Meet Jasper! The New Puppy

We have a new puppy!  

And YES, I AM CRAZY!  

It just sort of happened...  

There was an auction of Cavaliers 

that I heard about through a Cavalier site 

that I follow on Instagram 

(mostly for the adorable pictures).  

They had shut down a Puppy Mill 

and they were going to auction off 100 dogs 

that the puppy mill had at their puppy farm.  

The auction was only a few hours away 

in Missouri so Miss Beaux and I talked Mr. Beaux 

into going on Saturday.  

Well as it happened, 

we didn't end up getting a puppy at the auction...  

A rescue organization 

had raised over $150,000 to buy the puppies. 

They bought 97 of them at a minimum of $3600 each!  

That was too expensive for me!  

But I guess we were supporting them 

in a way by being there.   

At least they won't go to another puppy mill 

to be over bred.  

So, we stopped at the pet store 

just to look at the puppies 

and when we walked in 

there was Little Jasper 

in the window with a sale sticker.  

The story is that he was returned 

by the family because the mother has Alzheimer's.  

They wanted to sell him quickly 

because he is 23 weeks old 

and younger puppies sell much better.  

   So we snatched him up and brought him home!  

He is crate trained and almost potty trained.  

He is very sweet and loving but active too!  

We feel like we performed 

our own little rescue 

by taking him home!  

Of course I know that our house is for sale 

and it probably is not the best time 

to get a new puppy.  

But it's like having kids... 

Is there ever a perfect time?  

All of the snuggles and puppy kisses 

are certainly worth the extra effort!

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

Bookshelf Styling~Staging Our Home For Sale

Good Afternoon!  

Well it has been a busy week 

so far and it is only Tuesday!  

Right about now a Caribbean Vacation 

sounds wonderful!  

Especially with these temps!  

Thanks for all of your kind comments 

about the changes to the house.  

We have already had one showing 

and we have two more booked!  

Cross your fingers for us!  

Many of you asked me why 

we have decided to sell our home.  

We have lived here twelve years 

and we love this house, 

but it is only the Mr. and me with 

Miss Beaux away at college.  

It is a wonderful family home 

that is great for kids and entertaining 

but now we only use about three rooms 

on the main floor.  

Time to let it go to a new family 

that can enjoy all of this wonderful space!  

 When the photographer came over last week 

to take pictures, I asked him to take the photo 

at this angle.  Why?  

Because I still haven't finished my cabinet!  

You won't tell anyone will you?  

Besides the unfinished cabinet,

I did make a few other small 

changes in the Living Room.  

I restyled the built in bookcases 

and the mantel over the fireplace.  

I had been collecting blue and white pieces 

at Estate Sales and was so happy 

to use them in this room.  

My goal was to create a balanced 

and uniform look to the bookcases 

without crowding them too much.  

A few Blue Willow plates 

were mixed in with white ceramic birds 

that my mother made for my Nana 

many, many years ago.  

(there used to be three but some toe headed child broke one) 

I found these books at an Estate Sale also.  

I need to collect more...

I just got lucky when I found two 

of these jars with silver lids 

and the little footed bowls that are on the mantel.  

I love the symmetry of the mantel.  

I picked up the boxwood 

topiary pieces at Stein Mart.  

They add just the right touch.

 Perfect Simplicity!

 More books on the other side to balance it out.  

I stole some of these from Miss Beaux.  

Whenever we go Estate Sale-ing 

I always find her in the book section 

leafing through old books.  

She loves reading as much as her Nana does!

The little squirrels are a nod to fall.  

I had better start thinking 

Christmas pretty soon!  

More blue and white on the cocktail table.  

Fresh pears make a great centerpiece, 

inexpensive and they last a long time.  

Besides, you can eat them 

when you are ready to switch them out! 

Thanks for stopping by 

and thank you again 

for all of your well wishes on the sale of the house.  

Keep your fingers crossed for us!  

Until Next Time,

Beaux R'eves,

Sweet Dreams,

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Selling The House~Staging the Kitchen Hearth Room

I know you all have seen 

my Kitchen and Hearth Room 

a million times!  

When we decided to list the house 

I decided it was time 

to make some big changes.  

I needed the room to look as large 

and spacious as possible for potential buyers!  

Can you see the changes?  

I took away the long farmhouse table 

and the black dish cupboard 

and replaced them with this 

glass table and bench.  

It was actually a lot of 

trial and error one weeknight.  

The light fixture was hung 

in an awkward location 

and was never centered 

when the farmhouse table sat here.  

Mr. Beaux was convinced 

that if we put the round glass table here 

and centered it, 

that there would be too much space 

left in the corner of the room.  

We tried a lot of different combinations 

before he finally agreed 

to help me move in the round glass table. 

But look, it seems as if it as always been here!  

And it makes the room look so much larger.  

I do so love this kitchen!  

I am going to miss it for sure!  

I tried to keep everything pretty simple for staging.  

I had fabric for pillows all ready to sew 

but I ran out of time before pictures.  

So I ran over to Stein Mart 

the night before and found 

some that would do for the moment.  

Then...

Be still my heart!  

Miss Kim from Savvy Southern Style 

Instagramed that Pottery Barn 

was having a sale on pillow covers.  

I RAN over there 

and found these wonderfully perfect pillows!  

Thanks Kim! 

Look at these gorgeous pillows!  

 And they were less expensive 

than the "These will do" pillows!  

YAY!  

I'm still working on 

the pillow arrangement for the bench.  

I will have to switch out these fall pillows 

for something more wintery.

And even though I am taking all of 

the Stein Mart pillows back 

I am keeping the cute red and white 

grain sack place mats 

that I found during my late night shopping spree!

Won't they look too cute for Christmas?

My sconces that I ordered finally came in.... 

And they were the WRONG ones!  

Of course, it was the day before pictures 

so I reluctantly agreed to take them 

and hang them anyway! 

It isn't that I hate them, 

it's just not what I ordered.  

At the lighting shop where I bought them 

they order the lights and then 

customize them themselves.  

They customize this particular light two ways, 

with the glass as you see here 

and with a candle slip 

which is the way that I ordered it.

Something like this...  

I had adorable black shades all ready 

to place on the top too!  

But, sometimes you just have to roll with it, right!!!  

I'll show you more of the listing pictures 

because they just do such a great job.  

And, my house may never be this clean again!

Now back to cleaning out closets!

Until Next Time,

Beaux, R'eves,

Sweet Dreams!

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