A Better Solution

Hello, Folks, 

Today was my half day to work at Manna, which doesn't leave me with an excess of energy once it's done and I'm finally home. Good think this idea came to me, then. You know how sometimes there are pesky details at home that bug you way out of proportion to how much it should matter? Here was one in this house:

It's a large panel for a security alarm system from the previous tenants that we don't subscribe to. Very intrusive, especially in a bedroom.

This has been covering it up, but it bothered me because it was so large it covers the corner of the light switch plate, as you can see in the picture. 

With the change in season and rapid arrival of summer, today it occurred to me, why not try a straw hat? As you can see, it works out perfectly and doesn't obtrude the way the metal wall piece did. Problem solved! 

 

Have a good evening, or rest of your day.

 

Michele

 

 

 

One small change

Hello, all,

Today was errands and meeting an old friend for lunch, so lots of fun, not so much time at home to be creative. So apology in advance, this is a tiny effort. Although the front door looked egg-cellent, with Easter past, it seemed like a fine idea to say:

"Hi, Hydrangea!". Note to self: either buy a new hanger or paint that one.

Have a wonderful weekend! Looks like ours is going to be soggy. 

Later, Michele

 

Still in the Library

Hello, friends,

I hope you're doing well this Thursday. Yesterday you saw the relocated cat shrine in our front room, the library. Usually there is some decor on the top of one bookcase, but honestly, the Easter effort was too lame to even take a picture of. Clearly, figuring out a new strategy for that space was overdue. On hand, there were books, of course, and a birdcage that no longer had a space on top of the china hutch in the dining room. So . . . 

if they're combined, this is the result. 

It was fun to do, and blessedly easy.

That's all she wrote today.

Have a good one!
Michele

 

 

Colonel Tiger, in the Library

Hello, all,

Since the great shelf debacle all the contents that weren't smashed in the crash were piled in a chair in the living room. It seemed high time to remedy that and set the cat shrine up elsewhere out of danger. Now it's in the library, the first room you enter if you come to visit. 

 Before, sob.

It's on some low book shelves made from wine crates. Mostly only the non-breakable items made it, although there are a couple saved with minor damage. 

The Meow frame lost one of its two panes of glass. 

New, just added recently is he little iron cat holding a magnifying glass, a sale item from Pier I. He was impossible to resist. Plus, at my age the magnifier gets used regularly. You can also see the tiny doll's cookie cutter that's a kitty that is adorable. 

 

That was my effort towards decorating for Wednesday. Sometimes just picking things up and making minor adjustments is all that happens. 

 

Take it easy!

Michele

 

 

Tiny Effort

Another very minor project to report today, but it fills a need. Since the shelf fell and was replaced very precariously by myself, anything that goes anywhere near it needs to be light and unbreakable. To that end, for the pegs I tried this:

a bouquet of paper parasols in a turquoise metal cone. 

They coordinate well with the picture underneath, too, and are cheery BoHo colors, too.

That's it for Tuesday. I have a cat-generated mess to deal with now, involving a 750-piece jigsaw puzzle that was about a third done. No more kitties in that room till it is finished is the new rule. 

 

Have a good one!

Michele

 

 

 

The Chair Affair

Hello, friends. 

I hope you all had a lovely Easter. Ours was nice, although could have been better with more cooperative weather. I didn't get a lot done over the weekend. Today is the one where I'm out till two o'clock after volunteering at Manna, so not a lot of time to start a big project. However, there was one small area that could use some attention and not take long.

I've had this Queen Anne style chair for years, but the seat was getting worn.

There was even a hole, from wear or a cat claw. Either is possible.

What better way to use bright, BoHo fabric from a remnant bought at Manna?

The material was cut with pinking shears and thumb tacked onto the seat. 

Here's a close up of the pattern. The green seems cheery and spring-like to me.
That's what I did today. How about you? 

Take it easy!
Michele



 

 

Plan B

Hey, Folks,

Happy Hump Day to everyone. Despite my negative experience last week, I went to Goodwill again today for the senior citizen discount, but this time to the one closest to our house. It was a fairly productive trip with one item to help with last week's major issue. You may recall:

what happened when a shelf fell off the wall in the living room. Ugh. Mr. B blamed the victim, saying it was overloaded and was deaf to my protest that it had the same items as were on it before we moved. There were ugly holes in the wall afterward, so I stuck it back up somehow, but with the realization that nothing breakable could go on it. Today at Goodwill I found another piece and switched things out, so now we have:

This is fabric stretched around a frame. It coordinates well with the BoHo display, don't you think? Meanwhile, around the corner on the wall with the washstand, you now see:

The metal piece over there now. If the shelf falls down again, and it easily could with my poor carpentry skills, the worst thing that can happen is a dent or two.

BoHo bookcase, post catastrophe.

Washstand wall ditto. What do you think? I like the tall skinny wild print. It fills up the space well. As for the other side, at least now the big gaping holes from the wall anchors that failed are hidden. 

Problems. Challenge. Whatever.

Have a good one,
Michele