5 things I learned this summer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />I should make huge apologies for stalling my blogging over the last couple of months, but I have a letter from ... the artist.  I spent most of June, July and August at my summer house without access to the internet except through my phone. Blogging uses data. <br /><br /> If you follow me on Designing Home you know my life is very cyclical.  I have to find time for two careers- interior decorating and art.  I often flip my attention for blocks of time, and traditionally summer is  art time. I allow my decor business to match my summer speed. It doesn't hurt to be unavailable! <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="sunflowers, Bonavista Social Club, Upper Amherst Cove, Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsa2Tzi40Qtj7ehbLlLOFbug8ryJE4_mfFgXCNc6SRu9dJnVCIxGAbAi4QzOKuBx9R5AAWBRa6H_X48CASeDByYYDDmvPAkiFkPMPrShBWetWe22yGrc8YfD6qaF4KEz-sEUD4OcQDGt-x/s1600/sunflowers.JPG" title="September in Upper Amherst Cove" width="300" /> </div><br /> I'm finding it difficult to accept summer has dwindled into fall.   That doesn't mean I don't make art the rest of the year; I just have to share my time with business. But those summers are important for the rest of the year when you take time to reflect.  I found out that: <br /><br /><h4>Nature fuels creativity</h4><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="iceberg, Duntara, Newfoundland, Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisG4CzuGoLXCLNY9KH9hjUQL3r1ESTyeH-Jrb4kAILz2fPPcYuX-HL0znqMeloyOHH9aCS6rhZerK9FJvrB7R1kpJQSbAafG8ud40XCewWUgNLIcxJuIXKRnP0BttyYOP-ijPe8rGCj_J3/s1600/iceberg+through+window.JPG" title="Iceberg, Duntara, Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland" width="300" /></div><br />A long summer, spent on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean with whales breaching and ice bergs slowly drifting, begs you to slow down.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="relaxing Duntara Newfoundland feet first , Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0wEaf02LDcekcrI_3_nvYqzseBP88PQnpqcY2dz8CLTKCurqNFVfmxp9MXCmsUO5irYlozLjOv_sQNKONxZRbAugZpbwBMC6H2ozl1LbTXgnOoM3Zw2H3tEi_0ibeXf31xpM6FdvVX3YE/s1600/toes+to+the+ocean.JPG" title="Relaxing in the bay" width="315" /></div><br />  Contemplation leads to renewal as you allow your mind to follow the rhythms of nature.  When you  relax  this wonderful feeling of "anything is possible" descends. You make new connections, have creative thoughts, and appreciate  your lot in life.  Even the small things, usually ignored, are suddenly worthy of comment. <br /><br /><br /><h4>There's new life in old things</h4><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Lawton house, King's Cove, Newfoundland, Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltiVaifVraSZM42FquFQE_NtoeQNxLAIhl7bHv4oRyTdngZMxVVyeFQmGN6id49jbqXmnm-BZ9G6pYBUfBsJk5EahjlYwm_4rqzEC8zv-rObKvFP1f5iRdTlrmXyy0U6iMXZU_PxhhBpl/s1600/Lawton+house+King's%2BCove.PNG" title="Lawton House, King's Cove, Newfoundland" width="266" /></div><br /> I love to see old houses on their last legs getting attention, and those that don't eventually fall down.  