White Wednesday!

I mentioned in my last post that my daughter Ember had been here to visit.

Having her here was such a good time, even though her visit was V-E-R-Y short.

She was only able to be here two days.

We had planned to paint the shack...or as it has lovingly been renamed...

la Cabene.

thank you Suzan!

One of the things having her here accomplished, was to get a few things out and 

work on a project or two. 

I worked on a wreath made with pink and white peonies I had dried from the garden.

(I'll show you that one next time because it is pink with green hydrangeas...not white)

It lit a little fire under me and so when I got that one done,

 I kept going and made this simple one from a few of the white

peonies I had on hand.

Thanks Em, for your company and help. We had a great time.

Anytime spent with my daughters is a great time!!! 

I have it hanging in the reading room on an old porch railing I bought at a yard sale

some years ago.

In the background, you can see the old column I bought at the Farm Chicks

 show this past Spring.

The mirror below is the mirror that I bought at Farm Chicks also.

 I showed it in a previous post after I got it home.

It has got to be one of my favorite finds of the day.

In it's reflection, you can see the living room has some new whites in it too.

Can you make out the arched church window frame near the front door?

Here's a little better view of it.

I found it this Labor Day at the shop Rebecca's.

I have shown pictures of her shop here before. She is only open on Fourth of July

and Labor Day weekends.

I bought it with plans to put it in the garden, but placed it here for now.

It will decay pretty fast in the garden, so I may rethink putting it

out there.

Here is a close-up of the pillow my daughter Season made from

a ruffled blouse that she found at a thrift shop.

I just adore this pillow!!!

I had a slipcover made for one of my favorite chairs. It used to be covered in

a blue slipcover that I had sewn for it several years ago. My slipcover was not what

I would consider a great job, but it worked while I decided what
I wanted to do with the chair.

I found a picture in the Wisteria catalogue of a chair and settee with a cover

that had the size of ruffle I wanted and took it to the woman I've had do some 

other pieces for me and she

did a wonderful job with the slipcover.

This chair is so comfy with it's down cushions and deep seat.

It will be perfect for browsing through my decorating books and 

stash of magazines on those long Winter days.

I decided I liked it here in the reading room in front of the window that looks

over the garden. 

I painted the the wide pine plank floors white a number of weeks ago.

The room is much brighter and cheerier now. It seemed 

so dark when the floor boards were stained.

I found myself avoiding this room and using it as a dumping ground

for things. Brightening it up  will give it the lift it needed.

This is where the grandchildren hang out when they visit.

So, when my daughter's little boy came the other day,

he walked in and said,"Oh this room is so beautiful".

I guess that means I made the right choice to paint the floors!!!

Sorry I can't show you the rest of the room.

It isn't up to taking pictures of today. And I really needed to get this post up

for White Wednesday.

I am joining those that have added their links to Faded Charm's long list

of whites today.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!