Friday, July 30, 2010

My First Pink Saturday, July 31, 2010.



Good Morning!

Today I am joining Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/
for her Pink Saturday. I have sooooo many pink things around my house, in my garden and in my thoughts that I decided I had better get cracking and begin showing and telling you about them. Hmmmmmm???? What to choose? I guess I will start with "my" living room. It is the formal living room in our house, ie., no tv is allowed in this room!! My hubby, Tim, calls this "the pretty room", but to be completely honest....every room in the house is pretty. It looks like a man has never set foot in this house!!!  The pink in the living room are the satin moire drapes, the hot pink mohair throw and the various pinky knickknacks!!


 
This is a picture of the many bone china floral arrangements I collect. Most of them have pink flowers in them.
This is a former tv. cabinet that was converted into a china cabinet. I paid $5.00 for it a few years ago at a yard sale. I knew that a good cleaning and some paint in my favorite "rose plate white" would make this diamond in the rough sparkle!

Do you see what is in this cabinet? YES!!! Tea cups!!!! Many of them are pink and I will be featuring them when I do Tea Cup Tuesday with Martha and Terri!!!



Here is another picture of the "tea cup cabinet.



And last, but surely not least is a small childs cabinet which I purchased at an auction about ten years ago. I painted it a luscious pink and now display.....what else.....pink things in it.  The china you see is American Beauty by Royal Albert.


I hope you have enjoyed visiting my house and some of the pink things here.  Please come back on Tuesday when I will feature one of my tea cups!!
Many hugs, Laura

30 comments:

  1. Hi Laura :) A BIG Welcome to Pink Saturday! I absolutely love your Tea cabinet, and what a steal you got it for..only $5 !! SCORE!! You did a wonderful job with it's makeover, and I'm seeing some really pretty teacups in there! And how cute is that child's cabinet! Perfectly pink :) LOVE Royal Albert's American Beauty china! This was a wonderful first post for Pink Saturday!

    Happy Pink Saturday to you!

    Warmest hugs, Brenda

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  2. ohhh there's so much eye candy in your post. Your "pretty room" is very pretty. Happy Pink Saturday and welcome!

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  3. WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST PINK SATURDAY LAURA,
    YOUR HOME IS BEAUTIFUL...WE LOVE MANY OF THE SAME THINGS. I LOVE YOUR CABINETS YOU RECREATED TO HOLD BEAUTIFUL THINGS AND I LOVE YOUR DRAPES.....EVERYTHING IS STUNNING
    IT IS SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
    HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND.
    HUGS
    SIMPLY DEBBIE

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  4. Welcome to PINK Saturday! I have one of those little floral arrangements too. It was a gift from an elderly lady many years ago. And your tea cups are great too. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend, Nan

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  5. What a fabulous teacup collection! Happy Pink Saturday Laura!

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  6. A hearty welcome to pink Saturday. You will LOVE LOVE LOVE being a part of this beautiful pink fun.

    Your living room is gorgeous!! I, too, have a room that is mine. We call it the parlor or the tearoom or the formal livingroom. It's all flowers and teacups.

    Speaking of which, your teacup collection is stunning. I can't wait to visit you on Teacup Tuesdays. And I LOVE the cabinet in which they are displayed. What an amazing find!!

    The little child's cabinet is so sweet and lovely.

    Blessings to you,
    Patti (Fill My Cup with Beauty)

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  7. Welcome to Pink Saturday. I truly enjoyed visiting in your beautiful home. You are fortunate having so many pretty pinks. I have to get and search for them. You have a lovely home and blog.

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  8. Oh Laura, Welcome to Pink Saturday. I love love love the cabinet you saved and all the beautiful tea cups you filled it with!
    Have a happy pink day!! xo Tami

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  9. Wow, you do have a lot of pink! I love the child's cabinet, that is gorgeous! I am now following you so I can see more pinks!

    Happy PS,
    Jacalyn

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  10. Welcome to your first Pink Saturday.You have a lovely pink house so of course you have to be a PINKIE!

    I'm glad your husband likes pink!

    I have enjoyed meeting you - I had my hair cut short too - not sure if I like it or not.

