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Roses and Rust: Istanbul and Other Things

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Istanbul and Other Things. This is going to be a long one so I'd suggest that you go and pour yourself a morning cup of coffee or an evening glass of wine. If it's a morning glass of wine, that's fine too, I won't judge! Did I buy any Hammam towels? First I bought these two beauties. Then I found these. Then I got into the groove and bought 6 more and husband said "enough now" . So I bought 2 more! Look at that beautiful texture. The beautiful fountain on Sul...

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Roses and Rust: Trying to take my niche up a notch

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Trying to take my niche up a notch. We have this niche in our entrance hall that was needing some attention. The staircase runs up behind it so it has a bit of an odd shape at the top. I had tried various pieces of furniture there but was never really happy with the result. What I really wanted was a French console table like one of these below. I decided the only solution was to fake it by making my own French console table. A bit ambitious, I know! I als...

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Roses and Rust: July 2015

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Friday, July 17, 2015. Time to Man Up - Creating a Masculine Bedroom. In my quest for inspiration to show my son how we could turn this room into a space that he (and I) could live with, I came across some masculine bedrooms that really appealed to me and I thought they might appeal to you too. I am leaning toward a fairly neutral colour scheme of stone or grey, maybe with a touch of blue. Stripes are always a good option for a masculine space. But, while my son has many wonderful...

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Roses and Rust: May 2015

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Friday, May 22, 2015. Project Design : Refresh your Living Room with these Inexpensive Tips. I am participating in Cindy. Latest Project Design Series along with other bloggers. The topic is how to "Refresh Your Living Room With These Inexpensive Tips". Here are my ideas. A great starting point would be to REARRANGE YOUR FURNITURE. But in summer you might want to move the sofa to the opposite side and position two armchairs on the window side. Like this. These gorgeous feather fil...

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Roses and Rust: Time to Man Up - Creating a Masculine Bedroom

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Friday, July 17, 2015. Time to Man Up - Creating a Masculine Bedroom. In my quest for inspiration to show my son how we could turn this room into a space that he (and I) could live with, I came across some masculine bedrooms that really appealed to me and I thought they might appeal to you too. I am leaning toward a fairly neutral colour scheme of stone or grey, maybe with a touch of blue. Stripes are always a good option for a masculine space. But, while my son has many wonderful...

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Roses and Rust: Mirror Magic

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Monday, February 21, 2011. So, the thing was this. I really needed (wanted) a big French style mirror to put above my sideboard in my dining room. Something along the lines of one of these below,. Or this one,. Sadly, all I had was a mirror with an oregon pine frame similar to this one below. Here is my mirror when it was in my previous home (I had done a sort of gilt paint effect on the frame). So I sanded and painted the frame a French grey colour. This is the top of my mirror.

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Roses and Rust: Bedrooms for Boys

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Monday, January 9, 2012. One of my readers asked me for some ideas for her son's bedroom. Having 4 sons of my own, this is probably one of the very few. Subjects I can talk about with any authority. Boys will empty their collection of dusty stones, crusty fossils or rusty nuts and bolts on their freshly laundered duvet cover. They will play with their pet snakes, lizards or rats on their beds. I could go on and on, but I'm sure you get the picture. A wild west theme will probably ...

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Roses and Rust: April 2015

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Sunday, April 19, 2015. People have differing views on dogs and their place in the household, but in our house, the dogs are pretty much the topdogs! But, it is what it is. Our beagles Baxter and Blossom. On further research, its seems I'm far from being the only indulgent dog owner out there. Take a look at these gorgeous dogs making themselves at home. Of course, it could all go horribly wrong. and you might end up with this. Wishing you and your dogs and happy week ahead. Onto ...

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Roses and Rust: Trusty Trestles

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Vivez Bien * Live Well. Monday, August 10, 2015. As we go through these various stages, our homes need to meet our needs in different ways. Having furniture that is practical and versatile is a clever way of ensuring that you can make the changes you need to without always having to spend more money. The humble trestle table has been around since the Middle Ages which is a testament to its good design. It is both practical and stylish and remains popular today for a number of different purposes. A low ve...