ORGANIZING THE BOOKSHELVES

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mMBP4alHrTWj_toAu7qLxLsiTwrWOZIyWcQHbDAFhxlerJJLd_TCbt175ncr35yucGz_RqxdlVfTRdgCWctsE75-YjOHbNThCOYgJIDAPzyrSGPD6867p-McuG5vONgnDCeGAQ9Ca3yR/s1600/Organizing+The+Bookshelves-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mMBP4alHrTWj_toAu7qLxLsiTwrWOZIyWcQHbDAFhxlerJJLd_TCbt175ncr35yucGz_RqxdlVfTRdgCWctsE75-YjOHbNThCOYgJIDAPzyrSGPD6867p-McuG5vONgnDCeGAQ9Ca3yR/s640/Organizing+The+Bookshelves-stonegableblog.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">January feels like "organizing" to me! After taking down the Christmas decorations I am ready to sweep the house clean of clutter and get organized!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My bookshelves are a constant frustration! They can be seen from the kitchen and breakfast room and always look busy and cluttered!  There is so much going on in my other rooms, I wanted my eye to "rest" when it looked at this end of the family room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I filled the bookshelves with identical chunky baskets (Pottery Barn Outlet) sporting number tags ...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Very streamlined and very utilitarian... with spiffy numbers, of course!  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF0Egupr_mWb9tX9ok_3enxu5fEh7ZwAlzW_IZebsppkDpykYnmoTj4N9OT0sJcTRC9aLo1SfyY8MjW7lVtqBI2fRqfn6aQbHqsOxDzj85j3CO7ciGDrPTMYeVeTt5FwmM49e1XTvPbkz/s1600/Baskets+in+Bookshelves-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF0Egupr_mWb9tX9ok_3enxu5fEh7ZwAlzW_IZebsppkDpykYnmoTj4N9OT0sJcTRC9aLo1SfyY8MjW7lVtqBI2fRqfn6aQbHqsOxDzj85j3CO7ciGDrPTMYeVeTt5FwmM49e1XTvPbkz/s640/Baskets+in+Bookshelves-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Baskets 1 through 6 hold my decorating books and some much loved cookbooks. Basket 7 is for Bobby! The rule is... I don't touch his basket unless it overflows! So far... so good!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3blXkc1dGhWxVufAJ1ffj0d3kdNWoF-xcOesgwpSioMxGRf3iUCeXPvXVkYxtbQzcdzqD0xtJd699I8PbayGXKElqhbKBDSVRh9Qq8IrtuTJXZOV9SamQxGSAwyWXd4Pdux5sNkNaI5M/s1600/baskets+and+leather+chair-stonegablelbog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3blXkc1dGhWxVufAJ1ffj0d3kdNWoF-xcOesgwpSioMxGRf3iUCeXPvXVkYxtbQzcdzqD0xtJd699I8PbayGXKElqhbKBDSVRh9Qq8IrtuTJXZOV9SamQxGSAwyWXd4Pdux5sNkNaI5M/s640/baskets+and+leather+chair-stonegablelbog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love how these Pottery Barn inspired<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2014/01/large-number-tags-diy.html" target="_blank">NUMBERED TAGS</a> </span>brought an organized look to the bookshelves.  They were very easy to make. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see the <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2014/01/large-number-tags-diy.html" target="_blank">LARGE NUMBER TAGS DIY</a> </span>and how I made them by clicking<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.stonegableblog.com/2014/01/large-number-tags-diy.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9ZSB4_fMaDy7o6L6MxRdAwWeJ5NYdzgMMXJQMN_JyMqmWIRGsf9CuBL87gX2GVLNtw56jTDoSKbJ3WkbFgALWv_PsGK3z4fSEs-7oki_qxzzwzbpBEglzn5uGytNPMiPaXvd_pvg883f/s1600/Large+Wooden+Number+Tags+with+twine-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9ZSB4_fMaDy7o6L6MxRdAwWeJ5NYdzgMMXJQMN_JyMqmWIRGsf9CuBL87gX2GVLNtw56jTDoSKbJ3WkbFgALWv_PsGK3z4fSEs-7oki_qxzzwzbpBEglzn5uGytNPMiPaXvd_pvg883f/s640/Large+Wooden+Number+Tags+with+twine-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I'm organizing the other side of the bookself the same way... the side that has the television and bose radio in it. I'll show you soon!