Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone!! Take a holiday hiatus, enjoy time with your friends and family, and cuddle up warm next to your fire or Christmas tree. I'll be doing the same.

life: still searching for a rocking chair

i'm still searching for a rocking chair. i have a few favorites. 

OPTION A:

i would love a rocker like one of these. i love scandinavian design, especially midcentury danish. these would look so pretty in my nursery.  i think if i could have any chair, it would be an old teak rocker of danish design like these.

 

 

 

OPTION B:

i've also been looking for one of these for a long time.  i stumbled upon this one today and was reminded of my love for the vintage shape, mixed with the modern chrome.  don't worry, it's only $1200 on ebay.  psh...  if only there was one that i had access to...    

OPTION C:

or i could go with a classic eames rocker.  they come in so many great colors now!

THE STICKY PART:

what do you think? i've been nursing thom in a folding camping chair since we moved here (umm...4 months ago... yeah....) but i really want to find the perfect rocking chair and keep it forever.  that would be the really eco-conscious thing to do.  should i hold out for the perfect chair at the right price?  

OPTION D:

or should i just get something cheap (ikea's poang chair?) for right now because really, anything's better than a camping chair...?  maybe i'd upgrade later, or maybe i'd really love that poang chair and hey, it's only a hundred bucks.  tough decision.

what would you do?  if money were no object, which one would you choose?  since money is an object, what would you do if you were me?

project: the green house- great room inspiration board

i've been hard at work crunching budget numbers, and then finding furniture, artwork, light fixtures, and rugs for our new home.  and i think i've finally got a decent plan concocted!  here's what i'm thinking for our kitchen/living/dining great room.

1-art from big cartel.  

it's a large, glossy, painted wood panel.    it'll go right over our dining room table.

2- storage solution - i got the idea here.  

i'm going to customize it a little bit for the size we need and the look we're going for.  but this will either go in our computer desk area or will house some books, dvds, and our dvd player.  or both.  plumbing pipe and reclaimed wood?  yes, i think i can handle that.

3-dining table and chairs from csn.  

i like that it features a removable leaf so when we're having guests we can expand, but when it's just the 3 of us it won't take up as much space.

4- cute little side chair from urban outfitters. 

 it'll go beside our fireplace, in the little reading nook with the plumbing bookshelf. 

5- industrial type stool from ikea.  

i'd like to find some vintage drafting stools eventually, but this is cheap and accessible, so i'm all over it. 

6- grey sectional from west elm.  

now i'm not normally a sectional type person, but this one is modular which means we can switch up furniture arrangements as we need to (i'm a big fan of doing that), the seats are wide and accommodating, and the color is great.  add to that the fact that west elm upholstery is all 15% off right now, and you've got a deal.  i pick these up thursday!

7- making mercury lamps with burlap shades out of some old glass lamps i already have?  yes please!  

so there it is.  version 1.0 of our great room.  i  can't wait for it to be completed!  wanna come hang out?

life: our new design

now that we have a new home, i've got to start working on our design!  because although we have an abundance of cardboard boxes lying around our house, we have absolutely no furniture.  

i love that i get to start from scratch but it's also a little daunting.  haha here we go...  making something (and lots of it) with a strict budget for the pickiest clients around...and quick.  let the games begin.  

life: and the winner is...

house #3 - i dubbed it "the green house" when i was house hunting because all the walls look like they were tinted green in the pictures.  granted, the walls of the 3rd bedroom actually ARE bright green but when i visited it i saw that the majority of walls are actually a sandy tan color.  but tell me...do they look greenish to you too??

so...welcome to our new home.  wanna take a look around?

when you come in the front door there's a small entryway, and then you are lead up a flight of stairs.  when you reach the landing of the stairs you may either turn left into our main living area or you may go down to the lower level where our 3rd bedroom, bath, and garage are.  

kitchen 

stairs going up and down off the main level

here's our dining and living area 

 this little balcony is right off the kitchen.  i intend to put a little cafe table up here and have moonlight teas or sorbets with chris.

the view from the balcony looks down onto our entry gate and patio.  i also have big plans for this space - a little garden with a trellis, i think...  

off the kitchen there are some stairs that lead up to the master bedroom and what will be thom's bedroom.  

master bath

master bedroom

  

thom's bedroom

thom's bathroom

 and remember how i said off the first stair landing you could go down onto the 1st floor where the 3rd bed, bath, and garage are?  well here they are: 

 what will this bedroom be?  guest room?  craft room?  music room?  office?  library?  we'll just have to see...

3rd bedroom

3rd bathroom

 bonus!!  it's comes with a washer and dryer!!  just what we need to wash all of thom's constantly dirty clothes.  sweet.  

  

so there you have it.  i've got a furniture plan all worked out, now i just have to dream up what style, colors, etc. i'll use.  that's the hard part.  let the fun begin!!