tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post234234509150567177..comments2024-03-28T06:11:42.599-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: an ivy league mom - the entrywaythe gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-83715332021404679402011-12-03T16:21:27.999-08:002011-12-03T16:21:27.999-08:00Love love live the picture wall! So amazing!!Love love live the picture wall! So amazing!!Kristahttp://kristalaree.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-86749378128601395342011-11-29T08:51:38.226-08:002011-11-29T08:51:38.226-08:00I love this space. I wish my picture wall was so o...I love this space. I wish my picture wall was so organized! <br /><br />Enjoy the granola! Have a great week !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347308698763247516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-69460052502790257512011-11-26T05:47:10.309-08:002011-11-26T05:47:10.309-08:00The number one solution to any sort of problem is ...The number one solution to any sort of problem is finding or defining a solution and you make it all look easy. Painting that table black, genius!<br />How lovely all those photos look gathered. <br />Now how about a strip runner on those stairs....<br />or an ocelot.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-9018104173607195842011-11-24T10:39:29.091-08:002011-11-24T10:39:29.091-08:00You did well Janet!! Love the hallway!
Madelief x...You did well Janet!! Love the hallway!<br /><br />Madelief xMadeliefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906326152435858221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-80603816781202742342011-11-24T05:43:48.014-08:002011-11-24T05:43:48.014-08:00Lovely.Lovely.Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620428744189675479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-38328319669109664922011-11-23T11:32:51.464-08:002011-11-23T11:32:51.464-08:00I so, so love the black. Every room needs a dose ...I so, so love the black. Every room needs a dose of it, in my opinion. I bet she could not be more pleased with her gallery wall too. How nice for her see all of those pictures as she comes up and down the stairs. <br />CamilleThe Vintique Objecthttp://thevintiqueobject.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-59848081486606324012011-11-23T08:35:30.857-08:002011-11-23T08:35:30.857-08:00Love the staircase and the photos.
What's re...Love the staircase and the photos. <br />What's really fab is that you decorate the way you dress, it's all very classic and RL like, my house, like my wardrobe is schizophrenic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-66295895372716986332011-11-23T08:07:42.840-08:002011-11-23T08:07:42.840-08:00Thank you for the step-by-step info.
You are wron...Thank you for the step-by-step info. <br />You are wrong: you ARE a decorator! I mean you even own a sprayer. I am deeply impressed and delighted. :-)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-62097252031629090562011-11-23T07:47:12.667-08:002011-11-23T07:47:12.667-08:00I love how the table ties in with the artfully dis...I love how the table ties in with the artfully displayed frames and draws the eye in, making what could be a large and intimidating space into something homely but still elegant.<br />You are a creative genius.<br />Happy Thanksgiving. xVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-7865316467294101832011-11-23T07:21:36.043-08:002011-11-23T07:21:36.043-08:00You did a fabulous, understated job on this entryw...You did a fabulous, understated job on this entryway. I love clusters of family photos. The stairs are the perfect place to display them, and so much better than those huge cheesy studio portraits over the mantle! I like how your placement has emphasized that gorgeous curve of the staircase. Bravo!Sue/the view from great islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366703419148959445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-84583919188474392482011-11-23T05:38:34.181-08:002011-11-23T05:38:34.181-08:00paula - i did sand (abrade) the table and then beg...paula - i did sand (abrade) the table and then began to brush paint it but it wasn't looking that great so i sanded it lightly again and applied several thin coats of paint with a sprayer and then i applied paste wax. i did do this outside.<br /><br />regarding the framed acceptance letters, here in the usa to have a child accepted to an ivy league school is quite an honor but to have two children accepted to two different ivy league schools is quite special. trust me, i'd frame those acceptance letters too!the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-1213033548903621462011-11-23T03:28:26.889-08:002011-11-23T03:28:26.889-08:00Hey babe,
I love how you've rejiggered Kaz...Hey babe,<br /><br />I love how you've rejiggered Kaz's house. Congrats.<br /><br />I watch Ralph L on an old Oprah today and thought of you.<br /><br />You should come visit xFaux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-5021512752952130132011-11-23T01:34:42.930-08:002011-11-23T01:34:42.930-08:00I 2nd what many others say: I love your blog!
