Display What Is Important To You

Architectural elements like columns and posts add textural interest to a room.

 I found these two posts at a resale shop. They were expensive. 

Sometimes Olive falls hard and fast from her frugal ways.

 If I really like something I will buy it though.

The sweetgrass basket was purchased for me by my darling father at the Charleston, S.C. Market.

 It is filled with funny little bits that I like.

I do not over think vignettes. 

The word vignettes is over used by us bloggers these days.

 I put on the coffee table what is important to me and pleases my eye. 

I love the small Sunday School chair. 

It reminds me of an innocent and simpler time.

I bought the chippy bird from a good friend who has been on my mind lately.

Display What Is Important To You

Decorate for yourself and not for what you think "others" might like whoever "they" may be.

Use your favorite items, family mementos, quirky items that only you may "get."

 If you love flowers and nature bring them inside as well.

 I decorate with books because I love to read. 

I have read all the books you see in my home. 

Make your spaces reflect who you are. 

joy and peace

Olive

Black Painted Coffee Table

Yes, I have painted a coffee table. It had lovely classic lines when I saw it at a church sale, last fall, and it was priced so low I felt the need to rescue it despite the fact I rarely paint furniture. I have no before image but the top of it was sorely abused and had numerous white rings on it.

I actually painted it last fall and finally waxed it this weekend. You are envious of my speed I know. I was spurred on by the fact I had to get to my lawn mower and the table was in my way. I cut grass (mostly weeds) yesterday with the push mower.

I distressed the edge all around the circumference of the table. I will be selling it. I hope someone will want it anyway.  Don't hang on the edge of your seats waiting for another project such as this because it is time to play with flowers. 

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joy and peace

Olive

Leather Handled Basket

This large round basket was added to the living room coffee table after our thrifting this weekend. It has leather handles and would be equally pretty hanging on a wall if I had a free one. I paid five dollars for it. I have had the German enamel pitcher for years. The antlers were given to me.

This week has been extremely tense for me, so far, with no end in sight. I am playing tag with the post office and have a deadline for a writing job and am not feeling well on top of all that. It is good that I work well under pressure. Thank you all for your visits here.

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joy and peace

Olive

Coffee Table Vignette

Having an energetic puppy in the house made me a little worried about having a large cloche in the center of the coffee table. I changed it out for an alabaster urn on a tower of pedestals.

The alabaster urn came from the Catholic Thrift store and the pedestals came from estate sales.

I picked up another set of antlers at a flea market over the holidays.

I have ivy growing in containers all over the house.

I hope each of you had a Happy New Years Day. 

I cooked all day Monday. 

Tuesday Joe cut wood for our wood stove and I raked for hours. 

Today CC helped me take our tree down. 

We had a good time doing it but I am exhausted.

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joy and peace

Olive