Ready for a long winter's nap.

Bedroom no. 3 is by no means done, but here's where it's at this holiday season.

The chore board and shelf were hand-me-downs from our youngest daughter.

I added a few hooks to hang vintage baby gowns.

I had planned to paint the dresser gray, but the yellow adds a bit of sunshine

to this room during our long gray days of winter.  We replaced the ceiling fan

with the same fandelier we hung in the other bedroom.  It still needs

 bobeches and crystals, but that will come later.

25 cent lampshade tops a pretty lamp from my Baba.

This darling deer was left in a dresser that I'll show you in an upcoming post.

Fish bowl view of this side of the room.  That's a closet door on the right

We made this shelf from lumber we unearthed in our garage.

The "hooks" (or hookers as our youngest grandson calls them)

are a mish mash of porcelain knobs I've collected over time.

The petite size of this smoking stand works well as a bedside table.

It's topped with one of my many doll dressers.

To the left of the door is the alcove that houses my yarn cubby.

I procrastinated so long that I had to resort to painting the bed indoors

with chalk paint.  I gave it 2 coats followed by clear wax and it seems

to be pretty durable.  The alternative was to spray paint in the snow.  :o)

After 5 years of kicking this buffet topper around, I've finally found a use for it.

I filled in the mirror opening with plywood cut to size and painted with
 homemade chalkboard paint.  Then I sketched in the art with plain old white chalk.
  I bought chalkboard markers, but they only work on a flat surface and
 I was not about to take this very heavy piece off the wall!

For those of you who will be sleeping under it, don't worry because

 it's attached with 6 long screws directly into wall studs.

  It's not going anywhere.

The deer I made decades ago have been spiffed up with new glittery wreaths.

I do believe this window has found its final resting spot.

Last year's ho hum candle ring has become this year's window wreath.

Well, that's it for now.

Thanks for visiting and sweet dreams!

Vickie

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Dark and cozy.

After I removed this mirror from the wall behind the Christmas tree,

I gave it a try over our fireplace...... and  (insert angels singing).......

....lo and behold, I actually liked our stodgy old fireplace for the very first time!

Well, that's how I'm feeling today with the snow falling outside

and the lights twinkling indoors.  Tomorrow, who knows?

I usually shy away from using real greens in our house because our steam heat is so drying

 the greenery will probably be brown and crispy in a few days time.  Thinking ahead,

 I intertwined real and faux greens.  I bought a 20 foot cedar garland and only used about half,

so the other half is in cold storage (outside buried under the falling snow).

I think I saved enough to rewind the garland before the holidays.

Here's how it looks in the light of day.




And in the early evening hours.  Sigh. 
I think I'll just sit here for awhile before I clean up the big mess I made.

Thanks so much for visiting!  I've got a few more changes going on that I'll share
 in upcoming posts.  Until then, I hope you take the time to slow down
 and enjoy the season!

Vickie

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