I was snapping pictures of the art room/study and found myself calling it the “blue room.” I don’t like the connotation of sadness, but otherwise, I like it.

Here is what we’ve currently got. Still some art to hang, plus a small white board, and we haven’t figured out where the kitties’ food will go… which is not an insignificant concern since it involves two plates in the morning, two bowls in the evening plus water dish. I need to get the shelves better organized. But allow me to take you on a tour:

I think I’ve already shared the light, but it’s SO much more fun than the nasty chandelier (held up by twist-ties—no joke) that it bears re-posting.

Our little IKEA table sits in the corner closest to the kitchen. I’m not sure it’s going to stay in this room—it’s hardly ever used and is too small for the girls, especially C. But as you can see it’s the perfect size for J. Notice how he’s rockin’ with the LEFT hand.

This table used to be in the middle of the wall, with all the art stuff piled in baskets on top of it. We moved it to the corner, which makes better use of space, and moved the bins onto the shelf. You can barely see C’s head poking up in this picture as she does her homework. The frames on the wall are these, which allow us to switch them out with new artwork easily.

The ladderback chairs, I’m sad to say, are not very comfortable, and the cats have done a number on the caned seats. But I found some inexpensive cushions that sit on top of the seat and will at least discourage additional destruction.

Here you see the shelves and a cushiony chair with lamp. I haven’t finished organizing the shelves… I might get some additional bins, now that I’ve got space to store them. I’ve got popsicle sticks mixed with pipe cleaners mixed with pom pom balls…

The view from the window. There’s a table across the window that has a Root-Vue Farm growing on it—this is one of the sunniest places in the house, especially in winter and early spring. I’d like to have a few plants on it eventually, though I’ve probably maxed out the number of things I can keep alive at one time.

The desk and small shelf. This contains a few ministry reference books and a bunch of writing stuff. The desk has some treasures on it, including three Iona rocks, a picture of the Iona nunnery, and a small sculpture of mother and child I bought at 10,000 Villages.