I am still shuffling around furniture and "stuff" as I ponder how to really change up this room. As I said before it just feels so "dark" and out dated....now could the "dark" be AGE related...hmmmm! Think I like the swap out of chairs, the black ones balance out the monstrosity...you know that big black box. Am contemplating a move for it...but that might break someones heart.
Moved in a bench in the same colorway and some accessories, didn't like the clock....so left it with just the books, doorstop and candle. At least for now it balances the wall art, which is one of my pieces and a hay rake handmade by my great-grandfather. Sentimental as I am the little gray cupboard was made by my grandfather for "us girls"....my children, nieces, nephews, friends children and now my grandson have played with what's in it....which includes a set of "blue willow" metal dishes from the 1950's.
I love this old corner cupboard, but it needed some brightening up....see I'm right back to that "too dark" mantra again...gotta be age. Anyway....rounded up several of my well loved brown transferware pieces and now my mudmen pop. Didn't hurt that I added a little sticky spotlight up in the top shining down, now even at night you can see what's in the cupboard.
I confessed before to my "addiction" to wonderfully whimsical things...I think these qualify. If I smile when finding such items I know, know, know they have got to go home with ME!
The more I ponder the more I think about painting...but heaven help me it would be a major undertaking to paint all this woodwork...but it would lighten things up and make the whole space feel more 2012. Oh yeh, my other issue I am sick of the blinds (also the color of the woodwork)...a simple solution would be draperies...fabric to soften that window wall would work wonders...but that brings me back to the monstrosity and the corner cupboard....they would have to move to another space, because draperies would not hang well....there would be some fighting for space for sure.
Well back to pondering, cause today I'd rather hang out with my grandson.
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Jan, I just commented, but I don't think I did it right. If it comes through twice I will know I did something wrong. Anyway, what I would say is that I wonder what it is about the New Year that makes us want to change and update our homes and living spaces. I definitely like what you did about changing out the black chairs for the green ones. Makes a huge difference. Maggie Winfield
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