Pocketful of Blue

Hello Everyone, In my last post I shared how we finally finished and installed a mantel on our family room fireplace.   I have been making some smaller changes as well so I though I would  show you a tour of how the room looks now. It's mostly just accessories and little tweaks here and there that are making this a room I am much happier with. I finally found some checked pillows in my favorite shade of blue. I have been looking for pillows like these forever and I'm so happy I finally found them. I just love checks and to me, they really embody the cottage style. The long wall behind the love seat is always a challenge for me. I knew I wanted to use my old window but I needed more to fill in the large space. I finally came up with this arrangement (after much trial and error) using things I already had. I really wanted something interesting and a little different to look at. A new lamp on my round side ta

The other day I removed one item from my kitchen shelves to use  elsewhere and somehow that set off a rearrangement of the entire set of shelves. I removed everything and just started playing around. I don't usually have any kind of plan when I have the impulse to rearrange. I just lay out things that I think might work and just keep adding or taking away until I'm happy with the look. The fun part is that I have to climb up on the counter to reach the shelves and then climb back down so I can step back to see how it looks. This climbing up and down can occur many times so at least I'm incorporating some exercise into my decorating.  : ) It's nice to have a fresh look especially on some of these  dreary winter days. Thanks so much for stopping by!                        joining BETWEEN NAPS ON THE PORCH ~ MET MONDAY COZY LITTLE HOUSE ~ TWEAK IT TUESDAY SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE ~ WOW US WEDNESDAY NORTHERN NESTI