Tagged

So I have finally taken the time to catch up on my blogging, and found out I have been tagged by my good friend Lisa Fern Creek Cottage ~ The game is: I have to answer 11 questions, then I tag 11 other bloggers and ask them 11 questions...eek! I have to say that I have been such a lame blogger lately that I dare not tag anyone, but decided I could at least answer the 11 questions from Lisa...

1. Why did you start blogging?
I started blogging and opened an etsy store at the same time. My blog started as a vehicle to promote my shop and the estate sales that I work, as well as be a show and tell of vintage finds and craft projects. It has evolved into more interior design and family stories and less of the others...I am very inconsistent and who I am I kidding? it is whatever I feel like at the time. I have probably confused the heck out of anyone who follows me or has tried to follow me...sorry 'bout that.

2. Bath or Shower?

3. Where is your favorite place to travel?

A broad answer is Europe. I have been to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Spain so far. This summer I will be traveling to Italy with my sisters in June, and to Paris with my husband in July. I love them all! I love the age, the history, the architecture, the culture, the food, the beaches, the flea markets, everything!

4. If you won the lotto what would be your first fun purchase?

Porsche 356

 5. What room in your house would you most like to redo?

My laundry/mudroom, to look something like this:

 

and this:

A little boring perhaps, but that is the room that needs it the most.

6. Do you prefer to eat in or out?

I prefer to eat in, (I am a homebody) but love for someone else to do the cooking or get take-out ~

 7. Would you prefer a good book or a good movie?

   BOOK!

8. Who is your favorite comedian?

I like Chevy Chase, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Martin ~ those that poke fun at themselves and others in a silly lighthearted way. Don't have a favorite per se, anyone who makes me laugh including my sisters, my kids and some of my friends (who could be comedians!)

9. What is the first concert you ever went to?

I am an 80's girl, so I was a sophomore in high school and my boyfriend took me to see the Go-Go's!

 10. Morning or evening person?

NEITHER! I have always been a tired person. I seem to be able to rise very early if a flea market is involved, but not much keeps me up at night...at three years old I put myself to bed.

11. Describe your dream home? 

Large windows with lots of light, high ceilings, wood floors, lots of wood molding and architectural texture, fireplaces in every room, marble in the bathrooms, soapstone and stainless in the kitchen. Outside porches, stone patios, and decks surrounded by trees and green, maybe a pool, definitely an outdoor fireplace and kitchen.

Thanks for visiting with me today ~ that was kinda fun! 

Thanks for tagging me Lisa! 

I needed a good kick in the blog pants!

Fireplace in the Bedroom

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Call me fireplace obsessed, but a warm a toasty fire is what gets me through 

the long dreary Chicago winters. One place I do not have a fireplace 

is my bedroom. This warm neutral room is obviously from Candice Olsen,

known to anyone who watches HGTV.

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A few years back we stayed at a bed and breakfast that had a wonderful

fireplace in the room that was controlled by a remote and it cranked out the heat!

We were happy to have it, because although it was Memorial Day weekend,

it was cold and rainy, typical Midwest weather.

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The hard-edged stone is not my favorite on this fireplace, but I had to 

include this picture for the fabulous windows and the daybed!!!!

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This room is too ornate for my taste, but so beautiful! 

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Cozy and sweet.

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Love the ceilings and floors ~ not sure the fireplace works in this room.

simple.

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This is one of my favorites with some comfy chairs, lots of light streaming in,

elegant sconces and wood work...although I would prefer wood floors with

a rug to what looks like ~ well I do see a hint of dark flooring in the corner

so maybe there are hardwoods in the room.

Stay cozy my friends!

Have a great last week of February ~

Sweet Sentiments of Love...

yep, I went and did it...

 For the last two years, since replacing my sofa with this amazing antique daybed,

(before and after redo seen here) I have been saying that I would love to put

a gas fireplace insert with faux logs in our never used living room fireplace.

There was a gas starter in place already, so the addition was relatively easy, 

although not inexpensive. In the end, I chose these cool faux drift wood logs, 

I wanted faux birch, but the fireplace store owner talked me out of them.

He said they start looking really black after burning and it was not pretty.

We had the inside of our wood burning family room fireplace painted

black since it was stained with soot, and it didn't look very nice at all. 

I moved my real birch logs from the living room to that fireplace 

where they will reside when not burning a real fire. 

 This baby puts out a lot of heat, and makes this otherwise cold 

northwest corner room nice and toasty. It makes me so happy

because it is where the computer is, and we all love to cuddle up 

on the daybed ~ including one little puppy!

This is the view from the daybed...I love that I can just turn it on during the 

day when I am here blogging, or reading and having coffee on the daybed!

Keeps me going on those cold winter days! 

Have a great week!