Gift of a Lamp

My daughter's future grandmother-in-law sent an oil lamp to us as a gift.  I thought it might work in the B&B, but there is no way I want anything set on fire down there.  That is why I don't decorate with candles.  Even if you tell people they are for decoration only, they might forget and then I have a potential fire problem.

So no candles or oil lamps.

 

But I wanted to decorate the electric fireplace in the basement.  Electric because of that whole fire thing.  It gives the warmth and MOST of the ambience of a fireplace, but no one dies.  Not dying is the first rule in getting good reviews for a B&B.  Well, that and a great breakfast.

 

First I had to clean the bit of oil residue from the lamp.  I used Dawn.  If it can clean up oil soaked birds....

 

Then I had to dry the inside, but my hand and even a small rag, didn't fit.  For the last little bit I used a BBQ skewer and a tissue.

We made a trip to Michael's and then Pier One.  Finally I went to the newest store in Buchanan, KC Collections.  They had their soft opening this last weekend and we wanted to see what they had.  A new store in Buchanan is a great thing and I hope they do well.

 

I removed the wick and added some small pine cones and dried thingamabobs.  Dried miniature gourds?  Who knows.  In they went.

 

I found a crinkled, rust colored napkin and matching Fall colored napkin ring.  Pier 1 also had the cutest Owl on a Pine Cone ornament.  I didn't know what I would do with him, but he was cute.

 

K C Collections had a small wreath that I thought would work with the whole look I was going for.  You know the one, nice, but not too fussy.

 

I put them together and think I like it.  I may add a few,  a VERY few, miniature ornaments at Christmas, along with a Christmas colored napkin and ring.  But for now,  I think I'll keep it.

 


So what do you think about the owl? 

Who?

The owl.

Who?