...so a whirlwind update. Computer & camera problems (plus life in general) have kept me away from Blogger, but here is a short and sweet update:
In November, we painted the 'front room' (Since I'm living in the South, I enjoy using the phrase to describe the living room/dining room combo which is located at the front of the house.), and in the process had to remove things from the china cabinet. The color we chose is at the edge of the table, and I promise a nice video of the finished product soon. Can you spot Heidi-Anna at the back? And the blue bird of happiness?
As noted before, I love faux and nothing is fauxer than a faux shell. Right? I was delighted to find this smaller ceramic shell which sits nicely next to the giant conch planter I showed you a while back.
Deers, dear! These two lovely deers have a deco feel and a glaze I couldn't resist. It's kind of egg shell and they are part of my latest obsession: white accessories for the front room. I'm not denying it and I don't care what everyone says. I ignored white for a long time, and now I'm making up for it.
Chairs. A simple thing right? Wrong. They are hard to find. Next to impossible. The table is my grandmother's, but she sold the chairs when she moved to Texas. Why? No one knows why. I wanted to use the multicolored plastic Eames chairs in the kitchen, but had to find something to replace them. Something a little more matchy and formal. These are difficult to describe, kind of Asian-ish, but modern too. The upholstery (it's vinyl!) will have to be replaced, but I am loving the black.
Chairs. Sigh.
I tried to resist this Ben Seibel bowl from his Impromptu pattern, but just couldn't. I waited until first markdown at Next-to-New, but then had to snatch it up. Of course, I really needed another bowl. I was running low. You know how that is, right/
Victory! The Nike of Samothrace, to be exact. From the Louvre? Funny Face? It was a treat and looks great on the coffee table. It's made from some sort of resin, but looks pretty close to marble. The little blue object in the foreground is a glass caster in a lovely peacock blue. I found a set of three and they look interesting just piled up one on top of the other.
Cookbooks. More cookbooks. How many do I have? About 230-something. Counting little paperbacks, etc. Old and new. About 230. It could be slightly higher. That's not too many is it? How many do you have? Probably about that many, right?
Keep shopping!
In November, we painted the 'front room' (Since I'm living in the South, I enjoy using the phrase to describe the living room/dining room combo which is located at the front of the house.), and in the process had to remove things from the china cabinet. The color we chose is at the edge of the table, and I promise a nice video of the finished product soon. Can you spot Heidi-Anna at the back? And the blue bird of happiness?
As noted before, I love faux and nothing is fauxer than a faux shell. Right? I was delighted to find this smaller ceramic shell which sits nicely next to the giant conch planter I showed you a while back.
Deers, dear! These two lovely deers have a deco feel and a glaze I couldn't resist. It's kind of egg shell and they are part of my latest obsession: white accessories for the front room. I'm not denying it and I don't care what everyone says. I ignored white for a long time, and now I'm making up for it.
Chairs. A simple thing right? Wrong. They are hard to find. Next to impossible. The table is my grandmother's, but she sold the chairs when she moved to Texas. Why? No one knows why. I wanted to use the multicolored plastic Eames chairs in the kitchen, but had to find something to replace them. Something a little more matchy and formal. These are difficult to describe, kind of Asian-ish, but modern too. The upholstery (it's vinyl!) will have to be replaced, but I am loving the black.
Chairs. Sigh.
I tried to resist this Ben Seibel bowl from his Impromptu pattern, but just couldn't. I waited until first markdown at Next-to-New, but then had to snatch it up. Of course, I really needed another bowl. I was running low. You know how that is, right/
Victory! The Nike of Samothrace, to be exact. From the Louvre? Funny Face? It was a treat and looks great on the coffee table. It's made from some sort of resin, but looks pretty close to marble. The little blue object in the foreground is a glass caster in a lovely peacock blue. I found a set of three and they look interesting just piled up one on top of the other.
Cookbooks. More cookbooks. How many do I have? About 230-something. Counting little paperbacks, etc. Old and new. About 230. It could be slightly higher. That's not too many is it? How many do you have? Probably about that many, right?
Keep shopping!