Daily December :: the 3rd

Hello Lovelies,

today on my daily blog post shall we talk fireplaces?

This one has been here since before we bought our home in the 90's. It's not really my taste but it's not awful either. Having had a new boiler this year it's now just an empty hearth. Kind of sad, but also kind of fun to display things in.

This was how it looked last month, I've shared it here before so I'm sure it looks familiar........

Eldest did a great job of plastering and painting the back wall during his half term break, but as you can see it's got a couple of features I prefer to hide. An ugly plastic grille and a couple of missing tiles...........

I've been hiding the missing tiles with piles of country living magazines up till now, then on Wednesday I was in TK max and saw a lovely mirrored tray.....oooh that could look nice in my hearth....but it was rather pricey.

Not feeling too hopeful I decided to look in the charity shop across the road from the object of my inspiration. I rooted about in the faded prints , the hay wain, van Goghs sunflowers...all gone various shades of blue and grey and looking sad in thin, flimsy frames. Then I spotted an odd little mirror. It was a bit smaller than I would have liked, but for £3 I though it was worth a try. I brought it home, hoping it would cover the ugly gap in my tiles.

And it did :0).......

I like the way it reflects the lights and the shiny stuff.

I changed the picture to mum's painting of a snowy Robin, which I love....and added more cheap, battery fairy lights ( such great things) ........

all the lights here are battery LED's.... the candle flickers too....pretty and easy and safe.

So it's a bit of a half Autumn, half Winter scene here right now, but that's OK I think. Well it makes me happy.

 Night Night Lovelies
Jacquie x