This is what I'm talkin' bout...

I've been mentioning 

(in just about all my posts) 

about the extra space I'm taking on at 

Leaping Lotus

Before

when it was just a thought

Now...

reality hits!

As soon as I nodded my head to this extra square footage

I got to scavenging, painting, tagging, merchandising...

pull it together Denise!

Read about the new finds HERE

With the extra footage I can do two separate stories.

For now on the new front side

(full frontal is why I took on the new space)

I'm keeping it a little French(ish)

Charcoal+Aubusson Blue+Linen

Vintage silver trays painted with Chalk Paint & Chalkboard paint

for message centers.

Classic black & white check

on linen white chairs

painted over duck egg blue

and sanded just enough to show through. 

With touches of black 

and right around the corner...

A little beach cottage 

front and center

soft blue +aqua+cream

 

I just had to use this vintage rose wallpaper somewhere...

it worked nicely above these warmer colors.

The focal is a set of ten cups and saucers

by Johnson Brothers.

Vintage leather top table 

with script stencil...

and I always have a stock of hand painted frames.

Decoupage with post cards, marble top buffet cabinet.

Shelves are always full of 

vintage and new finds.

Here's a child's chair big enough to pull up to the family table

an old window frame with a little bird fabric peeking through

sitting on a vintage painted oak buffet dressed up with birds in flight.

The newest piece(s)...

a large, solid, heavy, roomy dresser

my fave duck egg blue

stenciled wood top & doors

+

topped off  with a large, three panel folding mirror.

I'm really excited about spreading my space (and wings)!

I started out with 15 sq. ft. two years ago

and have grown into roughly 168sq. ft. at Leaping Lotus

and another 120ish sq. ft. at Urban Barn

I LOVE IT!

And working (if you love what you're doing it's not work, right)

to keep it filled up and inviting to all who stop by to visit... 

CerroHome

Thanks for following along with me...

ENJOY