~cozy cottage~

Hello friends!

Talk about awol....sheesh...

it has been awhile~ huh?

it seems posting takes so much more time

now due to the new picture format blogger uses...

has anyone else been struggling with this?

it seems like way more steps now~

but anyhoo.....I came across this cute

cute cute house/cottage/mill/home

and had to share!!

and it really fits the bill.....since it's so rainy &

blustery here ~ I figure this will warm all of

us up!

how about snuggling up for a nice

cup of tea & a good magazine

in this comfy chair next to

that adorable fireplace.....

{ok mega run on sentence here}

just in case you missed the fireplace

at the beginning....I guess it's actually

a woodstove...

which I'm quite fond of lately ~

so cozy, no?

this cottage used to be an old flour and textile

mill!  If you can imagine this.....there was

at one time 200 tons of rubble in the middle of

this sitting room!  wow!!

this U shaped kitchen island used to be

the counter in an old candy store.....it's perfect!

This time of year always makes me yearn

for warm colors like in these red stools & the flannel throws here & there.

If you have a nice neutral backdrop this kind of

look is easy!

here's a closeup of the wood on the island....

I don't know what it

is about a wonderful patina on wood but

I just want to pet it! ha ha ;)

seriously....I do...

these counters look like soapstone?

I like the black mixed in.

so on a side note...I have to use picasa web albums

to post pics now....anyone else?

Ok...just curious!

cute sewing machine!

another side note....mine died....yep ~ died & buried!

so amidst all the other things going on, I've been

searching for & found a new machine.....

yay!

  there are actually quite a few

old singers out there....I didn't get one, but

was tempted because I have heard they are

real work horses!

{yet, one more sidenote....you know google ads?  well you know

they scan your post for content to see what to advertise...

so anyway I'm just sitting here wondering if they will

advertise, um coffins due to my "dead & buried" comment....

or maybe horse gear?  saddles & such??

or maybe mill stuff???

just wondering......;)

ok back to our regular scheduled (well not so regular you could argue...)

program....}

more wood patina...yummy...

and books.....yum.

love books...

love books & chairs together....

I could sit in a bookstore and browse

through books for HOURS....

I honestly cannot believe Thanksgiving

is in less than 2 weeks!

yikes!

{yes technically another random side note....um..yeah.}

isn't that bed amazing? and

more floors to drool over look at...

someday I will have a tub like this....

what a perfect little bathroom....

well it's time for me to get back to work~

hope you all have a wonderful day!

next post is something along the lines

of "chair escapades"

having to do with craigslist.....

you can't believe it....

anyway ~ talk soon!

xo,

Shellagh

{all images via Period Living}