Long Bench At Kitchen Table

Posted on | December 28, 2009 | 11 Comments

I have hundreds of photos in my inspiration folder. I think I should start sharing them! I love this idea of using an old wood bench as additional setting in a kitchen. When I was kid we had this same exact bench but it was painted green. The image is from Swans Island creative director’s home in Rockport, Maine. Discovered via design*sponge.

Category: furniture, interiors

Rustic Console For Plants

Posted on | December 8, 2009 | 4 Comments

I really wish I could buy the table above. It’s perfect. I want to put it under a window in my little nook room off from my den. Next to the table I plan on putting a bookcase to the right of the table with all my books. I found a console (below) last year from Lars Bolander for around $1,100. Pricey and I would prefer an antique. Keep a lookout for me!

Linen Tufted Headboard

Posted on | November 29, 2009 | 18 Comments

I brought back my new linen tufted headboard from Maine this weekend. My mom worked on the project with a local Portland upholster. Thanks mom for doing such a great job on the buttons!

After barely fitting the headboard into our truck for the ride home we were having serious doubts that we would be able to fit the headboard into the house in one piece. Moving anything in is a headache; the doorways are extremely narrow and the stairs are a tight twist. We decided it would be easier to bring the headboard through the bedroom window. I wrapped the headboard in an old blanket and Greg tied some climbing ropes around the piece on the ground. Greg slowly maneuvered the headboard up the side of the house to the roof. Once he removed the bedroom window the headboard slid right in. Yeah! Not so bad…and nobody even screamed.

I love the headboard in the bedroom. Eventually, the space will get gutted and the ceiling opened up into the attic. I was just tired of having my mattress sitting on the floor like a college student. Hopefully, I’ll find some new bedding and nightstands in the next couple weeks. A coat a paint on the walls and floor will be inexpensive and help clean up the space. I can’t wait to have a room that doesn’t remind me that I’m living in the middle of a full house renovation.

Category: furniture

Chair In Stripes

Posted on | November 18, 2009 | 4 Comments

We are working on stripping the paint in our living room. It’s a project that will probably last into the spring. I’ve been dreaming about paint colors and furniture for months. I found this photo over at Bliss by photographer Joanna Henderson. I love the stripes on the chair, the old rug against the wood floors, and the creamy greenish gray paint color on the cabinet. Perfect for my house.

Category: furniture, living room

Shaker Side Tables

Posted on | October 28, 2009 | 5 Comments

I had my linen sent out for a tufted headboard for my bedroom. I need to start thinking about nightstands instead of pretty coverlets. Right now, our bed is on the floor with nothing but a digital alarm clock by our side, classy. I can’t wait for the room to get renovated. I’m tired of living like a college kid. It’s just plain embarrassing.

I’ve been cruising craigslist for weeks looking for affordable nightstands. The legs are never quite right—always too bulky and 80’s. I really like shaker style furniture and think it fits the overall feel of my house. The above side tables are available as a kits (or finished) from Shaker Workshops. The Shaker Candle Stand on the left goes for $130 and the Enfield Shaker Side table for $270. Totally affordable. The kit includes sand paper, stain, and other tools to help you put the piece together. Maybe I could get the Candle Stand to try it out? Check out more furniture styles available including chairs, beds, and accessories: shakerworshop.com.

Category: furniture

French Farm Table & Bentwood Chairs

Posted on | October 9, 2009 | 8 Comments

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I was over at Factory 20 this morning hoping I would find a similar industrial table like the one I spied at Lonny yesterday. Instead I came across a beautiful set of bentwood chairs and a French farm table. Both are super pretty and fit the feel of my old home. The bentwood chairs are similar to modern windsor chairs that I often hear referred to as, Kitchen Windsors. See Martha Stewart’s set I covet over here and a set I found at Todd’s Farm this Spring. 394_dutchbentwoodwirecrossedcraftsmanchairsset--001

Category: furniture

Linen for Tufted Headboard, Bench, and Side Chair

Posted on | October 8, 2009 | 7 Comments

My sister gave me the remaining linen she had left from her bench and chair reupholstery projects. The chairs she found in college and finally decided to move them out my mom’s garage and get them reupholstered after 10 years. The bench was a score from a thrift store that she had restuffed and tufted. I’m pretty jealous of the bench.

I think I have enough remaining fabric to make an upholstered tufted headboard like Restoration Hardware’s version above. I have to send my measurements to an upholster for an estimate but I assume my costs will be a lot less then Restoration’s $1,700 headboard only price tag. Fyi you can find upholstered headboards for much cheaper at Ballard Designs. They just don’t carry the rectangular shape in a tufted version. Stay tuned.