It is in this debris,  that I found inspiration for new work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Composition in Time Margaret Ryall 2014 wood assemblage" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgruhN9-uMr5IPQzvbrgrbXgro0NQ0fV1MWsZZGy8dRPnrSULLr7vsZ6mkPmwOJjPNYqrwR4WpYNxOrUv_a21PMthJyq1Lz7lm1FZEfkAxIGjdg_R3pgpZOu91NoHAAg3y8mEFsQNQPlXpK/s1600/composition+in+time.JPG" title="Composition in Time, Margaret Ryal,l 2014, wood assemblage, 12 x 28 in." width="301" /></div><br /> What began quietly at the end of <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2013/12/reclaimed-wood-works.html">last summer </a>has blossomed into a whole new series of  work this year and an exhibition in 2016.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZM5rkmgpknTvgknfVk1yNmyhTOwMRhVS_6Fm1wXRMvE92KNzKB-dUzIj7dTsE8zKkKg3o3k5zzFlcXmGZg-Z9LqY9o1Po2m0zR1yI6GzpQCMzSoVEEx8qGLK0l_unircOnNabrFBHeQm/s1600/shed+studio.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZM5rkmgpknTvgknfVk1yNmyhTOwMRhVS_6Fm1wXRMvE92KNzKB-dUzIj7dTsE8zKkKg3o3k5zzFlcXmGZg-Z9LqY9o1Po2m0zR1yI6GzpQCMzSoVEEx8qGLK0l_unircOnNabrFBHeQm/s1600/shed+studio.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />Yes, I've taken over that holy of holies- the shed - as my studio.  Move over Don, I've arrived. Good thing I learned  how to use all the necessary tools years ago. I can make that band saw sing.<br /><br /><br /><h4>Nature provides the best colour schemes </h4><h4> </h4><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Duntara, Bonavista Bay, Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9W8V8GmZUNEWmgFWBeXPz7jeIP14Vp0nVsIqhKkSoJveg9UAy19r4VEc3MR3IY0xw9mrbGVc3B2zFjqXNTV9DraEWrsfB7aKRJPqkU7ufdfi7bBpeYb_ee5werN1EC8lCeLgg4LfKwGg/s1600/colours+of+sunset+the+bay.JPG" title="untara, Bonavista Bay, NL" width="295" /></div><br />My  colour sensibilities are heightened every summer because I am so immersed in nature.  I see coastal colours in my colour schemes in both art and decorating. It's as if I am storing up the feelings of summer in the the palette of my surroundings.  <br /><br /><h4>Know when to stop</h4><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="orange yellow rockers porch Duntara Bonavista Bay Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7bV-Az6C-tvduAWpHdrN7eOp3p_rCAymMwOg7OVKFki4kBu9alGpTesuR6nYqFzKQ52jpPkRLGE44koORmzYTUeAefvO0xEzk3WhFeSD_mP0YJp-oPUeMnZ-iOUGVYS4T1f0JmLv8H8z/s1600/chairs+on+porch.JPG" title="Rockers in Duntara, NL" width="300" /></div><br />Usually for a month each summer we trip around Europe with friends.  This summer we decided to stay put as they went off to China!  Yes, we traded China for a summer "around the bay" in a little harbour with a population of 30+.  I'm so glad I listened to my body.<br /><br /><h4> There are many kinds of artists</h4><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Mahoneys' garden, King's Cove, Newfoundland, Margaret Ryall" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYExdWsn2VBHeMhsmZoX2gS8B_lE0wPC_G7gNFx2uhLJrIZysYrJ48vflCgIOEFE3jK0OvrsjNcQGrrfmbB9oYj1pmGIbg9GlOo04gePdIgNMaJwswXH6HoLqWqrhBh7ZWBsvdp27z2HB/s1600/Veronica's%2Bgarden%2B1.JPG" title="Mahoneys' Garden, King's Cove, NL" width="300" /> </div><br />Past lives intersect in small communities where you know everyone and everyone knows you.  Our friends, The Mahoneys, who live in the next community,  have a lovely garden.  I featured it in my <a href="http://designinghome.blogspot.ca/2014/07/how-does-your-garden-grow.html">last post</a> as proof that many people do not realize how talented they truly are. <br /><br /><br />What were your summer revelations?

5 things I learned this summer

I should make huge apologies for stalling my blogging over the last couple of months, but I have a letter from ... the artist.  I spent most...

