Decor – Displaying Travel Souvenirs

Posted on July 9, 2013 by barbara

As I have mentioned before, when decorating our home, my design plan is to surround our family with things that have special meaning to us. Traveling across the country on road trips and visiting distant places in Europe and Asia is one of our family’s favorite ways of spending time together. During our trips we have collected a large number of special travel souvenirs and most of these items are displayed in the bookshelves in the library while other travel items are framed and hanging on the walls in the various rooms of our home. We enjoy looking at these travel souvenirs and remembering the wonderful places we have visited.

One of the keys to displaying travel souvenirs is thinking about how the items will be framed. For items that have some depth, I have found that shadowboxes are an excellent way to display those souvenirs. As an example is the shark tooth weapon that we got at the Polynesian Culture Center in Hawaii. This wonderful piece of craftsmanship is beautifully displayed in a shadowbox but the real purpose of the frame is to that the sharp edges of the shark teeth are enclosed to prevent anyone from handling this dangerous weapon. In front of the shadowbox is a piece of driftwood draped with a Hawaiian shell and nut lei. On the same shelf is a photo of our daughter dressed in her Hawaiian outfit that was taken at the Polynesian Culture Center display in a frame embellished with bamboo and palm trees, also displayed on the shelf is the artificial Hawaiian floral that she is wearing in the photo. On the other side of the photo is a small glass jar filled with black sand from Hawaii and shells we had gathered from the beach during our trip. Also displayed nearby is a small frame with a small trinket of seashells and straw that I bought in Honolulu. All these items are a wonderful way to remember our fantastic trip to Hawaii and are an example of grouping travel souvenirs that tell the story of a vacation trip. (For some travel suggestions on what to see and do in Hawaii, please click on the link)

Several years ago on our trips to Europe and Asia, we brought back some really interesting souvenirs. We visited Berlin for my husband’s high school reunion and on a shelf we have displayed a piece of the Berlin Wall and a photo of us in front of the Brandenburg Gate. When my husband lived in Berlin back in the 1970s, the Berlin Wall stood behind the Brandenburg Gate dividing East and West Berlin. So, when we visited in 1998 the wall had been taken down and the one of the first things after getting off the plane was that my husband wanted to walk through the Gate, something he couldn’t do all those years ago. Also, displayed on the shelf is a photo of my son standing at the train station in Eichstatt Stadt in southern Germany, an area where his father’s ancestors immigrated from a century ago. On another nearby library shelf, is a shadowbox framed piece of Edelweiss that I bought at a small little shop near Neuschwanstein Castle, for more information about the fairytale castle of Ludwig II of Bavaria please click on the link. Edelweiss is known as the flower of love in this alpine region of Europe and was made famous from the song in the “Sound of Music” movie.

Other European souvenirs are also displayed in the library; the first one is from a trip to Poland that we took in 1998. In a small shop located in the town square, we bought a certificate printed on parchment paper that commemorates our visit to Krakow. The other travel souvenir sitting in front of the framed certificate are Polish dolls dressed in traditional folk costumes of Krakow, my mother gave me these dolls a few years ago. (For more interesting information about Krakow, please click on the link)

Nearby, on another shelf in the library are travel souvenirs that my husband brought back from a trip he took to Asia in 1999. Displayed is a framed photo of my husband with the college master’s program group he went with to China and Japan, they are in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. Sitting in the front of the photo is a set of jade door lions that my husband bought in China.

Over the years our family has been very fortunate to have travel to various states across the country. We have scrapbook albums filled with photos. Displayed on our library shelf is a framed photo of our family when we went to the Kennedy Space Center in 2010. To make a fun display, I added a book on earth and space and a small plastic space shuttle that my daughter got in the souvenir store. (For more information about the Kennedy Space Center, please click on the link)

Sometimes, we like to select unusual items on our road trips. When we went to Springfield, IL a couple of years ago and visited the home of Abraham Lincoln, in the bookstore at NPS Visitor Center we purchased a souvenir piece of the Lincoln’s home and I framed this little piece of history in a shadow box. Another unusual item we purchased was when we were living in California, we had taken a great trip to San Francisco and had arranged a special trip on an antique fire truck that takes visitors through the city of San Francisco and across the Golden Gate Bridge; we also rode the famous cable cars. Displayed on the shelf downstairs in our “California Room” basement, I framed a small water coloring of the Golden Gate Bridge in a shadowbox and I added a souvenir piece of the cable from the San Francisco cable car line.

