The Fix

Remember the lamp I bought from GW and couldn't figure out where to put it or what kind of shade to use?
you can see here http://southernhomesweethome.blogspot.com/2011/02/help-needed.html
I got lots of great suggestions from you guys... some of which I still plan to use on another lamp shaped similar. I think  sometimes you may just need to look at things a while (and obsess about it) .. I know some of you guys do that too..  So I did some moving around..  ok a lot of moving around.. and finally think I  figured it out.. in fact I love the new arrangement and the new shade!

Yesterday I went to Home Goods to take back the shade .. the one I had on the smaller lamp.. and low and behold there it was!... the perfect shade.. I love the way it looks... I am so excited.. I love a  $7.00 lamp.. I have to tell you guys in blog land, I would have never thought of a shade like this before blogging, or thrifting for a lamp as a matter of fact... I get such great ideas and inspiration from you guys... not to mention it helps to look at pics of your rooms.. don't you think?.. when I posted the pics, I noticed it looked a little off on that side of the room.. It bothered me..( I think about stuff like that in bed when I should be going to sleep) that's when it occurred to me I had a great piece in the back hall .. (which was way too crowded) Then of course I had to convince hubs that it is a good idea to move the furniture.. you know what I mean... yep I got the big sigh .. and the "you think" but he did it.. yeah..

Don't you think that looks better? I hope so.. I think It opened the room up.. still have to do some touching up on the paint.. oops .. Can you believe I had that piece of furniture in a back hall at the laundry and garage? I think I am going to distress it.. It was a family piece that I hated until we painted it a while back.. then instant love. Wish I had before pics.

Took a while to decide how to fill the hutch..

this pic was thrift store find.. the colors are perfect.. got to get a frame..

Cute bear book huh? It was $1.00 at the thrift store..the doll was made as a gift to me from my cousin.. she is adorable.. the Wee Folks Old Testament book is passed down from family.. I love all of these things together.
And don't you love this book?

Most everything in the hutch is thrift finds.. the pic on top, the pitcher and the sugar bowl.. Pretty cheap makeover...
Here is the dresser (yep it was a Victorian dresser with a marble top .. it has one of those wildly ornate mirrors) I think the mirror is just too large and too much for our home so I decided to take it off and use the dresser like this..

The tea set was an eBay find.. anyway.. I like this side of the room better in the room like this .. Hope you do.. Oh yea, the little lamp is somewhere else..still not sure about her shade but I am sure I will keep thinking about it ...(in bed when I should be sleeping) Oh yea still working on the frame and the print.

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