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At Home: An ocean getaway

As a child I often imagined how a house would look on the inside as I drove or walked about the town where I lived.  I'm assuming I'm no different from most people.  My <i>Open Doors </i> series of posts will fill the need to peek inside everyday homes- not the grand designs of decor magazines, but interesting homes that are achievable for most people.  Come along on a visit to my friends' ocean beach house.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEtBe9XiRiQXtr7U9QSjtv32TYLa27sHa05h-mwx4C9BmwZB6ImeIcrKW6suytrBlrEMjnFciFbmdZ4MNv1qqCODGIJNrHpzBXPMce1zPrhv_qlgi5V2njTco3AKT5sM2hT-e-EyiQkb3/s1600/DSCN760266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEtBe9XiRiQXtr7U9QSjtv32TYLa27sHa05h-mwx4C9BmwZB6ImeIcrKW6suytrBlrEMjnFciFbmdZ4MNv1qqCODGIJNrHpzBXPMce1zPrhv_qlgi5V2njTco3AKT5sM2hT-e-EyiQkb3/s400/DSCN760266.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The patio overlooking the Atlantic Ocean has lots of beach finds.   There's a wind up today.  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gfLN5AI69QWWhkF3sXzsyRhfNCVJ2xW9Cne0Ou0CDma2tp1aU2d3xKTZhDWkuedpW1g5NfArLTjZWw3tgURxOXCBjL_qFWFh97Qgd4x_U_rwCLZEGwgPoVZmuleUKYV6YUUj-RkWdW-H/s1600/DSCN763366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-gfLN5AI69QWWhkF3sXzsyRhfNCVJ2xW9Cne0Ou0CDma2tp1aU2d3xKTZhDWkuedpW1g5NfArLTjZWw3tgURxOXCBjL_qFWFh97Qgd4x_U_rwCLZEGwgPoVZmuleUKYV6YUUj-RkWdW-H/s400/DSCN763366.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> From the kitchen looking out through the screened window.  Even I would like to wash dishes here. The exterior of the house is red with a soft creamy white trim. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pat and Janna travel all the way from British Columbia to Newfoundland every summer to enjoy life on an opposite ocean. I met Pat  when she and a friend  came to visit my studio/gallery in my summer house.   Ever since we've been looking forward to our summer time visits. When they left this year I received a key to the premises so I could photograph.   </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div> After one visit to the Bonavista Peninsula , Pat and Janna fell in  love with the place and purchased a typical Newfoundland outport house and began to remodel it.  Remodel doesn't seem the right word though. They worked backward until they reached the original boards, removing layers of wallpaper and wallboard.  I was lucky enough to photograph some of this process for my wallpaper archive which is part of an art project I'm working on.  Here's what it looked like then....<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu7E5Fbt_uQKhYnrL-nIJCU7aF1maskXpj63dgQIRBRVpiftDyDYgcb0UTytlIyITTqMOCC6IznK5yr1f0nMcx5QOQ52FQdwDrJfkIuFXWjrE58tnevuscCI6ZVblQbTZDxp_1zEqIfZX/s1600/DSCN162666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEu7E5Fbt_uQKhYnrL-nIJCU7aF1maskXpj63dgQIRBRVpiftDyDYgcb0UTytlIyITTqMOCC6IznK5yr1f0nMcx5QOQ52FQdwDrJfkIuFXWjrE58tnevuscCI6ZVblQbTZDxp_1zEqIfZX/s400/DSCN162666.