China Cabinet Moved To Mama's Bedroom

This cabinet used to be in our family room. Although I love the cabinet, I always thought it did not fit in the FR because it looks too formal and delicate and our FR is too rustic and informal. So, when John and I were at Red Door in Baton Rouge, we saw a cabinet that we thought would look nice in its place, we bought it and moved this beauty into our guest room that I reserve for my mom when she visits. Though my mom's room has simplier furniture, I think this newly moved cabinet gave the room more charm and it is safer there because it has less traffic than the family room. Besides, it is not always occupied because my mom rotates among us 5 siblings in 4 different states.

I thought of selling it at first but I couldn't bear to part with it so I searched really hard to find another place for it. This was before the cabinet was moved to my mom's BR. I had to slide the leather chair and ottoman to the left to make room for it.

At first, I thought I would display some designer purses there since it is a bedroom but decided to store some tea sets instead. After all, they have gracious lines and look feminine. I was able to fit a lot but it did not fit everything I have. Darn! I need another cabinet, lol.

How do you like it now? It also doubles as a night light.

The top shelf holds my Johann Haviland "Brown Rose" set, 2 Bavarian Tirschenreuth teapots, Tirschenreuth "Briar Rose" tea and coffee set, Myott "Hedgerow"  pot and a hunt scene cup and saucer set.

The second shelf includes Hammersley's "Bird of Paradise" set, a Victorian set with a courting scene, Tirschenreuth Hutschenreuther Gruppe tea set, and Polish "Warvel" set.

The third row has Kent Pottery "Herbs" tea set, Royal Stafford "Enchantment" teapot, 222 Fifth green and white "Adelaide" teapot, a green and white Tirschenreuth Bavarian tea set and Tracy Porter's "Artesian" tea set

The bottom shelf consists of Spode's "Emma's Garland" tea set with a tray and vase and dessert plates, a gold and white English teapot set that I received as a 25th birthday present (I couldn't quite read the mark except for England), a Debbie Mum "Sakupa" china small bee teapot, another gold and white teapot I bought from an estate sale that says Le Roi 24 karat gold in the back and a fine china coral set made by Royal Majestic in "Seascape" pattern.

And there they are, a part of my tea set collection.

Thank you so much for allowing me to show you the cabinet and ma's room. I hope you enjoyed the tour.

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It's Too Hot But Some Flowers Are Still Thriving

It has been too hot here so I haven't been working in the garden.  I am surprised, there are still some flowers that are still thriving, in spite of the extreme heat. I do water on the deck around the pool though and the sprinklers water the yard. we had a leak on one of the sprinkler valves and our outdoor water bill last month was around $450. Inside was $179. Ouch! Do you also get 2 bills every month? We do!

I will name the ones that I know for sure what they are called and leave the others that I am uncertain of, these fuschia flowers, pretty though, huh? I love the fan shape. It just popped up in the pot where I have my lemon tree planted.

 Not sure what this is called!

 Honeysuckle

 Black Eyed Susan?

 Bouganville

 White Lantana

I also have the pink with orange and yellow mix in the front yard but I really did not take pictures of the flowers there.

 One of my favorites, the sampaguita, which is the national flower of the Philippines. It belongs to the jasmine family and is therefore very fragrant.

Crown of Thorns

Dahlia?

white crape myrtle.

We also have pink ones in the front yard but they are very high. This white one just popped up here and is only 2 ft tall as of now.

 Roses

 

 Hibiscus

 morning glory

They are so pretty in the morning with their deep blue color.

 I thought this was a forsythia bush at first but I don't think so now. I planted it about 2 years ago and it was only a small plant then, less than a foot tall and just one stalk but look at it now! Does anybody know what it is?

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Birds And Colorful Flowers!

I am not too sure if Kathleen's challenge for "Let's Dish" is this week or last week. I just wonder because a lot of participants posted summer tables last week or could it just be the season?

Anyway, I might be a week behind, nevertheless, I am showing a summer table.

