Fish in the Pond!
I can't wait to have a dinner party!!!
This was my super score this last weekend!! Mid-century, Skovmand & Andersen made in Denmark, teak, two leaves and eight chairs...EIGHT!!!
I am so excited!!
The Coffee Table Delima
While estate saleing this weekend, I picked up a sweet old trunk for $5. I thought I give it a try as a coffee table since I have been having a really hard time getting my vintage mid-century Lane piece to work in the new house. I posted this pic on Facebook for peer opinions , and have been getting a great review:
While I'm pretty sure mine is here to stay (at least for a few months until I'm itching for a rearrange); seeing this post on Design*Sponge today solidified my decision that the trunk has not been entirely played out yet and still has a little life left in it. I spotted not one, but THREE trunks in this sweet, contemporary meets vintage apartment feature.
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What's going on inside?!
While it feels like we really haven't done much inside the house lately, I have thought of a few small projects:
Husband added an extra shelf in each of our closets
I changed the OLD thermostat over to a nice new programmable digital one. It was terrifying because I am not 100% sure what type of HVAC system we have here (shame on me, I know), the wires didn't quite match up the way I thought they would and I was pretty sure something was going to blow up. Nothing did and it seems to be working swell thus far.
And most recently we installed a screen door back in the sunroom. It's not the prettiest thing, but it's a really nice addition when the weather is warm enough to leave this door open.
I do have several painting projects to work on but my primer had been MIA. I found it while installing the screen door (...) so I guess I'll have to get started on those soon. I am going to need some input on what color to paint some of the rooms, so ya'll better keep checking back to help me with that!
Not much new in the neighborhood
So the weather here has taken a turn back to being more "spring like" again and the cooler temps and rainy weather have kept me inside quite a bit the last few weeks. We're two months in here (already!?!?) and I feel like we've settled in and are comfortable just the way it is. The comfortableness has pushed the drive to work on that list of projects down to a trickle and getting up the motivation to paint, hang pictures and the like has nearly disappeared from me. It probably doesn't help that I am obsessed with "Get it Sold" on HGTV right now and I'm constantly thinking about the stripped down staged look, resale, and appealing to the masses. I know right....we just got here!
On the outside, I've got a mad urge to plant, plant, plant; but since I do not know what is already planted, I've had to put that on pause as well. It seems every time I scope out a location for a new plant or bulb area...a few days later something is sprouting out of the ground in that spot. It looks as though I am going to need to put planting on the back burner until later this spring, or stick to containers this year. Of all those new plants that keep budding and flowering, I've been particularly intrigued by this one:
After MUCH extensive internet research I finally figured out that it is a flowering quince....sort of. Actually it's a Chaenomeles (or so I'm fairly certain, just not sure about the specific species) which is related to a quince. The flowers are AMAZING! They are so bright and beautiful! Figuring out what this plant was also helped me determine just what those shriveled apple looking things were on the branches as well; last years fruit!
So while I have not been busy around the house, I have spent LOTS of hours on the Internet. I was very very excited to finally get an invitation to join the website Pinterest after "applying" for one several weeks ago. Have you heard of it??
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I have been using one of my "boards" to put together ideas for our living room.
If you spend any where near as much time as I do on the internet looking at pretty pictures, check out Pinterest and let me know if you'd like to join the community, I have several invitations to give out (how "gmail" like), just leave me a comment requesting one. Coming soon is a blog about my other new found obsession...Instagram. Have a lovely afternoon!
On the outside, I've got a mad urge to plant, plant, plant; but since I do not know what is already planted, I've had to put that on pause as well. It seems every time I scope out a location for a new plant or bulb area...a few days later something is sprouting out of the ground in that spot. It looks as though I am going to need to put planting on the back burner until later this spring, or stick to containers this year. Of all those new plants that keep budding and flowering, I've been particularly intrigued by this one:
After MUCH extensive internet research I finally figured out that it is a flowering quince....sort of. Actually it's a Chaenomeles (or so I'm fairly certain, just not sure about the specific species) which is related to a quince. The flowers are AMAZING! They are so bright and beautiful! Figuring out what this plant was also helped me determine just what those shriveled apple looking things were on the branches as well; last years fruit!
So while I have not been busy around the house, I have spent LOTS of hours on the Internet. I was very very excited to finally get an invitation to join the website Pinterest after "applying" for one several weeks ago. Have you heard of it??
