Reclaimed Wood Dining Console Options

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Media Console Options

Left to Right from top: Kavari, Elisabeth Buffet, Basque Honey, Natural Wood, Dark Nadeau, Cottage Style Furniture Collection, Nadeau Light



I'm on the quest to find the perfect TV stand for our enormous 52" flat screen. I absolutely love the TV (since I'm am a Bravo/HGTV addict along with every other channel...Showtime, hello) and finding the perfect TV stand that looks great and proportional is proving to be a tough decision. Honestly, I haven't nailed down exactly what I'm looking for, but these are definitely piquing my interest!



Office Space in Guest Bedroom

Just ordered this desk on Etsy. I'm hoping it looks this good in person. I've been imagining a simple wooden/rustic desk paired with a Bertoia wire chair for the longest time. After lots of contemplation I took a chance on this one. Its hand-made from reclaimed barn wood by a gentleman from North Carolina. This is my first Etsy purchase and a pretty big one! I'm really looking forward to getting it in the space.

Reclaimed Wood Desk

Now I've just got to get THE chair!

Bertoia Wire Chair


New Sites to obsess over:
Lekker Home

ABC Carpet
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Chicken Coops

As long as I've been walking I've been stepping in chicken poop. I can always expect to have a chicken cross my path in my dad's yard. Dad has been raising chickens since he was just a kid and continues to breed and raise them today. We don't eat the ckickens or their eggs, making them more pet than practical. A few of the special ones got names like Henrietta, Francois and Dufus.

Francois

 I never understood the point of them but I think it makes an interesting hobby. Browsing the net the other day I came across something I thought was pretty cool; a modern-style chicken coop. There are several designs out there. Here are a few of the ones that stood out to me. I'm going to try to convince my dad to build one.

West Oakland Backyard Chicken Tractor

 

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Catawaba Converticoops

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Chicken Heaven

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Winnebago Coop

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Guest Room

  After I make the big move to Houston, I expect to have lots of visitors from my home state of Alabama. If I want people to come see me I'm going to have to make sure they have a comfy guest bedroom to feel at home in! Kenny and I love the coast and all things ocean so its only fitting that the guest bedroom will have a coastal theme. I love this collection of fun things. Especially the Spiny Lobster Rug from Anthropologie! Its the inspiration for the rest of the room. 

Lobster rug, Anthropologie; Light ray pattern curtains from West Elm; Otto Fan, Stadler Form; Miniature Thinker Statue, Plastercraft.com; Driftwood ball, West Elm; Funky Prints, Etsy; Hermes Box

Rancho La Puerta Spa Diet

Low-fat Spa Secrets
What makes the low-fat fare at Rancho La Puerta taste so sinfully delicious? Executive chef Bill Wavrin, author of The Rancho La Puerta Cookbook, and the mastermind behind the plan on these pages, shares a few of his secrets.
Get fresh. Wavrin picks vegetables from his garden every day. "As soon as a vegetable is picked, it starts losing its flavor and nutritional value, so freshness matters," he says. If you've got a brown thumb, visit your local farmers' market or find a grocery store that sells great produce.
Spice it up. Experiment with no-fat flavor enhancers, such as chili peppers, garlic, fresh cilantro and other herbs, curry, vinegars or a spritz of lime or lemon.
Try tofu and its cousin, tempeh.  They're healthy, tasty, lower-fat substitutes for meat.
Spare the oil.  When sauteing, use just enough olive or canola oil to barely coat the bottom of the pan.
Countdown-to-Summer Diet Ground Rules

• The calorie counts are roughly the same for each breakfast, lunch, and dinner, so if you don't like one of the meals and want to replace it with one from another day--or would like to repeat a meal two days in a row--that's fine. Switching one breakfast, lunch or dinner for another won't affect how much weight you lose.
• You'll be eating plenty of food at meals, plus one afternoon snack. But if you get hungry at other times of the day, feel free to have a piece of fruit.
• Drink as much water, seltzer or herbal tea as you like, but limit your intake of coffee, tea or diet cola to two to three servings a day.
• Vegetarians can simply omit the meat from the recipes that call for it and substitute half cups of black, pinto, cannelloni or garbanzo beans instead.
• For variety during the second week of the diet, swap any fruit in the plan for one from this list: blueberries, raspberries, papaya, mango, watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, apple, orange, grapefruit or banana. Also, vary the bread. Try English muffins, pita pockets, tortillas or 100 percent whole-grain rolls.