My Happy Entryway!

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Don't know if I ever said it here, but I am a hairdresser. I have always been a stay-at-home-mom. But did hair from our home. That allowed me to be home, be flexible & work around the boys, youth ministry & husband's business travel.

So when we built our home, we put the shop at the back entry, where customers don't have to go near the places that we live.  So when they come in, this is what they see.... The 1st pic is from the kitchen door, looking towards the shop door.

And right now, there is contest at a shop in our town, for a $100 gift cert. asking to see "How we do Roeda"

So since I was taking pics for that, I thought that I would show a little of my "Roeda"

Carol Roeda is a fabulous artist from Grand rapids Michigan, you may have even seen her work.

You can visit her Here

The pieces that I have of her here, are all painted metal & she uses magnets to embellish.

I change out with the seasons... & her stuff is a little pricey, but most of these things have been gifts.

This is a pic of a mirror that hangs in the hallway

The flowers & embellishments that you see are all magnetic, & I switch them all out during different seasons.

This fabulous topiary stands next to my kitchen door. It was a Christmas gift from my Husband a long time ago. When I 1st got it, I was going to use outdoors, by the back door, but with Michigan winters, I decided to leave it here. I embellished with red berries, bought new in pkg. with a price tag of $29, but I only paid $1. at Salvation Army... SCORE  At Christmas I just add a big old bow to cover the bird : )

This piece "In Everything give thanks" hangs on the wall across from the mirror.

Little ceramic verse ..."His mercies are new every morning"

(bought recently at a Young Life camp store :)

Pretty much everything else is a thrift store find.

The little table here was $8, & is soon to be painted. The wooden church, I found recently at GW for $2. (who would ever give that away?? ) It is a favorite of mine.

Little table lamp, $1.00

The little blue hanger near the door, .50 at GW The round table in the corner, $2. GW, in bad shape, but just spray painted black. The pics & mirrors, GW. The red metal sconces ARC in Denver, $1. each.

Clock & candle holder thrift store finds, with tassel I made myself.

This door leads to the bathroom used by clients & the black metal bucket was a find at my favorite Discount store in Manistee Mi.  was $1.00 & I just painted it black. The cherry picture frame was a gift & has a pic of a Christmas card that our family did a few yrs. ago, when the boys were all in college.... before the daughter-in-laws came along.   Don't know if you can see it well, but we own an orange VW camper van, bought off Ebay, by hubby & the boys, as a lark.....I had them put a tree on top, as if we had been out in the woods, chopping our own tree, & all holding the new puppies...

& then wrote a funny little poem about our "FFF"   Forced Family Fun...

I'll just finish with a Carol Roeda piece that I have on the mantle in the living room....

(And really the rest of my house is not this cluttered .... I just love the whimsy in the back hall & can't seem to stop myself from adding more : )