In previous posts I have shown you several other rooms already, so today I take you inside our Living Room. For links to the other rooms, you can check below this post.
You come inside the living room from the entrance hall and there is another door into the kitchen on the right side (for the viewer).
Like our bedrooms and dining room we do have here also solid red oak Liberty Plains natural 5" planks.
We have many things from exotic places where we worked and/or lived.
The wooden chess set and the two wall plaques are from Bali, Indonesia.
Later I will show you certain things again with more detail.
The furniture is all solid French oak and we did bring it over from The Netherlands, it crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times.
You see the door to our veranda here.
The arched window is looking out onto the garden, backside of the house with our huge live oak tree.
The arched window also has solid oak (painted white) indoor shutters for saving energy and being Eco friendly.
A collection of Baccarat crystal.
Also our Russian Icon as you can find at Christie's.
On our travels to Eastern Europe we admired many in their beautiful Churches.
Stepping back it looks like this. A large solid oak rectangular coffee table and a 3-seat leather sofa; a love seat; a chair and an ottoman.
Tomorrow I will show you the Italian and German wood carved angels - cherubs - putties on the mantle shelf and chimney wall.
A double window looking out onto the balcony.
Full view of the double window, with the solid oak indoor shutters. Very hard to capture against the light.
The Energy Star ceiling fan has been hung by Pieter earlier this year, see link below. What a perfect timing for this record hot summer!
The 42-color 19th century Danish cross stitch embroidered roses on the wall I've shown before in a post, you can find the link also below this post.
We have lots of books in our home... This is the secretaire and its leather chair, Pieter's writing area.
Stepping back a little bit to see the love seat and the rest.
That completes our circle, almost back at the hallway door...
That's it!
A classic interior, as we don't change much.
We've been now 63 times to The Netherlands to see mainly my Parents and Pieter's elder brother, he lost the middle brother and his sisters-in-law already. When we lived in Italy, Pieter's Mom died, so we actually drove to her funeral in 12 hours time.
Visiting family and dear friends has more value to us than replacing furniture...
Peace of mind is important for being able to grow old gracefully with a smile on your face instead of bitterness.
There will always be new furniture, but one's life can be lived ONLY once.
Loved ones and the TRUE LOVE of your life are worth much more for investing in... keeping a blissful relationship!
Tomorrow you will meet the Angels - Cherubs - Putti!
Related links:
{BOOKS in Our Living Room} | previous post by me
{Our 'GREEN' Bedroom} | previous post by me
{Our Kitchen Improvements} | previous post by me
{Our White Ceramic Chandeliers from Italy} | previous post by me
{More of Our Kitchen} | previous post by me
{Our Dining Room} | previous post by me
{My Embroidered Roses in 19th Century Danish Pattern} | previous post by me
{Our Energy Star ceiling fans from Wayfair + Superior CustomerService} | previous post by me
