What’s your favorite part of the room?

Covington said her all-American cuckoo clock is her favorite item in the room. Her husband bought the clock for her from a restaurant in Germany where it hung on the wall. He finally talked the restaurant owner into letting them buy it, though she didn’t know that he had until the restaurant owner presented it to them and her husband told her “Happy Anniversary.”

“I didn’t expect to go to Germany and find an American patriotic clock,” she said, laughing. What did you do yourself?

Covington said she decorated her living room to show her support for all veterans.

Covington painted the long back wall of the living room in a stars and stripes pattern using tape and star stencils from Hobby Lobby. She painted the stars and stripes on with latex paint, then wiped off most of the paint to give it an antique look. The project took her about one week. Many people who come into the living room assume the paint job is wallpaper, she said. What are your future plans for the room?

Finding a larger patriotic rug for the sitting area of the room would make Covington happy, she said. She also plans to hang photographs she took of her sons last year in front of the stars and stripes wall. And, of course, she’s open to new things.

“If I found something really unique, I’d get it,” she said.

NAME

Chris Covington

AGE

51

HOMETOWN

Hartselle

FAMILY

Husband John Covington, sons James Covington, 27, Ian Covington, 22

ROOM

A patriotic living room complete with red, white and blue window sheers, hand-painted stars on the walls, and other spirit-filled decorations

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