A Soft Landing

I’ve been doing some spring cleaning and rearranging around here…Yesterday I tackled an awkward landing that we have here. It’s not very large and quite narrow so decorating it can be a challenge.

When we first moved in we had our computer up there, but I hated looking at the mess and cords, etc…so that didn’t last too long. Then I just had a small loveseat up there for quite a few years…until my daughter’s cat destroyed it that is.

This area is not too visible from the first floor unless you are coming out of the master bedroom so it stayed like that while I focused on decorating our first floor since that’s where our master is and where we/I spend all of my time.

Here is a view of the space I’m talking about from the first floor…

And here are a few shots of what I accomplished yesterday.

I moved the couch I got for Christmas up here.

This picture shows just how narrow of a space this is so decorating it frustrates me …It’s probably 7’ x 10’.

 

I brought the cupboard that I have moved around to every room downstairs up and it works well due to the height of the ceiling up here too.

The antique trunk came from my Mom years ago…I had painted the handles brass when she gave it to me…You know, when brass was in??? Going to have to do something with those now.

Anyway, I’m pretty happy with the results so far…I know, I need some greenery for the basket on the wall or something. I’ll figure it out.

So here is one last shot of what I did yesterday.

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While I was up there I figured I might as well scrub the kids bathroom.

I definitely need more prims in here.

I bought the shower curtain when we moved in 10 years ago out of a catalog I used to receive at my old job…It was like $20 and I have really been happy with it. It still looks like new.

Here is a close up of it.

I happened across the prim portrait at the Salvation Army for like ten bucks. I had the perfect size frame for it in the basement so I painted it black and it turned out pretty cute…. it also went well with the feminine colors in the shower curtain so I stuck her in here.

The little Windsor chair I spotted at my Mom’s recently…Spotted and stole that is. :)

The basket I found for $8 at an antique store…I used the handles as an easel and just threw a twig wreath & prim star in there.

Now the ugly vanity…I have always hated this vanity! Our builder had it and the cost was dirt cheap but not what I would have liked to have had.

So, this is my next project…After the floor cloth I am working on now that is.

I’m pretty sure I will be painting it…Black of course…and definitely replacing that faucet too!

Well…Time to drive Emma to school, pick up a latte…my butt is going through withdrawal symptoms (sagging) and then I need to get to work.

Still having some cold weather here so I want to get as much done inside as possible before it finally warms up.

Have a great day and a better tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Debra