Showing posts with label chippy shutters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chippy shutters. Show all posts

Monday, October 12, 2015

Our Mantel and Fireplace Finally Have the Look of Fall

Our living room had the look of summer longer than I normally could have bared it. Dealing with my husband's surgery and aftercare made it one of the last things, on my mind, to waste precious time on. If he was still dependent on my care it would still look like this today.

The look is finally gone, but, you can still see it  here

Now, thankfully, he's almost back to his old self and I was able to take on the project of changing the look of our living room to fall with our white tin panel as the center of attention.

The look is a mix of white with autumn tones, starting with the mantel here. The burlap banner, from last year, has the addition of faux, fall mums.





Chippy old shutters came off the wall to balance the height of the look to the right.

I love the look with the candle light!

I pulled out my letter cubes similar to the ones that I used in our summer tablescape and made a little swag banner to fill in the blank spot.

This is a close up of the look to the right with the wide, burlap ribbon that I decided to go without.


 An ironstone pitcher always looks better with pearls and perched on an upside down really old basket.

A, worn, brown novel is a charming touch to the items on top.

A pair of vintage suitcases accent the hearth to the left.

More letter cubes made another banner for the season...

and my, sweet, little mice hide among the foliage inside.

More cubes that didn't get strung, just simply set in place...

and even a few more scattered on my daddy's old Windsor chair that balances the right.

Here's a re-wind of the whole look in full view....no need to scroll way back to the top....I've just done it for you!

So, that's all for our mantel and fireplace decor. I'll be back next week to share the way the rest of the room came together with a whole lot of treasures and vignettes.

Ta-ta, for now!

 Love, Hugs and Kisses,
JP
and Gucci, too!
Can you see him? He's playing "peek-a-boo!


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Saturday, March 15, 2014

No Sew Lampshade Cover

I was wanting to do something with my lampshade for a long time. Priorities come first and what to do, that would be fast and easy, just weren't coming to my mind. 
Well, finally, something really, really easy popped into my brain!

It started with this scrap of leftover fabric

cut into "eyeballed" strips

with some ribbons of lace and scripted cotton.

The old, boring, lampshade from my past Valentine's Day post.

The only effort involved in this easy re-do was cutting lengths of the ribbon and "eyeballing" the width and length of the fabric strips, knotting the ends and hot gluing them to the inside, top edge.

I can take them off, without any damage, when I'm ready to try something new.

I'm happy with it's new look on my shabby, old washstand....my most viewed post on it's re-do is here.

I love the slightly raggy look!

A simple, little vignette with "grandma's" red, baby shoe.

This sentimental plaque was a $2 Goodwill find. I miss my Goodwill from back home...the $2 lamp and $20 washstand came from there, too!

Try this project with fabric and ribbons that fit in with your decor....the possiblities are endless!

Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP
and Gucci, too!


Visiting Southport,  N.C? b e sure to stop by my booth @ the Northrop Antiques Mall and see what I may have there for you!



Thursday, March 13, 2014

I have "Spring Fever" and My Lilac Ladder

I'm sure that you're all starting to feel it.....
the fever... 
the only one that feels so-o-o good!


Now, I've had mine for a while now. It started after our nasty winter  ice storm, several weeks ago, when branches and debris wrecked havoc all over the place. After a lot of labor and seeing how neat our yard looked again, that's when it hit me....my annual "spring fever." And of course I needed a cure, so off I went to the garden center and a flat of pansies and a few little herbs were the start of it all!

An old, wooden toolbox is the centerpiece for the table on the porch.

With realistic, faux, lavender resting inside.


This is it's wonderful detail from another past post.

Our favorite place to hang from spring through fall...

with a country vignette to sit and admire.

It's my chippy old shutter and my, hand painted, ladder.

I painted the lilacs about 15 years ago.

It's gotten pretty chippy over  the years....it makes me feel like painting, again!




"Gucci's" always lurking around!


I just love this wreath...it's simple and "springy"....not bad for a $2 fake!


Chippy, crusty love with a touch of shabby glam.


Another vignette to sit and admire.


My favorite, vintage watering can came out of it's storage...


sporting it's rusty, verdigris coat....LOVE!

 It then got moved to the wreath on the door.



It's the back entrance on our screened in porch, it enters into the Carolina room.



Vintage, green shutters and a primitive, red rocker make another corner vignette.

A rusty old campfire grate holds packages of seeds for display.


This is my birdcage, it holds an accumulation of corks and herbs. It was once in our old kitchen, you can see that post here.

I, actually, started my "springifying" outside...that post's not ready, yet. And I did do some spring changes in our kitchen with some ironstone and transferware.

You can see that post here.


I'll be back, soon, to share more changes inside and outside, too....just waiting for my jasmine to come into full bloom!


Love, Hugs and Kisses,

JP
and Gucci, too!


Visiting Southport,  N.C? b e sure to stop by my booth @ the Northrop Antiques Mall and see what I may have there for you!