As if I didn't have enough moving and shuffling going on around here, my husband and I went out furniture shopping on Labor Day (with the REST of the world, I might add!) and ordered some things. First of all, our kitchen chairs have just had it. They are 30 years old.....and keep coming apart. We've repaired them over and over and now they are just ready to retire! So we shopped online for unfinished chairs and then we went out looking at a few furniture stores. We found a great little pub style table and four chairs for our kitchen for less than the price of what we would have paid for those chairs. I am ready for a new look anyway, so I am glad we did it.
While we were looking, we found a lovely bedroom suite, with a sleigh bed, which I've always admired....and decided to update our son's room, so that it would be available for a guest room as well. We've really not been equipped very well for having guests....just a single bed downstairs. If we had a couple all we could do was move in a trundle.....so now we are going to have a nice outfitted room that we won't even mind having guests stay in. But we had to move out all of my son's stuff so that I could clean the carpet and give it a new coat of paint. Well, I got the room emptied and the carpet cleaned today. OH my word...it was a mess. I handled the empty nest and missing my son by not really going in his room very often....and when I moved all the furniture and found all that dirt, boy oh boy, did I get a work out!! It is officially going to be clean for a change!! I am excited. Now I need to go and find some new bedding!! That part is the FUN part!
So I did some moving things around in my living room also, when we moved in the new couch. I am so thrilled with the way things are shaping up in there. It turns out that our WH Meditaranean Bowl and the Olivia Antiqued Bowl paired together are a perfect match to the pillows!! I couldn't wait to show you. I decided to use the Cordova Nesting Tables that I've been using as side tables, and put a third with them for a different look for the coffee table...tell me what you think. I am still adjusting accessories, and still need to get my blue chairs reupholstered, but I've got to get upstairs done before the rest of the living room falls into place....whew.....lots of work going on, like I said. So here are a few pics I snapped of the sofa...not a great photo, since I shot it with my Ipad, but it gives you a good idea.
So that's why I've been a little scarce......too much to DO!!! I'll catch up, hopefully and be back full swing. See you later!
Selasa, 06 September 2011
A whole lot of workin going on.....
As if I didn't have enough moving and shuffling going on around here, my husband and I went out furniture shopping on Labor Day (with the REST of the world, I might add!) and ordered some things. First of all, our kitchen chairs have just had it. They are 30 years old.....and keep coming apart. We've repaired them over and over and now they are just ready to retire! So we shopped online for unfinished chairs and then we went out looking at a few furniture stores. We found a great little pub style table and four chairs for our kitchen for less than the price of what we would have paid for those chairs. I am ready for a new look anyway, so I am glad we did it.
While we were looking, we found a lovely bedroom suite, with a sleigh bed, which I've always admired....and decided to update our son's room, so that it would be available for a guest room as well. We've really not been equipped very well for having guests....just a single bed downstairs. If we had a couple all we could do was move in a trundle.....so now we are going to have a nice outfitted room that we won't even mind having guests stay in. But we had to move out all of my son's stuff so that I could clean the carpet and give it a new coat of paint. Well, I got the room emptied and the carpet cleaned today. OH my word...it was a mess. I handled the empty nest and missing my son by not really going in his room very often....and when I moved all the furniture and found all that dirt, boy oh boy, did I get a work out!! It is officially going to be clean for a change!! I am excited. Now I need to go and find some new bedding!! That part is the FUN part!
So I did some moving things around in my living room also, when we moved in the new couch. I am so thrilled with the way things are shaping up in there. It turns out that our WH Meditaranean Bowl and the Olivia Antiqued Bowl paired together are a perfect match to the pillows!! I couldn't wait to show you. I decided to use the Cordova Nesting Tables that I've been using as side tables, and put a third with them for a different look for the coffee table...tell me what you think. I am still adjusting accessories, and still need to get my blue chairs reupholstered, but I've got to get upstairs done before the rest of the living room falls into place....whew.....lots of work going on, like I said. So here are a few pics I snapped of the sofa...not a great photo, since I shot it with my Ipad, but it gives you a good idea.
So that's why I've been a little scarce......too much to DO!!! I'll catch up, hopefully and be back full swing. See you later!
While we were looking, we found a lovely bedroom suite, with a sleigh bed, which I've always admired....and decided to update our son's room, so that it would be available for a guest room as well. We've really not been equipped very well for having guests....just a single bed downstairs. If we had a couple all we could do was move in a trundle.....so now we are going to have a nice outfitted room that we won't even mind having guests stay in. But we had to move out all of my son's stuff so that I could clean the carpet and give it a new coat of paint. Well, I got the room emptied and the carpet cleaned today. OH my word...it was a mess. I handled the empty nest and missing my son by not really going in his room very often....and when I moved all the furniture and found all that dirt, boy oh boy, did I get a work out!! It is officially going to be clean for a change!! I am excited. Now I need to go and find some new bedding!! That part is the FUN part!
So I did some moving things around in my living room also, when we moved in the new couch. I am so thrilled with the way things are shaping up in there. It turns out that our WH Meditaranean Bowl and the Olivia Antiqued Bowl paired together are a perfect match to the pillows!! I couldn't wait to show you. I decided to use the Cordova Nesting Tables that I've been using as side tables, and put a third with them for a different look for the coffee table...tell me what you think. I am still adjusting accessories, and still need to get my blue chairs reupholstered, but I've got to get upstairs done before the rest of the living room falls into place....whew.....lots of work going on, like I said. So here are a few pics I snapped of the sofa...not a great photo, since I shot it with my Ipad, but it gives you a good idea.
So that's why I've been a little scarce......too much to DO!!! I'll catch up, hopefully and be back full swing. See you later!
Jumat, 02 September 2011
Friday Fives!!
Yay for Friday Fives!!!!
