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my design projects, inspirations, & a few personal tidbits

Here you will find what inspires me, and a peek into how I pull spaces together – the good, the bad, and the sometimes ugly mishaps along the way. I sprinkle in a little family life, travel, food, fashion, and party events, too.

October 22, 2013

Remember last week when I showed you my new sofa for the Addition and slightly lamented its legs? [caption id="attachment_6980" align="aligncenter" width="485"] pottery barn carlisle sofa[/caption] They...

October 18, 2013

Now that the Addition is so so close to being done, I am in full decorating mode as I try to get it together.  In my mind, I knew I wanted the antique factory table I showed you yesterday, and I knew I wanted a roll arm sofa.  I was trying to channel my inner Sofia Coppola, of course. [caption id="attachment_6978" align="aligncenter" width="400"]Lonny-Magazine-English-Roll-Arm-Sofa-1 lonny[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6977" align="aligncenter" width="408"]lonny lonny[/caption] That arm line is simply delicious to me, and I knew it was exactly what I wanted.  However, as we all know, a good sofa is expensive, and although I will always say to spend your money on well-made upholstery, I was hoping to get what I wanted at a good price, if at all possible.
October 17, 2013

Yesterday, I was happy happy happy to see this guy.  I hugged him at the door!  After all of these months, it was here.  THE table was here, the table I dreamed of, convinced my husband of, paid for, and waited for as it arrived from Canada.  I had cleaned the space the table was to be placed (which consequently is the area in the above picture), and couldn't wait for them to bring it in and set it up.  I was giddy, folks, let's just be honest. And then, the delivery man pulled the pallet to the back, and stopped.  He just stopped and stared at me.  Me with my expectant, excited face.  He handed me a piece of paper and said, "Ooookay, sign here".  Stammering, I asked, "You're not going to bring it in?"  He looked at me with his most incredulous look and said, "I can't get that in there!" What else could I do?  I signed.  And then I stood and stared at this thing, wondering what to do. It made for a great little perch for the kids. Luckily, I thought of a guy who has helped me move things before, I like to call him Mover Mike.  It was complete providence that he was literally five minute from my house, so he and his mover buddy came over and saved me.  I gave them hugs, too.  Then came the fun part.  I finally saw it with my own eyes...

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