The Garden Room

Now I’m looking at a house that seems to be coming into its own. Finally. Most of the floors are done. Just a few boards in one bedroom remains.

This is my garden room. I bought a new 8 x 12 rug for under $100 last week that replaced the old one. Doesn’t cover as much of the gravel/cement floor, but it is thicker. I have a braided rug layered on top to anchor the couch. No money in the budget to give this room a brand new floor. That’s okay. We’ll manage to be fine with one floor that is basically cement…

So adding the new rug caused me to look at the room overall. Sometimes I just get the urge to do things to a room. Spruce it up, give it some shine.

I’m big on everything being in order and the books being even on the shelves…

Sometimes I miss seeing my old linens I’ve collected. So I get them out and hang them somewhere so I can look at them.

Give everything a little dusting and rearranging…

“Home” is where my heart is, along with my gardens, so it has to be colorful and cozy…

Obviously the color blue in various shades is comforting to me.

I had this coffee table in another room in a closet. It was really in need of some conditioning. So last week I got out the scratch cover and Old English and went to work.

This dish shelf is a little dated. But I bought it many years ago at a garage sale for $2 and somehow it has just stayed with me. Of course once I added a bright splash of red paint a few years ago, I liked it even better.

Photos of family members and pets have to be close by. Things I like to collect.

I’m not into expensive furnishings, or rare. I like what I like and if it appeals to me, it has intrinsic worth.

Here’s most of the gang, taking a break outside, getting some fresh air. Knowing our little room awaits us.