Décor Note: Please check out some of our other travel souvenirs that have been highlighted in two previous Décor posts, “Decorating with Plates” and “Not Your Normal Wall Art!” Also check out the April Décor post, “Disney Memorabilia Collection” for ideas on decorating with Disney souvenirs.

I hope this post will inspire some ideas for displaying your travel souvenirs!

Decor – Patriotic Home Decorations

Posted on July 1, 2013 by barbara

For the Fourth of July, I don’t have very many patriotic decorations. Normally, we are in the middle of summer vacation trips or vising family and I don’t really put up any decorations for the holiday. This year, since we would be home celebrating the holiday with out of state relatives, I decided to pull out the box with patriotic decorations from the basement storage area that I had saved from our old house in California.

So, just like every other holiday, I start by decorating the exterior of the house first. Currently, the front door has a white rose wreath that was put there at the start of Spring and it will probably stay there until the end of Summer. Usually I will add two small United States flags to the front door wreath and that is the only patriotic decorations I have used since we moved to the Midwest. This year, we hung three pleated red, white and blue traditional decorations known as “bunting” above our front door to create a festive and patriotic theme to the front porch.

In the interior of our house, I have kept the decorations simple and very minimal. In our library there is the lawyer bookcase which holds my Boyd’s Bear collection and I have added the patriotic figurines and then I sprinkled tiny red, white and blue resin stars. On top of the bookcase I set out a small Boyd’s Bear that is wearing a patriotic sweater and it is sitting inside a small red, white and blue painted basket.

In the family room, I have placed six paper mache stars that are painted red, white and blue on the fireplace mantel. In the bookcase to the right side on the shelf above the television is an American flag display in a shadowbox that is a remembrance of our vacation in Washington D.C. several years ago. Prior to our trip, I wrote our local congressman and arranged for a flag to be flown above the U.S. Capitol on the day that we visited and toured the building. (I’m not sure if this service is still available; if you are interested please call your congressman or state representative to find out) On the shelf next to the shadowbox, I have placed the farmed certificate that came with the flag which notes the date that we visited Washington D.C. As a nod to being a native Californian, which has been transplanted to the Midwest, I’ve added a bronze bear that resembles the one on the California state flag. These items are on display year round in our library and they are the perfect patriotic items for this American holiday.

In the kitchen, the patriotic decorations are still very simple and minimal. Hanging on the oven door are two red, white and blue towels. (of course, these towels are used for display purposes only and my family has been given strict instructions never, ever to use them! LOL) Two of the matching napkins are tucked into the vegetable basket that is displayed on the kitchen counter year round. Then across the kitchen, in the shape above the cabinets over the desk area, are a red, a white and a blue ceramic bowls which are the perfect patriotic touch.

In our dining room, there is a lovely oak china cabinet that holds our Noritake Rothschild china and silver serving pieces. As a very simple touch, in the tea cups I’ve placed four silver and mirror stars. On the dining room table, I’ve used a red, white and blue fabric as a table runner. In the center of the table is a floral centerpiece of golden roses and I’ve added two American flags. I have used more American flags in our other floral arrangements, one in our entry hall and one in our family room.

Decor – Framing Small Items

Posted on May 14, 2013 by barbara

Scattered around our home, there are many small and unusual framed items. Some of these items are a collection of collectible items or cameos or historic royal medals. These add personality and interest to our home decorations and are displayed throughout the house.

In my home office, I have recently added two wonderful collectible pieces by Margaret Furlong. She is an artist located in Oregon that designs beautiful decorative pieces inspired by nature made in bisque porcelain. The two pieces from her collection currently on the bookshelves in my home office are the “Heaven and Earth” and the “Hope for a New Millennium” which were purchased several years ago and originally were displayed in my daughter’s nursery in our California home. To create these two framed collectible pieces, I purchased inexpensive gold frames that perfectly fit the Margaret Furlong pieces and two lovely pale green “velvet” scrapbook papers from the local craft store. I removed the glass and backing from the frames then cut the “velvet” paper to fit the frame using the glass as a template. I attached the collectible onto the paper with hot glue; carefully making sure that it would be perfectly centered within the frame, and then hot glued the paper with the collectible attached to the frame’s glass for additional support. Finally, I placed everything back into the gold frame and it was ready to hang on the wall. This easy craft project took 30 minutes to frame both pieces. These two framed collectibles are a wonderful example of how to display small items in a beautiful way.

