I need your help with a light fixture

I have a dilemma.....

This was last spring when we first moved in...

The dining room is right at the entry

I got some new chandys and the Hubs started painting

Such a pretty little room

~The new entry chandy~

It was so close to the dining room chandy

that I was worried they would clash

but it worked out ok...

it didn't bother me

Then this year the Hubs friend thought we should make the dining room

The Hubs den....what????? 

The Hubs was all over that

and they moved the dining room table to the

kitchen/family room where there was a big open space needing a table

They moved the chandy too..

My head was spinning as this is usually my area..

moving things to where I wanted them

But I had to agree we never used the table way out there

it was pretty there, but never used it...

we just sat at the bar for meals or worse

ate at the TV....

so reluctantly I went along with this...

Guess What!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They were right

now we use this table every single day

Eight chairs fit around the table

but the other four are now at the

bar so it's easier to get in and out

So did I go for that old dining room

being used as the Hubs new Den

with computer wires being the first thing you see

when entering our home?

Not a chance....

look at the old dining room now

a reading room

What do you think better than computer wires?

I still have to fix the accessories but what I really need is help

with a light fixture to replace that chandy....

with this big entry way chandy so close

and the other one visible

Would it be best to have a flush mount?

I found this at bellacor

I just think another hanging chandy might be

~too much~

What do you think?

Does it go with the other 2????

Help!!!!

Oh and The Hubs Den...

stay tuned for that upcoming post!

Boring to Better

Kim at 

Savvy Southern Style

Is having her

End of the Year

Boring to Better

Party

I'm in...

These are my favorites for this year.

All made possible because of my friend

~Jen~

The talent of this duo....

I come up with the ideas and she

makes it happen.....

Can you believe

This....

and this

Was this????

Jen is such a good artist

Then there was my bedroom

it went from this

and this..

 notice the new

~Chandy~

The limestone fireplace is also new

forgot to take before pictures of that..

But the bedding needed to be special

enter

~Jen~

 I LOVE her

To THIS!!!

Then there was

~This~

a $3 garage sale find

That became

~This~

Again ...Jen

Have I mentioned how much

I love that girl!

It was a busy year!

Now she has a full time job at a

beautiful furniture store...

so next year I will most likely not have

much to share...

But I am very thankful she is working in this

economy that is a very good thing...

Good things happen to Good people

and Jen is very, very good!

Christmas Day

What a great Christmas Day

~we had~

What was your most special gift?

Our most special treat was having

the Hubs kids here

 ~Brian~

flew in from Seattle

&

~Gina~

drove over from L.A.

To have them both here at once was

~a real blessing~

I was so engrossed with conversation that I

never got my camera out

these were shot with my I-phone

when I was showing them how it worked

I would love to have had one picture with the 3 of them
~bummed about that~
However,

It was a Christmas Day we won't forget

Meanwhile back in Virginia

Mattie got a car
from Santa

And Santa must have listened to

Charlie Bear's list

He got a car too

and clothes

Little Matthew Man
got everything he asked for
just for being so darn cute

I got a little French Man

that will be perfect in my kitchen

Isn't he so cute?

A little wooden angel from my Mom
hung on my tree..
~ok, the rosemary plant~

This is what I told the Hubs I wanted

for Christmas  a few months ago

The I-phone with

~facetime~

so I could see the Grands

open their presents

I LOVE IT!!!!

My nephew Thomas got me the book

"I-Phone the lost handbook"

perfect!!!

The Hubs got a couple sets of
comfy clothes
so he and Spanky could enjoy
relaxing after all that excitement!

Thank you Santa

 for such a
nice Christmas
We are definitely blessed with the
health and happiness of our family
and we are sincerely
grateful for all of it

Christmas Eve

This was a different Christmas for us
being down in the desert away from family.....

Christmas Eve I got my hair done

Before

It needed it right?
I try to grow it out every so often
but just doesn't
seem to fit me...

Christmas Eve is also

My Mattie girls
birthday
she is so far away in Virginia
 

My Little Christmas Eve Baby

she wanted a rainbow cake

Her Daddy took her out for breakfast

This is what she got from

Oma

This is what she wore all day

and wouldn't take it off

I set the table with my new dishes

from Pier one

They aren't Christmas plates

but they're

~Happy Plates~

I had a few things Christmasy

that I bought down here

My Mom's cousin lives here and

came for dinner so we wern't alone

The Hubs brought me flowers

from one of his several trips to the store

We had a marvelous prime rib dinner

with pumpkin pie for dessert

Then opened our gifts

that our family had mailed down

Spanky was quite bored with the whole thing

until he got his new

~I-Bone~

He loves this and had to sleep with it

We loved all our gifts

thanks so much everybody

This is what I wanted from the Hubs

My container from TJ Maxx $7.99

filled by my favorite floral artist

Beatrice from Art in Nature

Fits in our bedroom perfectly 

Before

After....

and this was the Hubs present

TJ Maxx frame $6.99
Matthew Man Priceless!!