The Sun's Out Take Pictures Fast!

Boy the sun was beaming in the room and I grabbed my camera and just started taking pics.  I wasn't even done setting up the mantel yet but I snapped away!

For Christmas I had moved my furniture into new positions.  The striped cabinet had been moved over to this side and I do like it under the picture.  They both have a very Tuscan look and go together well.  I was a bit heavier into Tuscan for a while but have been breaking away from it a bit.

I don't keep a lot of family pictures around the house but I do keep a small group and these were a part of our son's wedding.  I elevated the urn with my newer glass display piece that I used at Christmas which had a small tree on it.  

The etagere was moved back to this corner.  Same things on it as before.  

I keep this copper dish displayed because the kids gave it to us and it is a little mental tie in to my Dad's past.  He grew up in Calumet Michigan which was at one time a very important copper mining town.

On the other side I switched a couple of pieces on this wood top area.  The floral arrangement had previously been on the coffee table, then the dining table and now here… call me fickle!

I found this runner during my visit back home.  I love the quatrefoil pattern and this had to come home with me.   I guess I should have ironed these.  That white linen piece always looks frumpy.  :-/

The big bowl with the deco balls keeps floating around the room too.

I've added pieces from three different stores.  The ones with the brass bands are the most unusual since the body is made of cut pieces of bone.  

Same stuff on the coffee table. I like these elements so they stick around.

 One thing I changed after I took the pictures are the two white candles on the brass candle holders. When I first had chosen the white ones I decided they reflected the shape of the large white hurricanes but after Christmas when I put them back they felt too modern and bold.

I remembered seeing these feather shaped candles somewhere so I went shopping on the internet.  I thought I'd get a pair and see how they'd do.  They aren't offered in white, but I think this ivory is nice because it softens up the look.

 These are called Feathered Twist Beeswax candles made by Dadant Candle.  These are the 8" ones and they are also offered in a 12" size and in multiple color choices.

These candles also make me think of a quill pen which seems appropriate for the period of the picture on the wall.

I feel like something else is needed up there but I don't know what it is yet.  Perhaps some books or a neat box.

I was looking to do something different with the candle holder.  I was staring at my etagere and noticed the golden metal orb looked about the right size so I decided to try it out.  Turned out to fit in there rather well.  Makes me think of a King's Scepter.  :-)

This picture is current the other ones with the sun were from a week ago.  We've had some real mixed up weather here lately as I know many of you have.

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Working around the room....

A week ago I ordered a new "bowl" from EBay.   I hoped it's oval shape would work well on the coffee table. I don't

have a terrific amount of stores 

with good decorating items, so 

I often shop the internet.

When it came in I was surprised

 at how big it was 

(even though I knew the measurements) 

and I was disappointed at how 

tall it sat on the table.  I debated

on returning it but I didn't want

to pay to ship it back (It's very heavy) so I  

kept it and finally came up with

an idea.

I decided to try it over on my 

game table. I was amazed how 

much better it looked there. Now 

I had inspiration to create a 

new look!

 I pulled together some of my

faux book/boxes  and staged

some of them behind the lamp.  

I slipped the lamp cord in 

between the books so that worked 

out well for hiding it.

 I also included this copper

tray that my son and his

new wife, gave us from 

Pennsylvania. It's made by

the Wendell August Co. close

to where they live.

My father came from Calumet, Michigan

which is copper country. Lots of copper mines

were in existence when his family came over

from Sweden (late 1800's).  His father was a miner 

so we always hold a special place in our hearts

regarding copper and the heritage that

came from my Dad's past.  They picked

this out for us with that in mind!

 There is a small spider on

one of the leaves (see it?)

 I did have to get some more

of the decorative balls to

fill this bowl up. (Hooray for Hobby Lobby)

This game table was purchased to

be my computer/desk table.

I wanted something 

unconventional and I wanted it 

to integrate easily in the room. I originally had a laptop and it 

worked out beautifully for a while.  

2006 New furniture

Eventually I switched to a

different computer- but it's so 

much larger- it looked like an 

elephant on a beach ball! 

Sometimes we actually use it for 

a game table! 

Care for Scrabble, Chess or Cards anyone?

Now I think it kind of looks like

a den or library reading table....

 View sitting at

my desk

So that's my most recent makeover

in my living room!

I still have more to do! 
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