tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72918225308128602772024-03-18T12:57:33.886-07:00Casual Loves Elegance ...refined vintage livingGail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-58182431146337322662018-11-04T08:32:00.001-08:002018-12-18T11:57:47.018-08:00NEW WEBSITE <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span></b>ur new <b>website <a href="http://casualloveselegance.com/">Casualloveselegance.com</a> </b>has launched.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> GO </span>to <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://casualloveselegance.com/">Casualloveselegance.com</a></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Grab a cup of your favorite warm drink, find a cozy spot settle in and explore!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>All FUTIRE blog posts</b> will be under <b>JOURNAL </b>on our site. A new post on "Holiday table settings" has just been added.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">We migrated all our old post so you can still find them, they are under JOURNAL now!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">See you at my new site! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I have been working hard on it for some time, and am soooo excited to share it with you!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you</span></b> for all your support & sweetness, we're ready for the new journey, and I want you to come along!</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-70199463773706637652018-10-23T12:12:00.000-07:002018-12-18T11:57:22.521-08:00News! site is coming.<div style="text-align: center;">
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I hope all is well with you, I have some exciting news to share. </div>
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Our new site <b><a href="https://casualloveselegance.com/">casualloveselegance.com </a></b>is almost here.<br />
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Follow us on Insta! at casualloveselegance, we will announce when we're live!<br />
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-70423285526854471132018-03-27T18:34:00.003-07:002018-03-27T18:35:49.158-07:00Spring planting & news<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ow are you? </b></i>I've missed posting here on the blog, but at the bottom of this post you'll know what has had my attention!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;"> W</span>e've welcomed the much needed rain showers here in SoCal, so i can't wait to see the first rose buds of the season and watch our saturn peaches grow! Last weekend I planted two eden climbers flanking the Garden Folly, the goal is to train them up and over the front opening...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The farmhouse renovation is coming along, we're prepping to do the box ceiling detail in the dining room. If you like, go see the radius wall video on my IG feed. What a difference that little detail made! Recently we've had house guests, I loved having them! It's fun to share what's been finished here and share the plan for the work ahead.</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-28024018080440295752018-01-17T09:47:00.000-08:002018-01-17T09:47:02.876-08:00Post update Voting open!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #666666;">I just received word from New York,</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">link </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://submissions.luxemagazine.com/gallery/bf9d06fb-92fa-4a14-a8cb-56cbb869b63c/9202835">BUTLER'S PANTRY</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he vintage sink was a salvaged piece I found hauled from LA and had it restored, but first it sat in my garage for several years waiting for the Pantry renovation to begin. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his whole renovation is a labor of love and close to my heart, it's for our family.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">If you follow my blog or IG I've shared I'm the Designer, GC on this project. My husband is the master carpenter and together we're all in, my boys are our biggest fans and have been very helpful from the day we purchased this major renovation project.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">TODAY is the Reader Choice Awards, VOTING begins, one day only today January 15th.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Thank you, xo, Gail Peterson - Encinitas, California</b></span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-50937953543559721752017-12-08T13:47:00.002-08:002017-12-08T14:23:18.504-08:00A Childhood Michigan Ave memory<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he holiday's are my favorite time of the year to decorate, bake and host gatherings. Also I love to visit my favorite boutique shops and see them decorated for the holidays. I went up to the OC for business the other day and after I visited Roger's Garden in Newport Beach. Gorgeous displays, abundant evergreens and the timing was just perfect to squeeze lunch in at the Farm House restaurant.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> One of my family's Holiday traditions I looked forward to was when we would all pile in the country squire station wagon, remember those? Ours wasRed w/ wood paneled sides. We would drive from our small town about 50 miles to downtown Chicago to see the Holidays decorations along Michigan Ave. Everyone got all dressed up, my Mom and I usually wore velvet! She would wear her beautiful fur and I thought she was so elegant. We would stroll the sidewalks listing to the carolers and eyeing all the toys in the windows amongst magical displays till our feet just about froze. Then we'd go inside the stores for a little shopping. Eventually we would make our way through the crowds until we came to a holt, we would fall into the long line and I would take out my crinkled list and practice it until it was my turn to see Santa Clause. After the intense wait to see him, we went to a special place for dinner in the city. If we were lucky, we would come out of the restaurant to see some Christmas snow falling. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I'm certain those traditions of the Michigan Ave. holiday windows inspired me years back when I had my own retail store. Every year I went all out to make my store windows displays magical. Spending hours cutting evergreen branches from my yard, listening to Holiday music and making my own rustic fresh wreaths and garlands. It was fun to be creative and I enjoyed preparing the window displays for my customers and all who passed by.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">On my Insta Gram feed I posted a little video yesterday with this decor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I </span>Hope your weekend finds you right smack dab in the Holiday season, singing Christmas carols, dancing in the kitchen with cookies in the oven and making new traditions & dreaming of ones you'll always cherish.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Happy Weekend!</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-33210272681879604362017-12-04T10:05:00.002-08:002017-12-04T10:13:23.139-08:00French Farm house reveal update<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">H</span>ow are you? My goodness December! Let's catch up!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>o I haven't been traveling...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>irst to catch you up, I'm documenting the progress of the French Farm House renovation with frequent photos and videos on Instagram, if you haven't popped over yet, I would love you to follow along there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his 7ft exterior custom made copper shroud was set in place on Saturday, it's a little jewelry for the fireplace chimney!