Springs a'comin.....

About this time every single year,

we all start looking and wishing for

SPRING/SUMMER

We have had a VERY mild winter out here in West Texas....

only one tiny snow that didn't amount to much...

 

not enuf to make 

SNOW ICE CREAM

and THAT is the only reason I would have liked a bit more of the cold, wet stuff.....

well...

and to help with the sand storms we are going to have plenty of !

No moisture of any kind is not a good thing out this way..

 I know I am rushing warmer, sunnier days

but being inside the Summer House most days through this long winter,

I am ready for CHANGES...

Stopping here to say that my photos are really bad...
not good lighting in the living room...
cloudy day....
even trying to edit them didn't do a lot of good. 

I started changing on my 2 bookshelves

in my living room....

one on each side of the large tv.

 This BEFORE photo is what I've had for years on these shelves....

and they have been ok....

I love the look of BOOKS

but I was just tired of it all.....


I don't like these dark shelves...
I would like them the same color as my walls...
but, if I paint them,
 I might need to paint the matching dark table below the tv
and that is more of a job than I want to tackle.

 Mostly, I shopped my house for items to display...

and several are re-used....just in a slightly different way.

♥ ♥ ♥

The NEW here is this little

hi

 

I had the cute toad stool and white Pier 1 plate...

just needed some GREEN...and a little industrial 

to add with them.

 ♥

these are the only books I added back

and the metal and canvas basket is new...

from BIG LOTS.

♥ 

I've had this basket for years ...

I just took away all the books on each side of it

and added a tiny white pot with a little green.

A new little basket and a couple of new candles and holders...

BIG LOTS

I adore BIG LOTS...

if you go often and check closely,

you can find cuteness for a low low price

♥

 

Another BIG LOTS score...

I think these are actually to hold silverware

but I love using them just like this on these dark shelves....💕💕

Both of these items I've had for several years...

again, just removing the books made it look a little lighter.
♥
 

 A matching older basket holds our Family Bible...

a place where all the dates of

births

marriages

deaths
and all other family info

are recorded...

and the Bible holds a lot of other things that are dear to my heart.

...A LITTLE LIGHTER AND BRIGHTER FOR SPRING

 I am pleased with these changes....

and I have a bunch more in mind.

Right now, I have 2 PROJECTS in mind...

here is one that I THINK I can do myself....

I really...REALLY...want to make this adorable flag sign

in these very colors....for my vintage mantel.

I just LUV  it....

and another:

 Just take a look at my sweet blogging friend, CAROL at 

ART AND SAND

PLATE RACK....

I am sooo in love and when I find someone that can build it for me, I intend to have one....

*HELP..

I am running out of wall space....

 OK, folks...

that is about it for now.

My love to all of you and