Dusty Destiny!

Hi everyone,

As I shared yesterday, I am knee deep in preparations for my daughter's college graduation party this coming weekend. She and I hit up the market early this morning to pick up all the non-perishables for the big cooking fest on Friday, along with beverages, etc.  With that done, we started on a thorough clean of our house - we are having a boat load of folks stopping by and numerous overnight guests, along with a forecast of stormy weather (which could force the party indoors) - so this week is all about the deep clean!!!!

By 3:00 p.m. we were completely out of Endust and my daughter & I were talking about what a bummer it was that we did not pick some up when we were out earlier in the day.  (Well, I was saying it was bummer, but she was jumping for joy because she had been dusting for what seemed like hours!!!!)

My daughter walked out to get the mail and when she came back in, she had in her hand a tiny gift from the heavens:

     a trial size can of

ENDUST! Yes, Endust, my friends!!!!  The kind folks at Wayfair somehow intuitively knew I would be needing this little can of cleaning gold today! Talk about a great retailer! Ha ha!

I mean, really, what are the chances?

As you can see from this photo (yes, I am posting this photo of my dusty shelf!), we are in major need of a dusting aid.....er......maid! Lol!

Anyway, I off to do more cleaning, but I thought I would share the cleaning chuckle of the day. And thanks Wayfair for somehow knowing what your customer needs.....and to send it off for FREE!!! Woo hoo!

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Thanks for stopping by,
Jane

Will it Go 'Round in Circles?

Hi Everyone!

Well, we are bracing for another 4 to 6 inches of snow around here today - ugh! It has been quite the winter with the sub zero temps and the snow, snow, and more snow.  Hopefully spring is waiting around the corner.  Not so sure today though!  Lucky me, at least, today I am snug at home and don't have to be out in the elements.

I  have been lusting after this chandelier from Ballard's for at least the last  six months.

 

Our house, being a saltbox style, is very angular - lots of straight lines.  I thought the orb shape of this fixture would be the perfect foil to all the straightness and would look perfect in our front entry.  However, it was a bit pricey for my taste, so I waited and waited for it to "really" go on sale.  Sadly, because it is one of their featured products, their coupons can't be used on this item. Boo to that!

 

 

This is the fixture that I originally picked out when we built our home 12 or so years ago.  Loved it at the time, but in time I grew to realize it was actually one of the much maligned "boob" lights - just one that was all prettied up.  Still, a boob is a boob.  It had to go!  (I hate the word boob - don't know why, just do.  But in the case of this light, it is what is! A boob light!)

 

 

Then, a few weeks ago while I was recovering from surgery, Mr. Bluebird said I should just go ahead and order the light and that would be my Valentine's gift from him to me.  Well, I thought why not? But I hemmed and hawed for a few more days.  Thankfully!

 

Because low and behold Wayfair featured the same chandelier on one of their daily deals at a substantial price reduction, plus I found a 15% online coupon, and there was free shipping to boot! I couldn't place my order fast enough!  Thank goodness I procrastinated a bit, but I scored quite the deal!

 

So.......yesterday, Mr. Bluebird got out his trusty ladder and tools and installed the light in our foyer.

 

 

Here he is, looking all sorts of proud! He even has a "sunny" glow around him because he is the master of home improvement, lol!



This is the light up close, as you are coming down the stairs.  We added a ceiling medallion to accent the light a bit.  It is actually plastic and cost under $7.00!  (I still need to caulk, so forgive me!) I painted in Benjamin Moore Subtle, which is the color of our cabinets and eventually will be the trim color throughout our house.  I am over the moon about this combo!







So there you have it, in all of it's glory! I just love how it changed up this area and the circle shape has me swooning all over the place!

What's up in your house today?

Thanks for stopping by,
Jane

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