Home Keeping

 I think I like this phrase better than 'housekeeper.' Home keeping feels more personal, and not maid or housecleaner feeling.

I love to keep my home. To tidy it, dust it, vacuum. To clean the sink, and spray the kitchen counters and wipe them. But a huge part of home keeping for me is to think about how I want my rooms to feel and then work towards that design.

My kitchen for example is a lovely space. With Christmas garlands and lights over the doorway and windows its magical. 

But since we took the Christmas decor down, it feels a bit cold.

The white paint used in the kitchen is very blue undertoned. It makes the kitchen look colder, than our living room/dining room space.

I'd been looking at cafe curtains, and found some that I liked. But I'd been reluctant to order them, until this past week.  Saturday I got the rods up, the rings on the curtains and I am loving the way it looks.

The two smaller windows have just one curtain on them and they are cute, too! It's amazing what some fabric and color can do for a room. 

In my bedroom we've made a change, too! This room is in need of color, and art hung on the walls. It's very motel feeling, but this weekend we got the beginning of an upgrade to our bedroom.

This beautiful oak sleigh bed belonged to my parents friends, and they downsized to a queen and offered the bed to us. Our mattress fit fine, and we are very happy with it. Now I need to work on art for the walls, and a rug for this room. 

It's great having our curtains up with the new windows! It's a beautiful day outside, as you can see but windy!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We hosted three young families for our church's Guess Who's Coming To Dinner meals. It was so fun!