Displayed in my home office is a shadow box that displays commemorative medals of the British Kings and Queens. As mentioned in this month’s Celebration post, Victoria’s Day, I am fascinated by the British Royal family. My interest was sparked several years ago when I read a novel about Queen Victoria. Since that time I have read numerous books about the royal family and while visiting England several years ago I had an opportunity to see the castles and country homes of the royal family which I had been reading about in their biographies. This inspired a collection of commemorative medals of the British Kings and Queen. The first one dates back to Queen Victoria and commemorates the Diamond Jubilee and her 60 year reign as Queen of England. Additional commemorate medals include the coronations of the Kings and Queen that followed, King Edward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI and finally the current Queen Elizabeth II. One very unique pin marks the year 1937 when England had three kings. During that one year England had three different kings, they were King George V who had recently died at the beginning of 1937, King Edward VII who abdicated before his coronation and then King George VI who was crowned at the end of 1937 and he is the father of the current Queen Elizabeth. This particular pin is my favorite one in the collection. All of these seven commemorative pins are in a walnut shadowbox and are wonderful way to display the collection in my home office.

Several years ago while shopping on ebay, I came across a great source for cameos. I purchased several not knowing exactly what I was going to use them for, originally I was thinking of using them for a jewelry project. Instead, I decided to frame a lovely blue cameo the same way I framed the Margaret Furlong pieces. I purchased a small silver frame from the local craft store, dark grey “velvet” scrapbook paper and used the same process, it worked out beautifully. The framed cameo now sits on the side table in our master bedroom and is a lovely decorative accent.

Down in our basement there is a bookshelf which is filled with family memorabilia (in the future I should write a post regarding the bookshelf and how everything is displayed!) Anyway, there is a very special piece that commemorates our daughter’s baptism and the story behind this piece is very interesting. First, I need to explain that both my mother’s parents emigrated from Poland through Ellis Island in the early 1900s. Needless to say when Pope John Paul II became pope in 1978 my mother was very excited. Several years ago when I was working on a special 80th birthday book for my mother, I wrote to the Pope hoping that he would respond and to my surprise he did write back with a lovely letter wishing her a happy birthday. To conclude the story, when it came time for my daughter’s baptism, I again wrote to Pope John Paul II and received a letter blessing her on this special occasion and enclosed with the letter was a very special medal for her. I copied the letter, reduced the size to fit the frame I had purchased, the original letter went into her baby book, and in the small shadowbox I included the medal the Pope sent along with a photo taken at her baptism. This is an example of a very small item, the medal, being displayed in a wonderful way to commemorate a special and blessed event.

In the entertainment center down in the basement are several walnut cases specially made with a black liner and they are perfect for holding a collection of pins gathered during our road trips and overseas travels. Almost every place visited on our travels I will purchase a pin as a souvenir and over the years I have collected hundreds. Most of these pins are displayed in these special large walnut cases. Check out this month’s Décor post, Travel Souvenirs, for more information regarding the other items we collect during our vacations and how they are displayed in our home. Two small walnut cases are also displayed in the entertainment center. One case holds a collection of Hard Rock Café guitar pins that were purchased while dining at the restaurants in several U.S. cities and other locations in Europe and Asia. We like the food at the Hard Rock Café and if we are visiting a particular city on our travels I always check to see if there is one located there. As mentioned in a previous post, Disney Memorabilia Collection, part of our Disneyland souvenirs is a collection of over two hundred Disney collectible pins. Most of these pins were purchased during our visits to Disneyland or online from e-bay when I am looking for rare or discontinued pins. A small part of the pin collection is displayed in one of the small walnut cases and the rest of the pins are stored away. These walnut cases are an example of a terrific way to display a collection of small items and sometimes when we are down in the basement watching movies I will pull out one of the walnut cases and look at the pins and remember the places we have visited.

