Changing Up My Living Room

 As I wrote in my previous blog post,

I spent last weekend moving furniture and art

around to new places in my home. 

I had these two sets of old shutters that 

I was dying to use somewhere in my home. 

 Right now they are resting on the back 

of the couch until I am sure I want to 

secure them in that position.

 This was the living room before I made

my big change this weekend.  I had hung an 

art wall of women paintings that I had 

collected over the years. 

Some of the small art pieces will now be

inspiring me in my studio.

 The tall gold mirror was my Grandmother's and 

was hung horizontally over a sideboard 

in her home.   I prefer the mirror leaning against 

the wall and seeing it reflect the light 

so beautifully in this space.

The hanging light fixture is from France

and had to be rewired.  It has a rustic

patina that I just love. 

 I placed one of my larger hand painted 

pillows on the couch just to give 

the room a little artful punch.

At some point, curtains have to be hung in 

the front two windows just to soften 

up the space and finish it off.  

Hanging between the two windows is

a piece of art I bought many years ago.

The person-shaped piece has a little

door that opens in the front with a

wooden purse inside.

The red gazing ball was a birthday present 

I received many years ago.  It was supposed 

to be for my garden but I love it much better 

in the house as a piece of art.  

It's my version of the disco ball.

To date, this is my living room.

Who knows when I will get the

itch to start moving the

furniture again.