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he exterior transformation from a horrible 70's Mediterranean to my vision of a French Farm house I imagined is giving me chills.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Before we bought the property, I came here and sat on a rock down in the yard and studied the architecture and sketched my thoughts. Despising almost everything about the houses floor plan, construction and style. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> My husband said to me. "Don't look at the house. Think about everything that surrounds it, that's what I love". </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It was that day,<b> </b></span><b>I imagined<i> this</i> french farm house.</b> In my mind I had visualized the entire project done!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Friends it's been a renovation journey!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>his renovation truly is a labor of love, also French farm house firsts for me.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>'ve been very focused on this renovation, it's my heart and my husbands, as well as I'm the GC with my Hubby. Every design decision is critical and my husband has a strict-NO changes policy with me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>ith <span style="font-size: large;"><b>2018 </b></span>is in view, I'm looking forward to working with new clients for design & Real Estate.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>utterly</i></b></span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> enjoying the moments & beauty that surrounds us all during this magical season.</span></b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">IG is so fast for me to post from my iphone It's fun when I'm so stretched for time!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Happy Holidays from me to you!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Today is a special day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It marks two significant events.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Today is a heart full.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>ur Silver wedding anniversary.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Recalling each year that passes, what do we realize about ourselves?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I've grown in many ways as a women, wife and mother.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Though I still fee as if I was 20, how can that be?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he two of us are truly one, we are much alike in many ways </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">but sooo very different too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's exception to the rule I suppose, but perhaps the secret ingredient too!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I follow my own path that's for sure, I am delighted with what I've found along the way. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>oday is also momentous as my youngest son begins his own journey as a freshman in college.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">He moves into a blank dorm room, far from his core here at home. My Husband and son had quite the road trip together, a wonderful memory the'll cherish.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">After all... a boy doesn't want his mom bringing him to freshman move in day!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I miss him dearly already.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">As parents it's bittersweet right? We can't hang on to the child, we fill them with love so they never look far and at the same time we must embrace the adult they are becoming.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So here's a look back... seems like yesterday! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Looking back it fun to think I wouldn't change a thing!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Hey friends I hope you enjoy this little peak with me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Come over and follow me there, I miss you!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">o all the precious </span><b style="color: #a64d79;">Mom's</b><span style="color: #a64d79;"> around the world you are LOVED by someone more than you know, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">you're still the most beautiful women in my world.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Thank you for being an amazing, loving, caring & nurturing Nana to my boys, they so adored you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">F</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">or many reasons, but first for the opportunity I had yesterday to be sitting in an audience at Oprah's Super Soul sessions. Just saying extraordinary seems small!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have been writing more to see my own words, even simple reminders and old school notes!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I've been and still am quietly hush about the journey my life has taken recently, it's because honestly it's beyond words, I'll just say it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I'm grateful for such a beautiful healthy grove and for the company of my bestie, Our Saint Bernard "Lincoln". We spend the early mornings here, he mostly naps as I tell him about the latest vintage finds or my design ideas!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">the road home has been epic and very long. </span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-20112108641176976412017-03-20T10:10:00.002-07:002017-03-20T10:15:37.877-07:00Welcome Spring<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #a64d79;">*Welcome Spring*</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I look forward to a lush garden filled with blooms. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's beautiful to see all the dwarf stone fruit trees we planted last year filled with blossoms. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span>ingers crossed the french lavender thrives this year, I think it was overwatered last year, so I replanted more in late fall.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Happy Monday Darlins,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">When I first married I moved into this 1940's California ranch style home near the beach. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">My husband had bought it years before and did some remodeling <i>of his own</i>!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>(Burnt orange tile-avacado green appliances, brick & a conversation pit)</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: large;">A young women dreams </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">of </span>the opportunity to be apart of choosing her first home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Well I didn't get that, SOOOO my trade off was.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I agreed to <b><span style="font-size: large;">love </span></b>it, not list it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> BUT, In exchange, I would get to do a complete design and renovation of the house with my style and incorporate the other structures and landscape.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We began with a tiny 125 sq. ft shed in the back yard. I wanted to make into a darling guest house and live in it during the renovation. We had a budget & I wanted to be hands on living on site!