I’m getting to the blog a bit later this morning.

We were sitting on the sofa, having our second cup of coffee and we began to chat about how anxious we are for the new sofa to arrive. Then we started talking about moving things around when it arrives, because we always end up doing that. Suddenly, we were pre-moving furniture! Of course, there’s only so much you can do with our living room space, which includes a piano, a heavy sideboard, and large wardrobe/cupboard.

Don started talking about wanting cleaner lines in terms of the kitchen island, which has become, for us, simply a place to put things when prepping dinner. It is no longer a place to store things. Don is right – it was pretty busy there. We had the blue table, the bread board on top, the Vernors crate, and a wooden crate below. And then we looked over at the bistro table in the living room. The one thing that has always bugged me about where it was situated is that we have golden pine floors, a golden oak coffee table, and the bistro table also has a golden finish. We’d already been thinking about putting a rug under the coffee table to break up some of the pine.

I’ll take better pictures later when the light isn’t pouring into the room, but the antique farm table is now where the bistro table was. It looks much better than this. I love the blue chipped paint, which gives our eyes something other than golden wood to rest on.

(The bright sun makes a good picture next to impossible.)

And the bistro table is in the kitchen.

I have to figure out the details yet.

Don’s right. The lines are cleaner. We’re also thinking of getting four matching chairs for the kitchen table. I think we want a bit less ‘variety.’ We’ll see.

Of course, this could all change once the sofa arrives next week! But for now, it’s a good change. As always, with a small house, I had to find new places for certain items, like the vintage step stool and the crate that was under the blue table when it was in the kitchen. The Vernors crate is temporarily in the white wardrobe. Once the sofa is here, I’ll take pictures of everything.

I told Don that I sometimes feel my whole life consists of shuffling things around. Small spaces are a huge challenge that way. But it’s also a lot of fun to see things in a new way. Don has a very good eye, as well. So we work well together.

Much cooler today, but sunny. I’m going to go outside shortly and check on my green things.

Happy Tuesday.