Don't you just love places that make you feel at home and cozy; like you can sink in and don't ever want to leave? That's how a few spots are around my house for me. Cozy nooks and spaces are a few of my favorite things ever! I have a feeling it goes back to when I was little. My mom would put up a long metal table to cut out patterns for sewing and I would drape blankets over the table and haul in all kinds of pillows, dolls, stuffed animals and hang out under there for hours. The ultimate cozy spot! Even though the temperatures in the last few days were hovering around the 20 below zero mark (WITHOUT the wind chill), I loved being inside and in my spots in my house where I could curl up and read, watch the weather and stay warm, and just get cozy. The spot below is in our upstairs in a corner outside our bedroom. Our whole upstairs is wood- a lot of it is knotty pine and it gives the upstairs a kind of lodge feel. When the upstairs bedrooms were built a few years ago, we were left with kind of a loftish hallway and about an 8x 10 area which we decided to turn into a library of sorts. Because we have a cape cod style house, this hallway partly follows the roof slant, so Mike put all kinds of bookshelves along the one wall (and behind the wall is all kinds of storage under the eaves!!). The shelves aren't real tall, but they get the job done. I found a comfy chair at a re-sale shop, bought a cover for it and turned the area into a reading nook. I also have my basket with writing/journaling things next to the chair if that strikes my fancy; there is a radio as well to listen to music too. It is really a treat to be up there during a rainstorm because the roof is right there and you can hear the pitter patter of the raindrops.





This is my view when I sit in the chair. Usually there is a dog or two up with whomever is up here to add to the coziness. The green trunk was my dad's WW2 Army trunk.

This is Mike's ONE shelf in the house (see Angie- I wasn't kidding). He likes decoys (SO not a part of MY decorating scheme) and old cameras. The camera on the left was his Grandpa's, the one in the middle was his dad's and the one on the right was my dad's. If they could only talk, I am sure those cameras would have stories to tell about the pictures they have taken!

This little green hutch is on the other side of the upstairs hallway. My dad made it for me when I was about 4 years old for my "house" corner. Molly also used it to play with when she was little. It is perfect addition to the upstairs now.

This is my other favorite spot to hang out in and read; the corner of the living room. The rocker is so comfy and I love that it is at the window so I can see what's going on outside (no I am really not a "Gladys Kravetts"). Because we are the center house in our cul-de-sac, there is a small sense of being somewhat secluded as "across the street" is pretty far and with our angle, our front yard and porch is about all we see from looking out the window. It's nice.
The view out the front window from the rocker is of part of the front porch. Under the front window and the snow are evergreens that birds love to stay warm in (that drives Lady nuts!). There are also always squirrels running on the ledges of the porch taunting Lady.

What are the cozy spots where YOU live???