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwxrqLk-8nAqqMuMjQ42GvFYt5ZP7KH1upGNB1uk2b-bL2Cqszwsbe-wuh6az-IBqh5zItr18ZWSwp1pDisTvCs80JiUeCEve4O5wMeMAot7b7kxsuiTDtI4Lj2lyjWFsfjxzul-5tLsF/s1600/DSCN163966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwwxrqLk-8nAqqMuMjQ42GvFYt5ZP7KH1upGNB1uk2b-bL2Cqszwsbe-wuh6az-IBqh5zItr18ZWSwp1pDisTvCs80JiUeCEve4O5wMeMAot7b7kxsuiTDtI4Lj2lyjWFsfjxzul-5tLsF/s400/DSCN163966.jpg" width="300" /></a></div> And look what was hiding under the layers of wallpaper, a newspaper article about The Kennedy family.  After much patience and elbow grease they were ready to simplify the decor. <br /><br /> They painted the whole interior  white and added their personal touches. That's what makes a home in my book.  I appreciate the way they have arranged/displayed their finds. <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UoU0sf2Z2_OP1G9N5RjlpGxRM54Mh2vg2Xz80GDmDtxgIimBR1nJue-zyiJtJ9EpnRoJyhKHQ_kjq2aUcqgmoTYi0Onm7NuSVz-j96cB6UedLjM3IDQF1bIjtycCW6D9itf8vL5QL61-/s1600/DSCN760366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UoU0sf2Z2_OP1G9N5RjlpGxRM54Mh2vg2Xz80GDmDtxgIimBR1nJue-zyiJtJ9EpnRoJyhKHQ_kjq2aUcqgmoTYi0Onm7NuSVz-j96cB6UedLjM3IDQF1bIjtycCW6D9itf8vL5QL61-/s400/DSCN760366.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6qhLMP8-7ra2PwBpLK_gkWVXHOhLgI0fxPz3GtQxTxsX3wzBFDLr8GDmVbjMvYvzIM8jOChK1uFSAyTSSNEtCCdjSQqdBIBgAvtyoBo_8ckfRHKilRByITb-4Eza-HJh_x2kYWEOzTt1/s1600/DSCN760466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6qhLMP8-7ra2PwBpLK_gkWVXHOhLgI0fxPz3GtQxTxsX3wzBFDLr8GDmVbjMvYvzIM8jOChK1uFSAyTSSNEtCCdjSQqdBIBgAvtyoBo_8ckfRHKilRByITb-4Eza-HJh_x2kYWEOzTt1/s400/DSCN760466.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW9Bn2JGbO4HTYsiaHGVXa5G5gDfBPNT-j4tZKMb-tD8HBLRbGiM4-pL1hu-gSFGzgUsse3z9-kqLG3O6MyVPUkqdzR4wB1oJMy0d-nuolBI9vmRONqVqTbaN-ahw4bb87989KgLb2ofy/s1600/DSCN760666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW9Bn2JGbO4HTYsiaHGVXa5G5gDfBPNT-j4tZKMb-tD8HBLRbGiM4-pL1hu-gSFGzgUsse3z9-kqLG3O6MyVPUkqdzR4wB1oJMy0d-nuolBI9vmRONqVqTbaN-ahw4bb87989KgLb2ofy/s400/DSCN760666.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMzWzp0Fnqm2W5-D-kue3xroTcguUKyIVOrmJunviSNlXIkGBMcDFddsbT0KQOazJb1w0Q8Wq5YUSAnBW39ZYTHxQiyt0m7O5Mieb7erN1R0TZxYbXFKEjxe0er_UnAQAnhtulUHPWOE-/s1600/DSCN760766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMzWzp0Fnqm2W5-D-kue3xroTcguUKyIVOrmJunviSNlXIkGBMcDFddsbT0KQOazJb1w0Q8Wq5YUSAnBW39ZYTHxQiyt0m7O5Mieb7erN1R0TZxYbXFKEjxe0er_UnAQAnhtulUHPWOE-/s400/DSCN760766.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The accent colour throughout the house is red.  What a fitting use for these cod jiggers!</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DbtzUKJqmi6wHEkVtpSY4V-zfS206D50-xaaS4PyUmaQpkHAcltiEFSKP6MTBC2mzkN0tNvSqIZI3gy6OcKRfJl1PU2mGs_IJsgbefzMF6X7aHfgq7xBEbCXVrUwE0V1ZDPtH7JzlqHg/s1600/DSCN760966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5DbtzUKJqmi6wHEkVtpSY4V-zfS206D50-xaaS4PyUmaQpkHAcltiEFSKP6MTBC2mzkN0tNvSqIZI3gy6OcKRfJl1PU2mGs_IJsgbefzMF6X7aHfgq7xBEbCXVrUwE0V1ZDPtH7JzlqHg/s400/DSCN760966.