Please Come In To Our Red Painted Cottage

Welcome, May all who enter as guests, leave as friends.
                                                                           ~Unknown

Welcome to our Red Painted Cottage.  Mr. Cottage LOVES to fish, so there's a real fishing theme going on in here.  I found this sign for the door in Shipshewana, Indiana a number of years ago.  It was quite country looking and a bit blah, so I decided to paint and make it over...

So come on in...

As we enter, you'll see the bulkhead with an old paddle that I painted and first distressed with beeswax.  You can read more about this technique here...

On a wall just across from the door, is this cool light...

This is what it looks like at night, all lit up...

I debated whether to put a bench or a table near the door and the table won.  Unfortunately, this was a table I had purchased at Hobby Lobby many years ago to put my dollhouse on top of.  Obviously, that was short lived.  Yes, that's a window air-conditioner for when it's really hot.  Fortunately being on the lake, there's almost always a breeze and the temperature is usually a tad cooler than in town...

In case you didn't know, old jugs make great doorstops...

Just a few local finds and one of Mr. Cottage's collection of birds.  By the way, this table was the very first piece of furniture I painted using different techniques.  The top was created with Saran Wrap...

Because Mr. Cottage and I love Bluegill Fish, we had to buy this clock when we saw it at an art show while in Florida...

If you've never eaten Bluegill, it's a VERY mild fish, just like freshwater Lake Perch.  So good!

Our entry was originally part of the front porch that was enclosed.  It's quite a nice size room, and is currently used for other purposes, than just an entry.  I'll show you next time!