In our house, we do not have a fire place. It is a bummer, especially now that little E knows what Santa Clause is, and Christmas is coming! Last year, my friend at Sew Homegrown made an amazing Faux Fireplace (
See it here!). I was inspired to create a place to hang stockings in our home. I did not want to spend much, so I went shopping in my own home.
Before:
Not bad, but not "fireplacey" (that's a word . . .)
After:
Still not a "fireplace" but I feel like it it a great place to hang stockings this Christmas! The wooden shelf hung in my parent's house for a long time, and my mom gave it to me several years ago. I could not come up with a use for it until now.
The stained glass was a gift from my husband several years ago, and the candlesticks were from a local garage sale. The plate was a wedding gift I have not displayed yet, and the cement balls were from a long closed junk store on the Southside. My new favorite is this:
Last week, I went to Hartselle, AL, and was drawn into a 70% off everything going out of business sale!!! This beautiful crewelwork was $16! It is dated 1931.
The blue vases are featured in an earlier post (
Vases Before and After). I think they add a good punch of color.
Oh, we added a dog, Miss Pickles, last week also . . . .you can see her basket next to the dresser!
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