What?
Well...there I said it!
You want the truth, right?
It stinks when you don't
have much to work with....
MyHero and I went
to Door County yesterday.
You remember our friend,
Keys?
After he passed away
last month we were left
to deal with the
house he was renting.
The landlord is
now going to sell the house.
So, MyHero asked me
if I could stage it
working with what
was already there.
Now, the funny thing
is that about 15 years ago
we provided
Keys with just about
every piece of furniture
he owned.
Dated?
You bet!
But, you work with
what you have, right?
Why?
Because there is
NO BUDGET
for this redo.
Door County, WI
is noted for
cherries and
big shipyards....
lots of nautical stuff
in this area.
So, we are going for a
nautical theme here.
Here is what I
started with looking in
from the foyer.
There used to be
THREE pianos in this room..
A concert sized grand,
an upright
and a harpsichord.
Those have all been
removed and a couple of them
are awaiting new homes.
This is from a slightly
different angle.
And this is looking
towards the dining room.
So....
after a bit of moving things
around I found an old
desk upstairs
and moved that to the corner
that held the chair.
The top is in terrible condition
but there was a piece of
black felt that I used
to cover the top.
After looking at this I went
back and turned the drawers
to the back when I noticed
the hardware was all wonky.
I used an old chair to make
this odd space a little
reading nook.
These chairs were
"country blue"
from the 80s.
I ordered slip covers from
Overstock.com
in a rich cocoa brown color
and gave them to
Keys a few years ago.
The little pillow was a gift
from my sweet son-in-law
and is on loan for
staging.
The dining room is
bare and spare
but I dressed the table
as best I could using
what I had on hand.
There is a little built in
on the wall in here.
It is in an awkward space
so I added the nautical
bell pull to one side.
~Blue & White & Yellow~
I thought the yellow
cheered it up a bit.
The kitchen is still a mess.
But that is next up on the
TO DO LIST.
These HAVE to go!
And, I am replacing the
burner pans... they're awful...
trust me....
So, that's what
I did yesterday.
Today I have
SOMEONE SPECIAL
spending the day
spending the day
so you know how much
I will get done!
Not much...
but I'm sure I will
have lots of laughs!
And probably a few
new "stories"
to share with you!
Have a great day friends!
