenny from lgn did her <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2012/04/diy-inlay-dresser.html">tutorial for inlay on a dresser</a>, i was ready to just go for it and paint something. </div>
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<br />grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-14647810643233874722012-06-21T01:20:00.001-04:002012-06-21T01:20:43.089-04:00she's one. wait what?my family came down for trudy's birthday and made it even more fun. they all love her so much and it's so fun to watch them all interact with her. these days with all the pressure for a crazy out-of-this-world themed party from blogging or pinterest or whatever.... i started wondering what to do for her party awhile back. then i realized that i like to look at pictures of those pretty pretty parties and also admire all the creative mommies (and i do mean that sincerely) out there, but all of that just isn't me. at least not for her first birthday anyway. i was mainly just excited about watching her eat cake for her first time. i did like the idea of having a babushka/matryoshka/russian doll theme so that was my inspiration for her cake. i sort of struggled with it but i had fun. i loved using <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/25825397833426340/">this</a> chart to help me mix up the right colors with food coloring. we ate the babushka cake and then trudy had her own cupcake cake to destroy. she ended up being scared of it instead (totally not what i was expecting) but did eat some of it. we had her party at the park right by our house and the weather was almost perfect.... just a little windy. trudy loved her presents.<br />
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currently she loves to play with dolls, blocks, cups, pans, my makeup and most of all her food. she's been walking since right around her birthday and keeping me very busy. she is such a delight and light's up people's faces wherever we go. i will have to get a picture of her pigtails because i tried them out for the first time today and about died of cuteness overload. her spunky, sassy, stubborn but almost always happy personality is so fun. we just adore her.<br />
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</div>grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-80453067583566980802012-06-19T01:36:00.002-04:002012-06-19T01:39:08.421-04:00everything about it was perfectso i've really been wanting to blog about a million trillion things. especially trudy's birthday, but i can't force myself to blog when i don't want to, when i want to put time into a post i've got to be in the mood. szzsshuuuuu know? plus i wanted to move the last post down because the green paint on that stand just looks so off and it's been bugging me. so i'm taking a quick second to post the announcement of the american idol winner. i know that america was watching when it was live but i feel like it all was so memorable and i love watching it over and over. i was a fan of phillip from the beginning, he is so authentic and true to himself. i laughed so hard when he responded to ryan about some criticism earlier in the show from Jimmy, "No, I'm just being myself, dude. <i>I'm not trying to walk around stage and touch people's hands and stuff. That's just not me.</i> I'm just having fun, man. I'm not trying to be somebody else. I"m just trying to play music."<br />
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so my favorite parts in the clip, you can tell that when ryan announces his name, for the first few minutes... it hasn't really hit him. i think he is just going through the motions...(yay!! woohoo!! from everyone, blah blah). then ryan addresses him again, telling him congratulations and phillip just looks away and shakes his head. que the music (pry the best song choice by the way, definitely my favorite winner winning song)..... and then as he starts singing it seems as though he is completely overcome by it all, when the confetti starts falling i feel like it's all so magical. i know that i'm a nerd but i don't care. when he decides he's had enough, i really love how he doesn't follow any rule or expectation, just hands his guitar over, walks off the stage and hugs his family. i just love it!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XmWxNmDqJWc" width="560"></iframe>grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-66941895752578284372012-06-08T02:14:00.000-04:002012-06-08T02:15:30.425-04:00she was a hoarder just like on the showi saw an ad on craigslist a few weeks ago for a warehouse sale full of goodies. when trudy and i arrived i was completely overwhelmed. everything there belonged to one woman; a woman who liked to shop. she was/is a hoarder and was evicted from her home. her neighbors decided to help out and have apparently been selling her things for weeks. when i talked to the woman in charge she told me that there used to be 5 times as much as what i was seeing. i would say 80% of everything was untouched. meaning still in the wrapper. it was just insane. so i bought this little stand brand new. i unscrewed the legs, painted them green and now it looks way better. yay.<br />