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Yes, it would be the three of us because we had just had our first baby.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Our son was 6 weeks old and we began the demo of our new family home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The stakes were high!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">{This was my first everything}</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">{ I had no design background or experience}</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">So no pressure right!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">This was the front elevation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The awful driveway in front of the windows and house needed to go</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> along with the iceplant & palm trees! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>y Design vision was clear from the start and inspired by homes in New England or the lake houses in the midwest.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>he driveway was removed, a lawn with magnolias, birch trees, evergreens, boxwoods & roses were added. I love fences, my husband and I made 5 different designs for fencing!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>e finally had a lovely proper entrance with a porch to watch the sunset and decorate for the holidays!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A single level home with views to the beach.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">My husband laid all the solid southern pine floors and did amazing wood work and moldings in the interior. The process with plans & etc took about a year or so. We also hooked up to city sewer. The house renovation took about a year and half to complete. The years following we did the other structures.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We did most of the finish work ourselves and landscaping. I scouted for all the interior vintage lighting & designed some custom furniture pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">This and all our projects are truly a labor of love.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We sold the home a few years to do something totally different.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We have some land now, just a few miles from this home and are renovating another huge project into our french farm house.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Happy Saturday Darlins,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> It's all good, don't get me wrong <i><b>I'm a grateful girl.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Incorporating Vintage pieces and old salvage is what I love to do from a design standpoint in all our projects. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have a storage container... or two filled with pieces I have been coveting for this french farm house & future projects.</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-87834455740531567612017-02-13T22:11:00.002-08:002017-02-13T22:11:28.344-08:00Love<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">When it comes to celebrating Valentines Day isn't sweet how much fun it is? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's timeless, and for all ages.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I used to be obsessed for making my own Valentines. Over the years, I loved giving something I created with my own sentiments.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I love hanging these glitter hearts in the garden folly, I love to see them when light catches a sparkle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">How lovely!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">Thank you Country Home Magazine for a little sparkle on our home!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">FIVE more days</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I hope your at the bottom of your list of TO DO's list!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Over here, we're ready & excited.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">When it comes to the holiday decorating I love to add some *Merry* to each space. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Let's be real we spend a lot of time gathered in the kitchen so I feel it's a fun space to deck out...sparingly!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I filled the bottom of his belly with cocoa & marshmallows or whipping creme in the top.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">..remember when</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="color: #cc0000;">Evian </span></span><span style="color: #a64d79;">did this limited edition bottle?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">o </span>excited it's raining at this moment in Southern California!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We have been in a serious draught for years here... I think this will help!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Y</span>esterday morning my husband had us waking to Carols at 6:30 am...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">He must of been still happy about the short ribs I made the night before!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I love this time of year so much!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A couple things that aren't complete....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Soon they will be finished for the reveal!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I'm sooo wearing my wellies today! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Can't wait to wear a cozy sweater. sip a hot latte & study film!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I hope your day is a beautiful one!</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-13481280101171389692016-12-08T10:04:00.006-08:002016-12-08T10:06:07.518-08:00Noel inspired<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>hile the festive days are Kringling by...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A beautiful Holli * day to you!</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-84264572033741080792016-12-06T10:57:00.001-08:002016-12-06T11:00:39.519-08:00Tips How to Cozy for Christmas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Al</span>igning with our Casual Loves Elegance everyday life & style..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Christmas is a time when I love to load up on cozy * comfy elements.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> thought I would share some insight of<b> how you can do this anywhere!</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>e live in Southern California...which is lovely!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> ...but personally, between you & me...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <b>my heart is in a cozy lake house in the midwest</b>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Tall evergreens branches weighted with snow, a crackling fire in a real mason fireplace.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Those are the childhood memories I experienced & cherish especially during this time of year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span>o how do we create that feeling in California or anywhere?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Here's some inspiration from my living room to yours....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">In our living room here I used faux fur pillows, Belgium linen all with down inserts including the leather sofa, it is down. