HOME TOUR, Part 6 , the POWDER ROOM

Welcome to Part 6 in our HOME TOUR.

Today I will be showing you our Powder Room.

If you missed Part 1, the Front Yard, please click HERE

If you missed Part 2, the Kitchen, please click HERE

If you missed Part 3, the Dining Room , please click HERE

If you missed Part 4, the Living Room, please Click HERE

If you missed Part 5, the Den, please click HERE

First , I want to say THANK YOU to all those who are leaving comments, to my new followers and to all those who simply stop by but do not comment. I watch my stats and see how many of you are visiting and I understand that everyone does not have the time to comment!

THANK YOU so much for your visits!!!

I have a small Powder Room downstairs but my washer and dryer is in there behind Bifold doors so it actually gets a lot of use...

Normally, I have pink frilly Victorian style decor in the Powder Room but for Winter, I change it into a Winter Wonderland....

When you walk in the door and look to the left, this is what you see....

I pulled the blue color out of the border and have a Snow Buddy Theme in this room.....


Now many of you have seen this room decorated like this before but some have not.....

And angel hanging and a wreath that I many MANY years ago....

A Snow Man picture....

I love the blue slate that I have hung above the Medicine Cabinet...

This was actually a mistake... I zoomed in a bit much and the camera took the pic but I sort of like the close up....


On a little shelf above my sink....

Not much of a sink but I do have the smallest bathrooms known to man in this house!!

And we are turning....

The shelf above the toilet....

Penguins for Joe (we have season tickets to AHL WB- Scranton Penguin Hockey)....

The middle figurine says " Penguins Hockey"!!

Below the shelf....

One of my after Clearance Target buys for $3.50!

It has batteries and lights up blue!

Now you may think how in the world is she going to get a tree on that estagere , let alone a 3 foot one....

When there is a will , there is a way!!

The tree is wired to the toile tray hanging on the wall and to the stand itself so it will not fall over or be knocked down.....


Then I straighten out all the branches right through the shelf itself....

And there it is......

And now here it is!! Tree # 9!

I can not use lights on this tree since it is not near a receptacle but for next year, I am think battery operated LED warm white lights or I may actually go with the Cool white since they do look blue and that would work in this room...

I added beaded garland, Snow Buddy ornaments, sparkly evergreen picks and blue berries along with buffalo snow stuck into the tree to fill it out!


As you can see the tree is right through the shelf...



Underneath the tree is another Target find that was $6.00 on Clearance and also lights up via battery...


Another little stand next to the estagere....

And I have Buffalo Snow under the tree......

One more shelf unit....

A swag I made...

I hang ornaments just about anywhere...

More snow Buddies....


Every Snow Buddy on this shelf has a special meaning to me....

The one of the left reminds me of my mother , who still had a wringer washer when I was a child, emptying the wringer washer with buckets.
And the one of the right is in honor of my Dad who was a carpenter by trade, see his little tool belt.

From the left, "Shop til you Drop", need I say more?
The along those same lines is "Charge!!"
And the next one is "Tea Party"

Again from the left,
"Oooops!!" , I am not the most agile person!
"Remodeling", my house is in a constant state of remodel....
And " Hill Thrill", I loved to sleigh ride as a kid since I lived on a big hill....


This is above the Bifold doors that house the washer and dryer....



And above the door way...

And here is what it looks like at night.....

Now this room will stay this way all Winter. I will change out the Christmas SnowBuddies for some Valentine's Day Snow Buddies.

Well, there is only one more Part in our HOME TOUR, the Upstairs!!

So far I have shared with you 9 trees....

There are 6 more upstairs......

Yes, there are 15 Trees for 2011!!

They will be coming to take me away to the Funny Farm shortly.....

I hope you will come back for the Final Part of our Home Tour!

AND I AM FINALLY DONE DECORATING!!!

So I will have some time to start to visit everyone again and catch up!!

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Thanks so much for visiting me today and every day that you take the time to do so!!

Hugs,

Debbie

HOME TOUR, Part 5, the DEN

Welcome to Part 5 of our HOME TOUR, the Den!!