    Now, I'm following YOU!

    sandie

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  11. love your teacups! gorgeous! everything is beautiful! my husband would NEVER let me do anything girly in our house. I can't even have curtains...just plain old wood blinds. Even his mother tried to get us curtains and he absolutely refused! He's a minimalist, I AM NOT!! I like frill and lace and shimmer.... oh well! Thanks for sharing! Happy Pink Saturday!
    -April

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  12. Hello Laura!!
    Welcome to Pink Saturday AND Teacup Tuesday! I pink double whammy!
    Oh gosh you have some gorgeous things to share!
    I adore everything! I'd like to drop by and do some shopping at your place :-)
    The old tv cabinet is such a great find and its so neat that us shabby ladies can visualize in our minds a treasure in the making!!
    Thanks for sharing your treasures my friend!!
    Big Hugs and Smiles,
    Lynn

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  13. Oh this looks just like the perfect place for you! Look at all that Pink! Happy first Pink Saturday! You have a beautiful tea cup collection! Have a great weekend! Sherri : )

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  14. Welcome to your first Pink Saturday Laura! I am just amazed by that TV stand that you turned into a gorgeous china cabinet! And you have to many pretties on it and in it. That little pink cabinet is so perfect for displaying china in too. I hope you'll be back next week with more pinks from your "pretty room"!
    Happy Pink Saturday!
    Carol

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  15. Welcome to Pink Saturday!

    What a beautiful teacup collection!!!
    Happy Pink Saturday!!!

    Hugs
    Charo

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  16. What a pretty pink that cabinet is, Laura. Welcome to PS! I see you collect pretty teacups. I love the other teacup cabinet you found for $5....what a great deal.

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  17. Welcome to your first Pink Saturday, Laura! Love the little cabinet, how cute is that! I see you are also a fellow Canadian and you like teacups! I love them myself. Actually I host a tea party every Tuesday here in blogland. I would love to have you join me sometime. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  18. Happy Pink Saturday, I love all your pink and the china. I was married to a wonderful Canadian, who now is in heaven but stays in my heart, and his Mother, started me on American Beauty Rose china as a wedding gift and on our 20th Anniversary he filled in all the missing pieces to the collection so I have almost the whole set. My dear Mother-in law chose American Beauty rose as he was marrying an American, how sweet is that! I love all the rose pattern china. Thanks so much for sharing, I'll share it on one of my future post, this is my first Pink Saturday also. Pinky Hugs!

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  19. Marie Arden Pink Living.blog
    Love all the pink tea cups. All of us pink gals need to stick together!! Welcome to Pink Saturday it is fun.

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  20. Welcome to your first PS and I hope you do many more. Your living room is just lovely and you DO have a lot of pinks!.

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  21. You have some fabulous pinks and I just adore your teacup collection! I can't wait to see what other pinks you share.

    Happy Pink Saturday and best wishes for a great weekend,
    Natasha.

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  22. Happy Pink Saturday Laura Sweetie...
    Welcome to the best of the BEST pinkies in blogland. We all love to share our pinks.

    Your shares today are wonderful. The cabinets are just beautiful that you have created to hold all your beautiful treasures. I love the teacups, as I too love to collect them. Moma and I always say, "If we only had time for tea." She lives in OK and I live in AZ. I get to go home once a year so we always exchange a teacup and saucer.

    I also love your childs cabinet. It is so beautiful painted pink. What a treasure. I love it.

    I am Country Wings your newest follower. I can't wait to see what you share next. Please stop by and say hi. I would be so honored if you signed up to follow my blog as well. I love meeting new friends and sharing creative ideas.

    Have a beautiful pink Saturday. Country hugs sweetie...Sherry

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  23. Laura, welcome to Pink Saturday. Looks like you will have alot of beauties to share with us. Your livingroom is so elegant. It is so fun to see everyone's spaces.
    Hugs
    Gail

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  24. So many lovely pinkies!! Welcome to Pink Saturday, hope your day was wonderful! p.s. Love the picnic basket redo-adorable!

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  25. Hello! and Welcome to Pink Saturday!!
    I just love all of your beautiful pinks in your Living Room.
    Your curtains are stunning and I can't wait to see all of those beautiful tea cups up close on Tea Cup Tuesdays!!
    The old TV cabinet that you redid is a charming piece and looks gorgeous!!

    Debbie

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  26. Welcome to your first Pink Saturday! What wonderful treasures you have! Love those curtains and all your china, so beautiful! Have a wonderful week, Marcia

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  27. Welcome to Pink Saturday. Sorry I'm belated in welcoming you. Hope you had a great day.

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  28. I have an award for you on my blog. sandie

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  29. Welcome to your first Pink Saturday, Laura. I am so glad you decided to participate.

    And, you are a true lover of pink. You have so many pretty things. Your living room is lovely.

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  30. Hi Laura
    Thank you so much for your kind note on my blog and for sharing your love for old chairs. Your dad was very similar to mine :) I enjoyed my visit to your site and you are right I LOVED your pink patio chairs. I too also LOVE the pink cabinet you have your china in - adorable. I will continue to visit you... Abundant Blessings. Valerie (Dumpster Diving Princess)

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