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!

The antique painting…..

I have had this oil painting on top of the vasselier for many years. The moment I saw it I fell in love with the soft muted colors. Of course I just had to have it even though it didn’t have a frame…… and it was a little on the pricey side.

It has been displayed in a few different rooms over the years but has never had a frame…..until a few days ago! I decided to hang the cow painting that was here before in the living room which meant I needed something to fill the now empty space. I instantly thought of this painting and knew it would be just perfect in the spot. After I hung the painting I stood back and thought how it really needed a frame. Later that day as I was walking thru the living room  I noticed the smallest frame I had leaning aginst the wall next to the armoire looked like it was the same size as the oil painting!!!! However upon closer examination I realized the painting was just a little longer than the picture frame. I pondered it for a while and then thought, hmmmm I wonder if I can shorten the wood stretcher? After looking at it I decided it was indeed possible. Now the hardest part, convincing my husband to cut the wood stretcher down. After a little begging I persuaded him to just try it…..it only took about ten mintutes and now it looks like the painitng has always been in the frame!!!!

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TGIF!!!!!

 

It’s Friday….and a long weekend too!!!!

A little eye candy to inspire you….

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I’m kind of crushing on these chippy tolix chairs…….

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I love them mixed with the kubu chairs at the end of the table too.

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Or how about mixed?

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These vintage ones with the numbers are kind of AMAZING!!!!!!

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Have a great weekend my friends!!!!

Our house is featured in Country Home!!!!

 

As some of you already know, our house is feautred in Country Home bookezine!!!!!

I was finally able to find a copy and am soooooo excited!

 

 

 

I won’t show pics of the whole feature right now and ruin

the surprise for those of you who would like to pick up your own copy.

A big thank you to Country Home for featuring us!

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A quick little paint project…..

 

After I bought the new drapes for the dining room the blue and white plates I had on the wall sconce shelves  suddenly didn’t look so good anymore. I searched and searched for something different to put on the little shelves but nothing was quite right. Then one day I saw some wicker candle holders while looking on Pinterest. I thought they would be perfect…..the only problem was they were really expensive! So, I kept searching and found these less expensive ones.

They were the perfect size and affordable! The ones I saw originally were a grey willow though and I thought of them every time I walked thru the room and saw the brown wicker ones. The other day it occurred to me to just paint them!!!

I brushed a little grey paint on them…..first a lighter shade then a darker shade. While they were better they still weren’t quite right though. So, I sanded some of the paint off and then they were just what I had envisioned all along!!!!!

A quick little fix and all it took was a little paint!

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Around the house lately…….

 

I have been making some changes around the house for a few months now.

Today I thought I would share a sneak peek.

 

 

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Morning sunlight…….

The sunlight looked so pretty streaming into the dining room this morning…..

it was quite the treat after having so many cloudy days!

Have a great week!
Hope your day is filled with plenty of sunshine!

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Hello Sunshine!

 

I recently decided to take down the roman shades in the living room and dining room. The only time I ever raised or lowered the shades is when I was cleaning them. Even though the shades were not inexpensive almost every time I raised or lowered them the strings would come unattached because the shades weighed so much due to how tall our windows are. Reattaching the strings meant dragging the ladder out and climbing up into the window to reattach them which got old really quickly. To give you an idea of how large our windows are I am average height and can stand comfortably inside the windows!!!!

 

 

 

The amount of light that comes in now is amazing! I only wish I had done this SOONER! I know this look isn’t for everyone but I am loving all the sunlight now……

 

 

 

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Switching things up…….

 

I have had the plaster capital in the window with a French wine bottle placed on top for quite some time. When the weather was nice I opened the window to let fresh air in. One morning I came downstairs to discover pieces of plaster all over the floor. My heart sank….the constant pelting of the wind on the back side of the capital was causing it to crumble and deteriorate.

I tried the capital in several places around the house but it looked best placed under my statue on the French baker’s table. Ironically the French baker’s table is right next to the window where the capital was placed before. So, after traveling all over the house the capital ended up 5 ft away from it’s original spot!

Previously I had a wood capital under the Orchid but since I am using the larger plaster capital I switched it out for a stack of old ironstone plates I have collected over the years.

Notice the ladder in the reflection of the mirror? Moving one thing led to yet another…… causing the domino effect once again. I was going to edit the ladder out but decided to just leave it because this is real life and things aren’t always pretty around here.

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A dining room table vignette……

I decided to mix things up and change things around in the dining room the other day…….

My new antique French pillows……

I found these beautiful antique French Lefortier pillows while

 browsing on eBay one day.

I swear I find the best stuff when looking

for other things and stumble upon my new finds by accident!

A new dining room table…….

 

This post is a little like the fairy tale of Goldilocks And The Three Bears since over the years we have had a few different tables in the dining room and none of them were just right.

 

 

A finishing touch……

I picked up two sets of sconces while at the antique market last week.

I really had no intention of buying them

but they were such a good deal I just couldn’t resist!

I started off with the smaller set but the seller offered me such a good deal

on the bigger set too that I decided to buy all of them.

I had no idea where I was going to use them when I bought them

but I knew I would find a spot for them.

I decided to use one in the dining room under the ironstone platters.

I think it adds a nice finishing touch?

I have another spot in mind for the other sconce that matches this one.

I haven’t decided where the larger set will go yet?!?!

 

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A little ironstone treasure……

 

I found this cute little ironstone gravy boat the other day at the antique mall.Yes, I am completely aware that I do not need one more piece of ironstone……However, it was 45 %off and I just can’t say no to a good deal you know!

It found a spot on the French baker’s table in the dining room.

 

 

Have a great weekend my friends!

a`la prochaine…

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