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color: black;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">but the swimsuit was too cute not to get. the first time trudy got in her princess pool it was ... i wanna get in... and now i want out... no wait back in... splash splash splash and now back out. </span></span></span></div>grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-86443653270380520882012-05-29T00:58:00.002-04:002012-05-29T00:59:07.445-04:00details add personality<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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i bought this lamp for trudy's room before i got pregnant, i purchased it at "Family Dollar" for like $3 or something. i recently added some fun trim and i like the femininity it gives to the little setup. i love looking at all the ribbons and trims at the fabric store, don't you? i just need more projects to use up the little collection i have.... any ideas?</div>grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-53468092252002719912012-05-25T16:34:00.000-04:002012-05-25T16:39:12.651-04:00probably my biggest passionmy laptop hasn't been working because the charger won't hold a charge. when are they going to make better chargers for laptops? it's been a bit frustrating. trudy and i took a trip to utah for a little bit and just got home. so i guess it's been nice because it sort of forces me to get things done. i brought back some goodies from utah and thought i might as well share some of my favorite finds around the house. or at least some that are in our front room area.<br />
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first off is this little trash can. i found it at an estate sale along with the painting below. i re-painted the little stump legs gold and my plan for the base is to add my monogram. it's going in my bathroom with some needlework art that is in the same color family. i only wish my monogram was a little cooler. ya know? i always loved the way "brittany barnes" sounded but two b's in a monogram? not as fun. either way i do love the classy feel of monograms. especially paired with the cute border that is already on the trash can.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4kUBZukXtBFJIYcy6hBD2mYOn_EzR7s61oqMRMbZmYM48pNmaya9PeIZYbCRpLr0uJd39vx0x0aNa18IrXd_FpJgM7HJVvAHqPn-xHm5ewof3A-O8hK5reWsyWcvq0EB2XIAg5xiGB4/s1600/IMG_8487.JPG" imageanchor="1"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJde8YGJBer2O1wpb9QVxCXQTaGnnH5WYj87haAPlxqjQF6qkwGtDRizWZzSZP0VX2FTnP860XbSUGowHkXls8b_ZZiy5ppkq3iSLWL6Jh0_51KVWpQAS711dFGea-ewNL23gEE2RckJQ/s1600/IMG_8476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJde8YGJBer2O1wpb9QVxCXQTaGnnH5WYj87haAPlxqjQF6qkwGtDRizWZzSZP0VX2FTnP860XbSUGowHkXls8b_ZZiy5ppkq3iSLWL6Jh0_51KVWpQAS711dFGea-ewNL23gEE2RckJQ/s640/IMG_8476.JPG" width="640" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">i've really been into original art lately. and now i notice it everywhere. i love to draw and paint too and i found myself having the urge to paint something all the time. always late at night. for me, the colors used in a painting are the biggest thing. which is why this one stood out. i love color. i don't know why people are afraid of it either. it brings so much joy, happiness and just freshness to a room. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; color: #0000ee;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4kUBZukXtBFJIYcy6hBD2mYOn_EzR7s61oqMRMbZmYM48pNmaya9PeIZYbCRpLr0uJd39vx0x0aNa18IrXd_FpJgM7HJVvAHqPn-xHm5ewof3A-O8hK5reWsyWcvq0EB2XIAg5xiGB4/s1600/IMG_8487.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4kUBZukXtBFJIYcy6hBD2mYOn_EzR7s61oqMRMbZmYM48pNmaya9PeIZYbCRpLr0uJd39vx0x0aNa18IrXd_FpJgM7HJVvAHqPn-xHm5ewof3A-O8hK5reWsyWcvq0EB2XIAg5xiGB4/s640/IMG_8487.JPG" width="640" /></a></span>this persian rug was found at an antique mall right by our house. it's kind of a long story that i don't feel like explaining but it basically fell into our hands. most definitely meant to be. it's hard to see how beautiful it is but the colors are amazing and the pattern is just what i had dreamed about. i love that red and navy are the main colors but when i had daydreamed about the perfect persian rug, having orange in it was a non negotiable for me. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlBYmNDGyJIrMAGdIKJRq2lWARnROKK_6w9bC9LXhAlFIo8rOmjStzFsBSqn9Zbv47hjrUmQ5rV7N9pvBb9nFK994mVXVVFMg6cx6rIcSkeXDoAh4Xli-nTScNb76oDaxla32tC3MfYM/s1600/IMG_8532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlBYmNDGyJIrMAGdIKJRq2lWARnROKK_6w9bC9LXhAlFIo8rOmjStzFsBSqn9Zbv47hjrUmQ5rV7N9pvBb9nFK994mVXVVFMg6cx6rIcSkeXDoAh4Xli-nTScNb76oDaxla32tC3MfYM/s640/IMG_8532.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">i had been in love with letterpress drawers for a long time. i knew it would be a perfect way to display my rock collection. so when i came across this one at an estate sale last year, i was thrilled. it's hard to see how beautiful all the rocks are unless i take an up close picture of every one. the bigger rock on the ground is so gorgeous. it has sparkles everywhere. i picked up the vintage yard sticks in all different places and the spool i found at an antique mall. the locker bin's (wire baskets) were also found at an antique mall and they are one of my favorite finds. the number's on the front are the best part.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNftX2s6x66vAEMA1WwVjZtdOhMzQnChlsgJFgUTH53dey77ErhUJlHHBiEJ2hJqymXF_MMtMNRnQE788xkbMmPiDzD3HDippTXyYfQFkZ7hUWG5Zgp65wejg75h0SLos3Txfz4Du_MU/s1600/IMG_8496.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnNftX2s6x66vAEMA1WwVjZtdOhMzQnChlsgJFgUTH53dey77ErhUJlHHBiEJ2hJqymXF_MMtMNRnQE788xkbMmPiDzD3HDippTXyYfQFkZ7hUWG5Zgp65wejg75h0SLos3Txfz4Du_MU/s640/IMG_8496.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">this gorgeous chair is a very recent find. i just brought it back from utah last week. i paid $50 for it and i felt that was more than fair considering that everything is original. in my experience it's pretty rare to find furniture with cane detailing that isn't broken or ripped somewhere. infact that is always what i look for whenever i find any piece with cane detailing because i have NO idea how i would replace it. so not only was that in perfect shape but the blue/purple velvet fabric on this chair is so vibrant it's as if nobody ever sat in it. someone suggested that i paint the chair part white and i don't think i will because the camel color in the wood looks so pretty against this color. chairs are kind of my weakness... but according to debra needleman... you can't really have too many.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjrKFRX73KoT7zc7dmvkW8u0AvHa_CHwWj7fXcynQM7LIyQ8irdFN5MoRS-VLpuyaFS2vNoy5mYzf7nfH_GoqR4WpqeGfpL31bVzmC9eUeoENR3n2dwY3XbaWP-1X9dFvUgZxSf3SosJs/s640/IMG_8482.JPG" width="640" /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">this is also a pretty recent addition. i found her at the coolest indoor flea market and fell in love instantly. i'm pretty sure egyptian ink is what the artist used. i still need to take everything apart and clean it, you can still see the sticker on the bottom. also the butterfly is somewhat off center because the man who sold it to me was trying to show me more about it's history and all around value under the back and things got a little shaken up. i really love it though. when i spotted it, my heart kind of felt all warm and fuzzy... as if it was just waiting for me. ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklW_-_6tgVnkkjfLJ9PqEAjbOK_axORCT8yFN7WHH0qAIdOoQv7bmO_7kyS8WndaRF1jt3xV9SIF56nTs0ZOIc-EHDQH3mV78JsSiBqqHgrpAwS-ySp6pVSIhL4__ITXYtWe86JZch00/s1600/IMG_8483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklW_-_6tgVnkkjfLJ9PqEAjbOK_axORCT8yFN7WHH0qAIdOoQv7bmO_7kyS8WndaRF1jt3xV9SIF56nTs0ZOIc-EHDQH3mV78JsSiBqqHgrpAwS-ySp6pVSIhL4__ITXYtWe86JZch00/s640/IMG_8483.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">saving the best for last. this is the other thing that i just brought back from utah. and the picture just doesn't do justice. i bought it from a couple who had moved from california. they left a beautiful home and extremely successful business to help their son out in utah. they could only bring a few things and chose this mirror as one of them. it's hard to tell in the picture but the size of this estate mirror is outrageous. it weighs SOO much and it's basically as big as me. this truly is something that could cost hundreds of dollars, not just because of it's size but also because of how old it is. i'm not sure i will find a place for it in this rental home, but i knew that $60 was a steal and that i would never regret buying it. it's just breathtaking.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD0lTo0Pq7fgtfQC8yMPmjBa0tsqP2ZtMWT_5GbMs-M2Htu3sqpLNYW7ErpWYWbda5nuwxNIoK_oYTzG29NGNxlVMTfT060YjZ0Sial7BX68dMecoTqhu8gUIlv-J6AgOtXYxw_9tUf0/s1600/IMG_8512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD0lTo0Pq7fgtfQC8yMPmjBa0tsqP2ZtMWT_5GbMs-M2Htu3sqpLNYW7ErpWYWbda5nuwxNIoK_oYTzG29NGNxlVMTfT060YjZ0Sial7BX68dMecoTqhu8gUIlv-J6AgOtXYxw_9tUf0/s640/IMG_8512.