Did anyone else shed a little tear?...

Ok, call me sappy...

call me a hopeless romantic...

call me what you like,

but...

 I actually cried watching

the Royal Wedding.

I did not know I was going to...

I did not know I cared THAT much...

But when it came down to it

a tear or two rolled down my cheek.

*sniff* *sniff* *sniffle*

 It was so beautiful,

and seemed so sweet and sincere.

It felt like they really loved each other

and that they were there for themselves

and not for the forty two gazillion viewers.

There is not question that I love, love.

And in a time like this with all of the tragedy and sadness

all around us, it is nice to have some happy, romantic, fairytale distraction!

Long live the fairytale!

dining room...

I thought I would share an over view of

our dining room....

 I have shown snippets of this room,

but never an over view of the whole room....

 these pictures were taken when I still

had all of our Easter decor up,

so just picture all the bunnies and chick-a-dees gone....

 I love my cow hide rug,

clean up is a pressure wash outside.
can't be any easier than that...

 I have actually replaced these window treatments

now with the "Spring/Summer" dressings.

Yes, that's right, I dress my windows for Fall/Winter

and Spring/Summer...

Say what you like,

could not be anything I have not

already heard from hubby...

 actually, I have totally changed

the accessories on this console table

that leads into the formal living room...

Wow, I never realized how much this room has changed until now...

This post has now become
"the dining room BEFORE post"

Which means, a
"dining room AFTER post "
is in order...

I will take current pictures of this room next week

just so you can see what a difference a week

makes in this cottage!

Maybe hubby does have a point...

The only thing permanent in this little home

are the people that live in it.

I say to that,

Don't get too comfortable...

Happy day, ya'll!

shells...

I get a little short of breath

when I see the following:

graphics

shells

organization

anything old

and my hubby...

What does all of this have to do with the pictures today?

You are asking yourself....

Well...

In our little

"Library"

as I so pompously like to call it...

{It is actually a little room that I

don't know what else to do with

that is in our up stairs

separating the office and the

master bedroom}....

{{The door you see is to the

office/storage/attic/craft area/place mom refers to when she is yelling,

"Hurry up and hid the crap! Our company is almost here!"}}

You get the idea...

Any who,

I was able to combine all those things

that make me catch my breath in this room.

I used OLD, printer's drawers

that once held letters used to make GRAPHICS,

to ORGANIZE my never ending,

always expanding SHELL collection.

I think it makes an absolutely lovely

display for those smaller shells that may

not command their own cloche

or spot on the coffee table,

but are still magnificent on a smaller scale.

Still you may ask,

"What about the HUBBY part?"

"Where does he fit in to all of this?"

Well, he is the one that hung them for me,

and I got to watch him do it....

Did I mention he is

eye candy?

Well, if not, he is!

Here's to the things that take your breath away!

Give away winner....

Ok, sorry for the delay in the announcement of the

giveaway winner!

I was bed bound with a fever yesterday,

and I just could not pull myself out of the bed!

So, without further adieu

the winner is

Ido from arcefrenchofheart blog

Thanks to all who became a follower

and left comments, and most of all who blogged about the give away!

Happy Tuesday Y'all



bathroom refresh....

Ok, so after I posted pictures about our main bathroom here,

I noticed how disheveled and messy

everything looked!

So, I decided to

 freshen things up a bit...

hide all the unlovelies,

and rearrange the pretties...

So, here it is...

all fresh and clean

and looking good.

The towels made the cut and were allowed to stay.

The headbands in a basket were replaced
with a wire basket lined in burlap
 filled with some reading material.

The ironic thing is the only people
 who read on the potty are men,
and my reading material is not exactly manly material. 

 Maybe that was a subconscious decision
so that it will get any fellas that "go" there
to get in and out as quickly as possible. 
 Huuummm...

I rearranged the apothecary jars
and the other lovelies on the shelves. 
Nothing new, just moved around. 
Isn't it amazing what a little moving around can do for a space?

Had to show you the freshened up area,
so that you would not think of me as a messy girl.

However, if you did, you would not be far off!

Don't forget to check out my giveaway! 

You can enter here

A giveaway...

A give-away to celebrate my 100th post!

It seems like yesterday that I started this

little ol' blog.

I didn't think anyone would read it,

and I felt like I was always talking to myself.

However, I loved being able to share my home,

my ideas, and my inspirations.

So, I stuck with it, and I now have posted 100 times!!!!

So, to celebrate, I am giving away a

copy of the new book,

Romantic Prairie Style

written by the fabulous

Fifi O'Neill

You can check out her blog here

Here are some of the breathtaking photos inside...

 and here is fifi herself...

Ways to be entered:

1) leave a comment

2) become a follower

{leave a comment letting me know that you are a follower}

3) blog about my giveaway on your blog!
{leave me a comment letting m know that you blogged about it}

Three chances to win!
I will announce the winner a week from today.

Thanks for participating, and good luck!

 

Fairy garden...

The fairy garden

I made for my girlies...

  here is what I started with:

some succulents...

 a zinc planter still housing
remnants of the winter...

 and some mini

fairy garden accessories...

 I cleaned out the planter, 

 separated the succulents

and planted them all around,

and just added the garden accessories,
and made a path way with the rocks
 that came in the succulents container...

Now, we are just waiting on the fairies to arrive!

 

If only laying out and

planting my own garden was this easy...

 

mirror, mirror...

My new, old mirror...

I adore it,

had to share it!

 it graces my dining room

 for the time being...

Easter everywhere....

Easter has hopped up all

around the Covington Cottage...

 some places you have to look

harder for items than in others...

but there is a little Spring

and a little Easter all around.

 You can check out other Easter

sprinkled though out my home here ...

 

Laundry room update...

an update to the laundry room post...

 I posted about the weekend

hubby and I spent remodeling

 the laundry room here

 but I added a few finishing touches

that I wanted to share with you....

 first of all,

I added some window treatments

from Ikea that go from the ceiling to the floor.

They cover up the uglies...

{hot water heater, furnace, necessary uglies, etc...}

 next, I hung brooms and dustpans

in different shapes and sizes

behind the washer and drier.

I actually don't hate

 being in this room any more!
{Which is a good thing, since
I am spending my day in there today.}