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Found this little guy sitting in the alley behind and abandoned business near the house (note: DIRECTLY behind the house). hehe. The business owners apparently skipped town and will not be returning. When I tried to contact the owner about cleaning up the joint, I got a very shady email...

And so this became mine. As you can see it needs a great deal of work. The wifey and I are excited about taking this thing apart and sanding the hell out of it, then putting it back together...likely just painting it as was suggested by Miss ASD.

Great piece of solid oak furniture..solid as a rock (well, except for that one area where it's falling apart)

This will take a while...suggestions on what to put as the new top? The old particle board top es no bueno...

UPDATE: picked a fabric.

We decided on Friday to take a trip to Fabric Warehouse. Walked through the entire dang store and saw NOTHING. Then as we're walking past the cutting table, we spotted a middle-aged woman carrying a cool linen fabric. We both stopped in our tracks...and I think it startled her. She asked if we were staring at the fabric she was holding and we both nodded. We walked on over and grabbed it, took pictures, and almost instantly decided on it. We got a sample and brought it home where it's been sitting on the chair ever since. It's PERFECT. And so tomorrow we will go get it! See below for a crude photoshop of what it will look like on the chair, although the actual fabric appears much brighter and more contemporary/retro in person. Can't wait for Lolly & Mom to get their sew on!

up close and personal

Before

and After! Better than a blanket wrapped around it, eh?

IP: Who knew?

Well, after last week's blog post, I sharpened my eagle eye and lookie what I found:

I know, it's not exactly what I wanted, but this thing is HUGE. 22" across to be exact. The search still continues for a vintage version, but I am forever thankful to Lara for finding this one @ Ikea for us.

Oh....and then there's THIS little one. Ain't she a beaut?

Yeah, I agree. Save for a few small flaws that a little stain & some wax won't fix, it's perfect. Lolly is now officially on board with the Mid Century style...and so the search is on for the appropriate table & chairs. I'm honestly not sure how I missed this thing on Craigslist, but dang I'm glad I found it. There's a mirror that goes with it that I may be getting from the owner as well. We'll see. Apparently this piece hails from the late 50's to early 60's..former owner is finding out for me. I'm not sure who made it, as all of the stamps are far too faded. Time to do some research I guess. Anyway...it's pretty much my favorite piece of furniture in the house right now. Dork? Yep.

We also have these chairs which I got from my uncle's garage apartment after he passed away.

They're great style and shape...the green & orange burlap fabric is covered with a white blanket so people don't vomit immediately upon entering the house and seeing them in that shape. The 2 fabrics below are just a sampling of options we have...but picking out fabrics for a set of MCM/Danish chairs is WAAAAY too tough. See anything you find fitting, be sure to pass it our way. Kthx.

"This one's too brown"

"this one's nice, but too thin"

Sound like Goldilocks or what??? Grumble.

The search continues...

Daydreaming

Alright, I'll admit that sometimes Design*Sponge has some crazy shiznit but today there were a number of kitchen ideas that I am liking a lot. Now I'm not saying I want these kitchens. Just pieces really. And here's why:

White cabinets with a black/dk grey counter top. Oh, and also the channeled glass on the cabinets in the background.

Micro-subway tile backsplash with puck lighting under cabinets. C'est magnifique, non?

Again, white cabinets, but with farm sink and cup pulls. Open shelves are nice too..though it may require the purchase of new dishes...

But we already have the exposed tongue and groove walls, so it's partially done.

...and then there's this. Now this may be the control freak in me...but this is THE DEFINITION of what I want our pantry to look like. Even better if it's a pantry/hallway with a small prep area in it. This will be fuel for our trip to Austin and The Container Store in a couple of weeks. Lolly will probably want to kill me. Also, those aren't terrible looking light fixtures either.

Sigh. I can dream, right? Papa will be back from Europe in a week and after that, we'll start taking inventory, measurements, and begin the design for the new cabinets! Words cannot express how excited I am to get this project underway again. It'll be a slow process but when it's done I'm going to want to cook and be in the kitchen even more!

gimme

I realize that lust after furniture is probably a sin, but I'm kinda feelin' that particular sin at the very moment. I saw this little find on Design Sponge and promptly fell in lust with it. I want it. Your job, as a reader, is to help me get it. K?

Isn't it great!? yeah...gotta have it.

I've been looking for a while for one, but can't seem to find one that 1. fits in my budget, 2. the wifey doesn't absolutely hate. How's about this one hun?

Also, today, while driving around by BR High, I noticed demolition has started on the campus. They removed windows in the old cafeteria to reveal another item I've been looking for but can't seem to find: an old huge school house clock for the wall in the kitchen. Here's to hoping I can make it mine!

ex: see what I'm sayin? this thing just oozes cool!

Again, still looking, so keep your eyes pealed! (as if that saying really makes any sense)