Here’s a nice way to add a little pattern without going all boom boom pow.
• stripes • polka dots • floral • texture • monogram • pretty
p.s. I’ve got you covered if you like that boom boom pow.
Tag: floral
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In Search of a Brass Floor Lamp
I’ve turned my attention to this corner of the living room. It needs a little something-something.
The previous chair had been great, but the crazy multi-colored floral is where my taste lies these days. I still plan to paint the trim white, it’s probably time to switch out the art, and the chair needs a pillow too. I’ve moved the dress form down to the basement, so I need something else with some height there. The living room doesn’t get enough light for a house plant (thanks to the front porch and a large tree out front), but it’s an ideal spot to add another lamp to the room. The only problem is that there is no outlet there. I think we can run a cord along the trim, maybe along the other side so it’s less noticeable, and it will be fine.
I’m thinking brass might be the way to go.
That second one above would be perfect, but it’s expensive. I’ve not had any luck in vintage/thrifted yet, and I haven’t seen anything else in the stores that’s terribly exciting. I’m kind of into this one too, but it’s still pricey. Maybe by the time I get around to finishing the trim, the right lamp will have come along? Maybe.
p.s. Interested in the orange Astrid chair from Anthropologie? It’s in great shape and it’s for sale. Email me.Sold! -
Floor Model, Half Off
Score! I found the chair that I wanted, marked down to 50% off! Why, you may wonder? What’s wrong with it?
Oh, nothing. Just a 2″ tear smack in the middle of the fabric where your head rests. See it? It’s up near the top on a blue part of the fabric.
Do you think it can be fixed? Right now, I can still return it. Then I can either go for the full price (non-torn) chair, or skip it and keep the orange chair instead of selling it.
The busy pattern is in the chair’s favor here, as a repair job would be much less noticeable than on a solid color. And in a way, the tear takes some of the preciousness away from the chair; It’s coming into a house with a toddler and a baby, a dog, and several cats. Something, at some point, is bound to happen to it. (Although the orange chair has survived the last five years completely intact.)
It looks like my options for repair are to patch it, or to darn the upholstery with a looped stitch. The chair came with matching armrest covers that I could use for a patch. I could probably take it somewhere to be repaired too, but if I’m going to put more money toward the chair, I may as well buy a new one.
Think it could be saved?
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Blythe Chair with Blazing Poppies Fabric
Sometimes I think I have crazy taste. Like with this chair. I’m a little in love with it, even though I know that print is bananas. No, I’m more than just a little in love with it. I want it. Very badly.
Getting a sneak preview of how cute my kiddos would look sitting in it didn’t help.
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Marimekko La Botte Floral Tablecloth
