Jesus & Mary....but no Joseph

Hello friends!

What seems like an eternity ago now I spotted a couple of religious pictures on Facebook Marketplace.

I fell in love with them instantly and just had to have them. 

The pictures were really dirty so I cleaned them up. The frames were a little beat up too so I touched them up with a little gold paint..... and then they were ready to hang.

Imagine my surprise when I first got to the house and saw that the pictures were huge! I was expecting average size pictures since they were priced so low.

If you look at Jesus you can see the wavy glass....they seem to be quite old. Given their size I think they must be out of a cathedral possibly? 

If you have any information on the pictures please share. I really am curious as to the history behind them.

Happy Wednesday!

The dining room....

The dining room is finally complete other than a couple of tweaks I would like to make. The wallpaper was stripped, the plaster walls repaired,everything was painted, and the floors were refinished. When we bought the house the perimeter of the room had laminate oak flooring that was glued down….it was a bear to remove but in the end we prevailed.

Hope you enjoyed the little tour of the dining room.

Have a great week….stay safe!

Start the car!

The other day I was browsing Facebook Market Place and I came across a beautiful chaise lounge chair. Of course I instantly wanted to buy it but the practical me reasoned that I still have my whole house packed away in boxes and I really shouldn’t buy anything right now.The next day when I logged on again there was that chaise lounge chair back to haunt me and now with a new lower price!  *sigh* I gave in and messaged the seller and then waited, and waited, and waited. Nothing! Later on in the day I noticed the posting said pending and then sold so I knew it wasn’t meant to be. Later on though I had a nagging feeling I needed to go back and check Facebook Market Place and when I did there was that chaise lounge chair once again…. only this time it was posted by someone else and it was FREE!!!! So we jumped in the truck and went to pick it up….

The slipcover is made from an antique sheet and has the most beautiful detailing. The slipcover needed a little love….it had several tears in the fabric that I had to mend. The chaise lounge itself is incredibly old, probably from the early 1800’s.

It was just meant to be that the little chaise lounge come to live at our house. Everything including our house needs a little mending and a little love it would seem so it fits right in!

Have a great weekend my friends!!!

Changing things up a bit.....

I recently made a few changes to the front parlor.

Before I had the chippy shutters next to the chair and a different chest under the gold mirror.

I replaced the shutters with herbariums that were hanging in our bedroom at our last house

and  added the stack of wicker baskets underneath.

The French chest and the coffee table were also pieces

used in other rooms at our last house.

The sofa was switched with a new antique French one I recently purchased.

I will share more of it later!!!

Have a great weekend my friends!

A cute little footstool....

It's no secret that dogs are a big part of our family. We would be so lost without all their unconditional love they give us daily.

So, when I saw this little footstool listed on eBay I just had to have it.

The little footstool is from the 1800's and is all hand beaded.

It has the cutest little petite feet.....

I found the perfect spot for it in the front parlor under the coffee table.

Hope you have a great week!

Happy Summer!

The front parlor.....

The front parlor is finally finished…..

I was able to use a lot of the pieces of furniture I had at
the other house mixed

 in with some new  accessories.

This room gets a ton of sunlight..

This room gets tons and tons of sunlight!

Thanks for following us along on this new adventure!

A quick makeover….

I bought this coffee table a while back at World Market.

It is the perfect size and while I loved it I really wanted it to be the same color gold as the little marble side tables next to the chairs.

I searched online and found the perfect gold leaf spray paint.

After about an hour I had this!

Love it!!!!

Have a great weekend my friends!!!!

A new vase…..

I bought this vase at Houzz and it finally arrived the other day…..

It is just so sweet….it has little flowers all over it!

I brought this chest back into the living room that was on the porch and placed it behind the sofa.

I am toying with the idea of putting antique glass knobs on it?!?

Have a great week my friends!

A quick pillow embellishment…..

The other day I was looking for antique pillows for the chairs in my livng room. I wasn’t able to find quite what I wanted so I pulled out these white linen pillows I already had.

I decided they needed a little something else so I applied these little monogram letter appliques in white.

You can get the appliques at Hobby Lobby and they come in a couple of different sizes and are also available in black and white. You just iron them on….very quick and easy!

Happy Wednesday my friends!!!!

A little sneak peek……

Here is a little peek of the living room after a LOT of furniture re-arranging!

Have a  great weekend!

Be love.

A new little table…..

So HAPPY!

Today the sun is actually shining!

We have had so many cold and gloomy days that I can’t even remember the last time we had sunshine?!?!

I ordered this cute little cocktail table a few weeks ago.

It has a stone top and is just the right height for next to the sofa.

I picked the little candle up at Home Goods the other day….it smells so good!

Hope you have a great week and you have sunshine wherever you may be!

Fresh roses……

The other day when I was at the grocery store they had a bunch of fresh flowers on sale. Of course I couldn’t help myself, I had to take a peek to see what they had!

All the flowers were so pretty but I settled on these beautiful pink roses. They just seemed so bright and cheery…..and they were only $2.99!!!!!!!

Have a great week my friends!!!

Industrial cart coffee table…..

 

I got several inquiries on the industrial cart coffee table in my post yesterday…. so I thought I would share a few pics of it today. My husband made modifications to the cart itself to make it a coffee table and added the wood top.

I love the wheels!

Although I loved the cart it just wasn’t the right piece for my living room so I sold it on Craig’s List. It  sold within 30 minutes of listing it!!!!

Joining the party at:

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TGIF!!!!

 

Happy Friday friends!!!!

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Have a great weekend!

A new little painted chest….

 

Last weekend the weather was so beautiful that we decided to take a little road trip. We went to Cottonwood Falls where we visited our favorite little store, Tallgrass Antiques. They sell wonderful architectural salvage pieces there and recently expanded to the store next door where they have added furniture.

The store next door is the old hardware store and it truly a gem! I found this cute little painted chest up on the second floor.

Most people would probably have passed it by because it was filthy and in pretty rough shape. The boards on the top were coming off, one of the drawers was broken, and the right knob on the bottom drawer was broken off. With a little elbow grease…..okay a lot of elbow grease and a little work, it now has a spot in our home!

I was absolutely in love with the crackled finish!!!! However I couldn’t figure out where I could use it in my home. I stood there and debated it for the longest time when finally my husband said, “Just buy it!!!” Normally I don’t buy anything if I don’t have a spot in mind for because our home is already really full.

We applied a clear coat to prevent the paint from flaking off and to preserve the finish I love so much.

So how much did this little gem cost you ask? In my opinion it was a steal…… for $30!

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Heirloom treasures……

 

My mother-in-law recently gifted me with a couple of family heirlooms.

This beautiful cake dome was one of the treasures.

The glass is really thick, I was surprised at how heavy the dome is.

The other thing she gifted me was the small wood cutting board.

I also picked up these glass cannisters the other day when we were at the antique mall.

 

Have a great week my friends!

Joining the party at: Savvy Southern Style

Hope to see you there!!!

TGIF!!!

 

Hi Everyone! Hope you had a great week?!?!

Let’s start the weekend off right with a little eye candy!

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Have a great weekend my friends!!!!