 Summer to me means a lot of birds and colorful flowers, so that's what I have on this table.

Dinnerware is "Fantasy" by Mikasa.

 A salt and pepper shaker with a bird perched on it.

 More birds. Even the rustic napkin rings are birds.

 Yes, you got it..... more birds!

 And with birds, come birdhouses.

A wheelbarrow salt dish and rosemary placecard holders from Pottery Barn speak summer also, after all, I do a lot of gardening during this season.

Solid green sparkly glass plate chargers.

 I cut various small flowers from the garden in different colors for the centerpiece. I love colorful flowers.

 Green and orange goblets from TJ Maxx.

I fell in love with the bird on this plate.

 Isn't she pretty?

Can you name the various flowers? I can't!

Thank you Kathleen, for another challenge.

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Switching Between Living and Family Rooms

On Saturday morning, we went to Baton Rouge to pick up my vehicle. I have to mention that I had it towed there, which is 82 miles from here, last Wednesday, where the nearest dealer is, because it would not start. It was nothing major, just the battery that had to be replaced and since the vehicle was already there, I told them to go ahead and do a wheel alignment and flush and replace the brake fluid.

Since we were already there, we went shopping at Target. We have no Target in the city where we live. It was still early when we got done and John asked if I wanted to go to Red Door, which is a home decor and accessories shop. But, of course! And so we did and while we were there, I showed John this cabinet. I told him for us to wait when they put it on sale but he said if they agree to pay for delivery, we can buy it. I talked to the store manager and she gave us a 15% discount but we had to pay for delivery, which came out less than the 15%, so we bought it. But uh-oh, our house is already full of furniture, though I could use more dish storage, but where will I put this?

 We both agreed to put it in the family room. I thought it fits the style but we already have a cabinet there. See below. I have been wanting to keep the rustic look of the FR because it is more relaxing and we use this room a lot and the existing cabinet, I thought was too formal.

So, I thought I would rearrange the cabinets in the dining room and move this to one wall there.

I kept measuring last night and unfortunately, this cabinet would not fit the wall where I wanted to put it. So now, we are thinking of selling it at my booth.

 That cabinet led to my moving a lot of furniture around, lol. Am I the only one who is like that around here?

I thought this antique parlor set was too formal for here too. Besides, compared to the leather sofas and recliners, I always thought the scale is too small. So, I decided to move them to the living room.

See that cabinet in the far left of the family room? That is where the new one is going. It's slightly shorter and smaller than that.

  Here is the parlor set in the living room now.

This was the "Before"look of the living room.

 And here it is "Now" look with the parlor set on the right wall.

 I have a pair of these French pedestal tables. They were in the corners of the walls separating the LR from the foyer. I had to move them because I had to move some tables that used to be where the parlor set is now. Now the pedestals are in front of the windows.

 Here is the other one in front of the other window.

 The sofa across the parlor set seems to be permanently placed there. Do you see the orchid painting above it? Hard to believe that I painted that 5 years ago and it is still hanging. Usually, I get sick of seeing the same one, lol. I moved this little table from the FR also.

And this is the LR mantel. I have had that lidded solid jade urn  in the center since the kids were young.

I moved this lamp in the corner.

 My vignette on the coffee table.

 We have a lot of Sevres collection here, urns, egg compotes, bowl, etc. You will see them all around, all celeste blue in color.

 This French cabinet was in the wall where the parlor set is now. I had to move it to another wall. My sister gave me that antique clock.

I moved these 2 chairs from the living room and they are now by the fireplace in the family room.

Tomorrow, I will work on the dining room. It is a never ending work around here. I am always organizing. Good thing I enoy it a lot.

What do you think of what I did? I hope you like the changes but I know they will change again someday. For now, I am keeping them this way, for how long, I really can't tell. I am having mixed feelings about getting rid of the old cabinet in the family room cause I really like it too. I wish I could move it somewhere but one home can only have so much walls, lol.

Thank you for reading about my craziness.

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