it's all about the hospitable home
I have been working on a a little project and trying to work it in-between
my scheduled activities and a day trip here and there.
So that post will have to be next week. But in the meantime,
can there be more rooms I not often show you? The answer is yes!
Now where shall I start?
I have been eliminating some small pieces of furniture in each room of the house
to gain a less cluttered, cleaner look, staging the house to place it on the market.
Some pieces of furniture were sent to storage and some danced to the Furniture Shuffle.
A furniture shuffle for staging and simple fall touches occurred in the Media Room.
While I am still tweaking this room, I thought I would show you
one side of the room today.
I wanted to have another table surface in the kitchenette of the Media room.
So what do you do? You shop the house and the attic too!
I remembered I had a painted vintage drop leaf table in the attic
that was left over from the antique booth days. I measured and it was perfect.
So down it came.
Welcome to my Media Room finally decorated for Christmas.
I made an effort to scale down the decor this year in this room.
The Fireplace and TV..
My motto this year ~ keep it simple and I think I did.
The Santa on the left with my “clearance sale tree” and vintage iron star.
The Santa on the right ~
The driftwood piece on the hearth embellished with gold pinecone ornaments.
A view into our little kitchenette ~
A vignette on top of the pie safe
The hubby had collected vintage Coca-Cola items..
And this calendar is brought out every year..
This Santa is very special ~ ~ it was given to me by my dear friend who passed away.
~ ~ Ruth and I called each other on Christmas day a few years ago and laughed so hard . .
~ ~ ~ ~ til we cried, as we gave each other the same Christmas gift!..
We have done that a couple of times in the past ~ I miss her laugh and her spirit.
A tree that is left for my granddaughter to decorate for her own.
A “little bird” to “watch over us”
My felted wool Santas that I made at Crafty Chicks a few years ago..
Another one of my vintage quilted Santas ..
~ ~ really have to attend the McIntosh Fair in Florida again..they have fabulous vendors
~ ~ ~ ~ such as the vendor that makes these great Santas from vintage quilts.
The tray on the ottoman dressed for the holidays..
Another vignette
I have several Nativity Sets, but this is my favorite . .
~ ~ handmade clay pieces from Guatemala.
I always had a 7 foot tree filled with my collection of Hallmark ornaments..
~ ~ but instead a small pine tree is in its place this year.
The tree sits atop these vintage picnic baskets.
Placed my “Santa Moose” (a gift from my friend Linda as a remembrance of our Jackson Hole trip)..
~ ~ and a lantern.
Thank you for bearing with me on this very long post ~
~ ~ trying to get these all done by the end of the week…
And on that note ~ ~
And on ANOTHER NOTE ~ ~
I had a wonderful time last night with friends at our “Bunco/LCR Group” Annual Christmas Party.
~ ~ Brenda was the hostess with the mostest! ~ she is a fabulous cook!
~ ~ ~ ~ and has great taste in napkins!! ~ ~ my kind of napkins!!
Have a wonderful day!
I am joining:
From My Front Porch to Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursday
I attended the Hometalk Meetup at the Lucketts Spring Market this year.
It was so great to meet so many wonderful fellow bloggers and Miriam from Hometalk.
Donna, from Funky Junk was demonstrating many DIY techniques..
I did one of these techniques with her..painted an old board using a stencil..to make a sign.
Here is the sign that I stenciled…:)
Now I stayed away from the projects that required the use of power tools!!
Donna is such a pro.
This is the sign..waiting for the paint to dry!
I added two large iron dogwood knobs to the sign that I purchased from Black Dog Salvage…
…..well, actually my hubby drilled the holes and placed them on the sign for me!!
I dry brushed them with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Old White.
Added a couple of Longaberger baskets…
I can honestly tell you that this room was rather dark when I was taking pictures…
…..so had to make major adjustments with the camera.
I felt this sign was so fitting for this room…filled with many vintage items.
So I thank you Donna and Miriam for allowing me to make this fabulous sign….
…..as it is Ever So Pretty…and Donna is Ever So Clever.
I hope you all had a safe and fun 4th of July holiday and I wish you a most wonderful weekend!!!
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