Posted: October 4th, 2011 | Filed under: Furniture, House Tour | Tags: asian table, living room | 6 Comments »
My Facebook and Twitter followers might have heard me bemoan the fact that I might have to get rid of my faux lacquer asian tables. The very ones that went on to become famous. I’ve moved them around quite a bit, but they are kind of large to go just anywhere. They were not working out as night table storage because we are people who need drawers. Too messy..no one needs to see lip balm and melatonin, right?! TMI.
So…. when I scored some bedside tables on Craigslist last week, the asian tables were back in flux, and with the sale approaching, I started to worry the CC might push the subject of selling them. I simply wasn’t ready for that. My solution? Find a place in the house for them QUICKLIKE. I became a rearranging ninja, and after many room redos, I managed to save them…for now. They are pushed together to serve as a long table between the rattan at the fireplace.
So they are safe…. for the moment. The next time a favorite household item is threatened, I will quietly emerge from the walls….
via cellardoor
via 8wayrun
…and will silently and stealthily rescue the defenseless.
Posted: September 6th, 2011 | Filed under: Furniture, House Tour, Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: living room | 3 Comments »
I’ve been mixing some things up around here and forgetting to share. Remember how I knew there was too much tulip going on in the living room? I think I might have solved that little problem.
That’s right, he SWIVELS his layers….shall we call him the Swinger?
I also found a place for the Sexophone…..
Oh, and remember my pair of vintage chairs that I love love love so much? Turns out they are a bit dangerous in the house.
Yup. Those front support bars blend in with the dark floors and had become a huge maiming hazard. I can’t have pretty chairs that hurt my people, so they moved out and we have enjoyed them on the deck where we can see those bars better.
In their place is a pair of swiveling rattan chairs that had been in Thing Two’s bedroom. Not as pretty as the others, but far friendlier on the toes and way more practical for the upcoming fire season. Now we can swivel towards the flames, or the couch…flames, couch…
So, I think that’s it for now. I’ve updated the tour with the latest changes.
Posted: February 20th, 2011 | Filed under: House Tour | Tags: living room | 12 Comments »
What do you do when there’s a lot on your mind? Rearrange of course. Free therapy for your home and mind!
Swapped out the lucite and zebrawood for the tulip table and removed the rug. I’m liking the size and scale of this table MUCH better….BUT…that’s 2 – 4 tulip bases in one room. Boo. Current thoughts are that I’ll leave it until I can scavenge something else similar in size? Talk to me.
Posted: December 14th, 2010 | Filed under: Shoppin' and Junkin' | Tags: 1970 wire chairs, living room, wire diamond chairs | 13 Comments »
Yes. That would be me. My FB and Twitter followers knew this was coming. I got an early present.
Are those the same chairs I moaned and pined for here? Because I live in a smallish town, and there can’t be THAT many people with these hanging around…They are the very ones I saw at my mall that were not for sale. Turns out, I met the awesome owner of these beauties who runs the vintage clothing section of the mall, and she’s downsizing.
Now wait, you say…do you NEED any more chairs?
Why, that would be NO.
Where will you put them?
I don’t know, but I think they’d be great in front of the fireplace…take up less visual space, and if I powdercoat them white….(you roll eyes and stop listening)
So why buy them, you don’t need them and you don’t have a place for them?
This is where sensible people say..”you’re right.” and walk away. NOT ME.
Because….look at them! They are fabulous! So much cooler than Bertoias, and I NEVER see them, and….and, I’m a chairaholic and I need help…but AFTER I buy these…K?
You walk away in disgust…rightly so.
I start singing.
The only info I’ve managed to get is that the outrageous pair on e-bay (linked above) were bought in France and made in 1970. I’ve also uncovered the possibility that they are vintage IKEA! If anyone knows for sure…shout.
Posted: September 14th, 2010 | Filed under: House Tour, Our Projects | Tags: house tour, living room | 11 Comments »
After avoiding it ALL summer, I’ve finally gotten around to devoting some time to the Tour.
Here’s the plan…as I maniacally rearrange update rooms around here, I’ll always keep the most current incarnation…or NOW shots on the Tour.
Now, what I’m curious about is…should I bother with the close-up shots of random vignette-y crap that is so incredibly hit or miss (mostly miss here), or are we just interested in the overall “before and now” sense of things? Talk to me.
When I get a feel for how it will be most useful, then I’ll start to add some other rooms and maybe add more photos…gotta start somewhere…right?
So, Let’s start the Tour in the Living Room! Link Updated 9/16
Via Gallefrey on Tripadvisor
Posted: August 2nd, 2010 | Filed under: Our Projects | Tags: living room | 2 Comments »
I’ve always been dead against a TV in our living room for MANY reasons.
1) This room should be for conversation.
2) I don’t want to spend all the energy and money required to hide a TV properly.
3) Unique to this house, the living room is situated so that nothing inappropriate for children could be watched since it could be heard up in their bedrooms (or they could creep out of their rooms and peek through the railings below).
For all of the above reasons, we have a TV in the playroom and in our bedroom and that is more than anyone needs. In the past, I’d agreed that if I were to be swayed to eat my words, it would need to involve a projector so it could be well hidden, yet allow a decent view for all in the room. This has been high on the CC’s dream list with visions of four foot high rugby matches causing his eyes to glaze over. Me…sounds cool, but I’m a proud late adopter with landscaping on the brain. Pricing proved that this techie scenario would, indeed, remain a dream.
By a stroke of good fortune, we have been granted semi-permanent use of a projector!! All our walls and ceilings are white which makes things pretty nice for viewing purposes. The logical place to view would be where the large painting is, but I didn’t want to take it down and figure out where to keep it out of harms way while we were testing this out. So we turned the sofa to face the doors so we could project onto the empty slanted ceiling. This required a bit of a reclining position, kinda like in a planetarium. Great fun, but in no way a permanent solution.
BTW, I don’t need to tell you how much the Things LOVE this concept.
Sorry-crap photos…I need to learn how to take ‘em in this low light.
The view from the nook/catwalk area is too slanted for viewing, but it was cool to see the images as you walked up the stairs nonetheless.
This was all brought to life via this big hot mess behind the sofa.
Now that we know this can work (for family viewing only)…a game plan is afoot to get it right. Hook up the Roku to it, run a cable line and most importantly, figure out a way to get it to project onto the fireplace wall without disrupting the painting. All the A/V stuff can hide out in the bookshelves. I don’t want to see a wall mounted pull down screen, so I’m considering options. Perhaps putting the painting on hinges so we can lift it up out of the way and project directly onto the wall? Barn door sliding mechanism?
I dunno…must think on this one…best troubleshooting project I’ve ever had. The lack of patience on the part of the Things will be a driving force to find a solution. The nagging will be relentless….
