2012: The Year of the Daybed

I remember visiting my grandparents' house and the first thing I'd see when I entered the main room (the kitchen) was my grandfather from the knees down.  He was quite a tall fellow and being 20 years older than my grandmother, he always seemed old to me. He also always seemed to be lying down on the daybed which was tucked between the wall and the stove, exposing only his legs and feet.

Daybeds in the kitchen were pretty popular in Newfoundland houses.  The kitchen was often the only room with heat and the daybed allowed the old timers to rest comfortably.

While doing some Christmas visiting, I came across this daybed.

Isn't it gorgeous?  And it made me think that we should bring that piece of our culture back.  If we can sell ourselves on our unmentionables flapping in the wind, surely the tourists would be impressed with the charm of snoozing in the kitchen.

Now the daybed pictured above is not in the kitchen.  But it does have the one thing you need for a successful daybed placement: heat.  In this case, it's from the sun.

With the power not invested in me, I hereby declare 2012 as The Year of the Daybed.