1. It's Wear your School Colors day...what color represents your school???
2. If you were given a $500 gift card to a store of your choice, what store would you choose?
3. You walk into an ice cream store--will you choose your same favorite, or try something adventurous?
4. Coffee, Tea, or something else? Sweet or unsweet?
5. What are your plans for Labor Day ?
1. It's Wear your School Colors day...what color represents your school???
2. If you were given a $500 gift card to a store of your choice, what store would you choose?
3. You walk into an ice cream store--will you choose your same favorite, or try something adventurous?
4. Coffee, Tea, or something else? Sweet or unsweet?
5. What are your plans for Labor Day ?
Friday Fives!!
Yay for Friday Fives!!!!
1. It's Wear your School Colors day...what color represents your school???
2. If you were given a $500 gift card to a store of your choice, what store would you choose?
3. You walk into an ice cream store--will you choose your same favorite, or try something adventurous?
4. Coffee, Tea, or something else? Sweet or unsweet?
5. What are your plans for Labor Day ?
1. It's Wear your School Colors day...what color represents your school???
2. If you were given a $500 gift card to a store of your choice, what store would you choose?
3. You walk into an ice cream store--will you choose your same favorite, or try something adventurous?
4. Coffee, Tea, or something else? Sweet or unsweet?
5. What are your plans for Labor Day ?
Kamis, 01 September 2011
I finally got my couch!!!
Happy September 1st......here's to COOLER Days, hopefully!!!
It looks like my house is under construction since I've sort of turned everything upside down, with the new couch coming yesterday and all........boy have I got some work cut out for me!
I LOVE, LOVE the couch....you'll remember it looks like this....
When we picked it out, they really had no red accent fabrics that I liked for the pillows, so I decided to go a different route, and if I didn't like them, or couldn't make them work, I had the option to purchase or make some different pillows. Well, I REALLY like them. It requires me changing out some accessories and doing away with some RED things I had in that room, but I decided the change is good and I really like that colors. I had already two areas of green accent walls, and it goes perfectly with those. I have two blue wing back chairs in there that must be covered anyway, so I'll be trying to find some fabric that coordinates with it all and get those done. I'm planning to replace the drapes, too, so I'm hoping it all falls in to place easily......what do you think....what kind of fabric would you choose to go with this??? In the photo, it doesn't show as well, so I will try to get some photos later of it actually in my room...but in the meantime, I have to get everything reasonably put back together as my son and his girlfriend are coming for a visit this weekend.......yikes, I better get moving!!!
It looks like my house is under construction since I've sort of turned everything upside down, with the new couch coming yesterday and all........boy have I got some work cut out for me!
I LOVE, LOVE the couch....you'll remember it looks like this....
When we picked it out, they really had no red accent fabrics that I liked for the pillows, so I decided to go a different route, and if I didn't like them, or couldn't make them work, I had the option to purchase or make some different pillows. Well, I REALLY like them. It requires me changing out some accessories and doing away with some RED things I had in that room, but I decided the change is good and I really like that colors. I had already two areas of green accent walls, and it goes perfectly with those. I have two blue wing back chairs in there that must be covered anyway, so I'll be trying to find some fabric that coordinates with it all and get those done. I'm planning to replace the drapes, too, so I'm hoping it all falls in to place easily......what do you think....what kind of fabric would you choose to go with this??? In the photo, it doesn't show as well, so I will try to get some photos later of it actually in my room...but in the meantime, I have to get everything reasonably put back together as my son and his girlfriend are coming for a visit this weekend.......yikes, I better get moving!!!
I finally got my couch!!!
Happy September 1st......here's to COOLER Days, hopefully!!!
It looks like my house is under construction since I've sort of turned everything upside down, with the new couch coming yesterday and all........boy have I got some work cut out for me!
I LOVE, LOVE the couch....you'll remember it looks like this....
When we picked it out, they really had no red accent fabrics that I liked for the pillows, so I decided to go a different route, and if I didn't like them, or couldn't make them work, I had the option to purchase or make some different pillows. Well, I REALLY like them. It requires me changing out some accessories and doing away with some RED things I had in that room, but I decided the change is good and I really like that colors. I had already two areas of green accent walls, and it goes perfectly with those. I have two blue wing back chairs in there that must be covered anyway, so I'll be trying to find some fabric that coordinates with it all and get those done. I'm planning to replace the drapes, too, so I'm hoping it all falls in to place easily......what do you think....what kind of fabric would you choose to go with this??? In the photo, it doesn't show as well, so I will try to get some photos later of it actually in my room...but in the meantime, I have to get everything reasonably put back together as my son and his girlfriend are coming for a visit this weekend.......yikes, I better get moving!!!
It looks like my house is under construction since I've sort of turned everything upside down, with the new couch coming yesterday and all........boy have I got some work cut out for me!
I LOVE, LOVE the couch....you'll remember it looks like this....
When we picked it out, they really had no red accent fabrics that I liked for the pillows, so I decided to go a different route, and if I didn't like them, or couldn't make them work, I had the option to purchase or make some different pillows. Well, I REALLY like them. It requires me changing out some accessories and doing away with some RED things I had in that room, but I decided the change is good and I really like that colors. I had already two areas of green accent walls, and it goes perfectly with those. I have two blue wing back chairs in there that must be covered anyway, so I'll be trying to find some fabric that coordinates with it all and get those done. I'm planning to replace the drapes, too, so I'm hoping it all falls in to place easily......what do you think....what kind of fabric would you choose to go with this??? In the photo, it doesn't show as well, so I will try to get some photos later of it actually in my room...but in the meantime, I have to get everything reasonably put back together as my son and his girlfriend are coming for a visit this weekend.......yikes, I better get moving!!!
Minggu, 28 Agustus 2011
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