Okay, Okay,
so if I had to tell you what my favorite find from the Country Living Fair 2011 is....
I think it would be my collection of vintage children's chairs.
I think they are especially adorable.
My original plan was to mount them above my table in the keeping room
and use them as 3D artwork & little shelves.
Well, with the addition of some other items in my spaces
I decided it would be too much 3D stuff.
Honestly I also didn't want to have to put any holes in the chairs in order to hang them.
SOOOOOooooo,
I decided to display them on top of the bookcase instead.
This is the built in desk in our Keeping Room off of the kitchen.
My collection of butterflies I cross stitched used to reside up top,
but I did a little switcheroo and put them on the desktop to hide cords &
ridiculously placed power outlets....seriously....
don't even get me started on that subject.
Okay....who puts a power outlet and a phone jack at the very top of a desk?,
shouldn't they be down low where you can hide them with your things more easily.
Okay, sorry rant over...but this is a serious pet peeve of mine....builders need to consult women.
My goal has been to really simplify things in my house,
I could possibly be a closet hoarder....I seriously can see the usefulness in too many things.
I simply turned all of my vintage books around to show their paper patina and vintagey goodness.
I really wanted to pull in some of the aqua color I'm loving,
so I pulled out some vintage aqua ball jars,
and some old electric insulators as well.
Okay, so I'm not going to tell you about every little thing up there,
but I will say this....there are only two things up there that didn't come from a thrift store or yard sale.
Here's a shot of pretty much what it looked like before.
Lot's of color huh and a little busy too.
I tell ya, bookshelves aren't easy.
I've messed & messed with this thing over the years,
but finally I'm pretty happy with it.
I think it's the simplicity that I love.
Another shot at some point in time.
See the mess, this spot is nearly impossible to keep clean.
It is the dumping ground for everyone's everything.....UGGH.
Do you have a catch all space like this?
Or do you have a bookcase that gives you a fit?
Well thank goodness I've finally gotten this one under control.
{peace, love & hugs}
Carrie
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