Pennsylvania French: Spring brings changes

...and daffodils from the garden.

vintage cut-work tablecloth from my mother's

wedding trousseau. Flowers are in an antique footed vase

A wonderfully kind-hearted fella helped me switch out sofas this past weekend. I also "shopped in my own home" and moved some other furniture around. Here are some before & afters (comments and suggestions are always welcomed):

BEFORE

very bulky - beyond-hope upholstery stains

AFTER

my mother's vintage Duncan Phyfe-style sofa (circa at least 1948)

reupholstered in early 70s (petit point roses on cream background)

BEFORE

wood coffee table and end tables that I have never liked

AFTER

I'm retaining the loveseat & will use a cream linen slip cover

the tea table is temporary - I would like a large ottoman/table

eventually, I'll move this tea table elsewhere

in the living room

BEFORE

glass demi-lune table used behind the sofa

(this restricted the walkway through the living room)

AFTER

demi-lune as bar/drinks area against wall

I plan on a mirror over this set-up

bar area detail

BEFORE

chair is now in my bedroom - see below for

antique chair in its place

AFTER

illusion of more room

birdcage & antique chair/footstool

marble-topped end tables

(marble has a pink vein to it)

Waterford lamps - one of my mom's

prized acquisitions

shades are cream natural silk

escritoire

mantel

mantel detail

center of mantel

mantel detail

my mother's wedding portrait

There is a lot more I want to do to this room. I may paint the walls a pale hue; I haven't decided yet. Since I have a lot of cream/white/pale pink, I am afraid of the room being perceived as "colorless".

I want to paint the birdcage and the antique chair, and perhaps re-upholster the chair. The footstool will definitely get a slipcover of its own. I may paint the sofa - I'm still undecided at this point.

I am fortunate that I have a lot of beautiful items that were chosen either by my mother or by myself. We must have had the same mantra - only buy things you love and things that make you happy.

As the Dave Edmunds said - from small things big things one day come.

PS - I apologize for the photo quality. My former camera is shot and I'm learning to work with a new one - hopefully my skills will improve.