My Cottage and Creative Space

VINTAGE FRENCH HEN

AND THE 

MILK HOUSE

After working in my little cottage night and day, I am finally near completion.

I had the best time decorating my creative space/guest house! This is the first time I have ever had total "free range". 

I could go as "foo-foo" as I dreamed in my tiny room that was once a milk house.

 

Here are some of my thoughts and ideas. I know I don't have a lot. Many of you have oodles and oodles of trinkets and treasures. I look at your goodies in pure envy! But what I do have, I use. Nothing goes to waist.

 Vintage suitcases that I painted work perfectly for other supplies like ribbon, lace, and stamps. 

Since I work as a cook for a school, I come across a lot of #10 cans. By washing them really good and covering them with shelf paper they help me to store things like markers, pens, and other small items. 

 Unpacking all my supplies forced me to be more organized by putting everything where they belonged along with labeling all my boxes, drawers and cupboards. 

My swag above the door I made came from an old lamp shade that I glued prisms and ribbon to. I have a good amount of netting so I was able to use that to drape from corner to corner.

My music note angel wing is simply made from a cardboard box I cut out and glued sheet music to. 

This is the back door into the cottage. A thrift store sheet works great as an awning!

I found this great roll-away bed at a senior citizen garage sale recently and it fits perfectly on the side of the cottage wall. It's old and rusty, but for $5.00 I couldn't resist! The sweet little hanging lantern was another garage sale find for $2.00.

And tucked in the corner is my very chippy Adirondack chair and foot stool that my sister-in-law gave me.

Redecorating my cottage has truly been a labor of love. I hope you have enjoyed visiting where I spend much of my time reading, resting and creating.

Thank you to Karen from My Desert Cottage for hosting Where Bloggers Create. Please stop by her blog and say hello and also to visit this years participants.

I'm linking with Sarah for Good Life Wednesday!

And Faded Charm for White Wednesday

With Courtney for Feathered Nest Friday

Common Ground Vintage Inspiration Friday