Just hours before Thanksgiving my husband finished up the painting in my studio. Talk about a bit of stress, not for him, he just plugs along with that attitude of , "it will get done when it gets done". But, for me , and the iminent arrival of twenty-seven people for dinner---yes, twenty-seven, I have a whole different attitude. Like, where will we hang the coats, can we hide the paint cans? You get the idea. Me, not so calm.
Yet, done it is and for the first time I sat in this room and knit. And knit. And knit. And knit. Pure heaven! The previous color was a colonial mustard, which was not working for calm and productive vibes. This time I chose a historial color called Irish Paddock. I love greens and reds. The valances were from my previous home and I was determined I would use them in this one. Besides, they cost a small fortune and I wasn't going to let them languish in a closet. Being a lover of all red and green I was pleasantly surprised that they worked with this green. Of course, my husband thinks the room is too Christmasy. He said this to me with a weary eye as he knows I love all things Christmas! I didn't plan it this way, it just sort of happened that the chair, a gift from my youngest sister, had a red thread running through it and the red and green colors melded and complemented each other. I will get my artwork up soon, but for now I am just enjoying the warmth this room emanates.
My husband, bless his heart, is also making me a farmhouse table that will fit along the wall so I may create and look out onto the back acres. I stumbled across this table another blogger had made and knew it would be a perfect fit for this room. Long and narrow. Perfect for my sewing machine. I have a basket of Anna Maria Horner's Folksy Flannel Blueberry Cobbler ready to make into something. I so love the designs in this--I can't bear to think of cutting small squares out of it. Maybe a large block quilt, eh? And the name, Blueberry Cobbler--I love it!
This chair is a dream. Perfect for knitting or reading or any kind of slow needlework. I just rest my feet up on it and oh my....pure comfort. Little sisters are wonderful! Well now, off to create something yummy. The makin' bug has definitely hit me hard!
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty. It almost looks like a robin's egg blue. Your chair and curtains coordinate beautifully with it.
ReplyDeleteLove the wooden floors and wooden doors - all looks so beautiful and inviting - what a blessing.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors! It's all year long beautiful...not just Christmas! I also love the spinning wheel peeking out behind the chair!
ReplyDeleteYour studio looks so comfy and inviting!
ReplyDeleteOh how exciting Suzanne! Love it and I know you will so enjoy having a room to craft your brains out!
ReplyDeleteLove, Linda
I don't think that the room looks Christmasy but sweet and clean and comfy. What bliss to have a room set aside for crafting and sewing. I had a friend who had made a small bedroom into a sewing room. There was room to leave an ironing board set up all of the time. She said that the best part was being able to leave her sewing right in the machine and to be able to go back to it during spare moments. She said that she got a lot accomplished during times such as when her husband would call and say he'd be a half hour late getting home from work. Because she didn't first have to get her machine set up, she could use every minute of the half hour sewing. When he got home, she could shut the door and just walk away. I often won't start a project until I know I'll have a couple of hours to work. It takes me about 20 minutes to get my machine out of where it's stored and then get everything set up to work - and of course I have to allow that much time at the end to put everything away again. Enjoy your new room, Suzanne, and be sure to show us all your new projects.
ReplyDeleteYes, Mary! I can't wait for the table so I may leave a project still in progress at the ready:-)
ReplyDeleteDear Suzanne,
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful studio! It looks very sweet and simple, and not too Christmasy. :) It would be hard for me to get anything done besides creating in such a cozy spot! Enjoy it for me.
Love,
Marqueta
Ha - my husband says those exact same words! I am patiently waiting for him to put up a shelf in my kitchen. We have the wood and beautiful iron brackets, he just needs to find the time but as it is summer and we have fine weather he is concentrating on all the outside landscaping work.
ReplyDeleteMy beams throughout my house are painted a similar shade - perhaps a bit more of a sage green but it is a colour that works well with red and when we eventually put in a corner window seat I have planned for it to have red scatter cushions - again it is one of those jobs that will get done when it gets done!
Enjoy your crafting in your lovely new space.
Absolutely lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely space - so inviting - so calming.
ReplyDeleteThe woodblock-print goes so sweetly with the bobble-fringe panels. The green paint is a soothing green and the red curtains a quiet comfortable red which together doesn't speak loud enough to say "Christmas" to me - unless of course these were woken up with Christmas greenery, etc.
Karen A.