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">and finally the mother of them all. a blue campaign dresser that became mine only 4 days ago. i found it on craigslist here in albuquerque and it's amazing. the woman said it's original brown color wasn't cutting it for her so she painted it blue because "blue is just pretty!". i don't know if we will keep it blue forever but for now.... i'm not even going to think about changing it. all the hardware is original and it too weighs SOOOO much. i thought we could switch it out for the dresser in our room in hopes to break up the monotony of our bedroom set that i've spoken about before. however we found that it was just way too low and not practical for that. i was kind of disappointed until grant pointed out a place in the entry way that ended up being perfect perfect perfect. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; 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It is easy to see that they are best friends! I love you with all my heart.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">a few months ago i was at an estate sale. i've had a new fascination for original art and i've really enjoyed collecting different pieces from all over. i went to this particular sale hoping to find a beautiful painting. i was worried i wouldn't find much since it was the second day of the sale. fortunately, i found a beautiful floral painting and bought it for half off. but i don't know even know why i'm talking about that when that isn't even what this post is about. while i was going through the rooms i noticed a big bookcase full of books. there was a complete encyclopedia set with a price tag next to it that read $50. the books were in great condition but i wasn't too into the idea. while walking away there was a smaller collection of books on the bottom shelf that caught my eye. it was a set of reader's digest books. the patterns on the front were adorable. i went to ask the woman in charge how much they were... hoping that they wouldn't be priced like the encyclopedia set. she looked at them and said... "five dollars?" i quickly replied, "sold!" and took them all home. i'm not positive but i think there is at least 22 books. 22 for $5?! i was so happy i asked. it never hurts to just ask. i wish i had a huge house with a million rooms, i'd easily use any of these books as an inspiration piece. the colors and patterns are so pretty.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMqC1vaAeYL_ywFVzHgLcSRBEOAEfKXFl_xljuhA4kdvL6k1e02kWyNCEq9repBFDUwkLyd3v9wl5DadDeFqLdYsMvtvwAvc-DYBlPjPUAv3XiGlc9zQuYiHL0r18vj2RPCFFcYCqHjI/s1600/IMG_8452.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMqC1vaAeYL_ywFVzHgLcSRBEOAEfKXFl_xljuhA4kdvL6k1e02kWyNCEq9repBFDUwkLyd3v9wl5DadDeFqLdYsMvtvwAvc-DYBlPjPUAv3XiGlc9zQuYiHL0r18vj2RPCFFcYCqHjI/s640/IMG_8452.JPG" width="640" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvM5WeQ7xzJlp_uRQwCghWh1zhqQg_KY0xqgzOfuTyCvGvUYNc_udo15nM0EAywaqmIDCaeLIW_NzRXXUIMZ6yHVRjAK1FFG2L3EnskcwpJu7qWUJF7doXj5V_J2akhybrEMx_gp86jk/s1600/IMG_8430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvM5WeQ7xzJlp_uRQwCghWh1zhqQg_KY0xqgzOfuTyCvGvUYNc_udo15nM0EAywaqmIDCaeLIW_NzRXXUIMZ6yHVRjAK1FFG2L3EnskcwpJu7qWUJF7doXj5V_J2akhybrEMx_gp86jk/s640/IMG_8430.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; clear: left; color: black; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQLDBeRKEOADenBE-La0dRU37kPr179rGNxlQkll6S1UsfcwOeoumUSj4vysp9HhBblc8_rRPLccOgdjnz0kdcvQA2yPK60_46tenLUTzdl2G3zodsBrPjZdWFlXuBRongiOkezwThe4/s1600/IMG_8439.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQLDBeRKEOADenBE-La0dRU37kPr179rGNxlQkll6S1UsfcwOeoumUSj4vysp9HhBblc8_rRPLccOgdjnz0kdcvQA2yPK60_46tenLUTzdl2G3zodsBrPjZdWFlXuBRongiOkezwThe4/s640/IMG_8439.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a_IRjgznjp2R9S1dFSxygoqIotzYgulgjnWmkiFt3Fxe6GODqNd7JAfbcMOTdttDmXar6G6A4KOsN3lb_mYo9x2q26lwSZrg1Wo-Yv9dEjOTabP-rcxDChhKv13-SbXvj_hchPStsPY/s1600/IMG_8449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3a_IRjgznjp2R9S1dFSxygoqIotzYgulgjnWmkiFt3Fxe6GODqNd7JAfbcMOTdttDmXar6G6A4KOsN3lb_mYo9x2q26lwSZrg1Wo-Yv9dEjOTabP-rcxDChhKv13-SbXvj_hchPStsPY/s640/IMG_8449.