It's the little things...thanks Cheryl and Beatrice

Accessories are probably the most important.  I have been able to find some great "stuffers" at TJMaxx, Ross, Michaels.  However there has to be a great POP and I found that at Art in Nature by Beatrice.

She is the best and comes up with the most unique arrangements I've ever seen. I wanted this for my coffee table because it was low and soooo pretty, however the candles (which are beautiful) are way too powerful and  spicy for me, just too strong, so it is now above the TV and I hope it gets it's due appreciation way up there.

I found the coffee table at the clearance part of the furniture store, it had a chip in the glass and the TV box at TJ Maxx is my favorite, well except Matthews picture frame $4.99 Ross!

My $50 lamp table, well I had to go get the glass put in and that was $40, but the original price was $389 so I'm ahead on this one!

I love my big pillows

While at Beatrices I bought some silks for a $10 Ross vase and look what Cheryl made with them, she is incredible and boy I could have used and abused her more, but she left...did I run her off?

To Pool or not to Pool

I think it is imperative that living in Palm Springs means living with a pool, right?  Our beautiful big back yard now clean of all overgrown bushes, Palm Trees and insect nests is missing something.....

Or maybe this.....

I might get my friends to visit me more often I bet?

It's a Jungle out there

The back yard before

Our back yard was like a jungle when we got here, so many beautiful bushes full of flowers.  My hubby went crazy that the gardener had let it get out of control...I loved the flowers but knew he was right when saying it all had to be cut back...so in 2 months they say I might see my "Bougainvillea" (I had to google that to spell it right) again.  I love that prickly red bush and hope to have so much that someday this place will look like a mission from San Juan Capistrano.
                                                         The "after"

After 2 weeks we have no flowers but, new lights, new sod, a working pond and everything looks manicured

All cactus came out and the bougainvillea went in

Dining Room Changes

We found a great little dining room set at Costco, Gary was fine with it because there is leather involved.  The chandeliers were a little weak for the high ceilings, so............

...then came the mirror...also with leather so that was a no brainer, I knew it didn't matter how much it was!

So the clock had to go..and we needed paint in there Sherwin Williams "Hopsack"  I LOVE it!

Project: How big of a TV does he NEED!!!

Our "empty" nest

The fun begins!

I was informed this TV is just too small!

The Hubs loves to paint so we got started with Sherwin Williams "Nomadic Desert"

Where do I start......I had ordered a couch 1 1/2  years ago that sat here all alone.  The niche for the TV was meant to have our big old block of a TV in it, but while out shopping for a bed I left the Hubby alone sitting near an entertainment center at the furniture store....big mistake considering it was the weekend before Superbowl I should have know what he was pinning for.  The next thing I know he has bought the huge piece that was the perfect size for our 12 feet by 9 feet high niche and a TV to go in it.  The big old box TV that we hauled All the way down here is now in our bedroom.

We're in the Sun!

Oh my gosh it's been a month since I have posted, serious time off doing all sorts of packing, moving, unpacking and power shopping to get our little home set up for our winter escapes.  Gary was into the yard and painting I was into Ross, TJ Maxx, Costco, Home Depot..I have lots of pictures to post.  Three girlfriend visits with lots of Martinis, Cosmos, and good wine got in the way of progress around here.  As well as a birthday!  Stay tuned for more soon!