Showing posts with label interior design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interior design. Show all posts

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Cosy fire on cold winter morning


As I sit by the fire on a cold winter morning, drinking my coffee and looking forward to my day as I get ready for Christmas and reflect on what blessings I have. I adore making gifts for the family I love and decorating my home for a season of entertaining much loved friends. Suddenly, something doesn't smell right! The husband asks, "Did we open the flue?" As the smoke detectors sound and off the little yorkie runs yelping, we look at each other as I say," I moved something in there." I debate whether to open the windows to let out the smoke and risk having our neighbors call the fire department! In a few moments, the smoke is clearing and the detectors are sputtering and the yorkie comes out of hiding. We sigh with relief, as we sit back and finish drinking our now cold coffee.


The mantel holds greenery wrapped in wood cranberries. The surface is narrow and painted with high gloss.



These are the stockings, hung on the fireplace. They are miniature and don't hold very many goodies, but are so cute!


The coffee is now warm and the yorkie is snuggled up next to me. I am reflecting on Christmas as the most wonderful season to remember the gift from God of his son, Jesus.



"Look! The virgin will conceive a child!
She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel,
which means 'God is with us'."
Matthew 1:23



Blessings,
Coleen



Monday, November 24, 2008

The Tree is up.....

The tree is up and the mantel is decorated. There is a dusting of snow on the ground and a real chill in the air. Mannheim Steamroller Christmas music is playing on the ipod so Christmas will soon be here!

The theme for my decor this year is cream and red. I put 6 sticks of red berries at the top of the tree.
Strings of red wooden cranberries came next.
I sorted through all my ornaments and picked out only those with cream and red.



There are a half dozen silk dark red hydrangeas and 4 cream ones tucked into the branches.



I finished off the tree with a cream and red toile tree skirt. I even found some cream and red toile ornaments.

Blessings,
Coleen
But the angel said to them,
"Do not be afraid, I bring you good news
of great joy
that will be for all the people."
Luke 2:10