If you missed part 1, the Front Yard, please click HERE

If you missed Part 2, the Kitchen, please click HERE

If you missed Part 3, the Dining Room, please click HERE

If you missed the Part 4, the Living Room, please click HERE

And I want to THANK everyone for all of your very kind comments!!

I also want to thank Honey over at 2805 for featuring me on Potpourri Friday this past week!!

I am so flattered and honored!! Thanks, Honey!!

Now on to my Den...
Our Den used to be the back patio of our townhouse.

Many years ago, my Dad made it into another room for us and it was the Play Room for my sons.
He took off the back door and the took out the Kitchen window.

Since it was originally a patio , it's dimensions are 8' X 20'.

When you first enter the room from the Kitchen where the back door used to be, this is what you see to the left....

The door with the wreath on it , is to a small storage room. Remember, I do NOT have a basement.

Yes, I made the wreath several years ago.....

The Cynthia Hart Victorian Calendar is hanging on the door of a pantry closet where I keep all my canned and dry goods since my Kitchen is so small.

Here is one end of the Den.....

The colors and theme for this room is mainly Burgundy, Blue and Ivory and I have mostly decorated with Dicken's like and vintage items in this room.

One wall.....

The top of the cabinet where the TV is...

I bought this solid oak reproduction Ice Chest at an Estate Sale for a mere $15.00!!!!

To one side of the TV...

A Thomas Kinkaide Music Box that plays when you wind it....

A Mr. Chrsitmas Music Box that plays when you open the drawer.....

Again, I made all the wreaths and swags in this room several years ago...

I have finally found a Burgundy velvet like ribbon ( looked for 2 years and just could not find it)
and replaced all the bows.....

Love these carolers that I got for 50% off after Christmas one year at Country Folks Gift Store....

Have I told you how much I like shelves????

And the rest of the Carolers....

The Church Mouse was a gift from a friend.....





I try to disguise the Power Box for my all electric townhouse and the phone box......


Joe just bought me this sweet plaque at a local Department store ( Boscov's).....

This is one of 2 end tables that Joe bought at a church flea market for $6.00 each.

I do plan on painting the bottom ivory in the summer.....

I switched the Tiffany Style lamp shade onto a taller lamp base because I wanted the height of the lamp to be the same......

The lamp base is alabaster and weighs a ton!

An another one of my Old World Santa's....

Vintage looking book boxes and a sweet tin....

Some of my Burgundy Santa's....

Joe just bought this cute plaque for me at Boscov's.....


And again, you know how much I love the candlelight feature on my $100 Kodak Smart Capture camera!!

You can really see what the shade looks like lit....

And we are rounding the corner.....



Above the chair.....

Victorian looking plates that I bought on Ebay several years ago.....

I love the " Believe" sign.....

Do you BELIEVE???

I did leave my Tassel Dolls that are dressed in velvet out on this shelf......

The back door out to the patio and small yard....

Looking toward the other end of the room......

I do have a lot of Thomas Kinkaide items in this room and here is my Clock with Plates you change out for the 4 seasons......

And this is Tree # 5.......

It is a 4 foot pre- lit table top tree that I bought on Clearance for 75% off at Target one year after Christmas for $ 9.00........


I normally do not like pre lit trees because there is never enough lights on them for me and once the lights do not work, you have a problem.

I added a set of 200 LED warm white lights to this tree. Bought them at Sam's for $19.99

I am so glad that they are making LED lights in warm white because the cool white ones look blue to me and I do not care for them....

I am slowly buying the LED lights to replace my regular lights but with this many trees, it could cost me a fortune....


The tree is sitting on another one of those $6.00 end tables.......

I used this ivory beaded garland on the tree.

Can you see the roses on the beads???

I also replaced the bow on this tree with ribbon I got at a Flea Market that is vintage real velvet
ribbon and there was a price of $15.00 on the spool which looked like it was originally bought in the 60's- 70's.....



I also stuck burgundy velvet and frosted burgundy roses into this tree...


I love the way the bow looks....

