Kingston Charleston chest for son’s bedroom redo

All you ladies that find awesome furniture at Goodwill, thrift stores, yard sales, or on Craig’s  list are so lucky. I’m quite envious when I see all the great deals that are rehabbed and look spectacular here on Furniture Feature Friday.

You see it’s not possible to find decent used furniture anywhere here in my area. Why? Of course, Katrina! Katrina completely wiped out the used furniture market. Yes, we get antiques shipped in from all over, but those are usually way too expensive.

I’ve searched and searched for the right size chest to go next to son’s bed, E Bay, Craig’s list, and new online. Finally found this chest from Ultimate Accents and ordered it from Mercantila for almost half then the first price I saw. To my surprise, it was delivered within 2 weeks from ordering it online.

Here’s the online picture. I loved the detail on the side.

You can’t see that detail where I’ve put the chest in the room. Now I think I’ll have to rearrange the entire room.

I love the lines of the chest but not the so fake distressing. See what I mean?

So I’ll be rehabbing my new chest, rearranging the entire room,  taking the bed apart and painting it for the 6th time. I don’t know if I’ll ever finish this room!

Joining Miss Mustard Seed for Furniture Feature Friday and Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home.

Flocked Christmas trees

 

We have had faux Christmas trees since after the Christmas of 1991, when my daughter at the age of 8 ended up in the emergency room on Christmas eve. The culprit? The live Christmas tree caused her to have a severe allergic reaction. It was not fun, and we have never had a real one since, with no regrets.

This year I bought a new 6.5 foot flocked tree from the Christmas Tree market. It was my second choice, my first choice was a little too pricey. I do like it, but had quite the time decorating it. I decided to use what I had for ornaments, next year I’m sure I’ll do something different.

Taking pictures of a Christmas tree is certainly not an easy task, do you turn the lights on or leave them off?

 

 

I have always place our tree in this corner of the living room but it’s totally visible from the sun room below.

 

My poor excuse for a table cover, just threw a piece on linen over the table and tree stand. No time to sew right now

 

  

 

And below is my baby flocked tree that I got last year. It’s a 4.5 feet slim tree and I love it.

It sits in my office/TV/sofa room where almost nightly I end up. When my husband snores too much.

 

Joining Sarah’s tree party and Julia’s Hooked on Holiday House tour.  Thanks, Sarah and Julia, for hosting. I am WOWED by all the beautiful Christmas links at all the holiday parties. Such inspiration!

 

Gulf Coast Christmas front door

Wordless Wednesday

More Christmas decorating

Nothing like 34 degree weather today to motivate me to finish my decorating for Christmas. This weekend I worked on my new flocked tree, redecorating it more than once.

Here’s a quick preview:

Still have some things to do before finishing it, such as make the linen table shirt to hide the 30 “ high X 30 “diameter round table it’s sitting on. I post a full picture it soon.

And the last thing I put up is my front door decorations. I don’t like to advertise to my neighbors how early I put everything up, so I wait on this. And that’s a joke since they can see all the inside lights in the 7 different rooms that are now twinkling away.

Here’s may front door in 2008 all in red:

Here’s last year in red and lime green:

And here’s a sneak peek at what I’m working on today for the front door:

I do love the cold weather while decorating outdoors. Makes me feel like I’m back on the Cape!

Aqua Christmas vignettes in dining room

Everything in the dining room this year has been reused in different ways. The best thing I ever did was take the top of the hutch off. Not only did it open up the room but I gained space to do a vignette.

I went out to my back yard and cut some greens and silver Artemisia to fill this display.

I used a glass cake plate, a silver tray on top of that, then a silver vase. This gave the necessary height.

I got out old family silver candlesticks and even polished them! Put on crystal bobeches and dropped some plastic beads that I’ve had for years.

I’ve had these angels for many years, 20 or so. Last year I painted them in shades of aqua and they sat on top of the hutch top with a swag.

This year I’ve used them on the table.

And there is the swag that always went on the hutch top in it’s new location this year. It actually stands out so much more against the transom.

Very happy to change things up a little this year without spending a dime.

Thanks Rhoda for hosting the vignette party this year.

Christmas mantel

I made this “cascading garland” by cutting lengths of a third garland and wiring them to the other two garlands.

 

 

I used glass bead sticks that are slightly pink, glittery stars, and aqua balls.

 

  

It’s simple. The cascading effect makes it full.

Back home after Thanksgiving in Ft Walton, FL

Had a wonderful time with Dave and Liz at their home last week for Thanksgiving. We arrived early Monday morning, after the 3 hour drive. So glad they are close now that we can visit back and forth. I brought over my 7.5 Christmas tree for them since I ordered a new one for me. Here’s Liz’s Mississippi Coastal beach tree:

Mississippi cotton, star fish, and beachy driftwood.

It’s so pretty! Liz entertained 16 guests for Thanksgiving dinner. 6 of Dave and Liz's dinner guests were at their final CoBRA training before they deploy to Afghanistan in a week. It was so bittersweet to share this memorable Thanksgiving meal with them. God Bless them and keep them safe as well as all our other heroes in unsafe places fighting for all of us.

It was an amazing dinner and Thanksgiving. Liz, please send me the pics you took of your awesome new teak table all set for Thanksgiving dinner. It all looked stunning.

My new tree is on it’s way, here’s what I ordered. I love it and can’t wait. I’m changing my Christmas decorations up a little bit. Some things will be the same as I adore the way they look.

And below is my Christmas gift to me. It’s the Kingston Charleston chest, will be shipped on the 20th. Not sure which bedroom I’ll put it in, I have so many empty spots that are crying out for this sweet chest.