hearth and home

I am one lucky kentucky girl. Our neighborhood had a community yard sale and we went for a walk and perused the merchandise. I spotted it a couple houses down but tried not to get excited, sure it would be out of my price range. But as I got closer I got more and more excited. As I looked over it I knew I had found the prize of the day!!!!
  We bought our house 4 years ago, a long awaited, anticipated and anxiously longed for day. And closing took for-freakin-ever!!!! So, I, being a goal motivated person spent those long frustrating moments drawing out every room in the house and decorating it to my hearts content. The way I pictured each room. Using items we already owned and items I knew would be just right. Now in the last four years I have patiently worked to make each room fulfill its drawn, colored perfection of those pages. The master bedroom suite had to undergo a color change after I just couldn't live with the cool color I originally painted. Now in my defense I was trying to make friends with some hideous lavender carpet I inherited. And with so many tasks needing done when we bought the house carpet escaped the budget. After a year I just couldn't stand the cool color another minute and repainted it a nice warm pink based beige. yes, I know pink based paint and purple carpet. Ick! But I never intended the carpet to last long. It was to be replaced with a calm neutral as soon as our elderly dogs passed away. (no point in new carpet with geriatric incontinent pets, right?)
  So having filled in the back story I have to tell you that what I spotted in that driveway, shining in the sun with a warm mellow glow fulfilled my original dream for the master suite, it was just the way I had pictured it to be. Well, almost and since I am not a "perfect" kind of person close is always close enough. Well most of the time;) As I walked up to it and walked all around it I knew I wanted it, I knew I would never see it at this price again, I knew it wasn't in my budget that week, I knew I just had to have it even if it was going to sting a bit.

  A beautiful wooden mantle! perfect condition, a gorgeous deep cherry. It didn't have an electric insert but it was standard size and bless me, but the owner says those magic words every yard sale diva lives for"I'd be willing to come down on that price if you are interested"  Ahhhhhh.. the magic of those words makes me all tingly! And so this little beauty was going to be mine, all mine. Completing my vision for the master bedroom, rewarding my patient find and gather decorating style. I am all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about it.






Here it is after I installed the faux firebox and added lights and a mirrored backing and popped a few things on top.