Christmas Memories 2014

Happy belated Christmas.  Can't believe it's been and gone already.  We're still in wrapping paper chaos around here, but I thought I'd post a few pictures from Xmas Eve and Xmas Day.

I didn't buy any new decorations this year apart from a new carriage for the train and a couple of ornaments for the tree.  But the main difference was that we put the tree in the corner of the music room.

From Gross to Glam: Sweet Brass Chairs Makeover

Remember those brass chairs that I bought from Goodwill for $5 a few months ago?  No you probably don't, it's been that long.  Anyway, I finally busted out the old stapler and got to work.

I decided to go with a plain lilac fabric, despite my usual penchant for patterns.  The chairs took less than a couple of hours each.  I didn't remove the old fabric, but merely stapled the new fabric on top.

Before:

The base and back attached to the brass frame by a couple of screws, so it was really easy to  disassemble.

 The brass shined up really well with some help of some Brass.

After:

Total cost for each chair was about $7.50!  Labor not included, of course.

I originally thought that they would work in my office.

I'm still deciding on the picture.

The chairs look okay in here if you only look at this side of the room.

But in the context of the whole room, they just don't fit in.  So they're up for sale if anyone wants to buy them!

Kitchen Prettiness

As the weather finally warms up, it's so nice to be able to bring some colorful spring blooms into the house.  Here's some pretty pictures of the flowers that I currently have in my kitchen.

The orchid was a gift from a friend over 2 months ago.  It's doing remarkably well.  I make sure that I only water it a tiny amount once a week.

The hydrangea I bought from Trader Joe's on Saturday.  You have to water it everyday or it will wilt.

The flowers above were part of a tablescape that I did for a dinner we hosted.

The red roses were a Mother's Day gift from my lovely boys.

I'm thinking about putting a shaped mirror above the sink.  It's looking a little bare.  Of course if I was to do the kitchen over again, I would have a full on marble backsplash and counters.  I've been toying with doing a simple subway tile, we'll see.

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I love the view from the kitchen through to the bookshelves in the music room.  It's so bright and cheery with all of the different colored spines.

Hope you enjoyed this mini tour of my kitchen!