Thursday, January 31, 2013

other people's junk..

we've been popping into our local
second hand stores a little more frequently...
yesterday i spotted this.
i called it a daybed.
checked it out closely
and discovered it had a secret...

she was hiding a trundle bed...
and i got kinda excited.
when i went back to the store today,
the clerk called it a "studio sofa".
(that sounds sooo much cooler...)

her oranges and greens are growing on me...
my plan is to recover her,
but it matches our "orange room" perfectly for now.
elsie hung out with her as soon
as we got her settled in.
on our ride home with her
abba played on the radio...
"take a chance on me".
we feel like we adopted her...

hopefully she'll get her makeover by spring.


for some reason
we found lots of goodies that
are mostly from the 60's and 70's
pretty ruffle edged plexi tray...


kitten paint-by-number...
on velvet!

really cool plastic owl...napkin holder.
it will be so cute on emma's desk
next year at university...
:)

a vintage sheet...
i love them.
they are so soft...

another pup.

another sheet.


another pup.

when friends visit
they often ask how i made our house so homey.
the secret is simple.
find things that you love.
bring them home.
your personality will begin to show...
one treasure at a time.



Tuesday, January 22, 2013

instagram tuesday...i made that up just now.


it's cold out...again.
frosty, white and beautiful.
winter in muskoka...
what more can i say about it?
i thought "i've already blogged about winter"...
but it never gets old....
but it always gets cold.
january makes me a little funny.


allie and oliver are going
stir crazy.
bored, bored, bored.
i have to tell them 28 times a day
to behave themselves.
(3 seconds after this moment they wrestled...again)


thankfully...
my friend jill asked for some help decorating.


so i've had some thinking, planning,
sourcing, shopping and delivering to do...


and it's been a beautiful distraction
from the effect january can have on some of us.


the room is coming along nicely...
it's been so fun!
(thanks friend)


last night emma tried out some new
pinterest recipes...
very yummy.
warm baking made everyone impatient.


this morning we woke to an amazingly pretty view.
snow on every little branch...
a fresh blanket of white glitter.
but it's cold...so cold.


there is nowhere else i'd rather be.
it's all good.


hope you're busy, warm, grateful and loved...
happy new year!!
xox