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<br />grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-15780655609888598852012-05-05T01:07:00.000-04:002012-05-05T01:07:33.072-04:00downton not downtown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i can't really stress how much i love good entertainment. downton abbey fits into that for me. they prove that it is possible to make a show that contains no bloody gorey violence, no cussing or vulgarity, no unnecessary sexy sex crap etc. great acting and fun story. and let's be honest, anything with maggie smith is going to be good.grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-67698786807311076052012-04-25T23:07:00.001-04:002012-04-25T23:19:09.799-04:00really really really love my trudy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQFiqjKZS6fPfl9OxX1LgTNTp_GdeZ_RiJROWszzPeQfluvMns8-nnbEzEO86CuweGsCJwuo0zBGULiOW2T98bWKOft1FkM7kcLxljEtes8oBimn9vuIXiuflS4TdBHfbkRLk2Sp-0iM/s1600/53e46f048e3d11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQFiqjKZS6fPfl9OxX1LgTNTp_GdeZ_RiJROWszzPeQfluvMns8-nnbEzEO86CuweGsCJwuo0zBGULiOW2T98bWKOft1FkM7kcLxljEtes8oBimn9vuIXiuflS4TdBHfbkRLk2Sp-0iM/s640/53e46f048e3d11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIV5bsAeLfsesXURhlLFeSzk9hmpRKqNQ3NO9_w_Ef3hqMQ546ZHTr3oFYEJ2-Mlenc6u3mN4t7XncvJZDWMoaHgTWXEUVq3YRIvhqcFzqtMOsLWWDQ0ZNYJB_kNN1bQS7efbtcsS6wGI/s1600/2b03832489b311e1a39b1231381b7ba1_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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earlier i was telling grant about my workout. i was explaining to him how good i was doing and was somewhat over exaggerating how big my strides were. apparently trudy thought it was <i>really</i> funny. she starting laughing so hard and so we pulled out the camera and i kept repeating my silly moves. she probably would've kept going all night but we had to put her to bed. we love her!</div>
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grant's parents gave us an antique desk and barrister bookcase when we were first married. we love them a lot but plan to at least paint the desk. i put some wrapping paper in the backs of the bookcase (not pictured) to give it some pizazz because we decided we didn't want to paint it. well grant decided that actually. and i'm fine with that. since this room also functions as a guest room, our sweet and awesome couch is a sofa bed. it's one of my <i>favorite</i> <i>favorite</i> finds. i will have to take a better picture of it. it's super retro looking. we bought it off craigslist about two years ago and scored pretty big with it. the owners told us that it had been sat on less than a dozen times and never slept on. they were trying to get rid of a lot of things and so we gave them $70 and drove away with <b><a href="http://grantandbritt.blogspot.com/2011/01/im-22-weeks-but-this-was-me-at-19-weeks.html">this chair</a>, </b>two glass coffee tables (very hollywood regency and just perfect), the sofa bed and a box of old books. it was amazing. while a dining room chair, high chair and dresser are all on the project list before anything in this room.... i've been keeping my eyes out for solutions to cure my office issues. these pictures are from my <a href="http://instagrid.me/brittanymbarnes/">instagram</a> and i'm counting them as a "during" check in. since we've furnished the room, hung certificates and artwork, threw in an area rug and put some curtains up... it's definitely not in "before" stage.<br />
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upholstery jobs just seem intimidating. i mean right? BUT, i've always wanted to try one because let's be honest.... they are always the best transformations. it's very satisfying to see a before and after that look completely different. so i figured that if i started small... there'd be less of a chance that i'd mess it up. </div>
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p.s. i've tried to take good pictures of our living room and dining room at different times of the day and because i don't know anything about photography or editing... i just can't seem to get the lighting quite right. the light that comes through the windows washes everything out. but oh well, i'm no professional and you get the idea. i hope my attempt to upholster something small will inspire someone! this one was super easy. in fact, it was easy enough to make me want to try it out on the seat of a dining room chair... hopefully a post on that is coming soon. but knowing me, you can't count on anything (meh... must. get. better). linked up <a href="http://grantandbritt.blogspot.com/2011/08/link-parties-are-so-much-fun.html">here</a>.</div>
