Our Cozy Den

Happy Monday!!

First of all, a special thanks to Debbie at Debbiedoos, for hosting her wonderful Newbie Party.  This is my first venture into a Newbie Party and I already goofed it up.  Lesson learned - need to read the directions first! After going back & reading Debbie's tutorial on how to hook up to a party, I realize I am not even close to doing it correctly, but I also don't know how to change it after the fact. I promise I will get better at this! Really!  Guess that's why it's called a Newbie Party - right?  Again, my apologies! 

Crickets..............and time to take a deep breath. 

 Ok, let's move on, shall we?

Today I want to share with you one of the coziest spots in our home - the den!  This room has served many functions for our family since we built our home ten years ago.  It started out as a tv room for my daughter and her friends, then it became an office.  A short time later, we agreed to clear out all of the furniture and turn it into a dance room for our daughter, complete with mirrored walls, velvet curtains and photo after photo of her dance costumes and shows.  Once she went off to college for a year or so, we decided to re-claim it and furnished it into the cozy den/study it is today.

It is such a sunny day today (and I have a basic point & shoot camera!), but the color on the wall is very washed out looking.  In "real life" it is a beautiful caramel apple color with a pumpkin colored ceiling (hmmm, what's up with the food analogies?  I must be hungry!).  The furniture is super easy to move and re-configure - the desk is in two parts and I often have it facing toward the door way.  Right now we are enjoying the view out the two front windows!

I am in love! love! love! with this chair.  I spent months looking for it... either they were two pricey, the wrong color, style, etc., etc.  I lucked out one day when I was shopping at a chain furniture store called Steinhafels.  Ta da!  There it was in all it's glory!  I had a coupon for $50 off, plus it was on a deeply discounted sale and I think in the end it came in at about $400. The fabric isn't showing well, but it is kind of 60's inspired floral/paisley type deal.  A little out of my comfort zone, but I do love it and I think it works perfectly! The picture next to it is a collage of some of the dance photos that used to hang in the space when it was a dance room - gotta have a few pictures of my one and only doing what she loves the most!!!  (I have an upcoming post about a gallery wall that I recently finished in her "honor" - proud mama I am.)

This wall is the future home of a small flat screen tv and possibly  a fireplace - awaiting Mr. Bluebird's handyman skills to run the cable/electrical up to the appropriate spot on the wall.  With the warm weather approaching, I think this project will be put on hold until fall. 

Well, there you have it friends!  My cozy, reading, computing, hot chocolate drinking corner of the world - thanks for taking the tour!

Wishing you a happy day,

Jane