Saddest of news.

There it is.  All finished.  Just waiting for the pulls that are arriving tomorrow.

 It has been a very long process.  I first painted it the dark pink after which I decided to switch up the way I did the design...which required the entire dresser be repainted the light pink.  Then I spent forever taping it.  When the super sticky paint tape wasn't quite sticky enough to grab every I waited forever to start the next step because I didn't want to find out that my design wouldn't be possible.  I wrote earlier that this might be the biggest craft fail of my life.  When I got tired of it taking up space in my dining room I started painting and was pleasantly surprised that the tape did a better job than I expected.  Touch ups went more smoothly than expected. The sealing was painless as well.  Thank God the last few steps went so smoothly.  If they hand't been this next bit of news would have been much much harder to take.  

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We are having Sean's birthday party next weekend so the dresser has to be moved so I can clean this week.  Today is the day for moving.......I just found out that the dresser will not fit up EITHER of our stairwells.  

I know.  I can't believe it.  I never thought it wouldn't fit.  We have tried everything.  Sean says the only way it will go up is if we cut it in pieces and glue it back together.  

Too bad this dresser isn't from Ikea.   

I don't know what I am going to do yet.  I am trying to figure out where to put it downstairs but I am doubtful there is a home for it there.  So sad.

Two things.

My parents have arrived for Christmas.  My children did not nap because of the excitement and have gone to bed early.  I have time to be on the computer for the first time in weeeeeeeeeks.  I am taking this opportunity to catch up on pretty pictures I have missed in the blog world.  I have over 1000 unread posts.  Yikes.  

I have to share these two pictures.  I think they are both from this blog, that I love.

I love the pillows on this bed.  The fabric is so nice.  Want.  Want.  What is that painting is of but I find it equally creepy and cool.

WHAT?! HOW?  WHAT?! I love everything in this room.  I think it is overloaded and cramped all together.  But the pillows, the chairs, the wall paper, the sofa.....  I love them.

That chair

How is that chair only $191?  It's hand carved.  It must be extremely uncomfortable?  It's beautiful, though.  If this chair were a person I imagine he would have a petit handlebar mustache.

 

(From Home Decorators)

This chair

I don't usually pause while looking through Crate & Barrel catalogues.  I always go through once just in case.  I don't know if I have overlooked this chair in the past but this time....I paused.  The woodwork is really unique.

Maybe it will go on sale one day.

Made it Monday: My Mom Made It - Colorful Wingback Chair (!!!)

I have been waiting for this moment for months.  Months!  I bought this Kaffe Fassett (Russian Rose) fabric in March while I was visiting my parents.

My Mom and I decided it would be awesome to cover my Wingback Chair with it.  I just had to wait until she came to visit in...JUNE.  It was a long wait but definitely worth it.  I am so psyched about how it turned out.  She is the BEST!

I picked up this chair at an auction this winter.  $10.  I had no idea what condition it was going to be in but no one was bidding and....$10...seriously...why not?  Luckily, the frame was in perfect condition.  The fabric was just olddddd. And dirty.

Waiting for its glory moment in my garage.

Waiting...

Waiting....

Waiting.............. .. . .

JUNE!

Ka-chow! (B has been making we watch cars everyday.)

I LOVE IT!  The green background plays out muchhh differently against the green walls than I anticipated.  It actually tones the fabric down.  I love it.  It makes the flowers pop without making the entire chair POP off the wall.  That might have been too much.  I am really glad it worked out the way it did.

Having said that, the next chair you will see me post about will probably pop off the wall.  It might jump out of the window.  I am excited.  And scared.

Some detail shots:

Look at how my mom lined all the fabric up to match.  Impressive.

These legs were originally a cream color.  My mom roughed them up, painted them and then stained them.

I just want to thank my Mom!  What a talent.  I wish I could just strip a chair down and recover it like it was nothing.  I really appreciate her taking the time to not only come up here to help out with B and W but to also reupholster some chairs.  I am so thankful for her.

Found! Vaulting Horse Bench....!!

In May I posted about things that go at the end of your bed.  I wrote about the picture in Elle Decor of the old vaulting horse....remember?  It was magical.  Well, I never attempted scanning the picture in...but that's ok because Amber Interiors just happened to feature a picture with similar vaulting horses at the end of a bed.  

My reaction upon seeing these again makes me certain that I have an actual NEED for at least one of these.  Trying to find the source of this image.  

Metal Tufted Chair

You know that Perrier commercial where it is so hot everything is melting...and the woman jumps off the building into a pool for a bottle of refreshing Perrier?  I love and hate that commercial.  All the melting makes me uncomfortable but the commercial reminds me so much of summer in hot Greece...so I am mixed.  

Anyway...I saw the above chair on Apartment Therapy this morning and it reminded me of the melting buildings and cars in the commercial...the way the light hits the curves.  It's pretty beautiful.  

This freaks me out...in a good way.

I have a friend who is legit scared of really BIG things.  Like....cruise ships...I think it's called Megalaphobia.  It makes me smile a little but then I can relate.  I am uncomfortable around things that are a little bigger than they should be.  Is there a phobia for that?  I don't think I am in phobia stage but I squirm a little on the inside.  This is what I am talking about:

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The strands of whatever that are woven are uncomfortably large.  As disturbed as I am by this...I am weirdly drawn to it.  It's kind of cool.