A Gift to Ourselves

We bought ourselves an anniversary present (how else do you get exactly what you want?) so we did some re-arranging last weekend to make some room for our new continuous-arm Windsor settee.

The hall after



The hall before


This nook at the end of the second floor hall used to hold a hand made/chip-carved antique desk made from an Arbuckle coffee box.  The desk fit the space, but we never ever used it.  But just maybe the nook would be a good spot to curl up with a quilt and read a book.  But, you ask (pretend that you did), "Is the setee comfortable enough to curl up in?"  The answer is, "Why yes, yes it is!"  These Windsor chairs are extremely comfortable.  Every part is turned, carved, and steamed by hand using traditional techniques by our friend and artist Jock Jones (who also happens to be our neighbor).


Before

After: New Headboard over the bed that still needs to be dressed.

We rearranged a bit more in one second floor bedroom and had room to bring the Comb Back Windsor chair up.  By moving this rooster screen made my our friend Lothar (we live in a town full of artists), we got a "two-for-one"; a new headboard and room for a another reading spot.






New Reading Corner

 We also have a third chair of Jock's, a Nantucket Windsor, in the Granary.  Can you tell we love them?  If you'd like a closer look at this amazing artist and his chairs, go to his website,  Jock'swindsors.com.