Missing Decoration..........Tree.

Removing a Christmas tree from an area does change the mood of the room.  I looked up and there now sets a simple lamp.  We usually have some things sitting under the lamp but not yet.  Those who haven't followed me for very long are wondering what is the deal with a cupboard with three holes in it. There are three others on the opposite side. It is an old Sears and Roebuck oat sprouter. 

I use it to store old toys and it fits in that area of our living room best.  As a sprouting cupboard, the warmth and moisture created inside the bottom of it had to be vented out of the cupboard. That explains the holes. The oats that became green spouts were fed to chickens in the winter time.  I probably destroyed its value as an antique but I put the sponge painted finish on it many years ago. The finish was a utilitarian dark brown stain on a common wood.