As much as we’ve gotten done since we moved into this house a little over a year ago, I still have stacks of pictures yet to be hung and bare walls. It can sometimes take a while to figure what finishing touches each room needs. I finally took a bit of time this week to tweak the walls in the living room.
I already hung my Manet copy on the wall to the right of the large window and I liked how the touch of black tied into the curtain rods…
To balance that out, I hung a vintage clock and a pair of family silhouettes on the left side…
Jeff held up the silhouettes, so I could get an idea of how they worked before I put the nails in the wall. While he was holding them in place he asked, “Who are these people?”
“That’s your dad and your uncle.”
Again, I like the touches of black and how the wood of the clock ties into the dark wood frames on the chairs.
I also hung the sepia-toned family photos back in the stairway and mixed up the frames a bit more than the last time to give the arrangement an eclectic feel.
Now, I’m just waiting for our stairs to be finished, but that won’t happen until January…
…aaaand I’ll probably have to remove all of the pictures I just hung in the stairwell when that happens.
Working on a house can sometimes feel like taking two steps forward, one step back.
The antlers look just lovely with the hutch. You have such a special way with decorating! Hope you are enjoying your snow. It has snowed here in Ohio already, but didn’t stick, which is fine with me. I’m not ready to go down that road yet as the leaves are still green and on the trees. But I’m sure having snow on the ground would make one want to get ready for Christmas.
The hutch looks beautiful and so was your mantle. Simple but lovely.
I love the antlers buy the pine hutch! And I am getting excited for Christmas decorations too!!!
I love your puttering heart! It makes the happiest home!
Gorgeous! I have a similar shaped antique hutch but the finish is much too yellow-orange. I wish it had the nice subtle warmth as yours. Did you refinish this one? Any tips to help me restore mine without painting it? Thanks!
I love the hutch with the ironstone in it. The high chair looks great beside it. I might add a big leafy plant to the high chair table.
I have my mother in law’s high chair from the 1920’s but in a cherry stain as I refinished it years ago. I have a very large spider plant sitting it it and is very happy there. My daughter called it a death trap. I told her it was good enough for her and she is still here. lol
I was thinking a spider plant!
I’m so enjoying watching you settle in. We moved to a new spot, one state away, several years ago and I’m still figuring things out. Everything in your rooms looks beautiful! We also have vintage pine furniture and I’ve never found a good product to use on them to care for the pieces. I bought your hemp oil and was amazed at how pretty it made the wood! It warmed it up and gave it such a rich color. We’ve had some of these pieces for over 30 years and they’ve never looked this nice. So thanks for that! Good luck in your new home.
Absolutely fantastic! Adore those antlers and that high chair. They look smashing together. It has been such fun seeing how you pull it all together. Love it!
Thanks for sharing all your plans and accomplishments now that you are in your new house. I love hearing what you are getting done and your plans for the future. When you look forward to decorating for Christmas it means that you love your home!
I so enjoy watching the transformation of your new home! When I saw the high chair it made me think of the antique one I have in our shop. I’m going to pull it out and use it for a plant stand! I have lots of plants to overwinter in our sunroom and that will help! Keep up the awesome job of being you!
I love where you hung the cow picture! I wonder if you might think about painting the wall at the back of the side cupboard a blue so that your stoneware pitchers show up? Just a thought.
SNOW!!! Already? Wow!
I love how you have all the pitchers in the pine hutch cabinet pointed in the same direction.
Fireplace looks inviting. Can I come over this afternoon?
Looks great! The antlers really do pair so well with the hutch and highchair.
I love your oak cabinet, antlers and white dishes, all looks rather cozy.
Wait, what? Snow????????
Um…did you say snow?
Absolutely coming together beautifully Thank you for sharing
I lived in the mountains in No. CA for almost thirty years. I loved the snow! It was dry and fluffy. If one drove slower and kept a longer distance between cars, it was usually not hard to drive around. Every once in a while, it would be icy snow, but, not often.
The snow where I now live in the Pacific NW is wetter, so icier and dangerous to drive on. Plus, the snow removal (equipment as well as process) is not efficient. What’s the snow like in MN?
Snow? ?. Your updates look great!
You’re at home, we can tell, good for you, It’s a hard transition in too many ways to count and you’ve handled it like a trooper. Fantastic emotional inspiration as well as home decorator/designer/artist. Thank you <3
I don’t know why, but every time I look at the hutch, it looks like it’s squatting and needs feet. Love the color change on the wall. Its coming along!
I love the idea of a plant in the highchair and I had to tell you that I truly love the area where you hung your cow art over the fire, it looks grand and cozy at the same time!
Love reading and seeing each and every post. I love painted furniture but having a nice stained piece adds such warmth to a room. I seem to be adding more stained pieces and darker accents to my rooms. Unconsciously I must be getting ready for the snow to fly. ???
What color are the walls in this room, they appear to be a light sage green. Right?
I’d be tempted to paint the dresser/hutch, not sure I’d like skulls and antlers my wall
Love how your house is responding to your creativity! I would love to see more plant life on mantel such as larger and taller topiary
Glad to see you are not unpacked completely. We are finally moving back into our house after 8 months of renovations. I have an antique Irish hutch very similar to yours. I have a lot of Dutch delft blue ( that belonged to my mother) I might fill it with. Grappling with the fact that my chairs (same style as yours) are painted duck egg blue ( my favorite color ). Not sure if delft blue will coordinate with duck egg. Your high chair is a great solution to adding interest to the corner without blocking the air return. I really like the German antlers.
Nice post !!! Absolutely coming together beautifully Thanks………