Home Again!

Hi Everyone!
It is so good to be home again, and it looks like I brought the rain with me. (That's a good thing, believe it or not!) My trip to Louisiana was fantastic! Lots of inspiring places and people, good times with family...and the weather was incredible! That's very unusual for May, but I am grateful that it was so awesome while I was there! I managed to do a little remodeling/painting/decorating for Mom while I was there, and that was lots of fun! We ripped out a wall and got a little paint in our hair while painting the dining area. Also got a little creative with her bar stools...

                                    and even gave her mantle area a new, fresh summer makeover...

With all of that going on, I didn't even begin to check out all of the amazing shops in the area, but that's okay...had to leave some for next time! Ha! :) Here are a few pics...

Love how they repurposed this
door...very cute!



                                              I don't what I love the most
                                              about this cabinet-the woodwork
                                              or the finish-gorgeous!



                                                           A couple more cuties....

I arrived home in the very  wee hours on Tuesday morning...a tired little gypsy :). Perfect timing though, because I came home to such glorious beauty! Everywhere you look, it's a riot of colors...breathtaking! Oregon is a rainbow in May-no kidding! If you can imagine a color, I'll bet you can find it in Nature right now-how cool is that?!  Inspiring? Yes, indeed!

                                 I'll take a can of paint in every one of these colors, please!

                                 
                                      I'm feeling inspired to paint in shades of purple today :)

                                               Until next time...
   
                                                Varina (aka The French Gypsy)