Rose Chintz Cottage

Monday, 18 January 2016

No Place Like Home # 11

Welcome friends to another No Place Like Home!

The beauty of the home is order;
The blessing of the home is contentment;
The glory of the home is hospitality;
The crown of the home is godliness. ~ Author unknown

The other day I shared with you some changes I made in my living room decor. The addition of a favourite colour has me feeling more at home with the room. Aqua is indeed right up there with pink and green as favourite colours of mine.

I had purchased new drapery panels and had new pillows made. I have a little more tweaking to do but you get the idea.

I also enjoyed a cup of tea in my vintage teacup, Veronica, which was a shower gift from my mother when I got married. Notice the aqua blue roses!

If you missed this post, you may view it here.

Once again, you have amazed me with your creations and ideas. You are a very talented group of ladies. I have broken down the posts into categories for my features and there are a lot of features today. Enjoy!

If you have been featured here at No Place Like Home please feel free to take my button for your blog.

Crafts
Terri @ Artful Affirmations shared this adorable little cottage on top of a hatbox.

Two Crochet Hooks shared these cute knitted boot cuffs.

And Deborah @ The Beautiful Matters shared her pretty match box cover for wooden matches.

Recipes
Phyllis @ Relevant Tea Leaf shared some lovely Downton teas and a recipe for pumpkin pie in a mug.

Julie @ Julie's Lifestyle shared her recipe for crock pot mashed potatoes which will feed a crowd.

Home Decor
Gina @ Victorian Wanna Be shared her cute Frosty's hat and snowballs vignette.

Penny @ Penny's Vintage Home shared a beautiful swan on her coffee table, dressed for the winter months.

Tablescape/Teatime
Fabby @ Fabby's Living shared a wonderful winter trout themed tablescape.

Bernideen @ Bernideen's Tea Time, Cottage and Garden shared her lovely teapot clutter. She also had the most clicks on her post.

Memories/Misc.
Valerie @ Cottage Making Mommy shared some lovely memories of her grandparents and her grandmother's recipe books.

Congratulations ladies and thank you dear friends for your participation in last week's party.

As a courtesy, and if you would like to be featured, you should have a link back to my party. Now I'm excited to see what you are creating in your home to make it a cozy place to come home to, for your family, your friends, and yourself.

Have a lovely day everyone and the Lord bless you!

Lord, this humble house we'd keep
Sweet with play and calm with sleep.
Help us so that we may give
Beauty to the lives we live.
Let Thy love and let Thy grace
Shine upon our dwelling place. - Edgar A. Guest

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Sharing from my heart ~ Sandi

Friday, 15 January 2016

For the Love of Aqua

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hello dear ones. I hope you all had a lovely week. Can you believe January is already half over? I must admit, I don't mind seeing it slip by because we're that much closer to spring again. Yay!

Several months ago I had mentioned how much I missed the colour aqua and teal/turquoise in my home. I think it must reflect my love of the beach and to me, it's just a feel good colour.

Two years ago I had purchased two wheat coloured recliners to replace the two pink chairs I had and I had covered my aqua and pink floral sofa with a similar coloured cover until I find a new sofa. I was on a neutral kick and discovered that I wasn't happy with neutrals. I needed some colour and Hubby agreed.

So, began my search for some of that beloved aqua/teal/turquoise to incorporate into my living room. I began with two of these teal cushions sporting a button.

Next I found a curvy teal glass bowl for the coffee table.

Getting new curtain panels proved to be a real challenge. When I had my aqua and pink decor, I had pink and white lace panels on the window. Then I switched to mushroom sheers for a different look with a new paint colour on the walls.

It took me several visits around the shops and three different orders from one particular store to finally get what I wanted. I was quite struck on the light aqua with the bird and botanical pattern. They are grommet panels and I've never had those before so I had to purchase a new rod too. It is old brasstone to match the grommets. My son put it up for me while he was home for Christmas.

The pictures make them look light blue but they really are light aqua. I still needed cushions to pull it all together and I couldn't find any that were suitable. So a dear friend offered to make pillow covers for me out of an extra curtain panel I had ordered for that. She did a lovely job and here they are. She made two square and one oblong.

Each pillow is adorned with a different botanical print and one has a bird. You all know how much I love birds! I think the pillows help pull the whole room together.

I still have a little material left over and I may do something with that too. Perhaps a runner for the mantel or one of the tables. We'll see.

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort. ~ Jane Austen

When the sun is out, the room is flooded with light and it is just very cozy.

I still have to find a rug to replace the little one under the table and some accessories but you get the picture. I am much happier with the room now. It is more me.

I am playing with my new camera which was a Christmas gift. It is taking some getting use to. The light is streaming in and is casting a golden glow on the tea table. Whisper pink tulips lend their beauty to the table.

Now, shall we have a wee nosh? I am having crab salad in a buttery croissant; a nice change from sweets. Of which I've had too many over the holidays!

The mere chink of cups and saucers tunes the mind to happy repose. ~ George Gissing

My tea is Earl Grey which I am sipping from my Royal Albert Veronica teacup.

The teacup was a shower gift from my mother when I got married. I love all the gold gilding adorning this beautiful teacup which also has lovely aqua blue roses on it.

I love it when you visit and I hope you enjoyed seeing my updated room. See you on Monday for No Place Like Home. Now I'm going to put my feet up and enjoy the newest issue of Victoria magazine. Enjoy your weekend, my lovely friends!