Misc

Roommie

Charlie's already embraced his new roommate and has spent most of the day in his new favorite spot, under Mom's bed.

Daisy's still on the fence.

I hadn't realized until now, but I never took pictures of what the guestroom looked like before we started prepping for Mom.  It's been the extra room that houses our 2nd tv, elliptical, and a super comfy chair and a half that took up the whole room.  Aside from the tv, we have really bought nothing for this room.  The chair and a half found a new home with a friend so we could make room for a guest... in the guest room.

If you missed my previous post about our house guest, my parents' are in the process of relocating to MA from CT to be closer to the cutest nephew ever (oh, and maybe their daughters, but really it's my nephew's fault).  Mom's new job as a school librarian starts today as the new school year gets ready to start.  Since they haven't found the right house yet, we have a house guest for a bit.

Even though Mom keeps saying not to worry about design since this is only temporary.  I have a feeling some of my 'extra' curtains and wall decor will find it's way in here.

The next few months will be a very interesting social experiment.  This house was not made for 3 adults (and 2 cats), especially since Mom and I haven't lived under the same roof since I graduated college.  758r^ (That was Daisy's contribution to today's post- she likes to prance over the computer as I blog)

It takes a lot of guts to uproot your life after almost 30 years in the same house, decades in the same jobs, and a lifetime in the same town.

 

 

Behind the Objects: Israeli Art

In the land of design blogs, we talk a lot about things.  Furniture, art, accessories... material objects.  What really makes a home's design special to the occupant, however, is the meaning behind the objects.  In this series, I celebrate the personal significance of the things I surround myself with.  The stories of my home. Today's object is a piece of art that I 'inherited' with Hubby

He brought this original artwork home from a trip to Israel as a child and we got it reframed a few years ago. The colors are so vibrant, the picture really does it no justice.  The gold background is tough to capture, but in person it just glows.  I just wish I knew what it meant!  Hubby claims that he used to have a piece of paper describing the meaning of it, but it disappeared along the way.  So if you have ANY inkling of what it says, by all means, share - I'm dying to know!

With such a variety of colors, it could really live in almost any room of our home.  It's current place of honor, however, is in the dining room where we walk by it daily.  It's a beautiful piece, but beyond that, I love that Hubby feels so connected to it.