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Another Attempt at a Front Hall Vignette


When Hubby sees me poking around the front hall trying to put together a vignette (you can see my first attempt here), he just cracks up. I am not a patient person and have little tolerance for anything “fiddly” and yet, I just love doing these vignette things. Strange but true.

I had gathered a few special things:

In the background is a print that Hubby gave me after Stella was born, titled Mother and Child. The boxed book box collection is Griffin and Sabine trilogy. The wooden box is a “treasure box” that my parents gave me as a child when they returned from a trip to Egypt. And the carved wooden owl was a gift from my mother-in-law.

I tried a variety of combinations and none of them were entirely pleasing to me. There just seemed to be something missing. See what I mean?

Hubby came to my rescue though. He said he knew exactly what my vignette needed.

So he added his wallet and a lighter.

 

Magical, isn’t it? :p

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  • Chantal

    LOL yup that is it!

  • http://www.joegirl.blogspot.com/ JoeGirl

    Hilarious… Try something tall and thin on one side of the table (a pair of candlesticks—with candles), balanced by the weight of the books (love the G&S trilogy!) and box. The print in the background is too heavy to have such little things placed in front of it. What about a plant trickling over the edge of the table?

  • http://www.finola.ca/ Finola

    I would listen to Joe, NOT Hubby!
    Though I did crack up  :)

  • Neimad

    Maybe a set of car keys, or I know perhaps another book wrapped in a chapters bag. 

    • coffee with Julie

      What Chapters bag? I thought I had hidden them all quite well ;)  

  • http://www.alfredliveshere.com Brahm (alfred lives here)

    Hee hee hee…. All It needs is the remote car starter and the doggie poop bag holder…

    • http://www.coffeewithjulie.ca Julie Harrison

      A doggie poop bag! Bahahhhaa!! :)
      Sent from my BlackBerry device on the Rogers Wireless Network

  • http://www.quietfish.com/notebook andrea from the fishbowl

    Ok. I laughed out loud when I saw what D added to your vignette and wondered why there wasn’t some loose change added as well. Does he have a minimalist bent? :)  Personally I would decorate the top of the dresser with a beautiful vase or better yet, a wide ornamental bowl and leave it at that. p.s. my mother is queen of the vignette, but she uses a lot of doilies so I wouldn’t ask her for decorating advice. ;)