tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6840483361064441636.post2138889756577307755..comments2023-08-21T05:25:06.370-04:00Comments on Rosemary's Fancy: A Family AltarRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699055172049185864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6840483361064441636.post-34365153925099728802014-02-26T22:28:33.462-05:002014-02-26T22:28:33.462-05:00The first one looks better-composed and more altar...The first one looks better-composed and more altar-like. Also, we've found that when praying with kids, it's good for the items to be lower where they can see them without craning their necks too much. The mantle is high. Could you maybe put a small altar table in that other corner by the fireplace - where the baby swings are now?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6840483361064441636.post-53034420132497838412014-02-26T21:50:58.290-05:002014-02-26T21:50:58.290-05:00I liked the mantle option, but you should raise it...I liked the mantle option, but you should raise it on something else. Maybe put a drawer there with a top. You could place the statues and such on top and have your rosaries and cards in the drawer. Also, raising it separates it from the rest of the mantle, which I think is your main problem. You need to make it different from everything else sitting there. So either raise it, or set up borders around it. Perhaps bookends? Maybe those ones that look like they're praying when pushed together, so the entire alter is within the praying hands. Just a couple ideas...Nicole Bartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915615723522444584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6840483361064441636.post-83627682088748749652014-02-26T17:54:00.412-05:002014-02-26T17:54:00.412-05:00you have a beautiful house! It takes time to figur...you have a beautiful house! It takes time to figure these things out... I agree, I think the backdrop of the mantel swallows up as it were the intended focal point of your family altar; I like the first one better but can see the chair/table crowding problem; is there anyway to move the table just a bit back from this? <br /><br />It takes time and patience to develop one's home and all of these things. <br /><br />Lots of love to you! elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.com