Day 18- My House in August: Cosy
I'll start todays thread. I can't tell you how much I am enjoying seeing everyone's lovely houses, outdoors and decorations!
I took this picture of our home in CA last April. So I am cheating a bit... although it would look exactly the same if I were there today. :-)
Our living room taken at night from the patio:
Comments (23)
My3dogs ME zone 5A
6 years agoMy LR sofa, with my sweet rescue, Ginger, in the bed that she came with from the shelter. I had put the dog beds up there to vacuum the room, and she jumped in and fell asleep.
Here are her rescue brothers, Rooney on the left and Riley, sharing the other dog bed, and a toy I made them. Nothing makes me feel cozier than 'my 3 dogs'.
Bonnie
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoOur family room is cozy:
Taken yesterday when I was watching The Killing. Both photographs on the walls were taken by a late friend. The one above the tv was taken when we visited Sedona with her and her husband. The other titled "Misty Morning" is of the Concord River, Concord, MA, adjacent to our town. The table under it was refinished by my late father.
The gas fireplace makes for cozy, warm winters!
Billie curled up next to me:
The quilt on the back of the (yikes-dirty) wing chair in the FR was made by my late grandmother:
The hall tree in the FR once was in my late parents' house in NH:
The "L" of the FR is my cozy office, where I store the exercise bike for easy access while watching TV. The two rush-bottom chairs are among three that my late father restored for each of our daughters. One DD has already claimed hers!
Cozy dining in the sun room and on the deck:
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just_terrilynn
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoMy living room is all topsy turvy at the moment. My beautiful kind Rottweiler has a brain tumor so we are making him as comfortable as possible. Right now we have a big dog crate that I have made into his den. On the other end is a big dog bed. Some days are better than others. On better days he hangs wherever but on bad days I have to put him in the den for his own safety as his balance is bad.
Bonnie
6 years agolast modified: 6 years ago
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
6 years agoThe living room, dining room and office. I'll never be a minimalist!
maire_cate
6 years agoBonnie
6 years ago
gsciencechick
6 years agoAdding to the pet photos. Black kitty likes to hang out on the top shelf of the high perch in the home office room.
Bumblebeez SC Zone 7
6 years ago
Sorry for so many posts about my sweet baby, but I love seeing him over and over. 16 years ago, with an old blanket and he found the hole. He was visiting from the next door farm and I gave him an old blanket for the night in the laundry room. Very soon he had new blankets and my bed and was mine.
micheletx
6 years agoBumblebeez, your baby was precious. Glad you found one another and had a lot of good years together. I wish our pets had longer lifespans.
This is my girl, Cricket. The first pic is one of my favorites when she was a kitten. She loved to hide in that pottery. She couldn't get her head in it now. :)
amykath
6 years agoraphaellathespanishwaterdog
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI'm a day late with these and was only going to post the first two. Then I saw everyone else had posted pics of their beautiful fur babies getting cosy, so thought I'd add a couple more. Justerrilyn, so sad to hear about your darling boy. Hugs to you guys :(
Our snug - some might consider it cluttered, but we think it's cosy - taken just now.......
Raffi doesn't really stay still long enough to relax, but I did find a photo from a couple of years back when she decided to chillax on her old puppy bed.....for five seconds!
Rossetti is much more laid back, lol!
party_music50
6 years agoI love all the pet photos!!! Here's cozy -- taken a couple years ago, but not much has changed. They really do have nicer legs than the photo shows. lol!
micheletx
6 years ago
LynnNM