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> T</span>ime is precious & so is a one of a kind element made by you, your children or someone you love.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Fun, creative & cost... a little love & time!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Hello Darlins,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his time of year is so beautiful isn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I LOVE the decor, nature & pet photos that are being shared...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> A visual reminder how the spirit Christmas is everywhere.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>his year our greens were placed on mantles, headboards, balconies etc.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I had full intention to add twinkle lights to everything,</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I want simple...</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;">Loving the dark green natural look, </span><i style="color: #a64d79;">without lights. </i></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">They are so pretty I want to enjoy them simply for what they are... evergreens.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I loved repurposing them for large candles, I use them indoor & outdoor all year.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">The Holiday's are here.... I Love it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have begun decorating have you?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">All the fresh garland & wreaths are placed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I don't know about you but.. when the garland is up it smells like Christmas to me!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It seems to bring the forest inside & everything seems so cozy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">mmmm Love* that!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Thank you for the dearest comments you left for my family about the loss of Miss Chloe our Tibetan... we appreciate your kindness & prayers. Oh how we are missing her....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A beautiful day to you may it be more than you wish for!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">With a broken heart I write this post today..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">O</span>n the eve of Thanksgiving my family and I found ourselves having to say our final goodbye to our dearly loved & cherished Tibetan mastiff Miss Chloe.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Tuesday evening my husband looked at her ears inside, uses some liquid ear cleaner on a cotton pad and rubbed her ears inside and found fresh blood. A flag for concern...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> On Wednesday at noon we took her into the vet for apt. to see why she had been pawing at her face over the last month near her eyes, it seemed something was irritating the area. She scratched so hard it was bleeding & it wouldn't heel over. We thought maybe she had something going on there. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Long story short...the vet did some tests and found our her red blood count was almost depleted & her blood wasn't coagulating. They gave us her samples & paperwork with a referral to a animal hospital for a specialist, they said go now...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Bottom line the vet aid she couldn't be saved, she was bleeding internally. Her immune system was attacking itself.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> We asked if we could bring her back home for a few hours to be with her and let her be with Lincoln our Saint Bernard. We hoped he would sense something and maybe it will help him later. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">My oldest son lives out of state and it broke our heart to make that call....omg so extremely difficult give him the news and explain the situation.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #a64d79;">He was an important part of her life too...This was his dog so much, he found the breeder and led the descioson in getting her from the beginning...</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">She was a friend and mentor to our Lincoln, whom I believe showed him the ropes and gave him confidence... he is almost blind.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Chloe was noble</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> she pranced like royalty</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> walked like a model</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> She was amazing guardian...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> She knew her natural primitive role..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">She guarded us, our friends, our property, Lincoln and our hearts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">She was so beautiful...one of a kind.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We miss her dearly we loved her immensely.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Sweet dreams we love you....Miss Chloe..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I L*O*V*E the holiday's!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A beautiful week to you take time to enjoy the moments worth savoring!</span></div>
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Gail Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09608702104946129424noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291822530812860277.post-79522418934349395432016-11-14T09:34:00.000-08:002016-11-14T09:38:30.771-08:00Autumn weekend<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We headed to the local mountains of Big Bear lake, California to get some Autumn...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It has been so warm in SoCal...uhhh</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span>e loaded up our dogs, dirt bike, sweaters & hit the road.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">M</span>iss Chloe {laying in front} has a little attitude if you can't tell... she is very posh, so pretty & she knows it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Follow along on Instagram, starting to decorate for the holiday's</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">I </span>was up last night late creating a layout & loading pics</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> I didn't use this one for his page but it makes my heart melt...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">He is 6 weeks old...we were ready to leave for his baby shower and spend a fun day meeting some wonderful women whom I adored. It was his first real social outing! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">{The Home Depot was his official first} but that was normal for both our baby's!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I was 37 here & so in Love with him...I was grateful to have a healthy pregnancy & baby at that age.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Here he is now! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">We shot his senior pics done here at our home, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Trying my best to keep it short but authentic like him...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">HEY! We have finished the dog run, now we are building the country house for them..</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Come on by, it's fun, love how quick it is to share daily inspiration & see others!</span></div>
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