kitchen

My kitchen....

It is a bit farm-country,

a bit rustic,

and a bit shabby....

but then again so is my entire house.

It doesn't fit into one category.

But I like it that way....

I don't fit into one category either!

As you can see by the use of them

through out the entire kitchen,

I am a bit obsessed with scales.

I adore my concrete counter tops.

I don't think I will ever tire of them.

(and I tire of things pretty quickly sometimes)

I love the rustic feel of it all,

and then a crystal chandelier thrown in.

The contrast is great.

there ya have it!

It's tiny, but it's practical.

(especially since I never only occasionally cook)

new window treatments...

Ok, so I really am VERY settled on these window treatment.... 

I know I just did the burlap treatments,

{you can check them out here}

but I just wasn't completely satisfied with them.

They are staying in the rotation.

I just think I am going to save them for the fall

when I need some earth tones and burlap....

I waited until Hubby went out of town

before I sneaked hung them up.

A few days later,

He said, "are those new?"

Well by then, the honest answer was no....

I have a loose definition of new.

Happy Day, ya'll!

column...

I thought I posted about this column already,

but I can not find it anywhere!

So, either I am loosing it,

or it somehow got deleted.

Either way, here it is...

my new column

Hubby could not believe we were bringing it home.

He asked if it was to hold our ceiling up....

My reply was, "Yup, come on!"

smiling all the way home....

I adore it,

and I think it adds so much to this little area.

Come back tomorrow to see what

I literally drug home.

{Hubby was flabbergasted thrilled}

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!

A table under a TV...

This is a corner my formal living room...

Not that it IS formal,

we just call it that.

in this corner of the LR

I have a very big and very old

chest that sits under a unfortunately very large TV.

 

  I  kept

the accessories on the chest

light and airy

because the chest and the TV

are both so dark and heavy.

So, I used light colored

elements from the sea

under clear glass cloches.

 Some are even souvenirs

that we found on various vacations,

which gives the vignette more meaning for our family.

 I like how the clear glass

and the lightness of everything

is such a contrast against the dark wood. 

 The chest is very rough and shabby.

So that is a contrast against the smooth glass as well. 

 So there you have it, 

another little corner of the Covington cottage. 

Spreading a little Love...

"I have found the one whom my soul loves."

 -Song of Solomon 3:4

Valentine's Day is on it's way!

Wishing you all the lovey-dovey you can stand!

A little corner in my covington cottage...

This is a corner in my dining room...

 It is a set of shutters placed behind

a little metal cart...

 Right now I have a wooded tray

with blue ball jars

holding different sets of silverware sitting on it.

It changes quite often,

but this is what is on it as of now.

 It comes in so handy when we are entertaining.

I usually use it for the drinks.

It makes a perfect little bar.

 My little green fan on the bottom of the cart.

 I have a set of burlap feed sacks

hanging on either side of the window.

You can see one of them to the right of the cart.

 So, there ya' go,

a little corner of the Covington cottage!