Apartment Therapy Package
Yesterday I received my Apartment Therapy package in the mail! This was my prize for being picked as one of the “My Great Outdoors” winners. This means they featured our backyard on their site. This also means that I got a T-shirt, their book, and a sticker for my car! Check it out:
Awesome, huh? Apartment Therapy really is an awesome site and an awesome group of people. Check them out here: www.apartmenttherapy.com. You can see our yard there, too, under big back yard!
Thanks AT!!
Mason Chair
Tony knows me well. The other day he sent me a message and said he had a surprise for me that I was really going to love. Aw. Yup, he was right. He pulled in the driveway with a chair in the back of his truck! Tony is in the Masonic Lodge and they are updating and selling off some of their old chairs. So, he nabbed one. He picked the oldest (see, he does know me well!). It even has straps underneath holding old straw stuffing in!
The leather seat is in bad shape, so we plan to refurbish it. I would love to find some old, worn looking leather for the replacement (if you know where I can accomplish this please let me know!). We would really like to keep the nostalgia of the chair, so are trying to keep it similar to its original look. Currently Tony has set up camp for the new chair at the head of the table 🙂
Now, where to find pre-worn leather pieces!??
Chair (Couch) Love
When I saw this photo on Desire to Inspire I was so excited! I love the Barcelona chair and now love the Barcelona couch!
Want. One.
Ruffle Addiction
Ok, so this little thing I am having with ruffles, it might be more than just the shower curtain. I thought ruffles were “too girly” for my taste, but either my taste changed just a smidge or these things are growing on me. Don’t get me wrong, I would still probably pair them with something black or steel, but I do in fact love me some ruffles. Here is what I have been craving lately:
These ruffle pillows struck me this morning as I was blog browsing. Aren’t they so “sweet meets manly”?
These sandals from Target are calling my name as well.
Then there is this wedding dress! What can I say? This is what I have been searching for! Actually, the entire wedding was gorgeous and exactly what we had planned (until deciding to go away!) so check out the link to Grey Likes Weddings to see the entire thing!
So, what do you think? The ruffles are totally funky, right? Thought so.
Bathroom Facelift
I got the shower curtain in the mail… and I love it! I ran out the next day to get a new curtain rod that is curved (I hate the curtain touching me, and we hated the gold!). I also picked up a couple white and black towels and a new rug. The new toothbrush holder is actually an old jar. What a huge difference these touches made!
Here is the before:
And here is the updated bathroom:
A bit more sophisticated?
Of course there are still changes we would like to make, but it was a great start for such a small budget! With the new curved rod we are thinking about getting a second curtain, as it is a tight fit. We would also like to paint the walls. Next year we are getting a new shower, and would still like to try the corrugated metal idea. Its getting there! What do you think?
Chair and Blog Love
Ross lovegrove chair, found at Chairwhore!
Love the chair, and now love the blog! Its an entire blog dedicated to gorgeous chairs. MMM. Check them both out here: http://chairwhore.blogspot.com/
More Flowers
A few of the seeds we planted in the spring (which I forgot about!) have popped up now! They are tall purple flowers, and oh-so-pretty! They are in the front of our house by the mailbox. Not very exciting out here, but they do brighten the space up a bit.
When I got home last night I was surprised to find flowers and candles on the table and a spaghetti dinner waiting for me! Aw! I had this vintage table cloth (from the engagement party) on the table the other night when we had friends over, so it looks all fresh and summer-y in here!
Sweet, huh? And, don’t worry, I do have a few more (and more exciting!) things to show you all this week! I am trying to figure out how to change bitmap pictures into something I am able to upload here. Any ideas? Anyway…stay tuned! 🙂
More Chair Love
More Chair Love
This weeks chair love was found at Desire to Inspire, the photo is by Daniel Hertzell.
I just love the shape of this beauty. It reminds me of the sling sofa. Gorgeous. Heck, the whole picture is gorgeous!
Tid Bits and Projects
It seems like I havebeen so busy around here… but where is my progress? I have so my projects currently on my plate, and have been working on them, really! But, none are officially completed yet. So, I thought I would just fill you in on some of the tib bits going on around here and a few of the before shots of some current projects.
Some awesome flowers have sprouted up in the back yard. I forgot that I had planted them there in the spring! I love lillies, any kind, especially orange ones!
We are also still taking care of Gillian, the salamander. He is still in the rubber tote sitting on the table, grossing everyone out. But, we are searching for a small tank to keep him in. In this picture he is right next to the end of the leaf. Those two black dots are his eyes; he is burrowed in the dirt.
The dogs made a nice mess for me to clean up this morning. They decided that the five minutes they were left alone in the yard was just long enough to dig for moles. Here they are trying to look all innocent and quite muddy! Also check out Marley’s new collar. She thinks she’s tough!
Tony was the sweetest last night and had his amazing spaghetti pizza ready for me when I walked in the door! I even have some for lunch today.
And, here are just a few sneak peeks of the projects I am working away on…
Stay tuned…
Make Mine Eclectic 
