{My Art Space}

So, bare with me, this is kind of an ongoing process. This is my art room. I would be lying if I said this is where all the magic happens. This is where PART of the magic happens. If I can be working on a project that I can take to the couch or sit on the bed and do, I'm there. This is where the sewing and storage goes down.

I bought this table on Craigslist for $100 and got to work painting right over the ugly country blue legs and oak top. I know what you're thinking,... it's awesome. You're right, it is, thank you! It's the perfect spot for my sewing to happen.

A few weeks ago I added a little red table lamp, wonderful black & white toile-ish chair and these wall shelves for some storage. It's coming together.

Since our house is uber tiny, this room also doubles as a closet/office. Since this used to be a guest room, everything blended a little nicer, but instead of storing my husbands clothes in the dirt dungeon basement I decided he could keep that dresser. ;) On the wall that I am shooting from is currently a leaning shelf/desk that will be moving to the other side of the dresser. Along this new empty wall will go a new piece from Ikea. It is black at the moment, but I'm working on making it white. What piece of furniture ONLY comes in RED or BLACK?? Only Ikea. It's really hit or miss there sometimes. It's insane to paint a perfectly good, brand new piece of furniture right?? Well, I'm gonna let you in on a secret. It's a good one, so please don't spread it around,.... I"M CRAZY. That's what I do, potentially ruin brand new furniture. I LOVE it.

Poor, poor Cecilia. She HATES our new dog Jack and has been hating our other cat Audrey since we got her,.... A YEAR AGO!! Cece has become the upstairs cat and Audrey the downstairs cat. Since the arrival of Jack, Cece ONLY stays in the art room. It's the only place she can go where Jack can't get to her and serve her up for dinner. She's good company though, when she's not trying to lay on the quilt that I'm stippling or the fabric I'm cutting.

I'm about to go cut into that lovely pile of most delicious fabric while you all are wishing you were too. ;) This is soon to be/currently ongoing/one of like I'd say 34 WIP's hexagon quilt. :)

XOXO -Jessie

{Fireplace Unveiling}

I finally took a picture of the finished fireplace!!! Everyday, I tell myself I am going to take a picture when I get home from work, then I get into a project, a nap,... whatever and by the time I remember, its dark out and I don't love "flash pictures". Remeber,... my house is like a cave so there isn't much natural light anyway. This project was intended to brighten it up a little in that front room,.... what do you all think???
Before and After,... I think it turned out sweet, bright and cheery!

{Fireplace Mini Remodel}

So I have been moping around the house feeling depressed, bored and just pretty gloomy and I thought that some of it had to do with all the crazy rain we have been getting out here. I ALSO thought that it might be partly because our house is reminiscent of a CAVE! We live in a very small row house in Baltimore City and have a total of 7 windows in the entire house. Three downstairs and 4 upstairs. Being a row house, they are all only on the front and back walls of the house. The width of the house is about 14 feet and it is very long from front door to back door,... like a cave.

So in an effort to brighten up the place a little and make things a bit more cheery, I decided a little makeover was in need of our dark red fireplace.

Here are the before pictures of the brick.....

My husband putting in some work....

I made him take an action shot of me....

And, you'll have to wait for the final product.... because I haven't taken a picture yet! Keep checking back! :)