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How do you like the newly organized bookshelves? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just wait till we get hardwood floors installed and a new rug... hopefully the end of the month. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember to</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTdoKaznJQmmpWw8t4sNI2sAqtSqDfshraOm2FU7W21oTQiE-UtaP4F_3hoVbMoSZ5eG41dww14bnslcXPBieX5D0XJEGj1EZerLZhkjDB0mxG78huO_4xEDFBaS4Z2110lwNG-h7CWH2/s1600/Organizing+The+bookshelves-pin-stonegableblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTdoKaznJQmmpWw8t4sNI2sAqtSqDfshraOm2FU7W21oTQiE-UtaP4F_3hoVbMoSZ5eG41dww14bnslcXPBieX5D0XJEGj1EZerLZhkjDB0mxG78huO_4xEDFBaS4Z2110lwNG-h7CWH2/s400/Organizing+The+bookshelves-pin-stonegableblog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><br /></a></div></div></div>

ORGANIZING THE BOOKSHELVES

January feels like "organizing" to me! After taking down the Christmas decorations I am ready to sweep the house clean of clutter ...

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NEW ???? IN MY FAMILY ROOM

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfiF84fyXi9vjkv4LepIxwOCWORbGV-qRk2UVhoGFJFD5enhjvhw8oYCjDVlfyqW8hc2PPfAHIISpSGYduH_QezvOsRPR53UVSSd1CwRmGuudz6fXo6RYqSieoF2aG8QY_F9DW3H4ofcS/s1600/BLOG+Family+Room+Console+TITLE+PAGE+-stonegableblog+-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfiF84fyXi9vjkv4LepIxwOCWORbGV-qRk2UVhoGFJFD5enhjvhw8oYCjDVlfyqW8hc2PPfAHIISpSGYduH_QezvOsRPR53UVSSd1CwRmGuudz6fXo6RYqSieoF2aG8QY_F9DW3H4ofcS/s640/BLOG+Family+Room+Console+TITLE+PAGE+-stonegableblog+-.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm a ... "I'll know it when I see it person", when it comes to my home.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have an idea of things I need and want, but I'm not quite sure until I see something. And when I see the perfect piece I just know it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take my family room for example...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCvvA9KJMKGFEZKBeelRj6U6O__j0vRhJ7Mgew8nvUIOPK6D1crGncocC8NMvht85fVYl4klvLUmEkF4C6Vah_SqEBiDc6VoiXNqCAY9QKvSNxlP6Q86MNYZb_C67kgW_THnPFHfO1fJD/s1600/Full+view+of+console+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCvvA9KJMKGFEZKBeelRj6U6O__j0vRhJ7Mgew8nvUIOPK6D1crGncocC8NMvht85fVYl4klvLUmEkF4C6Vah_SqEBiDc6VoiXNqCAY9QKvSNxlP6Q86MNYZb_C67kgW_THnPFHfO1fJD/s640/Full+view+of+console+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I really needed a... something... for my family room. To go against a long wall. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I first tried a tall hutch-like piece I already had... but it did not fill up enough space. It was too wide and hard to get around it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3Jk5m7QOVoWpqNxVR4O6x1PQ_qr9U94lJn6VE_DbKcbMAf8c3jLSwBC0iWp-CbDpOMOa_4LJDYJTQZz638Ks4UcnEhW0kBYz5W6RNPBaDWduH4oEC98RrA01JbiXqGSjVnw6bQLND5D_/s1600/console+fall+decor+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3Jk5m7QOVoWpqNxVR4O6x1PQ_qr9U94lJn6VE_DbKcbMAf8c3jLSwBC0iWp-CbDpOMOa_4LJDYJTQZz638Ks4UcnEhW0kBYz5W6RNPBaDWduH4oEC98RrA01JbiXqGSjVnw6bQLND5D_/s640/console+fall+decor+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So I started looking for a... a... buffet or sideboard... or counter... or cupboard. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It had to be tall-ish and not very wide  because it was going to fit close to the sofa.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It also had to be a piece I could paint... with maybe.. some glass doors and shelves in it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it had to be a good buy! After all, I love love love a bargain!