tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11234092394833232702024-03-14T04:27:45.381-05:00Zesty NestBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.comBlogger463125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-58887765431562100652012-05-27T22:53:00.001-05:002012-05-27T22:54:13.287-05:00Taking a Break<div style="text-align: center;">
I can't believe what a whirlwind my life has been so far this year! I had my very first art show in April, and it was such a huge success! I have another show scheduled in February 2013 at the Stephens Gallery and several commissions to complete between now and then. As a result, I'll be taking a break from blogging here at Zesty Nest. You can still find me pinning everything from <a href="http://pinterest.com/zestynest/style-at-home/">fabulous rooms</a> to <a href="http://pinterest.com/zestynest/art/">art</a> to <a href="http://pinterest.com/zestynest/words-to-live-by/">words that inspire me</a> over on <a href="http://pinterest.com/zestynest/">Pinterest</a>, and I'll be blogging at our art guild's blog<a href="http://lemleyhouseartguild.blogspot.com/"> Lemley House Art Guild</a>. My own personal art website with my current collection of work can be found at <a href="http://bethwhitlow.com/">bethwhitlow.com</a>.</div>
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<i>"Don't be like the rest of them, Darling!" - Lola</i></div>
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by Beth Whitlow (Me!!)</div>
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I have truly enjoyed this blog and hope that you will check out <a href="http://lemleyhouseartguild.blogspot.com/">The Lemley House</a> as I will introduce some inspiring <a href="http://lemleyhouseartguild.blogspot.com/search?q=salon+style+sunday">art-filled rooms</a>!</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-10435433074580439942012-03-16T09:54:00.000-05:002012-03-16T09:54:00.374-05:00TGI Art on the Wall<div style="text-align: center;">
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I've been neglecting my beloved Zesty Nest blog lately, but I've been working on something very exciting! As it turns out, I'm having an art show(!!!!!) along with<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zestynest/sets/72157626954224565/"> Jeannie Stone</a> here in town at the <a href="http://www.arvartscenter.org/page/page/6895340.htm">River Valley Arts Center </a>in April. I've been busy busy busy trying to finish my paintings. I have just one more to go and hopefully it will be dry by the show. So if you live in the area, please come check it out. The opening is April 1 from 1-3 pm, but the show will run for an entire month.</div>
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This is a series I'm titling "Speak to Me," which uses fashion (i.e. fascinators) to describe each dog's personality and represent the unspoken expectations they must have by how we treat them as equals in our families (seriously - I know my dog's must feel some sense of entitlement). Why "Speak to Me?" Well I forgot to mention that each dog is speaking. For example, the dog in my flyer is titled <i>"They said there would b</i>e <i>a sit-down meal, but all the served was light hors d'oeuvres." - Sadie</i>. I'm very excited about these paintings and can't wait to show them off!<br />
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Check out my archives and other artists I paint with at <a href="http://lemleyhouseartguild.blogspot.com/">The Lemley House</a>.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-54867477970264100152012-03-12T21:33:00.001-05:002012-03-12T21:33:38.417-05:00House Tour - Colorful Out West<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">While cleaning house today (which I stopped doing to play around on <a href="http://pinterest.com/zestynest/">pinterest</a> and upload this image...oops) I found last months issue of <a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a> and was immediately smitten by this wonderful porch converted into a study. And of course those leather chairs and the adorable pooch!</span></div>
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via <a href="http://www.chicagohomemag.com/Chicago-Home/January-February-2011/Take-Two/">Chicago Home and Garden</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-8026448720966168092011-12-10T17:06:00.001-06:002011-12-10T17:06:57.419-06:00TGI Art on the Wall<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We have finally finished our kitchen renovation! It took about 2 months and then some touch-ups (and then some time to edit all those pics), but here it is!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">First let's take another look at the BEFORE</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And now the fabulously airy and bright AFTER</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(more after pics at the end of this post)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I absolutely LOVE it! I feel like I live in a magazine home!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So now let's take a little look at the process. I didn't realize this, but there is a correct order when scheduling all the renovations (we may have done some backwords). The first things we did (because I just couldn't take it any longer) was paint those bright oak cabinets. (For future reference: countertops <i>then</i> paint).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The painters actually took the cabinet doors and drawers to their shop so they could spray them down. And I didn't even know this was possible, but they primed the cabinets with a special formula BEFORE they sanded anything.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">One of my most exciting moments, though, was pulling off the awful tile countertop on my island.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Very exciting!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Once we got the cabinets painted and the backsplash removed (actually we just put up plywood to cover the most of the backsplash), it was time to pour the concrete. The <a href="http://www.taylorbrosdecorativeconcrete.com/index.php">Taylor Brothers</a> came out and set it all up. The whole process takes about 2 weeks.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">By far, the most exciting part was watching them pour the concrete!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After that sat for a day, they came back and removed the molds. To give our countertops a look other than solid white, we took the trowel and purposely "burned" the dry concrete.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">So we got a look like this.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I'm extremely happy with the results!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">After that, it was just <a href="http://zestynest.blogspot.com/2011/09/good-deal-on-subway-tile-that-wasnt.html">a "simple" matter of getting the backsplash up.</a> </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And TA DA!</span></div>
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via <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/interior_design.php">Jonathan Adler</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-3878097794136469812011-11-01T10:44:00.000-05:002011-11-01T10:44:00.292-05:00A Jersey Dream<div style="text-align: center;">
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Designed by Joe Lucas and Parrish Chilcoat. See the rest of this gorgeous home <a href="http://lucasstudioinc.com/portfolio/rumson_new_jersey">here</a>.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-84232441823513515472011-10-31T07:00:00.000-05:002011-10-31T07:00:00.726-05:00Happy Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Watch out for monsters!</span></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-28474065084849706052011-10-28T10:39:00.000-05:002011-10-28T10:39:00.234-05:00TGI Art on the Wall<div style="text-align: center;">
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via <a href="http://www.mackenziehoran.com/2011/08/apartment-essentials-sofa.html">design darling</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-16732913709096329202011-10-27T10:00:00.000-05:002011-10-27T10:00:00.171-05:00Bold, Patterned Farmhouse<div style="text-align: center;">
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via HouseBeautiful</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-53871692256167953222011-10-24T22:24:00.003-05:002011-10-24T22:27:08.229-05:00Natural and Fabulous<div style="text-align: center;">
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P.S. The kitchen is done (YAY!!!). Doing a little touch-up work. Hoping to get pics tomorrow.</div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-83042653201004847802011-10-21T21:27:00.001-05:002011-10-21T21:27:21.928-05:00TGI Art on the Wall<div style="text-align: center;">
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via <a href="http://mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-07-26T09%3A17%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=7">my sweet savannah</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1123409239483323270.post-5397129864693690192011-10-20T21:28:00.003-05:002011-10-20T21:28:43.985-05:00Clean Country<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zestynest/6264872101/" title="Country_Home_Exterior_OC10_0 by Zesty Nest, on Flickr"><img alt="Country_Home_Exterior_OC10_0" height="380" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6264872101_01ed2b85ea_o.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>
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via <a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/gorgeous-country-house-0">House and Home</a></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868510036296706521noreply@blogger.com0