Kitchen Table

Snow Snow and Snow.
Here in Michigan 
they say we normally get 6.2 inches of snow in March.
Well March 1st we had 4.
Today we had 1 inch and suppose 
to get another inch each day until Friday.
Now I hear that the East Coast is getting hit with
yet another Nor'Easter.
OK Mother Nature....
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Like many of you, I am so ready for Spring.

However it looks like not much Spring decorating
to be done around here this year.
Our roof was leaking last week.
I noticed water on some of my bins up in the attic.
Bob went up and said we needed a new roof yesterday.
The new roof was put on yesterday.
So now the attic must be cleaned out.
Sprayed for possible mold and re-insulated.
This means all of my bins and stuff 
needs to come down from the attic.
I dread this...I have accumulated so much stuff.
Bob wants to make 3 piles.
Garbage, Keepers and White Elephant.
My mom's church has a yearly sale that they call 
the White Elephant...so much will go there.
Wish us luck in this. We will need it.
I am an attic hoarder...and I am not kidding.

Now for my post. 

We have had this settle bench a few years now.
It is our kitchen table.
I decided to change my corner of the living room and
show off this wonderful settle bench.
For those who do not know what a settle bench is,
they were placed in front of fireplaces 
to keep the person sitting in it a bit warmer,
and to keep the Winter drafts at bay.
{pre furnace days}

For my corner design,
 I decided to add an early rug to the back.

My black dollie in her new scarf.

Accompanied by her friend.
Making memories together.

A bit of history.

Settle benches would have either blankets or pillows

so that it would soften the seat for those sitting on them.

In my case I added a blue tick pillow 

so that my dollie friends would be comfy. 

I then added my blue basket on top of another splint one.

I tucked in a crutch right in the corner.

To the right my make do lighting, 

ovoid blue slip jug and a feather basket.

I ordered some beeswax candles to replace my red ones...

but they did not arrive yet.

The morning light in here is the best. 

This completes my new corner look.

For anyone who is wondering what we are doing 
for a kitchen table now...
I traded out my brown table for our kitchen one now.
It is the same length.

Settle Bench Blessings To All!
Janice