Country Roads: March 2013

Monday, March 11, 2013

SHABBY CHIC MIRROR

If you don't remember the mirror I got at a yardsale a while back for $1.00 you can check out the link HERE. I absolutely hated the picture I had above the dresser in my guest room so I replaced it with this mirror and like it so much better now. I think it goes well with my craigslist dresser (from Brazil) and my $10.00 headboard and clearance comforter set. Not a bad start for a cheaply put together guest room.

The mirror how it originally looked

The mirror all pretty and in her new home

The guest room as it is now.

The guest room before with the picture above the dresser.

It wasn't a bad picture, it just didn't match well.

Here are some blogs that I will be linking up to this week. Join along.

Masterpiece Monday - http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com
Monday Link Up Party - http://makingtheworldcuter.com
Make it Pretty Monday - http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com
Before & After Party - http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com
Table Top Tuesday - http://www.astrollthrulife.net
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday - http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com
Tuesday's Treasures - http://myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com
Wow Us Wednesdays - http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net
Welcome Home Wednesday - http://www.vintageonadime.blogspot.com
Open House Party - http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com
Whimsy Wednesdays - http://thenymelrosefamily.com
Thursday favorite Things - http://katherinescorner.com
Feathered Nest Friday - http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com
Thrifty Things Friday - http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com
It's Inspiration Friday - http://www.atthepicketfence.com

MY NEW UNPLANNED LIVING ROOM LOOK

So here is what happened. My hubs and I went to Wolf's Furniture to get our new dining room. Online I had picked out six chairs and the china cabinet. WEEEEEELL when I got to the store I fell in love with this other set. It was similar in design but built a lot better. We wrote up the order for the china cabinet, six chairs, the table and a jute rug, BUUUT, as we were writing it all up I could not keep my eye off of the server so we added that as well. The china cabinet was on back order but they immediately delivered the server and table set. I was so excited but the server just did NOT fit on the wall I had hoped. No worries...... I thought I will just put it where the china cabinet was going to go and I would put the china cabinet where the server was originally planned to go. Well (again), when the china cabinet finally came there was NO way and what I mean is NO WAY that it was fitting in the dining room. Being in love with it too much I could not send it back so I moved it to the living room. Now you know, the cabinet just did not go with my furniture in that room. Soooooo I took down the picture and removed the white chair, instead opting for what were the end chairs in my dining room. This lead me to Kirklands where I found these lovely shell canvas prints. A couple little touches in the cabinet and the room was complete. Oh I can't forget the coconut on top of the cabinet that I brought back from a recent trip to Siesta Key in Sarasota, Florida.

The living room from the foyer BEFORE