I think the extent to which I have any balance at all, any mental balance, is because of being a farm kid and being raised in those isolated rural areas.
James Earl Jones

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Day 138 of 365

The Ivory Room


This is the second bedroom upstairs, and this is our second daughter's room - which she decorated to be a guest room. 
The bed is another I found in an old farm house and painted. The bed spread was one that Mike's grandmother had. Though the lighting is not great in this picture (remember I'm not much of a photographer) you can see that the upstairs rooms are attic rooms i.e. slanted ceilings. The wood for the walls and ceiling came from the Lohn school building and is long leaf pine tongue and groove flooring which we planed.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Day 137 of 365

Our son's room is at the head of the stairs


I use the twin beds to hold my homemade quilt frame.
In the frame: Colors of the Sea quilt 

Monday, February 27, 2012

Day 136 of 365

Artwork on the wall of the landing
sketched by daughter #2

 

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Day 135 of 365

The stair landing:
A favorite book collection and a nice chair for reading

 

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Day 134 of 365

Let's venture up the stairs
and take a tour of the upstairs

 

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Day 133 of 365

One more really, really cool "old" treasure:
My great grandmother's 14K gold thimble!

It is even monogrammed with "Kate"

I promise I'm getting back to house pictures - just haven't gotten around to taking pictures.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Day 132 of 365

One of my all time favorite "old" things:
A quilt made by Mike's grandmother.
It is thick and cuddly!