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Showing posts with label Fireplace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fireplace. Show all posts

February 21, 2010

~Fire Side Chat~

Hello guys, I thought today I would show you what I was up to last week....Thanks Susan for giving us this fun day to show-n-tell...Go by and see our Hostess to see all the fun things that have been going on this week in Bloggerville....







Now I hate this oak corner fireplace and have from day one...But I had a pellet stove that use to sit here and then we put in central heating and air...so I needed some thing to fill a hole ha ha!! I got this insert 2 years ago at Lowe's for only a $100.00 as no one really wants a corner fireplace...I found this great screen last year at an antique shop going out of business...but it still didn't make this thing look any better...



So what to do...well I got out my can of pecan minwax stain added some wooden do-dads to the front...

Now I like it much better...Not what I want yet...But it matches my Living room furniture much better now...









My Dear friend Chari at "Happy to Design" said how neat to have a corner fireplace so much room on the mantle to decorate...but I have a brick ledge here so its really hard to try and decorate around...I just covered it up with a scarf ha ha!!



set my marble box in the corner and put one of my many french clocks on it....


Added some old books on the brick ledge....


Hope you enjoyed my little make over....I have a secret...I'm trying to get my whole house done by Aug 7th as my daughter Dawna and I am going to be having a Baby shower on that day....You see I had the best Valentine's day present ever my Granddaughter Candace told me she is pregnant YAHOO!!! My whole family is so excited over this news as she lost a baby last year and it was so hard on her and our family..


So those that came by and seen the mess I have got myself into in this house this is the reason why...I want everything to be as perfect for this day as her precious baby will be to my family...We are so blessed...Please keep her in your prayers that all goes well this time....Thank you,


Until next time from my mountain top to yours,