Fireplace Surround and Insert

Hi Sweet friends.

Happy Saturday.

I said I would show you the treasure I found in Michigan last weekend.

It did start a switch a roo on the living room wall once again!!!!

I found this old fireplace surround.  All chippy and beautiful. 
I also found this vintage fireplace insert on FB Market place. 
They fit perfectly together.

Of course this was all rusty and chippy and I added some white paint to bring out the detail of this piece and it also fits in the surround much better.
Down inside this I plan on putting some candles and greens for Christmas.

On the fireplace mantel I found an old light fixture I made into a candle holder. 
Looks so pretty with the candles burning at night which happens for us at 5pm now ugh!

I found this beautiful piece of art work on Etsy by a very talented artist. 
I bought this piece to place on the top of the mirror over the fireplace. 
It has been shipped and I cannot wait to receive it.

I found this pretty planter on Etsy too.  I plan on using this for Christmas.  I love to support small business.

  We finally have the garage up.  Yay!  

We still are waiting on the electrician to do the final part of this garage build.  

Then we should have a full functioning garage.  

I found some vintage looking white lantern lights for the garage this past weekend too.  As soon as the electrician can come they will be installed too.

The new windows are all installed on the house and what a difference that makes with how cold it has been.

Finally all the big projects are done on this house. 
Now we can move into the cold winter and holidays with all the building finished.

Have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Kris

Michigan Trip

Hello Blogging Friends.

Our weekend escape to Michigan was fabulous.  No snow only color and a little chilly so it was all good.

Thought I would show you a few pics of where we stayed and a few of the shops including Found Cottage's Holiday Open House.

We stayed in New Buffalo Michigan for this trip.  It is about an hour and half from our house in Illinois. 
Just over the border from Indiana into Michigan along Lake Michigan.
These are the two homes on this property.

This is the main house on the property. 
It is a two bedroom little lake cottage just as cute as can be.

This is the back of this lake cottage.  Two sweet decks to hang out.

Really cute living room. 
If I owned this home I would not change a thing.

Dining area.

Cute Kitchen. 
We chose to stay in the guest house next to this main house. 
With it just being Terry and I we did not need this two bedroom.

This is the guest cottage on the property where we stayed.

Big comfy King size bed. 
Perfect for just two people.

Nice little kitchenette area.

A nice little screened in porch. 
We did not enjoy this porch as it was pretty chilly outside this past weekend. 
I bet it is nice in the summer months.

A nice little fenced in area. 
These two homes are in a cute neighborhood and just a few blocks form Lake Michigan. 
Really cute downtown area and a great ice cream place called Oink's.

Most of our drive was little back roads through Indiana and Michigan. 
Just pretty winding roads with lots of tree's changing. 
No Snow which was good.

One of the shops we stopped at in Indiana is called Barn Styles.

Pretty trees galore on their property.

Sweet little entry way into the barn.

We visited 4 shops in Indiana on our back roads trip.

The Found Cottage had their Holiday Open House. 
Lots of pretty decor and items.

Loved these Christmas trees made out of old doors.  They had really big tall ones up front.  I did not remember to take a picture of those :(

One of the many trees all decked out for the holiday shoppers.

I loved this piece.  I could see a TV hanging above it.  Loved the natural wood.

I could have taken so many pictures but I got caught up in enjoying the shopping.

I did find a wonderful treasure at the barn sale and will share that with you soon.
It started a little switch a roo in my living room once again! to make it fit!
Hope to have that to show you this week.
Have a great week ahead.
Hugs,
Kris