Blue Chairs & Rainbow Rugs

  As we holed up in our Kansas apartment during snowy cold, NEGATIVE 20 degree days, we realized quickly our living room needed some additional seating.  (And that we needed to go to Florida sooner than later!)

  We, in particular, needed some spots that were in front of the fireplace. Its tiny in that living room, and we had to be super careful not to overfill the space, as you have to be able to walk from front door through the living and kitchen bar stool areas to access the staircase.  

  I ordered some petite blue chairs, site unseen, and hoped for the best.  I also found a rainbow rug that made me SWOON! It was like happy rainbows and skittles!  

  Thank goodness, everything fit just as we hoped.  I LOVE IT!

  The kids hunkered down right away in front of the fireplace with their books on the soft new rug....

​  Here it is in the daytime:

  It's  not done yet, I still want to put a little table between the two chairs....and I can't remember if I showed you yet or not, but the banister is done! I love how light it is, I was scared it would close it in, but it didn't. :)

  We also moved our travel window wall, and by "WE" I mean Dale.  :)  

  He helped me move it up to the fireplace because it fit the space so nicely up there between the two high windows.  I'll show you the dining room wall where it used to be in a sec.

    The mantel got a little makeover too!  I found this DARLING vintage fabric pennant banner on Etsy.  The shop is called "Greenbug Marketplace" and you will LOVE to work with Heather!

  My goal this summer, as we travel the east coast, is to go antiquing and fill the gaps and empty walls with AMAZING treasures.  Road signs, old games, anything that would be cool in our space.

  So the blue church window used to fit here in the dining room, but now that its on the mantel, I was on the hunt for something "FOOD" themed to go there.

 Literally, the next week, I found a GEM at our local treasure store.  Can you believe how perfect the colors are?

   I even found a little menu to prop above my stove! Eeek, so cute.  45 cent burgers, anyone?

  If you want to see more of the Retro Apartment, simply use the side catagories (they are at the bottom on a cell phone) to select "Home Sweet Shed" and have at it! :)

​  Happy Valentines Day! Hope its a great one... <3

Hugs, T