My Primitive Keeping Room

So this will be our "Keeping Room"

It's our favorite room in the house, because when we only have the lamp on the bookcase on and the fireplace going it's a very comfy and soothing room.

The wingback chairs are a fright right now because I haven't decided what fabric to have them recovered in. They are Lane recliners that I got off of Craigslist.org for $40.00. That's $20.00 a chair! The end table in between them I got off of the same site and I only paid $30.00 for it.

Although the painting on the wall is anything but primitive art I can't bear to part with it since my husband bought it for me when we were in Amish country in Pennsylvania. I took this picture when we still lived in the cabin. I wish it didn't have the glare on it but there was nothing I could do about it. Here's a link to the blog that shows the inside of the cabin we used to live in and all of the redecorating I did on it  

Anyway, the picture has sentimental value and so it might get put in the closet and only come out at Christmastime.

I need to buy some new black bookcases like I have in the living room. The ones in this photo will get relocated to my art studio.  These bookshelves look similar to the ones in the living room but ours have a back which I would paint the same color as the wall so that it would blend in. I love this display and would like to recreate it in this room, but instead of the baskets at the bottom I'd put the CD books and storage boxes that our cassettes will be in.

 I found this star at Bed, Bath & Beyond for $14.99!

I'm want to buy this set of books to put all the CD's in and I'm going to use photo boxes to put all the cassettes in. We have a ton of music. I found these on Amazon. They are called Bellagio-Italia CD/DVD Books The set of 6 books costs $65.00 and each book holds 64 CD's.

This is what's on the opposite wall from the wingback chairs. I could paint the fireplace black, but I'm not sure I want to mess with it. There are so many intricate details on it that would need sanding in order for the paint to stick. However I will probably use chalk paint and paint the computer armoire black because the oak is such a dated look, The wood color of the fireplace actually matches the frame of the painting that's sitting on it. The painting is of a moose grazing and is very nice, but it's definitely not Primitive art so I don't know what I'm going to do with it. I might just buy another print and use the frame.

The carpet is going and is going to be replaced with this flooring that I found at Western Carpet 411 It's from their "Hand Scraped Collection" by Tecsun and is called Hickory and is a laminate. The cost is $2.15 sq. ft. I'm hoping that by the time I get the money to put the flooring in they will still have it as they change their stock quite frequently to keep up with the latest trends.

I found this braided rug at Rugs USA. It's from their Easy Living Collection and it's called Rhody Charcoal. They also offer free shipping which is pretty important if you order a large rug. I want a large enough one that I can fit it under the front two legs of the two recliners.



I think I'll paint the walls either Biscuit or Bagel. 

I found this cute table lamp at Allyson's Place for $59.00! The shade's sold separately. But the lamp itself is 24" tall which makes it perfect for a bedroom table lap. I like that it has the option to have the candle light on, or the light bulb or both. A very good deal for a lamp like this.