Progress Peeks: Our Florida House

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiT4QxQanLaqCl6V3jrohEe8hswQZjij1SHGkIecdCd3xsRLl992BYQN8zf11EMjnoXVt0GfeT3yrSMpLuw2BcoRD_vmoGlaQRpl17A_vNwls5Fm-9mPuburt7fDZVJa1qjGlXfQs47A/s1600/-55.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiT4QxQanLaqCl6V3jrohEe8hswQZjij1SHGkIecdCd3xsRLl992BYQN8zf11EMjnoXVt0GfeT3yrSMpLuw2BcoRD_vmoGlaQRpl17A_vNwls5Fm-9mPuburt7fDZVJa1qjGlXfQs47A/s1600/-55.jpg" /></a></div>We're back from a lovely week in Florida! You might remember<a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2012/03/im-back-sneak-peek.html" target="_blank"> this post</a>, where I first gave little glimpses into our vacation home. Today, I happily have a few more peeks of the progress that we're making.  For starters, we've gotten some mirrors (like this Jonathan Adler one above) and some art onto our stark white walls.  Our new <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2012/04/obsession-du-jour-cheryl-maeder.html" target="_blank">piece by local artist Cheryl Maeder</a>, makes me smile every time I enter the room.  Speaking of smiles,  <a href="http://www.decoratorsbest.com/prod-z__Zebrine___Blue_White-217705.aspx" target="_blank">blue zebrine wallpaper by Rose Cummings</a>, now graces our guest bathroom walls and ceiling!  Beach inspired sconces, <a href="http://www.maddiegdesigns.com/love-these-moth-designs-sconces/" target="_blank">by Moth Designs</a> were hung as well, and we made a lot of headway in our children's rooms too. All of these shots were taken on I<a href="http://www.blogger.com/">nstagram, an absolute obsession for me</a>, this app is perfect for <i>my always have my phone, but never my camera</i> self!  So far, zhushing up this house has been a lot of fun, I'm getting to utilize many of the pieces and ideas I've written about here for years!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDX6CR_ZWtaVPDjQspZhiW2FXWWD7sfPc1bWNMSCjzkuQ3JwFQi2CdRdq69pVPwSX-XFsu3E5PEvK12hKJH-ogPcWMtu61_emGc2WOhMoI0fUYfZiReZwn2AddW7hn1IjbbydPSjzDiw/s1600/-54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDX6CR_ZWtaVPDjQspZhiW2FXWWD7sfPc1bWNMSCjzkuQ3JwFQi2CdRdq69pVPwSX-XFsu3E5PEvK12hKJH-ogPcWMtu61_emGc2WOhMoI0fUYfZiReZwn2AddW7hn1IjbbydPSjzDiw/s1600/-54.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu-Bpr3r-I48knNjXKTPV9DDu68i-UajGcByUuQCPWm6mLsozVvdRIpDuTXKBNC20ojaMg7cdufw5bdCimiOlLrPNemgQWq8Eb-lJQN8rUFwjRX2JyiCfyn5jTB_PoNndl4aJz_Lr_kw/s1600/-53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu-Bpr3r-I48knNjXKTPV9DDu68i-UajGcByUuQCPWm6mLsozVvdRIpDuTXKBNC20ojaMg7cdufw5bdCimiOlLrPNemgQWq8Eb-lJQN8rUFwjRX2JyiCfyn5jTB_PoNndl4aJz_Lr_kw/s1600/-53.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD015NGbTBRT-cnNEduljOfUx979jPudxx64DsxItrjZ7cjAkd5cps1VNNlQqpBI-Lt44i2GVXNTg1CIN9MzUz_Qk6uUTK2p-6ZcWbFIRudorSYP7a1LqUk2xyyOEkSQGShyphenhyphenxHr_HmEj4/s1600/-56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD015NGbTBRT-cnNEduljOfUx979jPudxx64DsxItrjZ7cjAkd5cps1VNNlQqpBI-Lt44i2GVXNTg1CIN9MzUz_Qk6uUTK2p-6ZcWbFIRudorSYP7a1LqUk2xyyOEkSQGShyphenhyphenxHr_HmEj4/s1600/-56.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2iCYcrGjCQnkFjxLepIRTPOljfqNg1ad83ZdlYhMTD_JKf9NJnThxVv2GW-5GY5wnm89zxOO9unfANkqa0v3U-Fn7zzeWMQ45pShHuIN-6VQipsgcda4wn-PKthXmespV4BaTHXvKfw/s1600/-52.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT2iCYcrGjCQnkFjxLepIRTPOljfqNg1ad83ZdlYhMTD_JKf9NJnThxVv2GW-5GY5wnm89zxOO9unfANkqa0v3U-Fn7zzeWMQ45pShHuIN-6VQipsgcda4wn-PKthXmespV4BaTHXvKfw/s1600/-52.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBjbl9uuOkTclSzFOLEeu4IdLDfWleUm4P58iVluZCmLOw7pCpny2oVsTMrHH2k8gTYUHqwyIM_g-O0WgevAe26rBHa8W8vjDtuS4io7zeZZQzH6_MDi2gGabhXM8WfoX3gusw3-PVzs/s1600/-51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBjbl9uuOkTclSzFOLEeu4IdLDfWleUm4P58iVluZCmLOw7pCpny2oVsTMrHH2k8gTYUHqwyIM_g-O0WgevAe26rBHa8W8vjDtuS4io7zeZZQzH6_MDi2gGabhXM8WfoX3gusw3-PVzs/s1600/-51.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzGVBsOUpsVm7X3kiKbTb8CihP-6ysbq3FQwCizzYDGFCfrvb0qGvV00UBPJbSVIbNdfyNbUQTns4bQxH0t6PgOs0mvIrUnUQIbRWcIE5kDNV1oCGc5W4mHTcEgQ1OSlWjXoBncErkAA/s1600/bb01c3ceb27a11e1a8761231381b4856_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzGVBsOUpsVm7X3kiKbTb8CihP-6ysbq3FQwCizzYDGFCfrvb0qGvV00UBPJbSVIbNdfyNbUQTns4bQxH0t6PgOs0mvIrUnUQIbRWcIE5kDNV1oCGc5W4mHTcEgQ1OSlWjXoBncErkAA/s1600/bb01c3ceb27a11e1a8761231381b4856_7.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Progress Peeks: Our Florida House

We're back from a lovely week in Florida! You might remember this post , where I first gave little glimpses into our vacation home. Tod...

