Wednesday, February 8, 2012

getting there…

Thought I'd share some of the progress on the living room project. (link has the before pictures at end of post)  Well, actually.. it's the living room, breakfast nook, kitchen, and foyer project.  Oh.. and Sunday night, while my husband was trying to watch his NY Giants play in the Super Bowl, I decided (rather spontaneously) that I needed to dismantle my office and re-arrange everything.  This started 25 minutes before kick off.  But.. I'll save that project for another post.

The curtain panels went up yesterday.  Still need to get the box pleat valances up this weekend.  Red ottoman under side table will be replaced by a dark blue ottoman, still at the upholstery shop. 

Still more painting... the little, yellow hall will be the same as the rest of the walls.  Not sure, but I may switch out those white shades by the painted mirror to a new shape and warmer fabric. 

Ok.. and the cowhide.. I love it so!  My trip to Greenfront in Farmville, Va was worth the hour and a half drive.  (My sister who lives in Seattle pointed out to me.."you got a cowhide from a place called "Farmville"?? - didn't even realize.. but yes.. I suppose I did!)  I must have spread out 20 hides with all my fabric and upholstery samples to find The One.  Had to be the right size, right coat length, right colors, right brindle.  One shopper asked me if they were horsehides.  Huh?  His wife grabbed his arm and educated him that they were cowhides.  It's a learning process.

I had to have a bird somewhere.  Thought the lumbar pillow made a good perch.  Oh, and the bird book too.

Objects on the mantel are vintage finds.  I'll probably hang the starburst mirror but waiting on the box pleat valances to go up first.  The frames will lean. 

Foyer. 

Just picked up the foyer table on Sunday.  I wanted something narrow with lots of length and open below.  I was looking for an old or antique foyer table that would act as scaffolding so that I could build above and below it as well as scape the surface.  All, so that I could switch out / change out objects over time and not the furniture.   Couldn't find an antique with the dimensions I needed, so I went with this one.   Still waiting on the cornice boards for the breakfast nook in the distance.  New ticking on the bench seat and blue fern fabric on the pillows.  Framed something will go on the wall above the bench end.

More to come.  Another weekend of painting.  Not just wall painting, I mean detailed painting.  Even the quarter round molding between the baseboards and the floor.  Usually, the quarter round is wood - like the floor.  I'm of the belief quarter round should be white and connected to the baseboard, not the floor.  So, I've been (not) enjoying that little project too! 

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Curtain panels, Living room, Vintage

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