Country Living I

Hello!! It has been a very busy past few days for me.. spending time with my kids and taking them out a lot now that the weather has improved was on top of my list. Whenever I get a window (mostly when they are in bed) I do a bit of painting in the house. I intend to adapt shabby chic/country style for a change. I started with painting wardrobe cabinets and bedside tables which I will show here when it's all done. But today out of the blue I thought I'd paint the fireplace. We did have a dark stained one to match the dark leather sofa we have but after five years I felt a need to freshen up things and soften them a bit.

 I thought my dwarf daffodils look great on the table and placing books for Edward to look at goes well with it

I picked this small bird cage from the shop earlier and placed my butterflies around it. To begin with I could never see why this stuff is about. I wondered what else could you put in it apart from real birds but actually seeing people putting flowers inside is a good idea. As for mine, Edward threw my orchid earlier and snapped the flowers..(trust me I wasn't happy, but it was my fault for leaving it around knowing my two year would find it attractive) so I placed them inside..can't wait for my Hydrangeas to flower so I could put some in.

 

That's all for me. Hope you are having a lovely day.