Tops and Bottoms!

I found this little chest at SuzAnna's, with Linda's help of course. Those great gals allowed me to cart it home to see if it worked ~ it certainly did! With an interior shelf and divided into four cubbies for storage, it's the final piece I'm adding to the guest room. This useful chest stands beneath the mirror, a perfect fit..........tailor made for the space.

The paint finish requires no additional work which is great. Managed to find a key which fits the lock ~ must have something from which to dangle a tassel.

I brought this really old ~ weighs a ton ~ iron urn from the front porch, added the woven sea grass balls which had been in another urn on the dining room table, and placed all upon this frothy lace doily made by my cousin Sue in England. Love how these hard and soft textures all work together.

You know how plans change - well this is one of them. This very dark chocolate velvet fabric (which I really thought was black when I purchased it ~ shop lighting can be deceiving ~ but chocolate works better here, and of course we know how good it is for our health!!!), with great French style, was for the other chair. However, I decided to stay with the original choice for the white painted chair (show you that later). Instead I used this lovely fabric to make a squishy little cushion for the antique chair. Couldn't find a round pillow form so had a round of foam cut and covered it with poly batting to make it softer. To keep it looking informal I made the ties from old cotton tape which I aged by dipping in strong coffee.

Sitting comfortably at the desk now.

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