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPn8HiRqhyphenhyphenP0DvkoAo2xNFvBUyx1sUCvG2Zbol-JY8UcmeT17e9gJPMet1n_f9g1R7LTY_oVcwjMtvx-tzkIVnPHgtq59cmDW-MboXng-TMrITHHuqD8DQxgxAyFGIZ-moUWBYKFokQTN/s1600/Full+view+of+console+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPn8HiRqhyphenhyphenP0DvkoAo2xNFvBUyx1sUCvG2Zbol-JY8UcmeT17e9gJPMet1n_f9g1R7LTY_oVcwjMtvx-tzkIVnPHgtq59cmDW-MboXng-TMrITHHuqD8DQxgxAyFGIZ-moUWBYKFokQTN/s640/Full+view+of+console+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I looked for months and months.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This piece was not going to be easy to find!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO-75mz1ynzakxTyQvcW1BegZ238u_j1rJtLq70tXH_LTkHiJ07AHjuQCs9jQO2s_oEJkBz1EQ12F4U6GzdgeBZayckNef91pqKeKKEtmjxiqnlxWRbrPPQjtkIlMs-5oGPMofsqj2SVP/s1600/console+side+shot+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFO-75mz1ynzakxTyQvcW1BegZ238u_j1rJtLq70tXH_LTkHiJ07AHjuQCs9jQO2s_oEJkBz1EQ12F4U6GzdgeBZayckNef91pqKeKKEtmjxiqnlxWRbrPPQjtkIlMs-5oGPMofsqj2SVP/s640/console+side+shot+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One day last week I was looking around the Pottery Barn Outlet, one of my favorite haunts, and came across this piece!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a bit taller than the other  buffets... sideboards...counters and cupboards I had bee looking at.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great, perfect height!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It also was quite narrow.... a quality that was the hardest of all to find.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It also had shelves and glass doors.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it was marked down to $999.00, way out of my price range... and then marked down again to $99.00!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, you read that right!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyx1m8GXH9YgI9zK1m9-Lx7srq-IDlaTVVNifaRac1wDSE9B2bl-WVuJlkCS-7f0oa-FPWWxj36da3x346NHQcA2K8LUKfQVCBuprSZhi45o7O4AyaW3HTWoYgRKMVejFFEZYzdAavp-_h/s1600/top+of+the+console+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyx1m8GXH9YgI9zK1m9-Lx7srq-IDlaTVVNifaRac1wDSE9B2bl-WVuJlkCS-7f0oa-FPWWxj36da3x346NHQcA2K8LUKfQVCBuprSZhi45o7O4AyaW3HTWoYgRKMVejFFEZYzdAavp-_h/s640/top+of+the+console+-stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I looked it over from top to bottom and there was not a scratch or dent on it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was solid wood, no particle board or veneers.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Why the huge markdown on such a quality piece?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I tried the doors and they worked fine. The glass was in perfect condition. The shelves were level!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What made such a beautiful piece so... well, cheap?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_i4qqyWwW0AMyjL63qh4l6W0NZ98iqJHsqTQ7PrxuoJIK_Jt-N5dIbKP3aKWrWfCE1RB0qycwBvG5PAOnyH_2UbQtlz-rWECcx0cjHocFvAgwX9xAOGt-0qjNTmJZ-chUECh225T-_dW/s1600/console+decorated+for+fall+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_i4qqyWwW0AMyjL63qh4l6W0NZ98iqJHsqTQ7PrxuoJIK_Jt-N5dIbKP3aKWrWfCE1RB0qycwBvG5PAOnyH_2UbQtlz-rWECcx0cjHocFvAgwX9xAOGt-0qjNTmJZ-chUECh225T-_dW/s640/console+decorated+for+fall+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you tell? Take a good look at the picture above!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It finally dawned on me... this piece was a top of a hutch!