After an almost six hour drive this morning, I'm back home in the hill country to celebrate father's day with my husband and his dad. Then I'll be a busy bee the next couple days, prepping to leave on our Alaskan trip at the crack of dawn Wednesday. I still enjoy traveling, but loathe the process of getting there as I've aged. Even in business or first class, y'all, so that says something about how much I don't like air travel.
Over the course of the last week, I got curtains plus some other things hung on the lake house walls thanks to Tom. Unfortunately, designer Gina didn't order the correct rod length for the master bedroom, so that's the only room that still needs to go up. I really like how these curtains blend into the trim/walls, creating a nice frame for the view rather than competing with or obscuring it.
While Tom was there, I also got him to help me put the final iron bed together. Of course, he made short work of something I struggled with for a solid thirty minutes before giving up last month. It was nice to get that queen bed in place and made up so the room is now ready for decor on the walls.
I came up with a fabulously fishy idea for the lake house's dining room. On the long wall with the buffet and lamps, I found a mirror shape that resembles a pond. On opposite sides of the lamps, I'll add a collection of silver and ceramic fish as a nod to movement and playfulness. You can see a few examples of the fish I have to hang in the pic above. At the lake I used some heavy duty glue and picture wire to create hanging loops on the backs of all the smaller silver fish. Once the glue has fully cured when I get back to the lake, Tom will help me hang all thirteen fish.
Then on the blank wall opposite the buffet, I'll be adding some more fish to further play into my theme. I found this lovely 27" vintage Limoges fish platter (above) that I'm having framed. Around it I'll display the set of Limoges fish plates I found on eBay that compliment the platter. I can't wait to see the dining room come alive with personality via my fishy decorating scheme.