So, when you are purchasing small decorative items, think about displaying them in small frames that would look wonderful on bookshelves or tables in your home. If you are a collector of small items like pins and medals, think about displaying the items together in shadowbox frames or special cases that are made specifically for this purpose. My basic idea is that if you have purchased and collected these items take some time to display them in a decorative way to enjoy every day. This idea is also a wonderful way to add interest and personality to a home.

Decor – Not Your Normal Wall Art!

Posted on April 25, 2013 by barbara

When decorating our home, we have purchased several lovely landscapes by renowned artists but we also have many inexpensive pieces of art work hanging on our walls. I think this balance of both types of art work keeps our home very interesting for visitors but more importantly these inexpensive and unusual wall art pieces express our family history and varied interests.

When decorating your home consider special photographs to add a personal touch. In the hallway on the second floor of our home are several framed photographs. These types of wall art are a very traditional alternative to formal landscape or floral paintings. When my husband and I married, it was a second marriage for both of us so we had a small intimate wedding ceremony and catered reception at our home in California. Before our wedding, my husband and I had a series of formal pictures taken. We had one of these photographs framed in an ivory mat with a brass plate engraved with our names and wedding date. Instead of a guest book, our family and friends signed the mat and it is a wonderful remembrance of that special day. Since our wedding was so small, about 50 guests, we decided that during the wedding reception we would have the photographer take our picture with each group of guests sitting at the reception tables. Hanging next to our wedding photograph is a collection of the family group photographs in an ivory mat and golden frame. These photographs are an important way to remember our wedding day which was celebrated with our family and friends. Recently these photographs have taken on a very sentimental purpose since my mother, my husband’s grandparents and his young nephew have passed away over the last few years.

Further down the upstairs hallway, near her room, are several photographs of our daughters taken over the years. These photographs will change from time to time but one that always remains and my personal favorite is a photograph taken when she was just a baby. This cute photograph shows her wearing a pair of angel wings, but the best part is the expression on her face. Tucked into the frame is a sweet memento of her hand print taken when she was in preschool and it is the perfect finishing touch to add to the frame.

Not all art work or photographs need to hang on the walls of a home. In our master bedroom, on our lovely dark wood dresser, are two framed wedding photographs. These photographs rest against the dresser’s mirror and as a sweet touch I added childhood photographs of both my husband and me. All these framed photographs are flanked by two bronze lamps with ivory lampshades decorated with amber beading. As I mention in another Décor post this month, Floral Arrangements, on the master bedroom dresser there is a beautiful floral arrangement of green and white hydrangeas with pale pink roses in an ivory vase tied with a pale green ribbon.

In our daughter’ bedroom I used this same technique of resting framed pictures on a piece of furniture instead of hanging them on the wall. On her dresser are framed copies of two Marty Bell paintings, the Hansel and Gretel Cottages, with ivory mats and beautiful golden frames which rest against the dresser’s mirror. In two different ivory frames are childhood photographs of our daughter and between them is a lovely porcelain doll that bears a striking resemblance to our daughter. There is more unusual art work in this room and hanging over the bed are two very special framed pieces. These two pieces commemorate our daughter’s baptism and her first birthday. In the scrapbook aisle of the local craft store I found special paper for both events, for the baptism I used a scrapbook paper designed with a sweet baptism dress and for her first birthday I used a Winnie the pooh themed scrapbook paper. At both of these events, guests signed the paper and wrote sweet messages to her. Later, after the parties, my intention was to frame both for her bedroom. I started by centering the papers onto two matching antique gold mat boards and then framed them both in matching dark wood frames. Both of these special pieces commemorate two of the important events in our daughter’s life and add the perfect personal touch to her bedroom.

In the dining room of our home there is a mixture of both traditional and unusual art work. On either side of our china cabinet are two Marty Bell rose paintings. When I first hung them on the wall above the two chairs flanking the china cabinet they looked so small on the dining room’s large wall. To add a more substantial presence to these paintings I decide to pair them with framed sheet music that I found in an antique store and with these two pieces I was hoping to add a unique personal touch to the room. The first framed sheet music is of the song “My Kind of Town” sung by Frank Sinatra, the song is better known and often referred to as the Chicago song. My mother was born there and my parents met, married and lived in Chicago before my family moved to California. At weddings and special events my mom would always request her “hometown” song. The second framed sheet music is of the song “San Fernando Valley” sung by Bing Crosby. After my parents and their growing family moved to California, they settled in San Fernando Valley. This is where I was born and raised during the 1950s and 60s. I have very fond memories of spending my childhood there, so this piece honors my personal history.

