My Cottage....Still Tweaking!

I haven't posted in a while.

Life seems to be getting in the way!

Although I still have more house projects,

which sometimes seem never ending,

I have made lots of progress settling into 

Buttermilk Cottage.

It's hard to believe I've been here

almost six months!

You've already seen the office and kitchen,

so today I'll show you the rest of the downstairs.

Here's a look at the living room

when I bought the house.

Very good bones,

but I needed to make it "mine."

This shot is just inside the front door.

The ceiling was smoothed out 

and the carpet was removed from the stairs.

All the walls in the house were painted a pale gray.

That enabled me to use the window treatments

from my previous house 

along with my numerous

blue and white accessories.

And of course, there's a pop of red

in every room!

The chalk painted wardrobe came from

the entrance in my previous house.

The mirror backed french doors,

also chalk painted,

were from the dining room.

One of the fun things about moving for me

has been using old things in different rooms.

The fireplace has gas logs which have already been used

on numerous occasions.

I am loving this cozy, comfortable room!

Here's a reminder how the dining room looked before....

...and after.

There's a curved archway

from the living room

into the dining room. 

The table is presently "dressed" 

for fall.

The corner cabinet

is still a work in progress.

The top portion has a

pretty arched glass door

and the bottom 

two shelves will be 

closed behind two solid doors.

Presently the doors are all 

in the basement

waiting for me to finish them.

(Another project....another day.)

I am highlighting green in the dining room,

since these are the dishes on display.

Loving how the downstairs

has come together.

Finally, the last bit of downstairs

I haven't yet shared

is the bathroom.

Except for keeping the

original tub and toilet...

...lots of changes in here.

I am using bead board halfway up the walls.

The mirror above the sink

belonged to my grandmother.

As in the kitchen,

I've also used subway tile

and the same checkerboard floor.

That completes the downstairs.

And of course,

I couldn't have a single room

without at least 

one little lamb in it!