Our new wall of built-in cabinetry: A semi-life-altering storage solution!.
So that’s the story on my fantel for this Christmas.Hope ya liked it!With our new kitchen table arriving soon, this dining room won’t be getting too much action this Christmas season.. We’ll have our big dinners in the kitchen and probably most of our day-to-day meals too.
This dining room gets to become the fun room!The one we can keep pretty and then only use on special occasions, like maybe if we have a special Holiday breakfast for just a few people, or something like that.It’s a good thing too.
That furniture was made in 1867 and probably could use a break if we want it to last for another 150 years!.I added some simple greenery and a neutral runner, along with some basic clear glass pieces to create a look that’s a little bit festive, but will still feel perfect for Winter after the holidays are over.. With all of the clean up that’s going to be happening right after Christmas, it will be so nice to have a room that can just stay as-is and be enjoyed a little while longer.
Last year I kept most of the greenery up until after Valentine’s Day.
It was still in great shape and looked beautiful, but I regretfully took it down as we got closer to Spring.We scheduled a time to chat on the phone about the book idea a little bit more, and my impression was honestly that she would be kind of trying to sell me on the idea of writing a book for them and letting me know what that would entail and it would just be up to me to either say “yes” or “no”.. Ha!.
The first call was almost like an interview for me, which in retrospect makes sense, because they want to be sure I’m an actual person, with an actual passion for what I’m going to write about.They wanted to know a little bit about my story and my background, and if I had any other interests besides the main subject for the book, and of course what made me so interested in writing a book on this subject, which was homekeeping/cleaning tips.
I was really surprised though, as I thought that I would mostly be listening rather than talking on this call, so I kind of had to gather my thoughts quickly on the spot and then “sell” myself a little bit.I didn’t think I’d have to do much talking or “selling myself” because they really have access to a huge amount of my writing on my blog, and I just kind of thought that would speak for itself.
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