Making it Lovely

Category: ‘F’ for Furniture

  • Splash Coat Rack

    Splash Coat Rack

    We could use the functionality of a coat rack since we don’t have a front entryway with a closet, but I’ve never liked one enough… until now.

    • Blu Dot

  • Monterey Bench

    Monterey Bench

    I want this for our living room. Maybe with a single cute pillow on top (like the cherry on a sundae).

    • Bernhardt

  • Black Spindle Back Windsor Chairs

    Black Spindle Back Windsor Chairs

    I’ve been hankering for a change in the dining room lately.

    I’m going to paint the wood trim white (it’s on my 30 Before Thirty list), and I’d like to paint the ceiling too. The wallpaper is staying (I’m going to have to be very careful when painting the trim), and so is the rug. Now, while I do love my vintage dining set, I have been pining for new chairs.

    Wallpapered Dining Room

    I like Eames shell chairs (especially with the dowel legs), but doesn’t everyone? And I already have two Eames chairs elsewhere in the house. I still have eight stackable plywood chairs in the basement, though we should probably just go ahead and sell them on Craigslist. And I could just change out the pink fabric on the chair seats for something else (faux-leather?). Or there are always the cute oval back dining chairs that I’ve long admired. But do you know what I’m really into lately? Black spindle back chairs. Like these…

    1. Family Chairs (available as a mixed set of four, or individually), MOMA

    2. Salt Chair, DWR

    3. Thatcher Side Chair, Room & Board

    4. OLLE Chair, IKEA

    I can sell my current dining room set on Craigslist, and then use the money toward new furniture. I know the OLLE chairs are affordable, but the other chairs all have more graceful lines. OK, or I could just see how my vintage set (which I do not want to alter other than seat fabric) looks in the room once the trim has gone white.

    What would you do?

  • A Daybed for the Guest Room

    A Daybed for the Guest Room

    I just ordered the Lubi Daybed from CB2 for our little guest room.

    cb2-lubi-500.jpg

    I think the Pier 1 lamp that I bought for the office might find a home in the guest room too.

    New Lamp?

    Do you know why? Because we have a guest coming! Lili will be staying here for a few days next week! We’ll be going to the Design*Sponge Biz Ladies Meet Up, the DIY Trunk Show, and maybe a couple of other events too.

    I haven’t even started on the guest room yet though! Here’s what it looks like when it’s empty:

    guest room

    guest room

    It’s an awkward little room (7′ x 14′, with a sloping ceiling). Any ideas? I haven’t devoted much thought to it yet, but maybe we can whip it into shape quickly! You know, in all of my spare time. ;)

  • White Molded Chairs

    White Molded Chairs

    Now that I’ve taken photos of Brandon’s office, I’m really hating the cheap (somewhat broken) office chair that’s in there. I’m looking for a new one that’s either white molded plastic or fiberglass. Unfortunately, most of the chairs that I like are a bit out of our budget! That said, here are nine options that I’ve been looking at, ranging from $14.99 to $1232 (a girl can wish)…

    White Molded Chairs

    1. Nelson Swag Leg Armchair, DWR $379
    2. Saarinen Tulip Armchair – Vinyl, DWR $1232
    3. JAKOB, IKEA $139
    4. molded desk chair, west elm $149
    5. Eames Molded Plastic Armchair, DWR $329
    6. SNILLE, IKEA $14.99
    7. orbit chair, CB2 $119
    8. Saarinen Tulip Armless Chair – Vinyl, DWR $1152
    9. Eames Molded Plastic Side Chair, DWR $229