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It had fooled me! I really took me awhile to figure it out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bottom piece was missing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0ofWenzH1e9hjXhAkqeNyTdWnX-xLZZKsVVptN0qwCPHSQIYDdMMqhVXraE0lS-3GFNGUOa0_RkqwF8i1-CQNwzN6P6jeiou_V8_iXVhS1DJKBhqY5AEXLV4RE0p4H90ki6ngZJfPhsE/s1600/Console+baskets+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0ofWenzH1e9hjXhAkqeNyTdWnX-xLZZKsVVptN0qwCPHSQIYDdMMqhVXraE0lS-3GFNGUOa0_RkqwF8i1-CQNwzN6P6jeiou_V8_iXVhS1DJKBhqY5AEXLV4RE0p4H90ki6ngZJfPhsE/s640/Console+baskets+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything about it was perfect... but it was a hutch top! The bottom of the piece gives it away.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Even so, I knew it would be perfect for the family room. Not letting a little thing like it being a hutch top stand in my way I bought it, stuffed it in the back of my car and brought it home!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19gKYDMO98yxmobgLZ-qh9DXUk4jl12qG6lm_qGfCfHqcEtUiC-wcaJaKs3uXBQlYD6-JryAYY0Gu9Keqr0VvsJ5LVWolgXJgwZEQ_5gWmEYBBnEwi0prK7JzcxAPvW5DUVOgEWW2lU9X/s1600/cylinder+of+leaves+on+console+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19gKYDMO98yxmobgLZ-qh9DXUk4jl12qG6lm_qGfCfHqcEtUiC-wcaJaKs3uXBQlYD6-JryAYY0Gu9Keqr0VvsJ5LVWolgXJgwZEQ_5gWmEYBBnEwi0prK7JzcxAPvW5DUVOgEWW2lU9X/s640/cylinder+of+leaves+on+console+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It fit perfectly! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once I got the "piece" in  I decided to hold off on the paint until we put the hardwood floors in RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS (do you hear me Bobby!). The dark wood added some much needed depth to my  family room decor!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We hung the round mirror over it and I am now in the process of decorating it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a new quest... I'm now looking for baskets to put under the "piece" to hide the back of it.  </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've not found any yet that are perfect for the "piece". But I will!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSfqlzxU0M3xxU2J7Nb7jExvNFpORi7tYjWBzD5D3HT3UG9CBvR-e231_aM1vYweqLpjB5aAnHq9NCI4GjXoUoojT09YERd9kFPv3U7UYqfyeLQFxU89bcKNLyalBHYQlnrALkSSjYHcX/s1600/Family+Room+Console+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSfqlzxU0M3xxU2J7Nb7jExvNFpORi7tYjWBzD5D3HT3UG9CBvR-e231_aM1vYweqLpjB5aAnHq9NCI4GjXoUoojT09YERd9kFPv3U7UYqfyeLQFxU89bcKNLyalBHYQlnrALkSSjYHcX/s640/Family+Room+Console+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We have decided to call it a "console". Not sure why. A buffet or sideboard... or counter... or cupboard just didn't sound right for this piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And it is not longer a hutch top... it has been upcycled!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyau8D3AhTo8DZ_76SKAuVs0iCF2_3b01piTOamTzRYpMgDbtnSOShNfwFRLwXKXeaR1I8OeAbKDhmTS3mVkwDEbKDIXUPDR7m8d3sj4T7nMz5ZxqJzrBKb3ymeTFGbURXxPnVT9AywUvv/s1600/console+fall+decor+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyau8D3AhTo8DZ_76SKAuVs0iCF2_3b01piTOamTzRYpMgDbtnSOShNfwFRLwXKXeaR1I8OeAbKDhmTS3mVkwDEbKDIXUPDR7m8d3sj4T7nMz5ZxqJzrBKb3ymeTFGbURXxPnVT9AywUvv/s640/console+fall+decor+-+stonegableblog.com.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="javascript:void((function(){var%20e=document.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','http://assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());"><img alt="Pin It" class="aligncenter" src="http://www.clickinmoms.com/cmprodaily/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/pinit.jpg" /></a></div></div></div>

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