Living Room.

It may be howling outside, but inside, we

are warm, cozy and safe from the storm.

A little tour of our cottage ~ I don't think

I've ever actually done a real "tour" for

my faithful readers. A picture here and

there and more on my Instagram account.

Our tiny living room. Small enough to be

a quiet place to read and write. Big enough

to have conversations together. I love this

space but the big armoire is an issue at the

moment. We replaced it with the secretary

we bought last year but now this sits as it

really doesn't fit anywhere else. Did think

about putting it in our mudroom for storage.

Or selling it. So for now, until we have that

"ah hah" moment, it will be in front of the

one window, blocking the sunlight until we

figure it all out. In time, it will all work out.

My favorite picture over the couch. I feel like

this wall needs more, but just not sure what to

do. Maybe so moulding? Or more pictures?

And we need to find a soft rug for the floor.

A peek into the turret ~ or as our builder

always called it ~ the "sun room" which

is an appropriate title as it gets great sun.

As we move along the room, you'll see

I've hung up a lovely print of a cottage

beside the secretary. We have so many

pieces of art to hang. Slowly, we are ....

The beautiful secretary. I'm so in love with

this piece. It is stately, authentic, warm

and inviting. I so love to write letters here.

My own little corner of our little cottage.

When I carve out time to blog, write letters

and read, this is a favorite spot. So inviting.

The art is a limited print by Robert Bateman, one

of the few pieces he has ever created with people

in it. He typically does paintings featuring wildlife.

A resident of our favorite tiny island off the West

Coast of Canada, he is surrounded by his topics. I

was thrilled when my parents gifted this piece to us.

It has 2 little blonde haired boys in the woods. And

there is a 3rd tiny boy hidden away. At one point,

we did find him but now can't remember where he

is in the picture. I love the colors and it's matted

and framed so nicely. Behind my comfy chair is my

grandparents lamp from their tiny cottage. It's still

in perfect shape and works beautifully. The wreath

was brought back from a trip south a few years ago.

And the oval green framed picture is something I'll

take a closer shot of one day. It's a sweet print of

a little curly haired girl. The back of the frame will

hold flowers. I can't wait to put a tiny bouquest of

buds from our garden this year. There are a few

more pictures we'd like to hang. All in good time.

Do you have a favorite room in your house?

I love them all but this one is pretty sweet.

~ Chy