More Romantic Tea & Roses

            Happy Valentine's Day!

              It is time to relax and enjoy a book,the roses

         and a cup of hot tea in this sunny corner

of our bedroom.

                        I love a bright sunny winter day even if

                           it is cooler outdoors it is cozy and warm

                                   here  curled up on the chaise by the fireside.

The tea is waiting.

      The roses are beautiful!

          You might have noticed I love

          making collages.

                                                                       

Before you go I have a bouquet or two for

you for Valentine's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day !

Carolyn

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Our Guest Room Makeover

                                                                              Hello everyone,

                                                           Last winter my husband and I gave one
                                                           of our guest rooms a makeover and I never
                                                           got around to sharing it until now.
                                                                    So, the first thing we did was strip off
                                                            the toile wallpaper that had been on for several
                                                            years along with a few other layers that were
                                                            underneath....stripping wallpaper is one of my
                                                            least favorite jobs!
                                                                  My husband put the pine board strips on the
                                                            old plaster walls and then we painted them white
                                                            on the bottom and soft grey on the top.

                                                           

                I bought new curtains at Homesence and

            painted the armour the same soft grey.

                 The pine floors are original to the house,

                 so they are 100 years old. I would like to

                     refinish them this winter but we shall see.

The grey quilt also came from Homesense.

                                                                       The antique dresser was painted
                                                                        and I recovered the thrift store chair
                                                                        in the corner.

     A touch of Christmas on the

         tea tray.

                                                                      This was the room before

                                                   Well, it did make quite a change in the
                                                               room  and maybe updated it.
                                                               Visitors often say it is like stepping
                                                               back in time when they come here
                                                                so I am never sure if I will ever catch
                                                                up!  Ha! Ha!
                                                                                    Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                                      Carolyn
                                                                       

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