Making a Little Room Feel Bigerer!!!!!

When I first saw my little cottage, the house had been used as a rental property and was being sold furnished.

MORE STUFF FOR THE DUMPSTER!!!!!

The furniture arrangement had a little dining table against one wall and a sofa against the other with miscellaneous items strewn around the room.

It made the space feel cramped and small.

SO I DID IT DIFFERENT!!!!!

I decided that the best solution was to combine the purposes of chairs and tables, 

so they would do double duty, and create a larger feel.

(Oh yeah.....

I made the cover of the magazine.....

not tooting my own horn or nothin', but 

I rocked!!!!!)

 Where was I?????

Oh yeah, multipurposed stuff.....

I used the table in front of the sofa as both a coffee and dining table, so the wicker chairs function for both lounging  and dining.

I loved this old English piece that had been cut down, it was ginormous!

It made a very cozy eating area and was great for entertaining,.

Instead of placemats, I used shallow baskets that I found at Pier One when it was still a store with fun and unusual finds.

I had bamboo handled flatware that I bought when I first got out of collage.

I wanted it because I grew up with something similar, and I wanted to be just like my Mom!!!!!

The wine glasses were another Pier One purchase, and I loved them, they held a 

LOT OF WINE!!!!!

Over the sofa I hung an original water color that I bought from a local artist.

I mixed it with a couple of 1940's prints and some Haviland plates.

I found the brackets on line, they may have been from Ballard Design, I can't remember, this was 26 years ago.......

The vases I picked up for a song from a junky antique store, they had major chips on the rims, so I just placed them so the defects were in the back.....

The woven chairs I also found at Pier One.

I really trolled that store for this house.

I know this isn't a long post.....

and I only wrote two this week.....

but I've been finishing up things for my niece Miriam's baby shower and IT'S TODAY!!!!!

So I have to wash my hair and get ready for being a properly behaved aunt.

I have to find something to wear other than sweat pants.....

I don't do well in social situations where I'm supposed to behave myself.

My sister-in-law offered to poke me if I started misbehaving,

 but I told her if she did that I'd deck her.

Soooooo.....

On that note,

Latah, Gatah