Goodness gracious - I wasn't expecting ALL THAT!!! Y'all are the best, really. Thanks for all your comments on my last post, I read each and every one of them. They kept me smiling all weekend long. There's no need to worry, nothing will change around here, except maybe being a little more chatty.
Occupying most of my brain space these days is sprucing up my home. I blame spring fever. The last time I went through this was late last summer when I re-vamped my living room. I never did show you the results because I never quite finished it. Well, now I'm already changing it - not too much, just a little bit of rearranging and some new throw pillows (and I'm still not finished!!).
My poor throw pillows. After only 6 months, they were looking pretty rough. A chewed up ink pen (thanks, Ruby) didn't help the situation any, plus, I was getting kind of sick of the stripes. After a few trips to the fabric store, I had a plan. I'm not finished yet, but so far, so good.
I was also tired the location of my big leaner mirror (which was on the wall in the first photo). I thought getting it was a brilliant idea, but shortly after bringing it home, I learned that it was a kid magnet. We had to anchor it to the wall so that they wouldn't knock it over. I had to constantly clean it because they wanted to touch it, kiss it, and generally be all over it. I feared that they will fall onto it, so I moved the mirror behind the console table behind my sofa. I like it in its' new spot - it looks kind of fancy that way.
Moving the mirror meant that I had to move the architectural prints that were hanging above the table. I simply swapped their places. There wasn't enough room for all 6 prints, but 4 works just fine.
On my round table top, I replanted my planter (which had a pitiful dying plant in it) and I found a cute silver clock (those are fabric swatches in the foreground, I still need one more pillow fabric).
I swapped out my cube ottomans with my heirloom blanket chest, which was made by my grandmother's great-grandfather. Pretty cool, huh? It usually resides at the foot of my bed, but I was ready for a real table surface to hold books and whatnot. I love having old family pieces. That console table in front of the mirror is also a family piece, it belonged to my grandmother's grandmother.
The last change I made was to move a little side table next to my slip-covered wing back chair. I previously had a plant there, but the plant was looking kind of sorry and needed to be on the patio for a while to rejuvenate. That map won't stay there, I was just testing it out. It's a little too big for that space. Matt told me that I have to keep things in their new places for at least 2 days before I change it again- he knows me well. I'm not sure that particular table will stay there, but I like having a lamp in that corner to make a cozy reading spot.
And while I'm on the topic of home decorating, if you happen to pick up the March issue of Romantic Homes magazine, you'll see a mention of my blog under the "sites we love" section. I'm not going to lie, seeing your name (or blog) in print never gets old! Dufus that I am, I forgot to tell them that all photographs were my own, so my name doesn't appear. That's okay, y'all know who I am!