It is essentially what I initially envisioned Tumblr to be like (when I first heard about it several years ago), but better...for me anyway. I follow so many blogs and see so many beautiful images on a daily basis that I love having this resource to "pin" those images, jot notes about them, and be able to easily reference them when ever I need to. It is less like blogging, and more like straight forward image collection and inspiration. Each image links back to it's original location making it easy to reference where it came from (another blog, online magazine or store) and also to properly note it's origin when blogging (very important!). Here are some images which I have "pinned":What is Pinterest?Think of Pinterest as a virtual pinboard — a place where you can create collections of things you love and "follow" collections created by people with great taste.
People use Pinterest to collect and share all sorts of things -- wedding inspiration, favorite T-shirts, DJ equipment. You name it, people are pinning it.
We know you have great taste in something. Our mission is to make Pinterest the best place for you to share your taste with the world.
Our sofa:
Pillows from cb2 that I want! want! want!:
I have been using one of my "boards" to put together ideas for our living room.
If you spend any where near as much time as I do on the internet looking at pretty pictures, check out Pinterest and let me know if you'd like to join the community, I have several invitations to give out (how "gmail" like), just leave me a comment requesting one. Coming soon is a blog about my other new found obsession...Instagram. Have a lovely afternoon!
Weekend Rummage and New Projects
We had absolutely gorgeous weather here in NC again this last weekend and I was happy to take full advantage of it! My darling neighbors helped me get my bike up and running again (they really are great!) and we were able to ride over to a couple of church rummage sales. I have posted HERE about the general thrift situation in my area and it seems, in general, fairly difficult to find cool old furniture; but this weekend I found SEVERAL very neat pieces. I certainly don't need to add any more projects to my "to-do" list, but I couldn't help filling a couple of spaces in the house that I didn't have the right pieces for yet. One of those spaces would be a work area for me. I had originally intended on sharing our current desk (located in the guest bedroom) with my husband, but was finding it difficult to work in a room with Northern exposure, when the front of the house has such amazing, sunny Southern exposure. So then I found this:
I love, love, love this little guy and think he's supremely perfect for a workspace for me out in the sun room. The former owners had a desk in this spot and I've been thinking about putting one here ever since. That bright sunny window faces the front of the house so I can look up from the computer and look at the front gardens as a ponder what to write next. It is fairly small, but I am hoping that just prevents me from piling it high with "stuff". H thinks it looks like it belongs in a doll house. Check out all the detail in the craftsmanship:
And of course I'll be hitting up Hobby Lobby for some Anthro inspired knobs.
My other great find was this FANTASTIC dresser:
I had been using a credenza as a dresser but when I saw this, I just knew it would fit the space so much better. Our master is huge; and I'm not saying that to brag, but it really is gigantic given the age of the house. The former owners had a king size bed (on an angle and we all know how much dead space that creates! ) and two very large dressers. The problem with this is that our puny furniture just doesn't do the space justice. This new dresser is really deep and a lot taller than my credenza. I especially love the little drawers at the top which are perfect for jewelry and such. It fits in it's new home perfectly. H is a little jealous of it since he is using a boring IKEA dresser, but have no fear, for I shall continue to hunt for just the right piece for him too. My little mirror doesn't quite seem to match, but it is all I have for now.
We also found a DARLING table, but my neighbor decided to get that one. One of us had to get it because it has such fantastic bones and I didn't really know just where I could put it. I do not have a picture of it, but I found a picture of an identical one at Thrifty Decor Chick. "Ours" is still wood toned, and the top is in better shape, but I know it's the same one because the legs are identical.
All and all it was a pretty fun weekend of hunting and as always, I am looking forward to next weekends hunt as well! Where you able to get out and find any great things this weekend?
The drawers were lined with charming vintage wallpaper:
I do have plans to paint it and think I might use some of the leftover paint samples from the old living room and go gray.
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| Palette from Sherwin Williams ColorSnap App - You can totally tell the difference right?!? |
My other great find was this FANTASTIC dresser:
We also found a DARLING table, but my neighbor decided to get that one. One of us had to get it because it has such fantastic bones and I didn't really know just where I could put it. I do not have a picture of it, but I found a picture of an identical one at Thrifty Decor Chick. "Ours" is still wood toned, and the top is in better shape, but I know it's the same one because the legs are identical.
All and all it was a pretty fun weekend of hunting and as always, I am looking forward to next weekends hunt as well! Where you able to get out and find any great things this weekend?
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