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Hello and happy Sunday to you! First order of business is to announce the lucky winner of the beautiful cashmere scarf from Last Call. Congrats goes to<\/p>\n

#67\u00a0 SYLVIA FAYE<\/h4>\n

Please contact me at theenchantedhome@gmail.com so that your lovely prize can be on it’s way!<\/p>\n

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Hope you are having a great weekend…..here the foliage is exploding and it is so gorgeous. This is most definitely my favorite time of year. My college son is home this weekend which is a great treat, though I have seen him literally for all of maybe 45 min,\u00a0 such is the life of a busy, social college aged kid. I get it, I was 21 once:)<\/p>\n

But when he is getting ready to GO OUT to a party in the city that STARTS at 11 at night…..I had a secretive little smile on my face as I sat cozy in my pjs in my comfy bed that I was so happy it’s him and not me. I like a nice evening out but I start turning into a pumpkin BY 11:) Moving on……<\/p>\n

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1 MY NEW OFFICE IN THE WORKS! So I have been very busy setting up an “official” Enchanted Home office at my warehouse space. It is about a 2400 sq foot space divided into rooms with one large room, which was a sad looking storage room.<\/p>\n

It was high time to set a proper office up at the warehouse since I was going back and forth sometimes twice in one day. Especially now that the new site will soon be up with get this…….an 800 number (after many have asked for one)! Good things are happening over here. It is still very much a work in progress but definitely really coming along-<\/p>\n

This board exemplifies the look I am after. My workspace\u00a0 is very important to me, it has to be clean, crisp and happy.\u00a0 Will be sure to share pics when its all done and painted! Here is a mood board I had created about the vibe I am after, and so far it’s coming along much like I had hoped-<\/p>\n

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So here is a very disheveled “before”- it is one long rather ugly boring room. There is\u00a0 a hallway which leads to other smaller rooms which is where we store everything, this was a storage room that is being converted to the office aka world headquarters for Enchanted Home:)<\/p>\n

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Cleared it out…..can’t wait to rip up that boring brown carpet<\/p>\n

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And looky what I found, can’t believe this is commercial carpet!<\/p>\n

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Night and day! Looks brighter already, paint being\u00a0 done in a few days<\/p>\n

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And here is a in progress shot, new desks got delivered and blue and whites started being put out, I will feature the completed before and after when done in about a week or so-<\/p>\n

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2.WHY DON’T THESE TYPES OF\u00a0 STORIES MAKE IT TO\u00a0 FRONT PAGE? We know within seconds when there is any kind of Kardashian drama or when something big is going down with one of our presidential nominees, when the latest Hollywood divorce is unraveling, but we rarely hear about those stories that embody basic, good humanity, the “feel good” stories that we all long and need to hear about. This is Hollywood at it’s finest.<\/p>\n

Here is one recent such story that we should ALL know about and the media should talk about (thanks Dad)-<\/p>\n

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Denzel Washington and<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Brooks<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Army Medical Center<\/strong>.<\/div>\n
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Denzel Washington<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>and his family visited the troops at Brooks Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas,(BAMC) the other day. This<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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is where soldiers who have been evacuated<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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from Germany come to be hospitalized in<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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the United States , especially burn victims.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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where soldiers’ families can stay, for little<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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or no charge, while their soldier is in the hospital. BAMC has quite a few of<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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these houses on base, but as you can imagine, they are almost filled most of the time.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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While Denzel Washington was visiting<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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full amount<\/strong> right there on the spot.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The question is, ‘Why do:<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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make front page news with their ridiculous antics, and<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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section of any newspaper except the<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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local newspaper in San Antonio ?’<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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3. A WONDERFUL NEW BLOG. I got an email from a newer blogger who experienced some of the same trepidation and uncertainty that I did when I started blogging. You wonder who will ever find me? How? Will they even like me?\u00a0 I can relate from when I started blogging, as it can be daunting with a sprinkle of excitement for sure.<\/p>\n

I want to introduce you to Elizabeth of\u00a0 Ellie and Elizabeth.\u00a0 Her home is beautiful and she has a love of design as so many of us do. Plus I got a few great ideas from her wise kitchen storage. Here is a peak below, click ere to visit and say hello to over at Ellie and Elizabeth.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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4 INSTAGRAMS OF INTEREST.\u00a0 This week it is very heavy on the majesty of fall and great food….not planned that way but it just worked out like that with a healthy dose of blue and white of course!! Enjoy….<\/p>\n

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5. GORGEOUS E DESIGN JOBS AND TALENTED CLIENTS! I love to share with you on occasion the “after” of various edesign jobs I have been working on, it is so much fun to watch a room evolve and come together.<\/p>\n

I have some incredible before and afters that I am going to feature within the next few weeks but here are a few recent pictures I got from my super talented clients\/customers-<\/p>\n

This job is still in the works but coming along so beautifully! Decor Market (where we got the cocktail table) featured it on their Instagram:) This will be a wonderful before and after and I will share with you when the pillows and final accessories are in place-<\/p>\n

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Another great project is this beautiful tranquil bedroom, we are working on pillows and small accessories now….<\/p>\n

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You will not get over the before when you see this incredible bathroom, going to feature this on an upcoming post, here is\u00a0 a teaser:)<\/p>\n

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And loving this arrangement a talented customer made-<\/p>\n

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What a thrill to see the first round of Provence planters put to beautiful use….amazing!<\/p>\n

I have 5 left that are up for grabs for non payment- contact me at theenchantedhome@gmail.com if interested<\/p>\n

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6 AMAZING PUMPKINS! I love Amy from Maison Decor, she is so talented and I really love and admire not only her talent but her gumption to roll up her sleeves and get things done.<\/p>\n

I have had the fortune to meet Amy in Boston when she had her wonderful shop, and can attest that this woman can do anything hence my nickname for her – Amazing Amy. Loving this pumpkins she did, she makes it look easy but I know they are not:) Nice job Amy!! Click here to read the post plus a how to-<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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7. SUNDAY’S SURVEY. On the subject of media,\u00a0 there is a lot of talk lately about the media being rigged and bias. I have my own definite feelings about the media and of course there are a few factors that would potentially affect how<\/em> one looks at it. What<\/em> media you are listening to- there are those diehard right wing and left wing media outlets and they are both masters at selling one story or another with a very specific angle.<\/p>\n

And of course how<\/em> you look at the media largely depends upon your personal views and how much what they say shapes what you<\/em> feel. It is interesting and never,\u00a0 especially with social media has media as a whole infiltrated our lives as they do now. On one hand I love the immediate access to breaking news all around the world, on the other I think it’s gone too far and often crossed lines.<\/p>\n

I also have seen a HUGE shift in how anchors personalize the very stories they report on. It’s not difficult to see where they stand and that bothers me. I want balanced, fair objective news not a personal narrative….they need to get off their soapbox!! BBC is one that I have found so far to be the most balanced.<\/p>\n

So as I always love to hear your take, its your turn to weight on the media in our lives-<\/p>\n