musical chairs

in my quest to get the scale of things right in our little cottage

i made some changes around our table this week.

we've had windsor back chairs around our farm table for several years

now. and while i like them they just weren't working for us in

this house. they felt too heavy for the smaller space.

so, i craigs listed them on tuesday and they were gone 24 hours later.

i knew i wanted something lighter in feel and in weight. and something that would

tuck under the table a little more. i narrowed it

down to the two below.

i threw it out to friends on my personal fb account and the majority

voted for the wood chair.

but i couldn't get images like these out of my head. . .

images above are from my pinterest boards.

so, i went with the metal tolix inspired chairs. how awesome are they in yellow

by the way?!

i like the retro look and the pairing of a more industrial chair

with our distressed farmhouse table. i also decided that wiping

pasta sauce off these chairs would be way easier

than the caned seating of the wood chair. kid friendly

is at the top of the list around here! 

i got ours at a local place called southern salvage. they were literally a quarter

of the price of an original tolix. they had several colors and i was tempted by them all

but settled on a matte gunmetal grey since the colors

in my house are in constant flux.

i did keep the wood french bistro chair. i just couldn't part with it. :)

i envision it in the kitchen when we get our "one day" banquette built.

~ stacy ~

front room

my, how this house has changed in four short weeks.

this blue room is no longer.
the wall to the right is gone and,
if you look past the naked kid to the wall behind him,
that wall is opened up to what we now refer to as 
the front room.

here it is in process.

beginning to take shape.

it was the forth bedroom.

a small space that we decided

would be best used as

more living space in our tiny

cottage.

and it would open up the front

entry which was essentially

a short hallway with very little room

for anything functional.

once the room was opened we

had to figure out how to make 

it functional.

the closet in the corner felt awkward

but the wall the closet is on was the longest

and only one suitable for the sofa.

we knew we needed our tv

in  this room but our large armoire

was sold prior to moving, knowing

it would not fit.

after messing around with the room for a few weeks

i think we are almost done.

this is the only living space that is not painted

white. we still kept it light. three walls

have a light bluish green and one wall is

white and will eventually be covered

with horizontal  planking.

the door came off the closet.

we threw on some paint we had from

our last house along with a few shelves

and voila, we have a book nook.

we are in pretty desperate need of book space, this doesn't

even make a dent but it's a start.

and i think it adds more warmth to the

room. with room for a round

wicker basket at the bottom it also gives the

little ones a place to put their trucks.

the wall over the sofa is serving as a random

gallery wall that will probably be changed up

with some regularity.

right now i have three round mirrors that

i had from hobby lobby, i just slapped some white paint on

them. underneath each mirror

is a special piece of art from each kid.

the chalkboard was a mirror that i painted

with chalkboard paint. i also painted the frame which has

been  more colors than i can count!

the ladder i found on a mountain junking/antiquing trip.

the "home sweet home" platter is from target and the 'w' is also from

hobby lobby with a coat of rustoleum's "straw" spray paint.

this is the white wall that will soon have wide white horizontal planking

across it. i think it will add tons to this room.

the picture over the blue check chair is a painting

my brother did years ago. i have always loved it and decided that the

darker, more brooding feel of the painting

really anchored the light, airy feel to this room.

the best piece of furniture for this space

turned out to be this dresser that

 i redid last year. i'm not crazy about

not having a tv cabinet where we can close it

off but we gotta work with what we have.

the dresser also gives us the extra storage space we need.



i think i may have to take a wall painting break to make a wreath,

and this one, that my friend's lauren and aimee made is

very fun! check it out.

i'll be linking up with cottage instincts and domestically speaking.