When Chairish asked me to do a post on my best find, I was flattered and terrified all at once.* I am TERRIBLE at picking favorite anythings. 95% of my furnishings are vintage/previously loved, so how do you even qualify such a thing? Is it the piece that has the most value in relation to what I paid? Is it the most rare? It’s like asking a parent to pick their favorite kid, you can’t – you love them all equally, yet uniquely.
Tag: living room
The Walken
I KNOW. It’s been so long I almost forgot how to access the dashboard here. So lame.
That said, let’s discuss celebrity, shall we? Specifically, celebrity art.
If anyone had ever asked me if I would have the image of a celebrity in my house, I would have answered “No.” without hesitation. My taste in art has always been a mix of vintage, abstract and family pics, but has never involved celebrity. I think subsconciously my theory was: I don’t know said celebrity, so why would I want them in my house? I hadn’t really thought about it much.
Well, ALL that changed last week when I saw Gina Julian’s fantastic Christopher Walken giclée portrait. He was meant to be mine.
She tells a little of the back story on why/how she made it here. I mentioned to her how much I loved her work, and asked if she would be willing to print another one I could buy, and it turns out she was planning to sell him…so I gleefully snapped him up-after I made her sign her it, of course!
He is perfect. It’s really unsurprising that he can hang in a room with a 70’s orgy sofa.
CW is in a temporary frame since I have house guests coming in a few days and there was no way I could get him properly framed that fast. The CC put together some window sill molding (it comes already routed with a groove inside for stability-he is mounted on foamcore) so we could get it up right away. A down and dirty $20 solution until we can get it together for realz.
 
She also just made a David Bowie portrait, with more to come!
Because she’s clever, she is making them available in sizes that fit Ikea square frames, as well as larger, smaller and custom sizes. I knew you guys would want to know how much, so here is her
pricing*:
30″x30″ = $145
22″x22″ = $80 (fits Ikea)
20″x20″ = $65 (fits Ikea)
12″x12″ = $30
*Prices do not include shipping
If you want a statement piece like this – you can find her here and here. She does custom work/sizes too.
A friend of a friend just posted this last week, and I had to share. I think we need a day dedicated to speaking with the Walken comma…don’t you?!
Switcheroos
While we haven’t been making any more progress in the pantry, I decided to rearrange furniture and art everywhere. At least that is something that can be done and finished, until I do it again.
For those who participated in the Moon vs. Mushroom lamp vote on Instagram/FB..the Moon won in the end, simply because I liked the Mushroom in the dining room. I need to reshoot all these rooms in their entirety, but it has been so dark out for so long, I got tired of waiting. When the light returns…better photos will emerge.
And a major art rearrange in this corner…not loving it, but am rolling with it for now.
The entry feels more open without the deco buffet….
I have some fun things I hope I can share with you soon, but I can’t yet…in the meantime we are scrambling to make these things happen…cryptic, I know, but it hopefully explains our lack of progress on other fronts.
I have thrown up a few of these updated pics on the house tour since I realized they were pretty old, but when I re-shoot in good flat light, I’ll swap them out since these really are terrible. Please let the wet darkness end……
Switcheroo: Ninja Edition
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….
…and will silently and stealthily rescue the defenseless.
Switcheroo
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.
Switcheroo – Tulip Edition
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.
