All my projects are in so many different stages of completion right now and I have no pictures of them, so I thought I would share a "decorating" project I recently finished.
I am not sure if you recall Meemah's Quilts?
They were my payment for making William's Quilt for a good friend of mine!
I was not quite sure what I was going to do with the amazing vintage, hand sewn Cathedral Window square quilts.
I have good news....They found their new home.
I call it the Useless Nook.
Have you seen these types of spaces? These areas above doorways for you to decorate?
When we moved into this house, I envisioned a Christmas tree in the winter, summer baskets in the spring/summer, a beautiful fall tableau.
Ha! Four years later, it still remained empty. It was such a weird and awkward space and I had other things that I needed to give my attention to that were MUCH more useful.
Until I found the wagon. Ridiculous, but a nod to the Ole West. We do live in Texas now!
Then I found an over-sized lantern a HIDEOUS fake black bamboo ladder and painted it taupe.
And hung Meemah's quilts...right where they belong!!!!!!
I just love it up there now!
But it is still the USELESS Nook.
Just the Useless Nook where I get to see Meemah's Quilt everyday!!!
NOTE: And for those who might be worried...I promise, the windows are tinted with UV protection...so no fading! We learned our lesson when we first moved down here to Houston. I have a former deep red couch that is now a faded red! I actually think they are the reason I have such a hard time taking indoor pictures.
I have to really open up my aperture and decrease shutter speed (I think that is what I do...I am still quite an amateur at this photography stuff). And then still ramp up the brightness when I edit my photos!
Well done, you have decorated that "useless Nook" (I have never seen anything like that before) perfectly :o)
ReplyDeleteMy first encounter was when we moved here to the Houston area. Quite a few homes seemed to have them!
DeleteIt looks beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous use of that space. Your own little museum!
ReplyDeleteThe quilts look great in the useless nook. But how do you get up there? A very giant ladder? I think if I were a kid in that house I'd be forever wanting to play in it.
ReplyDeleteMy sister has a useless nook JUST like that in her house. It made me laugh. I suggested she set up a short zipline to it from the loft hallway. Or use it as a time out spot. ;)
ReplyDeleteI love it! At the holidays you could even add some goodies in the wagon! Pumpkins for the fall and trees at Christmas! Unless it's a pain to get up there...then I wouldn't mess with it...hahaha!
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