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sea urchins in a bottle, beach glass, a boat and sea birds on an old trunk flanked by windows and oars.   </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiIIgvEOXulyH3W0NDjorUHejp0omrG0jPTJzmMH8N-FXcb62DLn_R0l_IGuG0gVsa7sUo-VwjaMqhslOmZ0vYQOicqi-Tm5kEbvNPrIQDUYXBvizkcaQF2uQaZhytIutdLJiVjIe3Xuv/s1600/DSCN761166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiIIgvEOXulyH3W0NDjorUHejp0omrG0jPTJzmMH8N-FXcb62DLn_R0l_IGuG0gVsa7sUo-VwjaMqhslOmZ0vYQOicqi-Tm5kEbvNPrIQDUYXBvizkcaQF2uQaZhytIutdLJiVjIe3Xuv/s400/DSCN761166.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> More splashes of red against white and navy blue.  The sofa is red,  but it was covered for its winter rest. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hI-uuU1cGC-P0iVNDWk_p6hWTJmWOZsQ7wD4XnvJwEvlGdVIbokSy8yAtEvCr_uxdjVaObAePxauHiiD8Fmm29vaW1o9NRJJ5Pxe8aFdQZ65LOK-oAk95GKcZWwkR0ZhysX2CKxo4AqB/s1600/DSCN761066.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hI-uuU1cGC-P0iVNDWk_p6hWTJmWOZsQ7wD4XnvJwEvlGdVIbokSy8yAtEvCr_uxdjVaObAePxauHiiD8Fmm29vaW1o9NRJJ5Pxe8aFdQZ65LOK-oAk95GKcZWwkR0ZhysX2CKxo4AqB/s400/DSCN761066.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some  of my favourite things in the house... the checkerboard that has two colours of beach stones for checkers, and a book about sea glass which prompted me to get my own copy.  It just arrived and I'm reading every word getting ready for next summer's hunt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlovPqLx45uBqVMSDu3z2eJUANndkYqc0rvqeVhhfMZY2qwpPOqPWJd6RLpiot_uExaMw_4_y_QM_Fsv1Tzmjz7mrjf6t1AFM9JmmWPOQksT4zSrRbsgROm3Tkgd99RY8tXQjdldASjXRw/s1600/DSCN761266.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlovPqLx45uBqVMSDu3z2eJUANndkYqc0rvqeVhhfMZY2qwpPOqPWJd6RLpiot_uExaMw_4_y_QM_Fsv1Tzmjz7mrjf6t1AFM9JmmWPOQksT4zSrRbsgROm3Tkgd99RY8tXQjdldASjXRw/s400/DSCN761266.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Most of the furnishings are from IKEA which is a feat when you live in Newfoundland- they have to be shipped or driven.   I covet the aqua coloured lantern on the bookcase. Would they notice if it wasn't there next summer?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmT3AkC_HBoHZ_Y-VSr4vB1b-B_q5l7g6Ky2cJxe8FBUOlAKSO3K8xb3GHAvaY0R2Aho2l-i0RFnbtKeJabx9UH-bqiXWktjsXxp70li_N9pcsbDgbge3PPuk3H8Gxjbtztf5zG_wKCTM/s1600/DSCN761466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzmT3AkC_HBoHZ_Y-VSr4vB1b-B_q5l7g6Ky2cJxe8FBUOlAKSO3K8xb3GHAvaY0R2Aho2l-i0RFnbtKeJabx9UH-bqiXWktjsXxp70li_N9pcsbDgbge3PPuk3H8Gxjbtztf5zG_wKCTM/s400/DSCN761466.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> I love seeing the remnant of an old window (I'm guessing) above the left chair. Shutters are a very practical window treatment because these windows are visible from the street and there could be nosy people just like me hovering outside.