haven haus.

{a place of safety or refuge}

.. haven haus, the name we've chosen

for this lovely place in an

equally lovely location

deep in the woods.

slowly yet surely we're crossing off projects from our 

amazingly long list .. a few projects are

involved and/or costly; they've been allocated to the
"phase" column. little by little.

i'm loving how using some of my more

cottage-décor pieces from our other home

are finding a new place which

softens the angular very early 70's mountain architecture.

the cottage pieces have been painted

or upcycled, creating a new feel.

for nearly 20 years I had this vintage fence portion

surrounding two sides of our air conditioning unit,

acting as a sort of camouflage. the hubs secured

it to the living room wall in haven haus. I can change

out the overall décor - pictures, artwork, flowers, etc 

with the season. after it was in place I thought it might

look great painted espresso or black which would mean

the hubs taking the metal fence down and outside,

I'd paint it, then he'd put it back up on the wall

where fasteners were already in studs.

being that the fence portion is a bit on the heavy

side (extreme understatement of the year), 

I came to the realization that once was enough 

and i'm delighted with the original patina. wink.

painting pretty metal shelf brackets and adding

old fence board with fresh stain, completes a 

little area in the dining room. the top piece

was outside for 10 years, and 5 years before that 

it made it's home on the wall 

of my late mother in law's condo balcony. 

spraying it matte black has, in my opinion, offered new life.

the bird candle piece was a tired brass tone

so that received a fresh coat of the same paint.

the picture is a treasure from back in the hub's family.

loving the warmth of this view.

my great grandmother’s bread bowl

complements the room’s tones.  

this sideboard..

is actually an 8 foot length of upper cabinets from the kitchen!

we about broke our backs removing

the confining bulk .. added feet to the bottom

and placed the piece in our living

room under the vintage fence section. 

a smaller kitchen than

in our former home requires

creative solutions for storage. 

I believe we’ve met the need. 

the top and sides of the piece

still need to be finished and sealed.

a touch of spring..

my mother gifted me this little décor piece

eons ago. I love it and was excited

to bring it out for spring. 

and just beyond you see curtains.

not verticals. curtains!

I found the original curtains at ikea for a great price..

good quality tan linen. after washing and ironing

the panels I set to work on creating a new design.

i'll share more about that at a later date.

the loft (aka man cave), the living, the dining ..

notice shutters on the dining window

adjacent to the curtains.

please notice.

no verticals!

more later … food, i'm thinking.

love,

sherry