On the other side of the dining room is an antique tea cart and on the wall above handg two framed art works. The first is a copy of a Marty Bell painting called, “Sweetheart’s Gate”, this is a nice complement to the two Marty Bell rose paintings across the room. (During the Christmas season I replace this print with a framed sheet music of “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer decorated with several pine boughs and red berries) Hanging below the Marty Bell print is a framed personalized label from the wine we served at our wedding. Before our wedding we took a pre-honeymoon trip to Napa Valley in northern California and when we were there we ordered the wine and champagne for our wedding reception from one of the wineries that we visited. It is a very sentimental memento of that special day and this personalized piece represents a special event in our lives and is always a great conversation starter at our dinner parties.

The library room is our home is filled with several bookcases of books and travel souvenirs from our trips around the United States and Europe. As mentioned in a previous Décor post, Decorating with Plates, this room is also filled with different collections from nature, such as our National Park plates, a couple of other wildlife plates as well as my husband’s rock collection, ostrich and emu eggs, abandoned bird nests, etc. are displayed in the library bookcases. (Don’t laugh about the rock collection, I know it sounds like very strange items to collect, but my husband has done several presentations at our daughter’s school for her science class. He does a very informative lecture on all the different types of rocks and minerals from his collection and he has become known as the “rock guy”!!) Anyway, on one wall of the room there is a framed painted feather that we got at the Illinois State Museum and a framed owl butterfly that was a birthday present for my husband a few years ago. Recently on a road trip to North Carolina, we stopped in West Virginia at an artist studio and bought a framed bear painted on bark. All these items reinforce the nature theme of our library room decor.

On another wall of our library near the bookcases are two framed souvenirs from our trip to Hawaii a few years ago. The first is a framed sheet music cover of “Aloha Oe” I had at the small gift shop at the Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii. This song was written by Princess Lili’uokalani in 1877 and has become synonymous with Hawaii. The second piece is hung below and is a beautiful print of the Hawaiian Islands (formerly known as the Sandwich Islands) that was purchased at the Polynesian Cultural Center located on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Tucked under the framed “Aloha Oe” music cover is an interesting item from one of the demonstrations at the Polynesian Cultural Center, it is an intricately woven palm leaves shaped into a bird.

Travel items purchased during our road trips make wonderful and unusual art work to hang in our home. Downstairs in our basement, which we call the “California Room”, is a framed print of a map showing the 21 California Missions which was purchased in one of the mission gift shops. When we lived in California and during our travels throughout the state we loved stopping at these iconic and unique destinations. At each visit to a mission I would purchase a small metal mission charm. These charms grew into a collection and when I framed the California Mission map I thought it was a great opportunity to displays the mission charms. As you can see from the photo, we have visited 16 out of the 21 missions and we’ve got 5 more to visit on future trips back to California!

On the wall near our kitchen’s pantry are two California fruit crate labels. The crate labels have become very popular collectible items and can be purchased easily online from Ebay or other websites. The two framed labels are from a lemon packaging plant located not far from my childhood home near the San Fernando Mission in California. The packaging plant had been converted into retail shops and recently on our last visit the facility now stands vacate. The crate labels are a nostalgic piece of California history and they make very interesting art work to hang in our home.

Finally, whenever I am antiquing during our road trips I always look for beautiful Audubon wildlife prints. These can be relatively inexpensive depending on the size of the print so I always try to purchase a couple of them whenever I see them in the antique stores. The art work is beautiful and the colors are usually very vibrant. We have several of these Audubon wildlife prints hanging in our master bathroom.

Art work for a home does not always have to be expensive paintings or lithographs. Consider unique items purchased during your travels or nostalgic items that have personal meaning or family photographs that mark special events in the lives of your family.

Decor – Floral Arrangements

Posted on April 15, 2013 by barbara

Floral arrangements are the perfect decorative accessory for any room of a home. Floral arranging is a favorite hobby of mine; I find the process very relaxing. By using my creative skills to create lovely arrangements, I can get the exact colors and style that I need for the room’s decoration. Most of the arrangements used throughout our home were used for the many special events during our family’s lives together and each one has great sentimental value.

