New black and white photographs in foyer

Our front foyer is done in a black and white theme.  This past weekend we added two more black and white photographs that I wanted to share with you.  Here are close-ups and information on the two additions.

Mr. H took this photo two years ago.  I loved it as soon as I saw it.  It took two years of nagging encouraging before he finally printed and framed this so I could admire it everyday.  Mr. H was leaving work and had to stop to get gas.  When he pulled into the gas station he noticed this young man pumping gas into an old Volkswagen Bug that seemed to have been turned into a bit of a roadster.  Mr. H knew he couldn't let this shot pass him by so he walked over to the young man and asked if he would mind having his picture taken.  The guy gave Mr. H a strange look but said he didn't care.  Mr. H quickly snapped a few photos and this one was my favorite. I love the open engine and the young man with his tattoos and sleeveless T-shirt and the way he's just nonchalantly looking off into the street scene.  He looks like he could be on a movie set.  Speaking of movies, don't you think he looks like Leonardo DiCaprio?

The other addition was taken in Paris. It is a silhouette of someone walking through one of the entrances to the Musée du Louvre.  Silhouettes are one of Mr. H's favorite things to photograph and this one happens to be me.  He dropped back a few steps behind me to snap this photo.  I like how the glass pyramid lines up with the Louvre Palace, blending old with new. The way one side of the gate is open and one side is closed makes it feel like I was granted the privilege to walk through, that the gate was opened just for me.

As you can see from the top photo there is still room for one more photo at the top of the wall.  We're still trying to decide on a photo that we love enough to hang there. 

If you're interested in closer looks of the other photos, you can visit a previous post about them here.  Just scroll down towards the bottom of the post.  I hope you've enjoyed seeing the new additions!

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The White Vase, a story of love that was almost lost

I saw this vase three weeks ago at TJ Maxx and loved it but told myself that I didn't need it.  Where would I put it?  Plus Mr. H would probably sigh and roll his eyes at me for bringing home yet another thing to clutter our table tops.  I went back to TJ Maxx a week later and saw it again.  My heart wanted it, but my head said I didn't need it and my head won again.

This past Friday I visited TJ Maxx once again and it was still there looking elegant but this time it was on the clearance table and I still told myself I didn't need it.  Well, since Friday afternoon all I've been able to see on other blogs were beautiful Chinoiserie vases.  I couldn't stop thinking about it so Saturday night I made up my mind that I was going back Sunday morning to bring it home.

Sunday morning I took a deep breath and told Mr. H "There's this vase that I found at TJ Maxx that I really liked but I talked myself out of buying it...." before I could even finish he said, "Good job!" but I continued, "I've been talking myself out of it for the last three weeks but I've decided to be honest with myself and follow my heart and go bring it home."   Maybe I didn't say the follow my heart part because then I really would have gotten an eye roll but he did take me to go get it! Once at TJ, I raced to the clearance table and as I rounded the corner, I was thinking, "I hope it's still there, I hope it's still there."  And it was!

Here it is in our foyer.

We decided to style our foyer in a black and white theme.  The photo of the Eiffel Tower (bottom left) was taken by my very good friend Julie.  We loved it so much that we printed and framed it. Just look at the lighting!  Believe it or not, it was taken on her iPhone!  

Copyright by Julie Cavender

The other two were taken by Mr. H himself.  One is of a soldier in Tiananmen Square taken on a trip to Beijing a few years ago and the other is of a snowy night here in Denver.  If you'd like to see more photography by Mr. H you can visit his blog at The FilmYears.Blogspot.Com.  Now I'll go back to admiring my beautiful new vase.