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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Daughter's Room Reveal

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc_aC8d8ynqyaTuEJNY2tO1R7FGsFlavbB6uIGzmWiViMJSGZDvm6subOkmoc5ehS_6ljeoMfDvXTO8r8rSdKZ5EQ-gJi1vbdp4qbajUg-v9U6I-fHuazAwRpB_6ggG7Ow2YFiKNX8_U/s1600/6414e6f49c3a09a11315916227.jpg" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My daughter's room is done!  Back in March <a href="http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-be-tween.html">I posted the "befores"</a>, the little girl room that I lovingly put together for my daughter when she was just two years old.  Now that she is almost twelve, this new grown up version seems much more appropriate, despite the fact that seeing her old room here still gets me emotional!  We are both thrilled with the way it came out.  I re-posted the inspiration room, and finally all the sources...everything except the custom headboard from Ethan Allen and the upholstered pillow for the Land of Nod bench, was ordered online!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP8M0mkITKZTkYgqS6-5Ruff7WtqqSEG7aX6DHHctXyV1qwVQa-ImN2oPuPEBbhPZScG24r1Tu8o-cwIiqm86_hi1_aomsGARCCC7wcWKNYJZwN63jn7kHpsaX6NWAT_rxcFJb7XYsac/s1600/7944e6f499675ca11315916182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzP8M0mkITKZTkYgqS6-5Ruff7WtqqSEG7aX6DHHctXyV1qwVQa-ImN2oPuPEBbhPZScG24r1Tu8o-cwIiqm86_hi1_aomsGARCCC7wcWKNYJZwN63jn7kHpsaX6NWAT_rxcFJb7XYsac/s1600/7944e6f499675ca11315916182.jpg" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNf2P02WXwR9aX1mqDA1tQcjf1HiKM9ze5rd5vPpWALb4WQOMdiOIWYoqzso3jpdl0qSGI8n2TuS7M5O0N64O47Z7WgGiCCAwYip47GmZd97NRGoFd1BiRJ4dTN3oCecv9nBrww6Vyks/s1600/0334e6f4a43b38f61315916355.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMNf2P02WXwR9aX1mqDA1tQcjf1HiKM9ze5rd5vPpWALb4WQOMdiOIWYoqzso3jpdl0qSGI8n2TuS7M5O0N64O47Z7WgGiCCAwYip47GmZd97NRGoFd1BiRJ4dTN3oCecv9nBrww6Vyks/s1600/0334e6f4a43b38f61315916355.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the inspiration</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcNDxWrsqHic2MQ2rsDlmxPKw3-3EciojdWeqiDY8ZJhEfZzvHqEYBv7HCwcgzF0rCN3wa8rIcO1hDwyjGrBhjD-ukjDJCeJtdR86UZBLSSCQoajdSIc91w8RhT4cAwIuGf6EqxEkeY4/s1600/0664e6f4a5cb02071315916380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcNDxWrsqHic2MQ2rsDlmxPKw3-3EciojdWeqiDY8ZJhEfZzvHqEYBv7HCwcgzF0rCN3wa8rIcO1hDwyjGrBhjD-ukjDJCeJtdR86UZBLSSCQoajdSIc91w8RhT4cAwIuGf6EqxEkeY4/s1600/0664e6f4a5cb02071315916380.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">her old "before" room-sniff!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>bedside lamps from <a href="http://www.shadesoflight.com/lighting/table-lamps/all-table-lamps/">Shades Of Light</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>area rug and throw from <a href="http://www.pbteen.com/">PB Teen </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>night stands from <a href="http://www.wshome.com/">WilliamSonoma Home </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Moroccan  pouf from<a href="http://www.overstock.com/"> OverStock.com</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>throw pillows from <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/">Jonathan Adler</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>starburst mirrors from <a href="http://www.target.com/">Target.com </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>sheets from<a href="http://www.serenaandlily.com/"> SerenaandLily </a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>ceiling fixture from <a href="http://www.designwithinreach.com/">Design Within Reach</a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>paint color: Benjamin Moore's decorator white</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>bench/bookcase: <a href="http://www.thelandofnod.com/" target="_blank">TheLandOfNod </a></i></div><span id="goog_980081773"></span><span id="goog_980081774"></span></div>

Daughter's Room Reveal

  My daughter's room is done!  Back in March I posted the "befores" , the little girl room that I lovingly put together for my...

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