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTbRn9_dUfPbN5LVyXMkQfyJRikX_pfZnEXiVdbKisV8qJcSu9QQvPfWtHAnY6v5m78BR3IcDVrNloHSjHAz-onEBFLx5ReEaltAagDxCHtZKQOmi6bdsvcNpYzeDPsmydF-p2RTZEuNO/s1600/DSCN761866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTbRn9_dUfPbN5LVyXMkQfyJRikX_pfZnEXiVdbKisV8qJcSu9QQvPfWtHAnY6v5m78BR3IcDVrNloHSjHAz-onEBFLx5ReEaltAagDxCHtZKQOmi6bdsvcNpYzeDPsmydF-p2RTZEuNO/s400/DSCN761866.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRl0YhILSWbpcdmXtYhQSd_H3T3lMFlqzITLvbkpmpWuI3DlcK7E5pM0KmIhFg5xAQahbE1epVs5V-QSMymQJbNw5dnp9GQqD5uZVbd9crzB6mc49lgK_rP02LZwmn_OWvhkYh3wRT62H/s1600/DSCN762366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRl0YhILSWbpcdmXtYhQSd_H3T3lMFlqzITLvbkpmpWuI3DlcK7E5pM0KmIhFg5xAQahbE1epVs5V-QSMymQJbNw5dnp9GQqD5uZVbd9crzB6mc49lgK_rP02LZwmn_OWvhkYh3wRT62H/s400/DSCN762366.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />  I call this the gallery of "Walked On" .  Pat salvaged scraps of the various floor coverings from the house and framed them in simple IKEA frames.   The stark simplicity of the frames show off the contents.  Keeping the stairway all white further enhances the overall look of this very effective display. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBg89aJPVKUXd5X0L9pr6K0zx47Cg8_CjRocx0I5iANuSd_TxmWe2yV-x1_QOS66f249aB0Fmwwtk7zZtEsmJOFn7MpGN5-3Y7JxxyCRaWAMQVDYZBMHAHGyxGg-f-au9nDtO9YTEbS7DM/s1600/DSCN761966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq-1h_JrBk_jf8M1SrlAZs4D2WJT6tb4jZhssedGz9ZBPe1-jgS2heos6-S2G9Gq3wT8eZ1pQeMKp5OclZZ2FSEbsuA1FQjVRK9GJS2AhriGc0IZ80ZqG3hgNHJA84YrhOGCkqrdVycO2/s1600/DSCN762666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYq-1h_JrBk_jf8M1SrlAZs4D2WJT6tb4jZhssedGz9ZBPe1-jgS2heos6-S2G9Gq3wT8eZ1pQeMKp5OclZZ2FSEbsuA1FQjVRK9GJS2AhriGc0IZ80ZqG3hgNHJA84YrhOGCkqrdVycO2/s400/DSCN762666.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Upstairs hallway leading to....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sso4-v3YesNkC8TX0jk9uV4ewj1rVxifAlQ5Kj_eODZT5ku9pmPIPN1MFto4alQGzadIShPAboNCN7sjC1S_VqsayYp2LUesz8SrFZn4z5yglEG_0UFJUKkz-gzBTI5BHG_Z8iFYOX6T/s1600/DSCN762766.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7sso4-v3YesNkC8TX0jk9uV4ewj1rVxifAlQ5Kj_eODZT5ku9pmPIPN1MFto4alQGzadIShPAboNCN7sjC1S_VqsayYp2LUesz8SrFZn4z5yglEG_0UFJUKkz-gzBTI5BHG_Z8iFYOX6T/s400/DSCN762766.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">..... a great desk area .  Now where did they find that old map of Newfoundland that was on the school room wall in my day?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">There are more rooms for another time, but I ran out of battery power before I could finish my job.  Do you have any favourites?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks to Janna and Pat for leaving me with the key and welcoming my intrusion. </div>

At Home: An ocean getaway

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