More from the cabin - Squirrel's Nest

I began collecting and refinishing furniture in highschool.  This desk is actually my very first piece of furniture that I purchased and refinished myself.  Now it is located in my little cabin and contains all my souveniers from my travels over the years as well as the dolls that my grandmothers made for me. I think I paid $300 for it which was probably a couple of years savings. This piece has a lot of memories and has been hauled around as I've moved from apartment to apartment and home to home. I think its kind of amazing that I still have it after all these years. We are such a disposable society. My family says I hang on to everything so I guess its not much of a surprise.

Vignettes from Squirrel's Nest

 I have a little "weekend" cabin where I get away called Squirrel's Nest. Over the years I've collected all kinds of "vintage" and antique items to complete the cabin feeling. The clock is hand made from found objects and was part of a fund-raising project. I bid on it and now it sits next to my stone fireplace. I found the bingo game at a junk market and love how the colors all go together next to the wine colored leather sofa I found second-hand.

This is my favorite resting spot in the loft. Its an old iron chaise lounge and the cushion is covered in this lovely rose-patterned fleece. There is a soft and somewhat tattered embroidered pillow of a little dutch girl with her geese. My friend made me a really nice lap blanket and my little angel sits on top of the suitcases I use as a side table which double as storage.

 

Till next time ....