BOUGHT SIGHT UNSEEN

So I did something I have never done before.  

I bought two chairs from an on-line estate sale.  

I admired them all last week and just as the auction was about to end on Sunday afternoon, 

I got into a bit of a bidding war.  

You know how that is, right?  

You're pretty sure you want something and then as soon as you find out others want it too, game on!

I paid a little more than I originally planned, but it was still not much. 

Introducing, the twins........

I plan to have them either reupholstered or perhaps slipcovered in a linen like fabric.

I love the lines of the chairs, but I want to de-formalize them.  Is that a word, de-formalize?

Anyway, I think slipcovering them would give them the casual feel I'm looking for. 

Something like this beautiful Restoration Hardware chair. 

Or upholstered in a beautiful fabric, similar to this one.  

I love everything Lauren Liess designs. 

This is the sofa I am thinking of for our family room.  

I would love to use the twins in this room as well. 

However, I'm afraid they may be a tad too formal, even slipcovered, for this room.  

Help a girl out.  What do you think?  Be honest, I can take it.  

I still love the chairs and if I don't use them in the family room, 

I tend to hang on to them until I find a place for them. 

Yes, I am aware that I have a chair problem. 

The twins will join the thrift store chair in the basement for now 

until I decide what to do with them.  

Apparently, my chair problem is bigger than I thought, 

I have even resorted to naming them.  Surely there's a support group out there for this issue?

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Simply Friday...

 

Wishing you a wonderful holiday weekend!!!  

I love this image... it is full of a few of my favorite things.. vintage chair (check), super cool woven bag (check), huge pot with olive branches (check).  See...

What are you up to this weekend?

image via pinterest

 

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HGTV Dream House Great Room

So what can you learn from looking at this great

Great room?

Let's to go through the space and talk about

what design principles you can use from this example.

In the above photo the furniture is gathered around the

center of the room facing the fireplace which

is the focal point of the room.

It creates a wonderful conversation area.

1. Converstion Area (the furniture is balanced in the space)

2.  Three Lamps in a triangle pattern.

3. Similar Patterns and Colors throughout the space.

4. See how the Rug anchors the furniture.

5. Natural Elements

(flowers, apples)

6. Notice the Different Textures on the table...

wicker basket, the wooden boxes

as well as the shiny glass candlesticks. 

And of course books...I love books in a room.

7. Fabric

(the different toss pillows)

8. Staggering the heights of the items on the coffee table

makes it more pleasing to the eye.

See how you can take ideas from this beautifully designed

 Dream Home and use a few in your own home!!

Try at least one in your house today!

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Chairs in Letter Forms (ABC Chairs)

ABC chairs is a set of 26 chairs, which have been shown at the fair, it is designed by graphic designer Roeland Otten and each chair represents a letter of the alphabet.
By the time these chairs can be purchased only by request., and ABC chairs in smaller size for children, will be available soon.

 

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Modern Classic Chair

Never go out of fashion, below we show you several models of these Modern classic chairs.

 

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Children Chairs and Tables

These tables and chairs are made ​​replicas of well-known designs for children, all are made ​​from high quality materials. With littleNEST made ​​and can be purchased here.

 

 

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Inspired Cactus Chairs

These thorny chairs is the result of the creativity of a Mexican designer in Europe. Do you think that cactus inspired furniture can become a new trend?
Here are the photos:

 

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Giant Armchairs

These chairs with high support are at the Trinity Capital Hotel and Flickr have been reported in several times. People love to sit in them and take several photos.
Dare to have one of these at home!

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Fun Tongue Shaped Chairs

As the name might seem that the result is not very nice, there are plenty of furniture inspired by different parts of the human body are possibly used as arms and legs.
Actually I think I do not like when they seek realism in form, however when used only as a starting point but you change the shape and colors to give a touch of fun very original furniture are obtained, young and bold, perfect for both home and commercial uses.

Some are available in lots of colors, also seem comfortable because they have a good backup, ideal shape and brilliant gloss finish which gives an even greater color intensity they already have.

Of course that can be placed in a house, I guess mainly the large kitchen. But it is also true that seem ideal for bars, cafes and pubs and catering establishments in general those who want to give them a casual touch in decoration.

Source: http://www.outdoorzgallery.com/ph_tic

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Strangest Chairs and Armchairs

In general, chairs and couches are quite comfortable with cool design, but they are similar and costs a fortune. Although there are some exceptions to this rule; design can be unique and even rare.
Here are some good examples:

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Unique dining chairs

How completely wonderful are these dining chairs??  I just love everything about them!  Tomorrow we will be going to Rose Bowl to search out some new dining chairs for my sister.  Our hopes are high that we could find something this amazing. 

I am also excited to pick up the custom lights that I had made from Cleveland Art while I am there!  I cannot wait to put them in the bathroom, they will be like the finishing touch hopefully late next week!



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ON A ROLL

Sometimes when I'm less than thrilled about a room in my house, I'll make a change.  That change will lead to another change and then another change.  Fortunately my husband is a "roll with it" kind of guy so he is very accepting of my incessant changing, rearranging and painting problem.  Well, is it really a problem?  I think not.  It's more of a habit/hobby.  Let's just go with that!

Once I added the vintage school chairs to our family room, I started yearning to make more changes.
It was another one of those episodes, like this one, where I grabbed a can of paint and a paint brush (around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday) and jumped right in.  Not even my husband asking "Really, you're going to do that RIGHT now?" could stop me.  However, I am concerned that if he had to ask, does he really know me at all?

Anyway, this is what I painted....

Before I attacked it with my paintbrush, it looked like this....

We have had this chair for a long time and I have loathed it for almost as long as we have had it.
Not sure why I never got rid of it.  It has definitely seen its better day.  I have been thinking about painting it for a while now and I even shopped around a bit for some spray paint in a color that would work.  I never came up with anything.  Itching to get it done, I remembered we had some exterior paint in the basement that was the perfect color.  I would love to tell you what it is, but I have a really bad habit of getting the paint can so covered with paint that I can't read the color.  We used it on our outdoor shutters and it's a Benjamin More green/gray color.  That really helps, doesn't it?   Painting it with a paint brush certainly wasn't the easiest way to go about it, but I still spent less than one hour on the entire project.

I originally thought I wanted to have the cushions recovered, 

but the leather is very durable and the color goes pretty well in this room.  

I think I need to go on the hunt for the perfect pillow (or fabric to make a pillow) 

to complement this chair. 

So here it is all nestled up to the vintage school chairs.  Don't they look cute together?

More changes to come, to, you guessed it, this room. Stay tuned.  

Anyone else share my problem hobby/habit?  

Sharing with:
Savvy Southern Style
Primitive and Proper
DIY by Design
Miss Mustard Seed
Perfectly Imperfect

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