living room rearranging

Whew, it's a hot one out there! In the 90's, humid, and not a speck of a breeze.

Thank God for air-conditioning, that's all I can say.

I moved some things around in my living room, kitchen, and office, so today

I thought I'd show you the living room. See the tall fabric floor lamp in the corner?

I moved that there from the downstairs family room. I think that corner

needed some height. I had an antique dark brown table there before that just

faded into the background. I like mixing modern with antiques; keeps things 

interesting. I also think a comfy afghan and a sleepy kitty (that'd be Zippo) add 

to the ambiance of the room.

On the floor by the lamp, I placed the vintage suitcases that used to be

on the other side of the room.

 I moved the little black chair from the fireplace area and placed it

by the coffee table for additional seating - something that's sorely lacking

in this room due to space.

 I re-did the buffet arrangement, too. That tray is the top part of my butler's table ~

which has been moved to the kitchen. "Someday" that tray is going to be painted.

I moved the blue wicker chair from the main seating area and put it by the

window, along with a black table from the downstairs family room. You might

remember that the butler's table - which was topped with plants - was in front

of the window before. The ottoman over by the ladder bookcase was where the

vintage suitcases were before.

Looking into the living room from the kitchen...

I'll show you the kitchen and office/TV room/spare room/craft room (geez, I 

need to make an official name for this room! Here at home, we still call

it "Phil's room".) in the next few days. Until then, stay cool! I'm off to eat

a bowl of homemade gazpacho for a late lunch now.