Living Room Changes

Happy Friday Everyone.

Hope the first new week of the year started out fabulous for all of you.

Struggling here with the cold and hardly any sunshine.  

I just love when that sun comes out.  Makes me feel more motivated in these cold gloomy months of winter.

I told you I would share some of the pics of my escape to Michigan to the Found Cottage last week.

It was a sun filled day and the weather hit 60 so what a fabulous day for a road trip here in the midwest.

Look at this fabulous long wood counter.  Would that not make the perfect island in a large kitchen.  Ohhhhh,  if I had the space that baby would have come home with me.

The shop had some fabulous table setting vignettes.  That candelabra is so chippy and fun.

I know if you follow Liz Marie's blog you know her beautiful old farmhouse is filled with lots of comfy slipcovered furniture.  She has lots of pieces for sale in the shop like this comfy couch.

Look at this wood drawer piece.  That would also be great in a kitchen or a craft space for storage.

For you demi john fans.  The shop has lots of those.

This blessed sign with the basket attached came home with me.  It was a Christmas display so I got it for 50% off.  SCORE!!!

I brought it home and added some spring flowers to the basket.  That will go up on the walls when I figure out all my pieces for hanging.

Terry painted this arch way a solid white with just a little chippy showing.  Looking so good to bling up the opening between the living room and kitchen.  I need to find just the right decor piece to hang on the arch.

Remember this claw table I got for a bargain on Offer Up.  This is going to be the new dining area piece. 
Small world the guy that sold this piece was a Chicago Firefighter that lived a few blocks from Terry's Fire Station!!! 

Here she is!!!!! New table painted white to match my decor.  Love the claw feet and toes on this table!

This chandelier framed out on the ceiling in the middle of the living room will be moved over to hang over the new table.

My little design assistant Buddy was a big helper today!  He was right in the middle of everything with moving and cleaning floors etc. 

Such a big helper lol!!!!

The mirror will be put back in the old door and get hung back up too.

So that was the highlights of my trip to Michigan and also an update on the living room/ dining area changes.

Now I just have to figure out where things will go back up on the walls.

Trying to stay patient while awaiting the new sectional to arrive to complete this room.

It is coming together slowly but I am liking how things are turning out.  I think I will finally have my living room/dining room area that will work in this tiny room.

Have a fabulous weekend.

I found another fabulous item on Offer Up for my office.  It needs some love and I will show you that transformation hopefully after the weekend.

Hugs,
Kris

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Hello 2019 New Adventures and Changes

Hello Sweet Blog Friends

Here we go into the New Year!!!

I will admit I am not great at the months of January and February here in the Midwest.

It is usually dark, cold and snowing with very little sunshine.

 I try to keep positive and find things in these dreary months to keep me motivated.

As you know we are re doing some things in the living room and trying to find space for a dining area too.

 I am going to recap what has happened so far.

This fabulous Armoire I found on Offer Up got a little make over.

It is now white and ready for placement in the new living room change up.

Wallpaper came down and fresh paint replaced it.

A New Small Space Sectional was ordered.

This is the style we will be getting.  By all calculations it should fit well in the new living room space!  Fingers crossed!

This mirror was moved off the wall to make room for the new Armoire.  It is being de constructed into two new pieces for the living room.

Since we are not taking down the wall between the living room and kitchen we decided this opening from the living room to the kitchen needed a little character added.

Here are some of the pieces from the mirror re loved to make the opening to the kitchen a little more interesting.

Here it is finished just waiting on a few more decorative touches and then it should make this passage way look pretty awesome.

This part of the door/mirror will be made into a new mirror for the living room space.  Sorry the mirror in the pic is upside down!!!

We are moving along with the new changes to the living room / dining room area.  

This is a super fabulous round wood table with fun claw feet I found on Offer Up.
This is being transformed into a new dining table for us.
Stay tuned for this new change for the living room and dining room area.

I cannot wait to get my new sectional in the room and start to pull this room together to create a cozy living room space and dining area.


Hope you all are having a great start to the new year.

Terry and I took a day last Friday and took a drive to Michigan.  We visited some of my favorite shops especially the Found Cottage.

I will have some great pic's of that trip and a few of the new items I bought.

Have a great start to the new week.
Hugs,
Kris

Last Post for 2018

Happy New Year to all of you.

A little update on the Living Room changes.

The last of the wallpaper is off the walls.  Walls were sanded and paint was applied!

The room is now a blank slate for what is to come. 
I am waiting on my sectional to arrive and Terry is making me a new table which I am leaning towards round. 

He will use the legs off this table already in the room or I might just use this table as my new desk.  Have not decided yet!

As we say good bye to 2018,  I want to thank all of you for a year filled with sweet comments and friendship shared. 

You all have blessed me and my little blog in so many ways.

I wish all of you a new year filled with lots of good health, happiness and that you find Joy in every day.

For many of you suffering with health issues I continue to pray for you and your families.

So many of us have had struggles this past year in a lot of different ways.  May the new year clear a path to more peace and less struggle.

