Adding 'cottage' to our hallway...


A quick finished picture....I love these hearts:)
They were really country-ish with red and hunter green
colors, but nothing a little black spray paint, silver leafing
and a ribbon couldn't fix.


A Before shot...
I always jump right in to painting and forget
the before pictures. :/  ooppss.


Before it was the same yellow that was in the other
 rooms of our home.  Mustard yellow and now an
'aged brown' by rona collections.


All the picture frames got sprayed black and
then hung with ribbon...makes the hanging a
little easier.






The difference between the before and after isn't
that significant in these pictures, but 
it truely feels warmer.

Have a super evening,
Abby
:)




Slip Covered Ottoman

Last week when I was down town I couldn't help
but check out VVs ..and found this cutie:)


Well actually she looked more like this...



until I made this sweet little
slipcover for her.


Reversible..i love doing reversible..looks
so much neater.


White on the reverse side, for a fresh look.



Hahaha, trying to be patient...just waiting
for a walk.  <3



So far its been a seat, a table, an ottoman, and even a stool!
So glad I stopped in at VVs  ;0)

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have a super day!
Abby
:)

Our January Living Space


I think I went  a little overboard when I put Christmas away.
I packed as much away as I could so
that we would have that clutter-free feeling.



But I found that with everything packed away , minimal
decorations and nick-nacks on display
our house felt empty.  Soooooo...


I went back into our storage area and
 pulled out a few things.



Dried roses, ribbons, some my favorites.
I took a table cloth that we never used because it
always seemed too bright, ripped it into runner
lengths and laid them across every flat surface...
upside down.  :)



Its never complete, but this is what it looks like today,
Happy Friday!

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Have a super day
Abby
:)

 








Home


Just playing in our house,
moving stuff around and cleaning...


and I got to thinking how glad I am that I get
to reorganize and tidy...that I have some chaos
to calm .







It isn't large but it is our Home.
Hope you are enjoying your
home too. 
Abby.
:)




Welcoming 2012

Happy 2012!!!
A fresh year, a new year!
We spent New Years Eve with our
 family doing a fondue,
Yummy!



This is our family :)
It was really nice...its always good to sit and visit and just
enjoy each other. 





Highly recommended for
bringing in the New Year  ;)



But now its time really put the seasons decorations
to hibernation..for 10 1/2 months anyways.




Packing up our Christmas decorations,
 redecorating,and
 usually altering things a little.
This was a pointsetta arrangement but all the
flowers wilted away, so i took the red bow off,
pulled out the silver tule and stuck a
a candle in it. Now it can stay :)



I have no idea what kind of evergreen this is but
I think I will try transplant it in the spring.



This little niche is a future project, not sure
what is going to be done but something is
gonna have to change ,
ok a lot will have to change!  ..trim, paper
the back of shelf..or
hibernation...lol.
hhhmmm.



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Hope 2012 brings you happiness!
Abby
:)


















December Break





During Christmas break I go through a few phases,it starts
with a Decorating frenzy, then the cluttery
claustrophobia kicks in...
and then the...
where I am now...
 changing and rearranging
crazy lady. 


Does anyone else get that way? Don't get
me wrong, I love to pull  all our treasures
 out and we all enjoy them.


But there comes a point where I want a little
 less out. So instead of packing all the Christmas
decorations away, I like to remove the 
heavy greenery then I rearrange and
lighten the decorations. 





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Happy Decorating
Abby
:)


 

 

Playing

I am having so much
FUN!


Fun playing with our new Christmas present :)
Thank you to all of our family for this amazing new camera!!!
XOX




Hope everyone is having a super holiday!
Abby
:)