Friday Nights in Gimli

It's been a lovely weekend so far.  J and Gus and I headed out to the Gimli cottage on Friday night.  We only had one night as we had to come back for a family bbq, so we made the most of our time.  We indulged in a few rousing rounds of scrabble, drink some vino and just relax!

I did manage to sneak in a project of course, remember the magazine rack I picked up a few days ago?

After some primer and spray paint (my new obsession Bahama Sea of course!), the rack has been freshened up and looks right at home in the living room.

It truly is one of my favourite places to be.  I thought I would share some of it with you with a peek at our Gimli place.

Gimli is a little beach town one hour north of the city on Lake Winnipeg and because of the proximity to the water, I love the fill the space with beachy blue colours and all my favourite things.  Like kitschy artifacts, personal art (yes, that's my intro to Watercolours flower!) and driftwood pieces. 

It's the place for art that I've collected over the years in my travels, like these soapstone carvings, prints and moose tuftings from the great Northern town of Churchill.

Many, many books for me and my guests to get lost in while basking in the afternoon sunshine.  Plus I've found a home for my music book collection!

Plent of bright, cheerful colours against crips whites...

And found pieces of makeshift art like this fallen branch from my yard, inside an old Ikea vase.

Thanks for letting me share!  How has your weekend been going so far?