Image via emmas designblog via The Selby.
Showing posts with label decor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decor. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Bathroom Rain
Isn't this the best shower ever?
One of these days we're going to demolish our upstairs bathroom and expand it into the closet so it's actually big enough for two people. Some day.
Image via emmas designblog via The Selby.
Image via emmas designblog via The Selby.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Coffee Table Love
I went to this new consignment shop in my town the other day. Back behind the counter I spotted a strange and oddly intriguing mid-century coffee table that I couldn't quite figure out. It appeared to be a nesting coffee table, but that didn't see quite right. Then I saw that it had six legs, which also seemed strange. Finally, the sales girl showed me that it was a swiveling coffee table. The top and bottom were attached near one end and could rotate independently of each other.
Did you see that? I said SWIVEL.
Not sure I'd ever been so excited about something before.
They wanted $200 for the table which was more than I wanted to spend. It needed a little work so I thought about trying to talk them down, but instead sadly went home. But you know how sometimes you can't get an object, or movie, or idea out of your head? And you just know it's good and that you really, really need it?
So I called Husband on my way home from work and told him I was stopping by to pick it up. Except, when I arrived the sales girl said they had sold it THAT DAY. Nooooo!
When I got home I saw this:
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Yes, Husband was the secret purchaser. And he talked down the price. And it had been mismarked. So he brought home my new love for only $100.*
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*and the price of the lovely daffodils he picked up and had sitting there. He's a good husband, yes?
Did you see that? I said SWIVEL.
Not sure I'd ever been so excited about something before.
They wanted $200 for the table which was more than I wanted to spend. It needed a little work so I thought about trying to talk them down, but instead sadly went home. But you know how sometimes you can't get an object, or movie, or idea out of your head? And you just know it's good and that you really, really need it?
So I called Husband on my way home from work and told him I was stopping by to pick it up. Except, when I arrived the sales girl said they had sold it THAT DAY. Nooooo!
When I got home I saw this:
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Yes, Husband was the secret purchaser. And he talked down the price. And it had been mismarked. So he brought home my new love for only $100.*
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*and the price of the lovely daffodils he picked up and had sitting there. He's a good husband, yes?
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Found: Etsy Bike Clock
Isn't this clock fantastic?
I just found it on the Etsy shop 1.by.liz. Liz makes all these clocks by hand from reclaimed bicycle parts. I am definitely getting one for my dad for Father's Day (hooray for planning ahead!).
My dad loves cycling. We used to go on long rides when my sister and I were kids. Then, he'd leave us at the house and continue on for a "real" ride. We grew up knowing more about cycling and the Tour de France than any other sport.
In fact, when I studied in London one summer I snuck away to Paris for about 30 hours, just to see the final stage of the the Tour and watch Lance Armstrong win again. I brought my dad back a shirt and a Tour pendant that I found.
He's going to love it--I hope!
Photo: via 1.by.liz's etsy shop.
My dad loves cycling. We used to go on long rides when my sister and I were kids. Then, he'd leave us at the house and continue on for a "real" ride. We grew up knowing more about cycling and the Tour de France than any other sport.
In fact, when I studied in London one summer I snuck away to Paris for about 30 hours, just to see the final stage of the the Tour and watch Lance Armstrong win again. I brought my dad back a shirt and a Tour pendant that I found.
He's going to love it--I hope!
Photo: via 1.by.liz's etsy shop.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Hey, look! I'm crafty!
Apparently I have skills that are only newly being discovered. So I just wanted to announce to you all that I'M CRAFTY. As in, I am actually able to make and create something with my hands from start to finish.*
Case in point: this pillow.
I haven't been able to find just the right fabric for pillows for our house which was really annoying me because, seriously, how hard should that be? So I found some fantastic modern looking fabric in all the right colors.
And this weekend I washed it, ironed it, cut it, sewed it, and stuffed it. It's like a miracle!
Then, I was so overwhelmed with my new found skill that I hemmed these curtains that I had planned to create using that iron-on hemming stuff. And I made it fancy by adding this nifty coordinating fabric at the top. Yes, it's kind of girly. But it's our office/storage room/someday to be a nursery if we live here that long room.**
*My sister pointed out that I make jewelry, which she considers crafty. I consider it to be more fabrication, more art. But I suppose it's not worth quibbling over.
**Ignore the hideousness that is the rest of the room. I'm cleaning it tomorrow because we have plans to paint it all this weekend before my in-law's visit mid-March.
Photos by me and Husband
Case in point: this pillow.
I haven't been able to find just the right fabric for pillows for our house which was really annoying me because, seriously, how hard should that be? So I found some fantastic modern looking fabric in all the right colors.
And this weekend I washed it, ironed it, cut it, sewed it, and stuffed it. It's like a miracle!
Then, I was so overwhelmed with my new found skill that I hemmed these curtains that I had planned to create using that iron-on hemming stuff. And I made it fancy by adding this nifty coordinating fabric at the top. Yes, it's kind of girly. But it's our office/storage room/someday to be a nursery if we live here that long room.**
*My sister pointed out that I make jewelry, which she considers crafty. I consider it to be more fabrication, more art. But I suppose it's not worth quibbling over.
**Ignore the hideousness that is the rest of the room. I'm cleaning it tomorrow because we have plans to paint it all this weekend before my in-law's visit mid-March.
Photos by me and Husband
Friday, February 19, 2010
Paint stripes
I'm generally not a stripe person but recently I've been loving the look of wide, painted stripes.
The trouble is that there really aren't any good places to paint them in our house. The two rooms where I think it would look fantastic already have lots of wainscoting... and that just seems like way too much. Our upstairs bathroom would work but I don't want to paint it since we're planning to completely rip it out and expand it into the next room over.
Photo: Design*Sponge
Photo: Design*Sponge
Photo: Young House Love
The trouble is that there really aren't any good places to paint them in our house. The two rooms where I think it would look fantastic already have lots of wainscoting... and that just seems like way too much. Our upstairs bathroom would work but I don't want to paint it since we're planning to completely rip it out and expand it into the next room over.
But this one, this I can imagine. It's my favorite. Same color, different sheens. This would even look good in a subtle white or grey tone on tone, don't you think?
Photo: Apartment Therapy
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