I've been gone to long. Some because of the chaos of life and some because I am still settling in to my new home. Tonight I thought that I should take some time to share some corners of the little home of mine with you.
This giant table used to be my dining room table and black. Except that I crafted on it one too many times and it was pretty beat up. I had originally planned to sell it, but then my friend convinced me to make it work as my TV table. I spent a long time staring at it, wondering what on earth I was going to with it. Alas, one can of yellow paint and a couple antique crochet pieces and it looks like a whole new piece of furniture. I was also battling loads of cords that were less-than-appealing to the eye. I grabbed a fat quarter from the fabric store and sewed up a tube to thread all the cables through.
I have a hallway that connects the kitchen to the bedroom that has been driving me bonkers! A giant wall equals a blank slate to me. Which can be inspiring, but really intimidated me. First I picked up a bunch of picture frames at a tag sale and painted them a deep plum color. Didn't work. Next I tried the same yellow that I used on the TV table. Didn't work either. And then I gave up for a while. Lying in bed last night, it dawned on me~clipboards. They take away the pressure of formality that frames were putting on me, while still adding a modern touch. Phew!
Now onto the guest bedroom. Yikes!