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<br />grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1180030604209030962.post-91846440313873283362012-03-16T03:33:00.000-04:002012-04-16T04:06:42.748-04:00the lamp of my dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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so one night when trudy and i were roaming a local goodwill, i spotted this lamp on a shelf. if i was in a cartoon my eyes would have done that googly eyes thing. ya know? the base is a malachite green which happens to be one of my favorite minerals. to make it even better, brass campaign corners add the perfect touch. the white lampshade was not cutting it and wal-mart and target weren't giving me better options. so... i found a local lamp and shade shop. i learned SO much about lamps and shades from the owner. it was a lot of fun. she taught me about scale and proportion. we played around with shade shapes that repeated the base shape but i ended up with a shape that was opposite the base shape (i feel like i'm writing "shape" a lot). it happened to have an extremely reflective gold inside which was awesome because i was planning to line it with gold anyway. i attached some ribbon with fabric glue and voila! i'm very happy with it. i turn it on every night and i love the light that the gold inside puts off. it gives kind of romantic ambiance and it's very relaxing. oh and a few days later i received a card from the shop thanking me for coming in. now THAT's good customer service! these photos are from my iphone (the only camera i'm using these days!) on my <a href="http://web.stagram.com/n/brittbarnes04/">instagram</a>. linked up <a href="http://grantandbritt.blogspot.com/2011/08/link-parties-are-so-much-fun.html">here</a>.<br />
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so i've haven't been blogging for awhile. i'm very excited to start blogging again, especially to READ blogs. i have found that whenever we travel or decorate for holidays... i get really behind on everything. i've been trying to tackle my to do list lately. i promised myself (totally cheating right now) that i could get online when everything was done. i struggle to keep things tidied up (really working on this), not to be confused with dirty. grant and i are both pretty clean people but i think messy is a better word. our bedroom is messy. things get messy because unfortunately i am an extremist. my mom used to joke that my room (in high school) looked like a tornado hit it <i>or </i>it was immaculate. so right now i'm working on getting everything immaculate and then keeping it that way. now just to describe how ocd i can really be when it comes to cleaning.... i'm not just talking dusting, vacuuming and laundry. i'm talking cleaning the couch, armchair and anything upholstered (i got a carpet cleaner/hard-surface cleaner/upholstery cleaner thingy for christmas.... BEST THING EVER), cleaning out the vent of my blow dryer, cleaning out all my kitchen cabinets, my closet, my bathroom cupboards, trudy's wardrobe, medicine cabinets, fridge, under the bed, re-organizing our books, cleaning out the garage, cleaning the inside and outside of our cars. going through my makeup, steaming anything in my closet that needs it (no more being late to church), anyway i could keep going but i'm kind of getting discouraged. ha. sooooooo i'll hopefully be done with all this by the end of this week? not making any promises. </div>
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one thing that has been keeping me from getting all of this done is my phone. a few years ago grant and i bought droids. it was an awesome buy one get one free deal and since grant most definitely needs a smart phone for his job... it was perfect. well my droid screen broke and we were due for an upgrade and so i got an iphone. first i have to say that as far as droids go... i don't really have too many complaints. the droid makes it easier to personalize much more than the iphone but the iphone is amazing. i love it. i feel like it's my little toy. i just got a case that i ordered for it in the mail and i love it! i jumped on the instagram wagon and haven't regretted it since. the photo a day challenges are such a fun and easy way to document things in every day life. just another version of a journal. here is mine for the month of january. (everybody interprets things differently and that's what makes the photo a day challenges so fun. a few of mine that may be confusing... #3- i <i><b>adore</b></i> color, #4- what comes in my <i><b>letterbox</b></i>, #6- bath time with trudy <b><i>makes me smile</i></b>, #16- that <b><i>morning</i></b> i woke up to a beautiful bouquet of organic greens, #28- a quote that sheds <b><i>light</i></b>).</div>
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so behind and just trying to get through my to do list before i come back to blog land. </div>
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just saw this and almost peed my pants. i can't stop watching it. </div>
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p.s. having a blast on instagram... follow me! @brittbarnes04grant + brittanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10882001947761491548noreply@blogger.com7