The Trim’s The Thing A.K.A. Creating Corners

I’m all about creating corners at the moment. Little spaces filled with magic and a lack of cynicism that inhabitants and guests alike can pop into when the urge takes them. I believe this is because Christmas is fast approaching and I always want the house to have the feel of a cosy nook around Christmas time.

I picked this chair up at the dirtiest thrifty/antique-y joint you can imagine. There was a hole in the roof and everything was filthy but it held TREASURES!!

CHEAP TREASURES at that!

I liked the idea of this chair but not the chair in its current state. I wanted….needed to have a fiddle.

So I did.

I ripped off the fringe trim and replaced it with bright red rick-rack. I gave the legs measles by painting them white and giving them red dots all over.

This isn’t a serious chair. It’s a chair that will be sat on to read by the window and wallow in thoughts, not hold deep discussions on.

I’m sure you can guess what will be read.

I love stacks of colour created by books such as these old Enid Blyton’s. Primary colour that sits on a stool and waves at you to take a load off as you pass busily by the door on your way to the linen cupboard laden down with bedding and towels.

I put a blanket on the floor in front of the chair in case the babies want to come up here to play.

And as a side table for my tea and biscuits I’m using these old suitcases. I’ve got loads of these. Picked up here and there and nearly always needing a good scrub clean before they enter the house.