I found some of my old platters and plates yesterday and decided to hang a couple on the wall in the new dining area.

I thought they might look nice around the old barn door.  I also hung one of my farmhouse aprons next to the barn door.

Had an old bakery sign so hung that above the entry way from the kitchen to the dining room.

Next thing on the list was to make the plain lampshade on my floor lamp into something a little more pretty and interesting so I added some fabric roses and buttons to the lamp shade.

I think it just needed a little embellishing of adornments.
Thanks for coming by.  We are suppose to get 5 to 6 inches of snow here in Chicago so I am staying in and finding little projects to do around my house.  Hope you are having a great week.
Kris
:)
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Happy Friday.  Ok this is the last post I will do on my entertainment unit.  I promise!!!!! If some of you have been following along on my blog you know that this focal point in my living room I just can't seem to get right. Today I finally played with it and I think got it to where I want.  Isn't funny how you can get stuck on something and it takes forever to get it right!!!! I promise this is the last you will see of the never ending drama of the entertainment unit!!!!!! Have a great week end. Kris :)

I felt like I needed to put something under the chalkboard to fill in that space.  So I put the little bird house and some of my birds. This way you can still see the writing on the chalk board but it fills in that space underneath the chalk board.

Kept the window up there for interest and layering.  Found my old white watering can filled it with flowers.

My little wooden birds seem to like where they are!

Put my two love birds next to the big birdhouse.

I think I can live with this for awhile!!!! Hope you are having a great Friday.  The sun is out today in Chicago and weather more on the mild side.  Lovin seeing the sun.
Kris :)

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Happy Valentine's Day My Dear Blog Friends.

Wishing you a day full of love and lot's of Chocolate!!!!!!!!!!!
It has been so much fun these past few months as I started my blog and have gotten to know each of you.  I always have appreciated your sweet comments and reading your inspiring blogs. Enjoy this special day.

Happy Valentine's Day
      Kris :)

UPDATE:  My blogger friend Lynn from the vintage nest suggested I maybe layer an old window or shutter in my design above the entertainment cabinet.  I stopped staring at the space and went out to the shed and found this old window.  No shutters but this old chippy window  and old chippy post was found too. What do you think?  Thanks Lynn for the idea.

I am not sure why but I just am stuck on what to do on top of this entertainment unit.  Did you ever have a space that you just can't seem to get it right.   I guess I will keep playing with it and hopefully will get to what I want.

I like the old chippy window with the chippy birdhouses.

So what do you think?  Should the window stay or go???
Kris
:)

A small Monday post.  I have been playing around with the top of my entertainment cabinet that holds our TV and I just can't seem to get it right.  Here is the before:

It was really blah to me so...........

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So I took some roses that I got from Hobby Lobby and made a swag/spray to go over the chalk board sign.  With some of my old chippy birdhouses on display up there too,  I thought maybe the roses and some greenery and nest gave would tie in with the birdhouses.  What do you think???
Kris
:)

I want to take a minute and thank each of you for being so sweet and kind with comments and best wishes with my back issues.  This has been an exhausting week with ups and downs with my back.  Today I feel encouraged that it is getting better.  I start some physical therapy next week and hope my back will be on the mend.  

Now on to the post.  It is snowing like crazy here in Chicago and I love the beauty in the white snow but I am a summer girl so I dug out some of my pictures of my garden from last summer to share and reminisce about the beauty to come. Oh how I want summer again!!!

This is what has been going on outside in my garden area. They said we got about 5 inches of snow yesterday here in Chicago with more flurries to come.

Same space as the snowy scene and look how much prettier it can be.  Oh I can't wait to get back to summer fun.

Some of you might be noticing that even in my garden I love  to decorate with old doors.  

A place in the sun!!!!! Oh how I miss my chair.

Great place to rest and relax in the summer.

Look at her just waiting for someone to sit and read and relax  and soak up some fresh air and sun.

Even the hubby's shed gets a little summer flower decor.  I love the fire chief car since he plays a  fire chief in real life. Ha! Ha!

Always love my porch to be welcoming.

Even though the signs says Garden Tours 25 Cents it is free today. Hey where in the heck is the cents sign on a computer keyboard???

To see that sign again in the garden and smell the fresh flowers.  How many more months until Spring and Summer??!! The snow is pretty but this is prettier. Hope this brings some sunshine and a smile to you today.
Kris
:)

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Hello dear blog friend I am doing a little better today with my back so I thought I would do another little post while I am re cooperating and trying to get back into life!!!!


It is doing this outside

It is snowing like crazy today and with my back out of whack I stayed in and  worked on some Valentines . Got some cards out in the mail and made up some treat bags for my daughters and son in law and my little granddaughter Abby.  I feel accomplished to get this much done with my back still painful.

Then my sweet daughter bought me these two new magazines to read while I am working on getting my back to feeling better.

So I made my favorite tea and had a few extra cut out cookies from my goody bags I made today and I am going to get on the couch heating pad on my back and read these lovelies!!!!!! How is your day going??