My desk/drawers/cool-looking piece for the living room or dining room (haven’t decided yet) was delivered today! I love it.
Look…
Here it is closed and then open:
How cool is that!?
In other news, today is my Grandma’s 95th birthday, tomorrow is Rie’s birthday pool party and I actually get Monday off…Yay!
This weekend I tended my garden. I have a rather small, but sweet patio space. Since moving in I have to admit I have paid it almost no attention. I am actually suprised that so many of the plants are still alive. Before I sent some love and sweat out onto the patio, there was dirt and ‘gunk’ everywhere. A few of the plants were dried up. It was not inviting or colorful. But, a little bit of work can go a long, long way.
First, I swept up a ton of dirt, leaves and general yuckiness. Then I moved the plants from around the side and brought them to where you can see them from my couch. I moved my little table and chairs to the side in order to create a little nook. Finally, I potted some flowers to add color and got a fresh and vibrant doormat.
Here is the most recent rug candidate in my living room…
I can’t get it to photograph quite right. The design you see running through it is the same color blue as in the pillows. Whattaya think?
*rug from: [URL=http://www.westelm.com/online/store/HomePage?storeId=17001&catalogId=17002&viewSetCode=E]West Elm[/url]
I’ve been living in my new place for almost 6 months now. (Wow, could that be possible?) And I cannot find an area rug that I… 1) Like and 2) Works with my decor
I’ve been searching and searching for awhile and I actually found the perfect rug. The problem was that it could only be mine for the low, low price of $5600. Ha Ha Ha. Right. Very funny.
Let’s take a vote… Do either of the above rugs work? If so, which one do you prefer? If not, it is truly ok to tell me that these are awful and I’ve lost my mind.
I will add more not-so-neutral colored pillows once I find a rug. You know, to tie it all together.
Nope. Not the Golden Globes. Design Blogs…
[URL=http://la.apartmenttherapy.com/]apartment therapy ~ la[/url]
[URL=http://sanfrancisco.apartmenttherapy.com/]apartment therapy ~ sf[/url]
[URL=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/]apartment therapy ~ nyc[/url]
[URL=http://designsponge.blogspot.com/]design sponge[/url]
Check ’em out if you’re at all into modern design ideas and inspiration (and sometimes, drooling)