It is fireplace weather. We have the accessories you need: fireplace screen, fireplace tools, and chocolate

With this folding, brass shell fan fireplace screen and the sturdy Coleman fireplace tool set, all you'll need is a good cup of hot chocolate. You can get all this at The Living Room this week :^)

Brass shell folding fan firescreen




Too ornate for your tastes? Here's one with cleaner lines:
Tri-fold, beveled glass fireplace screen, 25" front + 13" sides, 30" tall




Iron fireplace tools by Coleman, $35 for the set:




Here's that promised hot chocolate, with a couple of shortbread cookies on the side. We make our hot cocoa a little extra dark, and pass the cinnamon:

(Sorry, no whipped cream! Since we are not a restaurant, we can sell hot drinks, but nothing that needs refrigeration.)

To recreate the scene at home with your own mug (purchased from The Living Room?), shop our display of packaged Davidson's "Ultimate Organic Cocoa", spiced for the Christmas holidays.

Tea, treats, and chocolate are back!

Looking for a peaceful spot to enjoy a cup of tea with a little shortbread or biscotti? Or needing to restock your own supply of high quality, organic, fair trade, loose leaf or bagged tea?

Come to The Living Room! We've been having fun opening new shipments of delightfully fragrant packages of tea from Davidson's, from Barnes & Watsons, and from Mountain Rose Herbs. Many new varieties of black, green, white, red, and herbal to choose from.



You may be aware of Sambucol, a flu-fighting medicine made from elderberries. Did you know dried elderberries are a great addition to a cup of tea? When we brew a cup of tea for you at The Living Room, you may wish to have us add a spoonful of elderberries for their delightful, complex aroma and flavor, as well as their possible immune boost. Dried ginger root and rose petals are among the other fun additions you might like to try.

Looking for gift ideas? Mix and match your own tea samplers from dozens of varieties of Davidson's tea bags:


You can choose from many packaged loose leaf teas, and shop for tea accessories at The Living Room, as well:


Don't forget the treats:
~ Traditional and creatively flavored gourmet shortbreads and biscotti from Outrageous Offerings, delicious chutney-like blends from Plum Crazy, and a limited supply of Grandma Ethel's (stunningly flavorful) Sweet & Sour Dills:


~ Theo Chocolate, fair trade, organic, healthy, and delicious, from Theo's Seattle factory:



As always, our friendly, local consignors bring a steady stream of interesting secondhand, and local artists bring their new wares, too. So the scenery while you sip is usually different than the last time you were in.

We look forward to your visit soon!

Much to be thankful for

~ Looking at the early dusk of a misty evening, thankful for lights and warmth.
~ Listening to recorded music and bird song, thankful for beautiful sounds.
~ Visiting with clients and customers, thankful for relationships.
~ Consigning, pricing, rearranging, selling ... rearranging some more, thankful for the strength that God gives us to do the work set before us and enjoy it.

You know we have tables and chairs and hutches for your dining room (as seen in our flickr gallery). So here are some fun, smaller items to brighten your Thanksgiving table:

Turkey platters:


Looking alike sets of silver-and-white dinner china: Mikasa "Marlboro", Bristol "Nobility", and Gold China:


Canonsburg gilded dinner set for 12:


"Isabella" stoneware dishes from JC Penney:


Noritake Crest assortment:


Sears 20-piece set of "Blueberry" dinnerware:


6 Dudson Duraline soup plates: each one holds 3 cups of steaming hot soup!


A variety of serving dishes:



And that "must have" for every buffet table, silverware caddies! :^)


Hoping to see you soon in The Living Room!