For those of you who really know me, you’ll know that I have a bad habit of redecorating my house. I don’t necessarily mean painting or buying new things, just moving everything around. In early September while getting ready for Ella’s birthday party, Josh and I rearranged our living room furniture. At the time it seemed cozy and fresh. As much as I enjoyed the new arrangement, I couldn’t help but wonder where we’d put the Christmas tree next month (yes, I decorate in November) and I hated walking in the front door and looking at the back of the couch.
Since all I’ve been thinking about since the birthday party was crafting, my housekeeping really fell by the wayside. As a result, it has been a wreck. It hasn’t only been cluttered and messy, but really dirty, too. Since I’ve taken an oath not to craft for seven whole days, I had to do something “crafty”, so tonight Ella and I redecorated.
I put the rug back in the living room… since Ella is obviously over the whole potty training phase. I swapped the couch and reclining chair and added a woven stool in lieu of a coffee table. I then moved a small table and chair into the corner; there I plan on enjoying a cup of coffee and a good magazine on Saturday morning. I’m thinking we’ll put the Christmas tree in that corner since the table and chair could be used outside for the time being. Yes… I realize that the table cloth and chair cover are currently pink toile, this used to be in Ella’s room. I’ll be making a burlap tablecloth and recovering the chair. I’m also thinking of painting the set the color of my couch. What do you think? I also want to have a glass shelf cut for behind the couch, but I want to make sure I like this arrangement before going to the trouble of drilling into concrete walls or spending money on the glass. For now, I have an occasional table filling in.
I also grabbed some shelves from the storage building and added them to the wall next to our dining room table. This wall has always been a little problematic and never seems to get decorated. There was no art on the walls or anything creative happening in this area at all. Now, I have three shelves holding my red dishes, some pictures of Ella, a lamp and a few odds and ends. I’m really happy with how it turned out.
This picture is of Ella using her new “big girl chair” that we bought last night at Wal-Mart. She is so proud of herself for sitting at the table. Now I can eliminate the huge, ugly high-chair from our kitchen. I am as happy about that as she is. No more eating and watching TV for this family, we can’t see the telly from the dining room table. YEAH!
