Oct 10 2010
New & Improved
Putting in the carpet took longer than we expected. You know how it is. Mark’s visiting nephew came over and helped us put all the furniture back before it got dark.
The whole house has that new car(pet) smell!
Here’s a close-up of the carpet:
It’s called “Granite”, and I’m so lucky that Monica gave me such an amazing deal on it. I can’t tell you how much it’s improved my tenuous mental health. I guess that sounds a little silly, but it’s so great having a clean, pretty carpet instead of the stained old one.
Look how pretty it is:
And it looks fabulous with my gorgeous birthday lamp (as seen from the balcony):
Here you can see the rocking chair my great-grandfather made for my great-grandmother. It has mother-of-pearl inlay and it’s been in my room since I was a little girl. More importantly, it’s Audrey’s throne – I fold up the green throw and put it on the seat for her each night. The radio is an Atwater-Kent from 1927. The speakers are hidden by a tapestry showing a castle:
I’m beginning to feel like I’ve applied a veneer of civilization to my place, however thin!
4 Responses to “New & Improved”
Really like your new and improved look….Very much approve of your little house, looks so comfortable.
It really looks great. Enjoy!!
That’s wonderful. Our home is our sanctuary, and making it suit us just improves our lives all out of proportion.
YAY!
Carpet and home look great, love the antiques of course, the chair is especially special I’m sure, what talent the elders had at one time. Ah, the smell of new carpet, I have known some who purchased a car for thesame reason, the smell, weird or what?