Not...I 2nd what many others say: I love your blog!<br /><br />Not many people would part from their style as easy as Karen did, she is lucky to have you close. I could not imagine a better entry than the one you achieved with small effort. <br /><br />I am curious about the process of repainting ...<br />Where did you paint the table? I live in a small apartment and am afraid of the fumes. Is it necessary to go outside? <br />Did you abrade the table by yourself? The abrading is the part of process I dread. I would love to see photos of the process - from old to new. <br />And how long does it take to repaint a table? <br />I know, those questions sound really silly. ;-)<br /><br />There is something in this posting that caught my attention: First I did not understand why the posting was titled "Ivy league mum" - until I saw the photowall including the acceptance-letters. Seeing this I feel some immediate kind of relief - relief that my parents chose another way to express how proud they are of me. I would fear that I could let them down, in case my life would not turn out the way my first steps (at seen on the wall next to the stairway) promised. Could be this is something totally normal in the US ... being a citizen from another cultural background, it caught my eye and thoughts.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842556959891396007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-27438772926015748012011-11-23T01:14:09.025-08:002011-11-23T01:14:09.025-08:00Hello Janet
This is such an inspired transformat...Hello Janet<br /><br /> This is such an inspired transformation of such a beautiful entryway and staircase.<br /><br />AnnaAnna at the Doll Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282617177491266907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-73203688450746663342011-11-22T22:08:33.261-08:002011-11-22T22:08:33.261-08:00You are a visionary Janet.
All the best for a very...You are a visionary Janet.<br />All the best for a very Happy Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Hugs from rainy BC!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-91594932428809674642011-11-22T21:59:32.429-08:002011-11-22T21:59:32.429-08:00Giving thanks to you my friend for your wonderful ...Giving thanks to you my friend for your wonderful and endearing blog and all the support with mine. Have a good holiday! KevinHollywood forever, Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608998958466509181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-72138994463075880462011-11-22T19:55:53.180-08:002011-11-22T19:55:53.180-08:00Janet - first time commenter here but I have been ...Janet - first time commenter here but I have been reading for quite a while and love your simple and casually elegant style. Today you have given me a great idea for a ledge at the top of our stairs - I should put some framed photos there. Thank you!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-8214055296318108572011-11-22T19:43:43.491-08:002011-11-22T19:43:43.491-08:00Hi Janet - What a beautiful entry way. I love the ...Hi Janet - What a beautiful entry way. I love the changes you made.<br />Happy Thanksgiving,<br />DeborahBoxwood Terracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635278108636515992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-54651490993725119562011-11-22T18:03:39.923-08:002011-11-22T18:03:39.923-08:00Well done oh sweet one.
happy day of thanks:)
xo...Well done oh sweet one.<br /><br />happy day of thanks:)<br /><br />xo Janeflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-69100895223008482982011-11-22T17:38:32.018-08:002011-11-22T17:38:32.018-08:00Very pretty! You have a gift.Very pretty! You have a gift.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872411319194316039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-29363836860294660902011-11-22T17:37:20.896-08:002011-11-22T17:37:20.896-08:00Love the simple touches of the round black table a...Love the simple touches of the round black table and the cascading photo wall.Grace @ Sense and Simplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14185222544452668586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-89861986640809733942011-11-22T17:36:11.261-08:002011-11-22T17:36:11.261-08:00Wow, perfect.Wow, perfect.Cindi Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475347748831862659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-26272865196523077392011-11-22T17:29:21.310-08:002011-11-22T17:29:21.310-08:00happy thanksgiving...donnahappy thanksgiving...donnaA Perfect Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022160717740694132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-31250783704844287312011-11-22T17:26:59.577-08:002011-11-22T17:26:59.577-08:00Great job, and so much more personal.
Happy Thank...Great job, and so much more personal. <br />Happy Thanksgiving.Julie of Monkey Grass Hillhttp://monkeygrasshill.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-61801865672950751452011-11-22T16:27:15.040-08:002011-11-22T16:27:15.040-08:00I think I need your vision in my space. So true ab...I think I need your vision in my space. So true about getting side-tracked. Your friend is lucky to have you nearby!Daryl at Vermont Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624896971503586307noreply@blogger.com