Family Room Vignette

Today is Tabletop Tuesday hosted by Marty at A Stroll Through Life. I am always amazed at all the entries each week. It always gets the creative juices flowing.

Today I am sharing a vignette in my family room which is our most used room in our home. This little mahogany Henkle-Harris table holds some of my favorite books, it's a great place to place violets since there is so much natural light coming through and below some cherished photos sent to me by a very dear friend.



The chairs are covered in a Silk plaid. The colors in these chairs are the colors I have used throughout my house, cherry red, lime green and mustard. The pillows have little bees on them and I have a particular fondness for bees and use prints with bees on them throughout my house as well. The Plantation shutters were put in about two years ago and I love them especially when the afternoon sun is shining through.



It's a great place for African Violets since it is flooded with bright light.







I like to keep my most favorite decorating books handy which are all of Charles Faudree's books on decorating in the French Country style. Here I have stacked them to give some heighth to the violet sitting on top. The doily with the rose in the center was crocheted by my Grand Mother many years ago. I also like to use silver birds throughout my house and am particularly fond of these little silver birds. They have a whimsical look about them.


Underneath are another of my favorite decoratoring books by Mary Carol Garrity.



Sitting on top of Mary Carol's books are some treasured photographs and notes from a very dear friend. She has been to several of Mary Carol's Open Houses in Atchison, Kansas at Christmas and during the Spring in Mary Carol's gorgeous home. My friend always took photos and would send them to me. It made me feel as though I had been there too. I thought at one time I would be able to join her on one of Mary Carol's Open House's but unfortunately I was unable to make the trip. Hopefully someday. Never the less, these photographs and notes sent to me by my friend are a real treasure to me and I cherish them as I do her friendship.



This is my tabletop that I am sharing this week. I think I can honestly say that each and every tabletop in my home speaks to me in some way. Please take a look at other participants of Tabletop Tuesday. You won't be disappointed.