it's all about the hospitable home
Hope you all had a most wonderful 4th of July,
celebrating our Nation’s Independence Day.
We had a great day of celebration with friends.
Today I present to you my upper Summer Porch of Cool Blues and White.
Yes, the porch got a little bit of de-cluttering and staging too,
keeping the space pretty and simply stated.
A couple of weekends ago, I was in Richmond, Virginia
attending one of my hubby’s tournaments.
Between games, I did the usual.
I looked up the nearby HomeGoods from my phone and off I went.
I do love shopping in HomeGoods in other cities
as I do find things that my local stores do not have.
I have a pair of cream colored reticulated garden stools.
They used to be at the top of my bookcases.
Now one is here:
Sits next to the chair in the Great Room.
I have another one and had an “epiphany” . .
~ ~ to turn it into a large vase!
I placed some felt pads on the top to stabilize it . .
~ ~ as the top will be the “bottom” of the vase.
Turned the garden stool upside down . . .
Added some ivy, twigs and branches from my Forsythia bush . .
Replaced the faux boxwood wreath with an moss covered letter . . .
~ ~ ~ oh so, Common Ground’esque!
I added my Lenox butterfly reticulated basket to the vignette . . .
~ ~ I actually ditched the original pic of this and took this one this morning . .
~ ~ ~ ~ when the morning sun was streaming through the room.
On the other side of the vase is my “special bunny” . . .
~ ~ This was actually the first item I bought from what is now HomeGoods.
Years ago, whenever we were in Atlanta, I would visit this particular shopping area . .
~ ~ that had a Bombay Outlet and a Calico Corners.
One day I noticed that a TJ Maxx and More was added to the shopping center . .
~ ~ the “More” was the addition of a tremendous amount of “home goods” .
Then later it spun off to “HomeGoods”…
I only had time to buy one thing as just as I walked in . .
~ ~ my hubby called me and said he was ready to be picked up from his client’s office.
However, the very next time we were in Atlanta, I made sure I had hours to be the store!
I love re-purposing items . .
~ ~ all the while I was creating this arrangement in the “garden stool” . .
~ ~ ~ ~ my hubby was looking at me as if I had two heads.
And when all was said and done . . he gave me the thumbs up! 🙂
So what have you re-purposed lately?
Have a most wonderful day!!
I am joining:
DIY by Design for Swing Into Spring
Imparting Grace for Grace at Home
I am slowly changing things about the house after removing the Christmas decorations . .
~ ~ yep, you read correctly. . the Christmas decorations.
We have had a pretty busy month in January with traveling and other commitments.
I had this garden stool next to my chair . . .
~ ~ however, it just never seemed right . . loved the color and design, but not the height.
I decided it needed a “lift” . . .
~ ~ so I shopped the house and found the column bases I purchased from the High Point Market.
Hmm..let’s see if this will work.
The color of the base seems to work . . or should I paint it?..
The column base elevated the stool to the perfect height!
Topped the garden stool with a book and a plush velvet heart by “Plush Pumpkins” . .
I LOVE PARIS !!!
I think this will definitely work . . even my hubby gave it the thumbs up!!
Still debating on painting/color washing the column base . . . what say you?
Also, my Soft Surroundings Giveaway is still going on . . .
~ ~ ~ so if you have not entered ~ ~ you can enter HERE for a chance to win!
Have a wonderful day!!!
