Friday, February 5, 2010

JUST WANTED TO SHARE THESE WITH YOU

Last Friday morning this was the sky I saw. I thought it was beautiful. I know on the news they talked about the evening sky that same day.


So the kids came over on Saturday for dinner. I decided to try a recipe I saw over at my friends Lori's blog @ Altered Glass. It called Light N' Creamy Chocolate Cake Roll. It was really good and actually not that hard to make. Her pictures are better but the end result was the same.

So here it is. The rug arrived on Wednesday. The UPS guy didn't even ring the doorbell which surprised me because he is usually a really helpful guy. The rug weighed 50 pounds, 8 x 10 in size and he just leaned it against the house. I got it into the family room and took a few pictures. Then when my husband came home we arranged it where we had planned on putting it. Let me tell you that for $375. it is a beautiful rug. I always look at rugs at Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, etc. The quality is amazing. I know that they messed up on the original shipping but it was well worth it. You can compare it to rugs that are easily $1,400. My husband said we should order rugs for every room. The other rug in the picture is a rug that I bought two of for in front of our sinks in our bathroom. We really like them.

38 comments:

kyooty said...

YAY! for it finally arriving. I see Sky is enjoying it already.

Katt said...

You have a gorgeous view of the beautiful sky!!
Sad to say if it is chocolate I am all for it...lol
Glad too see your rug finally arrived, by the way it looks awesome in the room!

purejoy said...

it really is beautiful! (and i almost missed skye!) we really need another rug.
such an intimidating need. (for me)
such an expensive accessory and i stress with "getting it wrong."
plus, i hate to shop.

yours is mahvelous!

Shannon said...

I have missed you. What a beautiful view.

Blessings,
Shannon

Colleen - the AmAzINg Mrs. B said...

Lovely rug! And what a joy to see that sky this morning when I checked into your blog! Wow- you have a beautiful sky and darling SKYE :-) You are blessed..and deservingly so, my friend :-)

The Red Brick Farmhouse said...

Good morning~

We have our daughter and son-in-law over for dinner on Friday's. We have such a good time. I will have to go over to Lori's blog and try the Light N' Creamy Chocolate Cake Roll. It looks DELISH!

I love area rugs on wood floors. They just look beautiful! And what a gorgeous rug you picked out.

Sunrises and sunsets are absolutely beautiful. God's handiwork at its best!

Blessings~
Laura

Amy said...

The pictures were amazing. But wait is that the amazing rug you have been talking about? I can see why you wanted it to come to your house. Great find. Have a great weekend.

Tonja said...

Beautiful rug! It's amazing what a difference a rug can make! Where did you order this one from...I must have missed that.

Kristie said...

Your home, your view, your rugs...all SO beautiful! And that chocolate cake roll sounds and looks delicious! Definitely understand why you wanted to make that! LOL! :-)

Katherine said...

Very beautiful sky! Love it.

And I love that carpet. We have carpets in 3 rooms. I think we got them on sale at lowes. It's amazing what they can do for a room!

Brandy@YDK said...

that rug is gorgeous. you have excellent taste.

Trish said...

Red Sky at night a Sailor's delight...gorgeous photo's Debby.
Yummy Dessert...love chocolate.
And your rug is fabulous! I'd say it was worth the wait...blessings!

Lorie Shewbridge said...

Debby, those photos of the sky are amazing... thank you for posting them.
The cake looks delicious, my mouth is watering!
The rug is gorgeous, I am so glad you are happy with it and I see that Skye is pleased as well! :-)

Alexis AKA MOM said...

OMGosh I'm so glad it arrived!!! It looks beautiful! Wow that is great deal if it compares to the $1400!

Just beautiful girlie!

Anonymous said...

I want your rug, I love it!

CiCi said...

Very nice new rugs. We find here that the UPS person sets things on the front porch and if we don't hear someone out there, we find the delivery later.
You asked me when you left a comment on my blog if we watch movies. We rarely go to the movie theater, maybe once a year if that. We check out movies at library sometimes. Haven't watched a movie in a couple months now. Probably check one out next library stop. We have so much more time to do things together and/or individually. We play UNO or other cards and laugh and play. We have dominoes and an electronic dart board. We walk together. Three seasons we bike ride on bike trails. Seems like we are busy all the time. Just not on anyone else's schedule.

Anonymous said...

Our new house is all hardwoods so we're going to need to invest in some rugs!

Technodoll said...

You have a keen eye for beautiful pieces - it's lovely! I wish I could find such treasures, our selection here is a bit sparse to say the least.

PropellerHeadMom said...

Gorgeous pictures! I love the rug - it is lovely!

Mommy, I'm Home said...

Love the landscaping in your back yard!

Together We Save said...

That rug is amazing very pretty!! Love it. Those pictures are pretty too.

Crystal Escobar said...

yeah! It finally came, and worth waiting for, right? It is absolutely beautiful!!! I love your family room too :) Wow $375 is a great price, I'm going to go look around at pottery barn, I actually need an area rug too. My husband moved his office out, and now I have an extra room in the house to decorate how I want, yeah! I plan on posting a before and after video of my house soon. We've been remodeling for 3 years now, lol. I'm pleased with how it all turned out!

Unknown said...

Love your pics as always! I fixed my march of dimes link...thanks for the tip!

Mara said...

I love a nice rug, but so do my cats: to sharpen their nails on! So, it's a no-go for rugs in this house.

CB said...

Oh I LOVE the rug - the colors are so beautiful!! Right up my alley and it looks great in your room.

wife.mom.nurse said...

the sky is BEAUTIFUL

and the rug looks terrific :) Seems like you may want to take hubby up on his offer for more!

nancygrayce said...

Your rug is gorgeous! I'm looking for a new rug for our living room. I've about cleaned mine to death!

Those sky pics...breathtaking!

Theta Mom said...

Love the sky pics and the rug is beautiful, too!

CM said...

My DH and I LOVE mountains. Not too many around here though. I even showed him your pics when I arrived here!

Congrats on your rug. It looks great! AND that's a great price!

Have a good weekend!

j said...

Oh Debby! The sunset over the mountains is breath taking. I'm so glad you shared those photos! They are very calming!

Have a wonderful weekend my friend. Be blessed!

Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...

The rug is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm so glad you like it and I'm so glad you took a picture!
LOVE IT

Sit A Spell said...

I've enjoyed my first visit to your blog. You sky photos are amazing. So beautiful...I love the mtns. I lived in Colorado for 10 yrs and never tired of those awesome sunsets over the Rockies! I am in Florida now...not mtns.

I also saw that you like tea...I love tea, but I am a Twining fan and will over look your Bigelow box. ; )

Caroline said...

Beautiful pictures and the rug I just love.
Caroline

Randi Troxell said...

such beautiful pics that they almost brought tears to my eyes..

have a lovely wkend

I can't find my blog said...

LOVE the rug! Finally!

Elizabeth said...

Beautiful sunset! I'm glad your rug finally came. *hugs*

Sandy said...

The photos of the sky are gorgeous. And so is the rug! Looks familiar, where did you order it from?

Holly said...

That sky is beautiful!!! Glad to see the rug finally made it to you!!! :) It weighed 50 lbs!?

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