Re-Arrange and Ponder

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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.

 This is where the Christmas tree sat and before that my grandsons' toys, now it's just bare.

 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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Returning to Things I Love!

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It's a new year, so I figured it's time for a "change"...heaven forbid I call it a resolution, because I cannot remember the last time I stuck with a resolution. I've decided it's time to get back to doing the things I love, like changing paint colors, moving stuff around, hunting for new treasures, fixing and re-purposing things. However, I have been collecting for longer than I care to admit and very little has left this house, so it's time to rethink....which is why this blog and new Etsy shop have come about. As I cruised the 2011 Christmas Home Tours @ The Inspired Room and The Nesting Place I was so "inspired" that I have returned to several blogs over and over since. Admiring those who are doing things I have been yearning to return to. Thanks to those of you who made me realize that I'm not alone in feeling like the house is so empty after all the holiday pretties are packed away and wondering what to do next. 

Once we take down our tree and pack away the Christmas collectibles our family room always looks so bare. Thought I'd start with baby steps, dig through all those cabinets and put out only things I love, love, love and the other wonderful things are hitting the road. Which is where the Etsy shop comes in, as we go through this year I will be putting many wonderful vintage treasures up for sale so that they can find a new home......that way I can pursue new/old treasures that fit in with my changing aesthethic for my home.

 After those baby steps I may get brave and step up the makeover of this room.....think all the stained woodwork makes the room dark and dated. Any input????

I have to admit to having an affinity for wonderfully whimsical items like this little guy, he simply makes me smile.

Here is a sneak peek, some of these items will be making there way onto Etsy.

   Thanks for stopping by, hopefully you will return to follow this adventure.