What doesn't happen when it snows...

There is no al fresco dining:

no sunbathing:

no reading outside in my chair:

But, that's okay.  I love the snow.  I sit by the windows and watch it fall.
It's better than going to the movies.  Isn't it?

Plus, my dog loves it.  This is his kind of weather.

If it weren't for Hoss we would never get the back deck cleared of snow.
He's our canine snow plough.

Foyer

Remember when I bought this?

Well, I tried it around a few different places and it ended up right where it started.

In the foyer.

I like it there. It serves its purpose.

I really like the piece I am just not crazy about it against that

wall color.

The wall color in my kitchen is green and this piece of furniture looked great against the green color. There just wasn't enough room--it looked too crowded. I would have had to rearrange a lot of things to make it fit and I did not feel like going through all that trouble. The kitchen needs to be redone anyway (probably next year) so I didn't want to change it too much now just for one little piece of furniture only to take it out again when we redo the kitchen.

Anyhoo...to make it look pretty in the foyer I searched for a picture to put above it to bring out some of the colors in the piece.

I found one and I think it looks pretty good.

It definitely helps bring out some of the purple and pink hues in the flower details, although I am not sure you can really tell in these photos.

I love the photo I chose. It makes me smile every time I look at it.

What do you think?

new item

So, this is what I got this weekend:

It was part of some liquidation sale, or moving sale, or I can't remember what the signs said, but it was less than $60.

As my husband says, 'you couldn't afford NOT to get it!' Yes, Dear.

Anyhoo...what do you think?

I have always liked the weathered painted look on furniture.

I like the yellow color and the floral detail, but I am not sure of how it looks in my house.

We recently had the interior of the house painted and the color here is a yellowish-gold color.

I am not sure if there is enough contrast between the wall and the piece.

The other furniture in our house is wood. Mostly darker stains like cherry or mahogany, so maybe that is what I am used to seeing which is why I am not instantly loving this?? I liked it in the store, but against the wall I am just not feeling it.

At $60 ya gotta love it, but where??

I'll try it around a few different places this week and see what I like the best.

I did want something next to the front door for mail, etc... and to just spruce up the place, which is why I got it. So, maybe it will end up here after all.

I will let you know after I play around with it for a few days!

If you have any design thoughts, ideas, comments please let me know~