A BIG Change in the Living Room!

Not paint

Not uphostery

Nor a new rug or curtains

And really, not even new furniture . . . 

At night I've been sitting and studying

Unhappy with the layout of the living room

I would figure something out

And push and pull furniture

into a different arrangement

And then I did this . . . 

The secretary in this corner of the living room

Was moved here -- by the front door

It had originally been there

And several years ago I moved it closer to the window so that when I wrote letters

or paid bills I could view the garden.

But then I moved it back

But really, it seemed a bit "crowded" in that area by the door.

Table and desktop

Too close together

So I traded again --

but not back to where it was 

I traded the clock for the desk

Looks better -- tabletop and then clock

It seems more spacious

For the clock's footprints are much smaller than the secretary

And I moved the umbrella stand (and dog leashes) 

closer to the front door

The secretary

Has it's own corner -- to the right of the sofa

And in case of lots of company

The chair can be swung around and used for extra seating.

Once again, I can gaze out at the garden as I pay bills,

write thank yous

or address birthday cards.

The living room

before

Clock on the left 

 wing chairs in front of the fireplace

and

after

desk on the left

easy chair in front of the fireplace

wing chairs on the other side of the room

And the view from the dining room

But moving the wing chairs

created a need

The wing chair on the left has a table to put drinks on

The wing chair on the right doesn't

I have a couple of blue and white Chinese garden stools in the basement

perfect

I thought for a quick "free" fix

But then I went out and about

to the flea markets and antique stores in town

I found the perfect little table for $15

It needs a little polish 

But the size is perfect

It doesn't really take up much room

But it's there

To put down a drink 

When you decide that you need both hands for the appetizer

And it's an interesting piece as well

For the little drawer is made from a cigar box

An old cigar box!

The bottom of the drawer still has the White Owl label.

Was it made long ago?

White Owls haven't been 5 cents since pre-1920.

Or is it more recent

And they found grandpa's old cigar box to use as a drawer?

It knows but it will never tell!

It is a homemade piece -- 

Either because someone like me needed a tiny table beside a chair

Or someone decided to make a tiny table for a shop project

Whatever the reason

Whatever the era

It is a perfect table

And I adore that the drawer was made from a cigar box

And that the paper on the box is still intact!

And the reason for the purchase?

To hold that drinks glass

And as you can see it works very very well.

It is Monday and my living room transformation is my "Met Monday" so I'm joining Susan at Between Naps On the Porch for Met Monday.