Before I start describing the floral arrangements in our home, I would like to say that I use artificial flowers. I know most people would say to use only fresh flowers when decorating a home, but the quality of artificial flowers currently available are very realistic looking. Fresh flowers can be very expensive to purchase weekly throughout the year. Buying artificial flowers keeps the cost to a reasonable low onetime expense. When shopping in your local craft store, be selective in choosing artificial flowers for the arrangements because there are still very poor quality ones available but there are also some excellent and realistic looking ones. Before shopping it is helpful to have a basic idea of the style and colors needed for a particular room and to also pre-select the vase.

In our entry, there is a dark wood pedestal next to a low bench. On the pedestal, for most of the year, there is a beautiful white rose arrangement. This one is very special because it was used on the buffet table at our small and intimate wedding ceremony/reception in our home in California several years ago. Seasonally, I add blue feather sprays in Spring and several peasant feathers in the Fall. This slightly changes the look of the arrangement for each season.

In the library, on a painted table in front of the window, is a lovely arrangement of pastel flowers in a tall ivory vase. This tall floral arrangement was used last year for my Mother’s rosary and funeral. I knew I wanted to make something special to honor my Mother and creating the arrangement allowed me some quiet time to think of our shared memories and to grieve for her. After the funeral, I brought the arrangement back to our home. It is not a sad remembrance but a joyful one for the life of a very special person in my life.

In the family room there is a table behind the sofa with two tall lamps. Years ago, when I was creating the floral arrangements for our small and intimate wedding ceremony/reception at our home in California, I used a ceramic vase with dark pink roses and some greenery. This floral arrangement was used on the welcome table at our wedding and it now sits on the sofa table between the lamps.

In our dining room, there is a floral arrangement of golden roses and greenery in a crystal vase, a wedding gift from a dear friend. It sits on our dining room table with an antique crocheted doily that was bought a few years ago on one of our road trips. Seasonally, I add several peasant feathers in the Fall. This slightly changes the look of the arrangement and with the golden roses fitting in with the fall colors there is no need to purchase an additional seasonal one.

This is not a floral arrangement, but in the kitchen there is a straw basket filled with artificial fruit. This basket sits on the kitchen counter year-round and for the different seasons I add a chocolate bunny for Spring and a jar filled with wooden candy canes for Christmas. This is a perfect example of adding something to a display that makes it fit the season without purchasing additional items.

Kitchen vegetable arrangement - christmas

Upstairs in our master bedroom we have lovely dark wood furnishings; a bed, dresser/mirror, armoire, old-fashioned roll-top desk and in the corner a reading area with a comfortable recliner chair. On the dresser I have displayed our wedding photos plus photos of both of us as children. I recently added a small floral arrangement of pale pink roses, white and green hydrangeas in a small ivory porcelain vase. As a finishing touch I tied a pale green ribbon to the vase.

As previously shown in last month’s Décor post, Home Office, there is a lovely small floral arrangement that sits on my office desk. It started as a small ivory porcelain container that held several sprigs of green berries, clear and green crystal beads. It is something that I look at every day. I really liked the arrangement but it seemed like it was incomplete, so I recently added several pale pink roses. Sometimes a little “tweaking” of an existing arrangement is required and I think it looks better.

We jokingly refer to our downstairs as the “California Room”. It is decorated with items that remind us of our home back in California. There is an entire wall of black bookcases filled with our Disney memorabilia, check out this month’s Décor post for photos. The first few years that we lived in the Midwest, we really missed Disneyland. We also missed spending time on the weekends at the great beaches in Southern California. On the wall opposite the Disney bookcases is a lovely oil painting of a seascape that we bought in Santa Barbara. There are lots of seashells and other beach themed items that decorate our downstairs space. For our daughter’s fourth birthday back in California we had an Ariel themed party. I had purchased several dozen seashells over the internet to use as decorations around the house and for cake decorations. With the remaining seashells, I made an arrangement of seashells that looked like white rosebuds. It was a simple arrangement made with the seashells hot-glued onto long stems that we left over from another project. A couple of years ago I was in Home goods and found a resin vase that resembled stacked seashells. With the new vase and I rearranged the seashell “roses”, added some greenery and this is the arrangement that sits on the bar area in our downstairs room.

That completes the tour of the floral arrangements in our home.

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