Happy New Year!
Hugs,
Kris

New Year New Changes

Hi Everyone.

I hope you all had a great Christmas and now we are moving into the New Year and New Adventures!

Speaking of new adventures,  I had said in my last post that I was thinking of taking a wall down between my living room and kitchen.  

I felt it would give a more open concept and hopefully allow me more space for a dining table and living room area.

This is the wall in question.  After lots of thought on taking this wall down we decided not to do it.

This is a load bearing wall.
 Terry said he could put up a new beam and braces in the ceiling to take this wall down.

  I thought about all the work along with dry walling and plastering to follow!

Even with my great new camera on my new I phone still on a very dark and dreary day my pics look a little grainy.  I apologize!  Hopefully some day soon the sun will come out for better pics!!!

Besides the fact of all the hidden worries inside the wall of this 1940's home,  I also need this French Armoire that is my kitchen pantry. 

This pantry is on that wall that would come down and we would have to swing it up against the long wall after this wall came down. 

It would jet out into the space too much and take up the room  for a dining room table.  

Now it is on to plan B.  I had to think about how I could make this living room work as a living space and also a dining room space.  A big challenge in this small home.

As you can see the plan is underway!! 
Pretty twinkle lights on my Christmas tree is now replaced with a beautiful mess!

Wallpaper is coming down and getting ready for paint.

Buddy is confused on what the heck is happening in this living room!!!!

I found this piece on Offer Up and it got a make over.

The new armoire got some new cabinet paint in white.  This will hold a new TV so I have a TV on the first floor of this house and not just in the Terry's Fireman Cave downstairs.

Santa is bringing us a new Small Space Sectional for our living room. 
After lots of searching!!!!
 Pottery Barn was one of the only places that had a small space sectional that would fit in the space I had to make the living room space and still allow me room for the dining room table.

After looking at several sample swatches we decided on this light cream performance linen.

It is neutral enough to go with any of my decor changes now and in the future. 

This is ordered and can take from 4 to 8 weeks to come in.  I am hoping to get it sooner than later.

  Pottery Barn is having their biggest sale of the year right now and so they get tons of orders.  So that might be a problem to get it sooner than later.  We will see!!

I was gifted this beautiful sign for Christmas.

I hung it above my open shelves in my kitchen.

After taking all my Christmas decor down I decided to keep my winter birds out and not pack them up. 

I love these sweet guys.  They make me smile each morning when I walk into my kitchen. 

Since they are winter birds I feel they can stay out of the Christmas decor boxes for now.

On a thank you note.  I was gifted these handmade soaps from Benita @ Chasing Quaintness.  Thanks Benita the orange clove and peppermint smell so good in my kitchen.

Wishing all of you a grand entry into the New Year!  May we all have wonderful blog adventures in the new year.

Thank you always for following along with my decor changes.  Your friendship's shared bless me in so many ways.

Cheers to a better start in the New Year and may we all enjoy good health, happiness and find joy everyday.

Stay tuned for the stages of the new living room and dining room changes.  I will show you things as they get completed and then hopefully when the new sectional arrives I can show you the whole room put together.

Happy New Year!
Hugs,
Kris

What Sings My Soul

Hello Everyone.  We are getting close now to the big day.  Hope you all have enjoyed this time getting ready.

I collect angels and I was gifted a couple of angels this past week.  

I could hardly contain myself when I opened up the package.  

They are now in my Christmas decor.  I thought I would share them with you.

This sweet angel with her red bell just makes my heart beat a little faster.  She is the sweetest angel and all her special touches.

I love her grey and white dress along with her silver halo and trim.  It is hard to find pretty angels with blonde hair.  This one is just so sweet with her blonde locks.

She looks pretty at night when the lights on the tree are on.  I decided she is the Snowflake Angel in my tree.

Love her pretty sparkle with her silver trim.

I am naming her Joy.  That is what she brings me every time I look at her.

I have been having fun moving her around my living room to different places.

This sweet gifted angel ornament was in the tree at first.
 She also looked sweet with my snowflake theme to the tree.

She is totally sweet with her lace trim and blonde locks.

This is where she ended up.  I was also gifted this beautiful chippy sign.  She looks perfect adorned here on the sign.
My angel friend that made these gifts for me made my day.  I am so blessed she gifted me with these beautiful angels and sign.

My tree was too big to put in front of the mirror like I wanted but it does reflect the tree which is just as good.

I think it looks pretty reflecting in the mirror.

I also was gifted this sweet cherub pot and floral vignette from a dear friend at my girlfriend party.  Very soft and pretty in my decor.

Well sweet blogging angels.  I will be signing off until the first of the new year.  

I need some down time to enjoy the last few days before Christmas and to have some time with my family.

Just a short blogging break.  
I will be back in January to show you how a wall can come down and open up my tiny rooms into a more open concept.

Let's hope this project goes smoothly.  Terry has the tools ready and has thought this out.  

 I think we will be off to a great start on this project come January.

Love you all and wish all of you a
Very Merry Christmas.
XOXO
Kris

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