I tend to get over the decor on my carved shelves pretty easily, and haven't really found a design that I am over -the- moon in love with which means these shelves get made-over often. Not as often as behind the couch though...
I took a small trip to Ross (which in my opinion is better than some thrift stores because of the pricing) and came home with a couple different accessories -and was very happy with the end result!
Anyways, here are the new and improved shelves:
Still in love with my owl friend- can't get enough of him. I set him on a candle holder that was a thrift store find which I painted, and put an empty frame behind the candle and holder. I just love the colors all together and am pretty in love with the whole set up
The blue pillars are from Ross, and I am totally in love with them too! I didn't have another candle to put on the smaller one, so I stuck a picture of me and my honey up there instead.
This is my Fall contribution for the shelf. My acorn box, with a spray painted mini pumpkin on a little white tray, on top of small books- even though I have had the bottom one for a while, it still cracks me up whenever I look at it!
I also scored this sweet little flower bowl that I love! Right now it is sitting on the tray I made over on top of the coffee table with a candle in it
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Finally the modular home gets set on the foundation and your builder connects the utilities and does all of the on-site work necessary to get you moved in! All while the site-built home cross laminated timber builders is still twiddling their thumbs, waiting for it to stop raining.
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Of course when it comes to timber building – there is always the question of fire-safety, but CLT is vastly different from stick-frame wood construction. Mass timber is significantly more difficult to ignite and once it catches fire it begins to char, causing it to burn at a slow predictable rate. Believe it or not, engineered timber CLT building system like this can outperform structural steel in a fire. In one test, a glulam beam was pitted against a steel beam in a fire. The steel failed after 30 minutes, while the timber remained straight and true, retaining 70% of its structural integrity.
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