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student for the day – building a diy midcentury console table – phase 1

September 5, 2014 7 Comments

A few weeks ago I shared I was playing student in the sculpture studio at Ray's university. Playing with major power tools is scary, but fun at the same time. Ever since we upgraded the family room sofas, I knew we needed to get a console table for the back of the sofa. We had a little c-table I made forever ago to hold a lamp and my glass of wine, but once we had the L-shaped sofa moved into the space, the table is useless for the person who sits in the coveted corner of the L. Tell me we are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: furniture, home decor, tutorial, uncategorized Tagged With: diy, diy tutorial, family room, furniture

time to get comfy – ikea throw pillow inserts

September 1, 2014 2 Comments

Directions Not Included - Family Room Pillowcases

A few weeks ago, I gave you a tour of our family room's progress. We recently bought new sofas from West Elm that we absolutely love. They are super comfortable and spacious. Lily even had her 15 minutes of fame, when our local West Elm's Instagram feed shared her photo enjoying her new spot. As comfy as the sofas are, they don't come with throw pillows. Many, many throw pillows are a must in the house. We are cuddlers and loungers at night with all the mutts, and frequently actually fall … [Read more...]

Filed Under: furniture, home decor, renovations, uncategorized Tagged With: diy, family room, furniture, renovations

getting somewhere – family room update

July 28, 2014 4 Comments

The never-ending room remodel. That is exactly how I feel about our family room update. Yes, I know we are STILL not in our master bedroom after three years but the master isn't used. We use this space all.the.time. I love this room. It is one of the reasons we fell in love with this house, but I want it DONE! We are not done, but we are definitely getting somewhere. Here is the space today with some of our most recent updates including the new windows (hurricane impact ones! woohoo!), the Henry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: furniture, home decor, renovations Tagged With: bar, family room, furniture, master bedroom, west elm

the ultimate garage sale score – broyhill brasilia sideboard

March 6, 2014 11 Comments

As I hinted earlier this week here or on Instagram. I found it. I finally, finally found it. I had been on the search for a midcentury dresser or sideboard to use as a media center for years. I've always been a thrift store failure so I never expected to find something worthwhile. I had a piece I picked up that we used temporarily, but it wasn't big enough, wasn't solid wood, and overall was a bit of a disappointment. But this is it. I actually found a Broyhill Brasilia sideboard (or dresser … [Read more...]

Filed Under: furniture, home decor Tagged With: furniture, home decor, midcentury, thrift store

just a little color – painted midcentury modern furniture

March 5, 2014 4 Comments

Adding a little color helps, right? I'm all for maintaing the classic appeal and natural finish of MCM furniture, but sometimes painted Midcentury modern furniture is the way to go. I honestly struggled with this piece so much. I bought it a few years ago for less than $25. It was beat up and not solid wood. It sat in its natural beat up state for a very long time but it needed help. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: furniture, home decor Tagged With: diy tutorial, furniture, home decor, mcm, midcentury, paint

buff and shine – diy modern coffee table

March 3, 2014 3 Comments

The hubs and I have been living together for over 10 years. When we moved into our first house we were dirt broke and just dealt with the furniture we had, or whatever we could scrounge up. I really, really, really wanted modern coffee and side tables from Room and Board. I had specifically fallen for a certain design that I was sure would be perfect for our space. All fine and dandy until I realized there is no was no way I could afford those in real life. This is where I am happy I married my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: furniture, home decor, tutorial Tagged With: diy tutorial, family room, furniture, home decor

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