decorated it using only crystal and opalescent ornaments, white garland with opalescent sparkles and tiny white lights. When the lights were turned on, the whole little grouping just glowed...like sunshine after an ice storm. My friend saw if for the first time and gushed that it looked just like a Maine forest after an ice storm! Mission accomplished!!! Haven't been able to break the habit since!

Where did you say you purchased it, Ashleigh? I am looking for some ideas (found a great one...your chandelier!) for my poolside patio. I can't wait to shop for that light. Was it also available in colors? Thanks...I love your roon! P.S. Big Lots, garage sales and roadsign signs are my favorite places to shop!

only the toilet bursh (no cleaning solution) every few days does WONDERS. Abrasive cleansers scratch the porcelan finish; the scratches provide a broken surface so crap (excuse the pun) can adhere as a ring and grow more crap!

you able to cover and did you put that gorgeous finish on before or after the boards were in place. I have been trying to find an inexpensive way to recover some bare wood floors...were you lucky enough to acquire them for free or did you have to pay for them? AND...where were you able to find that many of them?!!!! I'm just so full of questions, but this turned out beautifully!!! Thanks for the great idea!