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I'm Back + A Sneak Peek!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyI1g-ySq_bfSq3ep7aE-j9NnEamAxG9tUHbH2mfKHGkZcvyWqQhqjOzxq-kg3wKhsj2dGTcs5iFniHmRs1EgrBLKkwefIlPJDTYtE6FEzU_FOl4nrFDZcYFQgaB7SwRUdHjCChmYWy25p/s1600/IMG_2067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyI1g-ySq_bfSq3ep7aE-j9NnEamAxG9tUHbH2mfKHGkZcvyWqQhqjOzxq-kg3wKhsj2dGTcs5iFniHmRs1EgrBLKkwefIlPJDTYtE6FEzU_FOl4nrFDZcYFQgaB7SwRUdHjCChmYWy25p/s1600/IMG_2067.jpg" /></a></div>Hi there!  I know I never mentioned a word about it...but I've been away in South Florida with my family on a two week vacation.  Since it concerns some of my extended family members (on a safety level) if I blog our travel plans, I thought I'd honor their wishes and not write about it until after we returned.  So here we are...exhausted and slightly sunburned under piles of mail. The exciting part is that we are now <i>official</i> home owners in Florida!  For years we've been vacationing in the same spot, and a few months ago decided to take the big step of buying.  We found a "fixer upper" for an incredible price, and the best part...it's walking distance from our dear friends!  As you might guess, decorating this new blank canvas has been a lot of fun for me so far.  Every idea and inspiration that caught my eye while penning this blog is now coming to fruition.  I even have an incredibly helpful <a href="http://pinterest.com/sued/project/" target="_blank">pin board known as "project"</a> for this house.  It has a long way to go, but here is a sneak peek of how my beach inspired Florida home, is slowly shaping up... <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLXpamhZu1aNWANF3uIrvgwCwZzTTfsVAEQeuQ5cgjJI4iTHPCTFSMkcMb18Wdfipgy6kIqFSvYXkV57UAB8CRHZbUZSMqdDHsvcEIPRDwevI17f0Du-ZvIHIJYyuGABDpZCWhw_4j5cG/s1600/IMG_2060.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLXpamhZu1aNWANF3uIrvgwCwZzTTfsVAEQeuQ5cgjJI4iTHPCTFSMkcMb18Wdfipgy6kIqFSvYXkV57UAB8CRHZbUZSMqdDHsvcEIPRDwevI17f0Du-ZvIHIJYyuGABDpZCWhw_4j5cG/s1600/IMG_2060.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZPp8kOwTiWI0w5kZlJx2d8aDTtsS7cEjv0j-X05nEKFcjAzNTgQqtypgsEXta8VoaK4zo8OtHk1CtCA8h_oxcp6St_Ka9hyphenhyphenQo5E8at0xDCrCT15oFLIUyf6vyCR5n2W7LmFHTAZl1cCV/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZPp8kOwTiWI0w5kZlJx2d8aDTtsS7cEjv0j-X05nEKFcjAzNTgQqtypgsEXta8VoaK4zo8OtHk1CtCA8h_oxcp6St_Ka9hyphenhyphenQo5E8at0xDCrCT15oFLIUyf6vyCR5n2W7LmFHTAZl1cCV/s1600/IMG_2080.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpyMI0ghkiGMvO2UVDCjiEKm05zP6-7gyeTaHOG1SHvKGtHONHWuSWx7tyyIr9r1j56huWKDHCuKBOOc2l-MGq3ZVJO7BmvmqU_S-F39hu974EqMP_kUl5xtwJpkgeJWnJxo-DrKSoHn5/s1600/IMG_2081.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpyMI0ghkiGMvO2UVDCjiEKm05zP6-7gyeTaHOG1SHvKGtHONHWuSWx7tyyIr9r1j56huWKDHCuKBOOc2l-MGq3ZVJO7BmvmqU_S-F39hu974EqMP_kUl5xtwJpkgeJWnJxo-DrKSoHn5/s1600/IMG_2081.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0XAoW9m6JwTcj6xzL18QUPXM0rUH0Hd8qc22nZ7EH195YDElsCpdqW05u81lTg6nq7WugSSKhOkKvUFW_L08_mODvUeaSnqYvZz9cNLWif0Hpt5N-LaagS7FqO-FAaDo3J7SPi0Kb4ce/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0XAoW9m6JwTcj6xzL18QUPXM0rUH0Hd8qc22nZ7EH195YDElsCpdqW05u81lTg6nq7WugSSKhOkKvUFW_L08_mODvUeaSnqYvZz9cNLWif0Hpt5N-LaagS7FqO-FAaDo3J7SPi0Kb4ce/s1600/IMG_2068.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

I'm Back + A Sneak Peek!

Hi there!  I know I never mentioned a word about it...but I've been away in South Florida with my family on a two week vacation.  Since ...

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