PRETTY FEET ARE HAPPY FEET

   

I don’t know about you all, but when I wear flip-flops all summer long the rubber in the flip-flop draws out any moisture that is left in the bottom of my feet.

It does not make for a pretty picture, trust me. I have found a product that I swear by that helps replenish nutrients, and natural oils into my feet.

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Earth Therapeutics Soft-Soles Gel Slips

These funny little footy-socks have a gel sole inside that contains  a lining which continuously delivers a skin-nourishing infusion of Jojoba Oil, Vitamin E and Olive Oil to replenish and revive the soles of your feet.

I like to use this along with my footy-socks………

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I put this rich cream on my feet, and then I slip on my special little socks, and sleep in them for the night. I wake up with the smoothest, and nourished feet ever!

  I can’t say enough about this combination.

If my heels are really bad I will also use this from time to time……..

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So if you want soft, nourished, smooth feet try these products.

 You can thank me later!!

What do you do to keep your heels and feet looking great all summer long?

 

MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

 

The big debate is going on in my mind. Decisions need to be made about what to do for accents around the bed.

I am a lover of light so a mirror has always been in the picture. In my previous set-up I had two mirrors on the bed wall, one on each side of the bed above the night stands.

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 Right side

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Left side

I love these mirrors, and would gladly use them again, but they are a bit under scale for the size of the bed.

The other dilemma is one nightstand is a bachelor chest which is wider than the nightstand on the left so the spacing on the wall is different.

I love symmetry so the new spacing is a bit more obvious that it is different because of the width of the King bed vs. the old Queen bed.

This made me look at some new options…………

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I absolutely adore  this room, and the round mirror above the bed is perfection. Notice the scale of the lamps! They are a good proportion for the size of the bed.

Don’t you think most people’s lamps on their night stands are too small? I really noticed that when I started looking around.

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This is one of my favorite looks for a master bedroom. It is designed by none other than Phoebe Howard, who can do no wrong in my eyes.

Love the reading lights peeking out of the bed curtains. She also used lamps! The more light the better for me!!!

The only problem with this look, is it is a bit more formal than the relaxed look I am going for.

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This is another good example of lamps being in scale with the bed. Love the mirror above the headboard. What a handsome room.

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This is the actual catalog image from Ethan Allen of my bed. They chose to do a center mirror above the headboard too.

With this new look in mind, I went looking for some round mirrors that could possibly work……..

NUMBER ONE

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NUMBER TWO

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NUMBER THREE

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(More rustic than the others but interesting!)

NUMBER FOUR

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NUMBER FIVE

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I am sure I will find other options, but I think these are all good choices.

I had my hubby bring in a round mirror from my family room to see how it would look, and as he is hauling it down the hall to the bedroom he announces………

“I can tell you right now I am NOT sleeping with a mirror above my head! If we had an earthquake it would kill us!”

SERIOUSLY!?

He is not willing to die for good design?

It looks as if Kathysue  has some mighty big convincing to do!!

Just for the sake of What-ifs??? Which mirror do you  like the best????

 

The Bed Is HERE!!

 

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(The Before)

The new bed arrived yesterday and it gets to stay!! It looks just like I  envisioned. I am so pleased with it. 

The new mattress was amazingly comfortable. We did not even have to adjust to the feel of it. I love having the extra sleeping space, and so does my hubby.

(The During)

I knew that I would have to do a bit of tweaking to my room once the bed was placed. 

It has a darker framework  than my previous headboard, which was cream. The room is no longer  all cream, white and blue. 

CHANGES TO BE MADE

With the touch of mushroom colored wood  I might need to add a basket that will carry the color of the wood to the other side of the room. 

 Possibly on top of the armoire. Although I hate to replace the pretty sea-glass bottles. We shall see?!!

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Since the bed is an upholstered frame, and is larger in scale, the bedside lamps need to be a larger silhouette. 

The mirrors above the nightstands also need to be taller. 

 I am not sure I will still have the mirrors above the nightstands, but I do love the open look it gives the room. This option is still being debated in my mind.

As far as the bedding I am quite pleased with an all white look. 

I will still be tweaking the pillow situation. After much thought, and looking I have decided on two large pillows in the back, two standards in front, and an extra long lumbar in front with possibly a monogram.

I love the new look and I have already pinned some inspirational images that will help me decide the direction I would like to go.

Come back for my next post, and I will share the images that are inspiring me.

For now I will just enjoy my new bed, and dream of the changes to come……