HOME TOUR #3...Finally..

Here it is!  I can not believe how long this tour business has taken me and there will still have to be one or two more to show you my whole townhome.  So if you can be very patient with me and grab a cup of coffee or whatever you prefer...this is loaded with pictures...in fact I just deleted some from this post because I am sure you would drift off if there were too many... So here goes:
To make it a little easier to follow along I thought I'd include a floor plan for you... BTW...this view is reversed so when I say "on the left, it is really "on the right."  You get it...  

This is what you see when you come in the front door

On the left you will pass the stairs to the lower level

Then you should go by the hutch...I know you have seen this before but I don't want you to get lost  (wink!)

Then make a quick left turn and on your left you will see this wall cabinet which was an amazing find at T.J. Maxx

Continue down the hall (you have already seen the laundry room on the left in another post) so keep on and you will see this vignette just across the doorway to the laundry room

Below you are into the entry hall into the Master Bedroom and on the left wall is a grouping of pictures of my daughters two and five year sketches, "First Day of School" & up to when Karen was in high school and Kathy in college

Now you are through the entry to the Master Bedroom...going around the room starting on your left is the old jelly cupboard and the rake I have used in several rooms.  (In fact, you have probably seen most of this before in my California house! (Smile!)

Then of course, the bed.  This year I added the sheer dressing on the posts...anything to make it look cozy in Minnesota winters!

Colin, my wonderful Great-Grandson has a Kitty just like I have on my bed.  He calls it his "Meow" and takes it everywhere.

Oh what fun to have a Great-Grandson!!

This is a little reading corner in the bedroom...what did I just say?

HA!  I have never even SAT in the "reading corner!"  But it is good to pile "things" on...if you know what I mean!  (wink!)  

I don't care what "they" say...I have to have a TV in my bedroom.  Still can't figure what to hang above it...if anything?

Now just past the TV I have a marvelous floor mirror...from IKEA no less!  Since I don't have a "REAL" dresser I could never tell what I looked like when I was dressed so this solved my situation very nicely!  (Smile!)

(Boxes are hiding an electric cord & outlet.)

On the way out of my bedroom you will see a small grouping:

Our Wedding Picture (Sept. 25, 1951) 

and

the small shelf with a picture of when we danced in The World's Country Western Dance Competition

in

October of 1997

at the DisneyLand Hotel

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Well, my blogging buddies, that is enough for today.

But before I go I see I have gotten some new followers...welcome, welcome, welcome to my blog and thank you for following!

Come back and leave me a comment  and I will do the same for you!

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Next time will be Tour #4 which will include the bathrooms, the lower level and a simple tutorial on dressing up a boring bathroom landscape mirror...easy, peasy!

Until next time...

Hugs,

Joy

  

JOY'S TOYS!

Happy New Year to all, near and far!   Can you stand one more post about Christmas??? (giggle!)
Here are some pictures of some of the things I love and collect! I hope you will  enjoy them...

These are part of a collection of Byers' Choice Carolers.
We started this one because it was one of my hubby's favorite charities,

The Salvation Army 

These are some of the miscellaneous Carolers I usually display at different  

holidays during the year.  You can see the boxes they come in, shaped like houses..

And knowing my love for houses....

Here are a couple shots of my DOLLAR STORE VILLAGE!

Yes, I bought those rather miserable-looking houses along with the accessories.

First I painted them with white craft paint and while the second coat was still wet, I sprinkled

them with EPSOM SALTS and a little glitter.

I originally saw these on a blog, but could not find it when I wanted to see the tutorial so I had to just google it and there were several directions available to I just sort of winged it...most said to spray paint but it is too cold in MN.to spray (I tried it and brought them right in but the paint wouldn't dry and cracked so I went to "Plan B.")  I had to use craft paint and a sponge brush and the whole project

took only a couple of hours (counting washing off the spray paint.)

It was fun and quick and was a big hit...Great Grandson rearranged 

everything every time he came over! (wink!)  

These two little sweethearts originally came from Salvation Army

and they are enjoying their tea time by the fireplace!

Here is a shot of the 3 main shelves in my hutch.  On the top shelf are OLD "flannel-type-dressed Santas.  

The one in the center-back is one my kids (now 57 and 60) used to play

 with when they were toddlers.

You wind him up and he rings a bell with his swinging arm

This is a close up of the bottom shelf...

Santa arriving by "Hot-Air-Balloon."

And here he is...

And here he is arriving traditionally by
Reindeer and Sleigh.

What fun this year was for me as my children, grandchildren and of course Great Grandchildren had never seen my Christmas "stuff" 

And these little guys used to be displayed around the Christmas Tree

but with only a table tree...didn't work out

so they sat along the stairway...(smile!)

And this is the largest collection I have,  Santas and Father Christmas's that I can't

 bear to "down-size."

Mostly they have been gifts from my daughters or dear friends

so even with limited space...

Well, thank you for bearing with me as this should have been done way before

Christmas but there were other priorities.

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The next post will include my 

HOME TOUR #3

and I hope you come back to check it out.

As we enter the New Year stay healthy, by happy and have some fun!

Please leave me a comment, I will answer each one

and will check out your blog, too.

{{HUGS}}