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		<title>Once upon a time, and long ago&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like ages since the store was up and running. It&#8217;s hard to believe it&#8217;s been a year since I left Glenridge Avenue. I&#8217;m so excited to get the online store going, and it&#8217;s fun to look back and see some of the original things I had in the shop. It&#8217;s definitely evolved over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-295" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0358-401x600.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="600" /><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-289" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC01162-450x600.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-288" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC01158-1-450x600.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-287" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC01160-450x600.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="600" /><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-286" title="chalk_farm_biz_card" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/chalk_farm_biz_card-520x304.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="304" />It seems like ages since the store was up and running. It&#8217;s hard to believe it&#8217;s been a year since I left Glenridge Avenue. I&#8217;m so excited to get the online store going, and it&#8217;s fun<img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-294" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0381-401x600.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="600" /><img class="alignleft size-large wp-image-293" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/DSC_0406-401x600.jpg" alt="" width="401" height="600" /> to look back and see some of the original things I had in the shop. It&#8217;s definitely evolved over time, with more of an emphasis on French design these days. If you see anything in the pictures you want or remember wanting, give a shout out and I&#8217;ll see if I can get it for you.</p>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s start at the very beginning&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big believer in working with what you have, and working on a budget. You may be dreaming of more space or of a different kind of house, but do you know how easy it is to change things with a few small touches and some paint? My house was a dark brown box [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a big believer in working with what you have, and working on a budget. You may be dreaming of more space or of a different kind of house, but do you know how easy it is to change things with a few small touches and some paint? My house was a dark brown box when I bought it, but I could see it&#8217;s potential. A modest 1913 Craftsman style home, the original owners didn&#8217;t exactly put the finest materials into the place, so I had no qualms about painting all of the woodwork a refreshing white. The walls were covered in a dingy brownish floral wallpaper which had to go immediately as well. I painted everything Benjamin Moore Palladian Blue, and the trim is Benjamin Moore White Dove. It&#8217;s my favorite of all whites because it is soft, without leaning towards the ivory side. Ivory paint can look a little yellow in certain light and can leave your trim looking dirty. This color works in whatever room you&#8217;ve got. Use a semi-gloss finish so you can wash fingerprints off easily.</p>
<p>I absolutely love a blue and white color scheme. Initially, I started with a Swedish feel to my house, but too many Gustavian pieces left me feeling a little cold. My eye has always gravitated toward French pieces that are white, light and earthy.<br />
Like most white loving cottage dwellers, I am a fan of slipcovered sofas. With kids and dogs, they are easy to clean. The armchairs in my Living Room are covered with inexpensive burlap. I love the look and it&#8217;s a fast way to change the look of a chair without spending a fotune or worrying about what will happen if Fido or your precious toddler get anywhere near it. Here are some before and after pictures of my &#8220;renovation&#8221;, which merely consisted of paint, lighting, and my collection of flea market finds.
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc03946/' title='Dining Room before renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC03946-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Dining Room before renovation" title="Dining Room before renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc03950/' title='Dining Room before renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC03950-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Dining Room before renovation" title="Dining Room before renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0389/' title='The Dining Room after renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0389-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="The Dining Room after renovation" title="The Dining Room after renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc03948/' title='Living Room before renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC03948-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Living Room before renovation" title="Living Room before renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc03947/' title='DSC03947'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC03947-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="DSC03947" title="DSC03947" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc03974/' title='Living Room before renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC03974-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Living Room before renovation" title="Living Room before renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0408/' title='The living room after the renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0408-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="The living room after the renovation" title="The living room after the renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0436/' title='Living Room after renovation'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0436-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Living Room after renovation" title="Living Room after renovation" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0430/' title='A vintage cane back chair and a burlap pillow'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0430-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="A vintage cane back chair and a burlap pillow" title="A vintage cane back chair and a burlap pillow" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0426/' title='I love religious statues for their faded palettes'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0426-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I love religious statues for their faded palettes" title="I love religious statues for their faded palettes" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0421/' title='I found this mirror in the Berkshires covered in dust. '><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0421-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I found this mirror in the Berkshires covered in dust." title="I found this mirror in the Berkshires covered in dust." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0412/' title='I paid a pretty penny at an Estate sale in Short Hills, NJ for this portrait of an American painter&#039;s wife, but it&#039;s well done and I love her expression.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0412-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I paid a pretty penny at an Estate sale in Short Hills, NJ for this portrait of an American painter&#039;s wife, but it&#039;s well done and I love her expression." title="I paid a pretty penny at an Estate sale in Short Hills, NJ for this portrait of an American painter&#039;s wife, but it&#039;s well done and I love her expression." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0410/' title='Lone Ranger antiques sells wonderful Swedish clocks and furniture every year at the Brimfield Antique show.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0410-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Lone Ranger antiques sells wonderful Swedish clocks and furniture every year at the Brimfield Antique show." title="Lone Ranger antiques sells wonderful Swedish clocks and furniture every year at the Brimfield Antique show." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0407/' title='Anthropologie pillows'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0407-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Anthropologie pillows" title="Anthropologie pillows" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0401/' title='I collect portraits of women. I have no idea why. It was an evolution.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0401-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I collect portraits of women. I have no idea why. It was an evolution." title="I collect portraits of women. I have no idea why. It was an evolution." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0400/' title='There is a wonderful shop in the Berkshires and the owner travels to France every year. this is a French burlap postal bag made into a pillow.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0400-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="There is a wonderful shop in the Berkshires and the owner travels to France every year. this is a French burlap postal bag made into a pillow." title="There is a wonderful shop in the Berkshires and the owner travels to France every year. this is a French burlap postal bag made into a pillow." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0396/' title='I have collected vintage white pottery for as long as I can remember.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0396-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I have collected vintage white pottery for as long as I can remember." title="I have collected vintage white pottery for as long as I can remember." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0388/' title='DSC_0388'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0388-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="DSC_0388" title="DSC_0388" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0385/' title='One of my favorite purchases. Bought at an antique mall in Delray beach, Florida.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0385-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="One of my favorite purchases. Bought at an antique mall in Delray beach, Florida." title="One of my favorite purchases. Bought at an antique mall in Delray beach, Florida." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0383/' title='I found this beautiful painting of a Red Cross nurse on Portobello Road in London'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0383-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I found this beautiful painting of a Red Cross nurse on Portobello Road in London" title="I found this beautiful painting of a Red Cross nurse on Portobello Road in London" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0381/' title='DSC_0381'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0381-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="DSC_0381" title="DSC_0381" /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0377/' title='I started collecting white clocks a few years ago. I just love their faces.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0377-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="I started collecting white clocks a few years ago. I just love their faces." title="I started collecting white clocks a few years ago. I just love their faces." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0416/' title='This handpainted wallpaper from Osbourne &amp; Little was imported from England.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0416-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="This handpainted wallpaper from Osbourne &amp; Little was imported from England." title="This handpainted wallpaper from Osbourne &amp; Little was imported from England." /></a>
<a href='http://chalkfarmhome.com/2010/07/lets-start-at-the-very-beginning/dsc_0417/' title='Finding this tole painted umbrella stand, that matches the wallpaper was a happy find in Pennsylavania.'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://chalkfarmhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/DSC_0417-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Finding this tole painted umbrella stand, that matches the wallpaper was a happy find in Pennsylavania." title="Finding this tole painted umbrella stand, that matches the wallpaper was a happy find in Pennsylavania." /></a>
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