The ornaments on this tree are mostly ivory and burgundy in color and are Victorian style and Thomas Kinkaide ones.....






And here it is all lit up.....

I have 2 light up Thomas Kinkaid houses underneath on the Burgundy velvet tree skirt.....



Looking at the other side of the room.....

This is the chair where I sit and BLOG!!

One of my computers is inside the armoire. I also have a lap top one....


Thomas Kinkaide cards that I framed and "A Christmas Carol" figurines that came from Boscov's many years ago when my sons were young.....

My carriage filled with Bears....



On top of the Computer Armoire is another one of those sets from Sam's Club that I bought several years ago.....

I added the wooden church and the burgundy feather tree to the vignette....


Another wreath...

The berries are blue but are reflecting the light in the pic making them look white.......

And next to the computer in the corner on a turn table is Nelson Crest, my Victorian Doll House...

To read the story about the wonderful man who built my doll house for me at the age of 88 years old, please click HERE

I have named it Nelson Crest in his honor and the family that lives there ,are the Nelson's....


Because of the candle light feature that I LOVE so much, I can show you that I have the doll house back lit.

He was not able to wire it for electricity so since it is in a corner, I have a small stool behind it and an uplight on the stool so the back is lit.....

Wreaths on the windows like my own house.....

All decorated for Christmas.....


Sorry it is a bit blurry....

From the sides....

And you spin it around to see the inside....

The bathroom....

The music room....

The little girl's room....

I did a little girl's room because I have 2 sons....

Mother and Father's room....

The Dining Room....

And the Parlor....

See the tree that I decorated???

That is Tree # 6.......

This is my perfect house because it has NO Kitchen!!!

Moving around the room again.....


This is where the Kitchen window used to be...

Looking in the Kitchen....


This is a China Cupboard the my neighbor gave me......

The top of the China Cupboard

On top is a wire tree decorated with vintage Children and Dicken's like ornaments....

This is Tree # 7.....

Also you can see my Thomas Kinkaide Calendar.....

Love these ornaments.....




I have, again , taken out all of my Blue and Red Tranfsferware and replaced it with Christmas items....

The first shelf....

The second shelf...

The third shelf...

On a small burgundy velvet ottoman is another little vignette that I set up.....

I even hang things on the door.....

And in the corner is Tree # 8.......

It was one of a set of 2 alpine trees. The other one is in the Dining Room.

I added a set of 60 LED warm white lights and just a few winter looking ornaments to this one...

On top is a vintage Made in Germany tree topper...

I placed it in a crock on top of this marble top stand.


Underneath the China Cupboard , I have placed some vintage like toys since this room was once the Play Room....

An old doll, sitting on a drum, a rocking horse, a wagon, a teddy bear and some wooden toys along with one of my Bearington Bears.....

And I filled another crock with silk poinsettia's.....

I love the sign on the marble stand which was a gift from a friend " Wanted: One Magic Hat"

Now you know that I had to show you this in candle light!!!!!





I have battery operated candles and a string of lights in the China Cupboard...





Ooops! Forgot to turn on the candles!!

And the tree lit up.....

And we are back to the door to the Kitchen.....

I spend a lot of time in this room because this is where the main computer is located and I just love the way it looks decorated for Christmas.

I hope you are enjoying the tour of our home???

Some have asked if I do all this by myself.

Being a bit ( HA, HA) OCD, YES , I do.

Joe does all the lifting and carting around of boxes and tubs.

To continue on our HOME TOUR, please click HERE
to see our Powder Room.

I am linking up to these great parties:

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Vintage Inspiration Friday

Deck the Halls Friday

Pink Saturday

And these Christmas Blog parties:

Itz Festival Time

Christmas Blogger Block Party

Christmas Linky Party

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Show Your Glow Linky Party

Christmas Cheer Blog Party @ A Thoughtful Place- Holiday Vignettes

O Christmas Tree @ Honey We're Home

Please take some time to stop in to visit these terrific hosts and there party players!!

Thanks so very much for visiting with me!!

Hugs,
Debbie