So I’m very Scandinavian- Norwegian and Swedish with a dash of German- which explains a lot. The pasty skin, the penchant for modern/scandinavian design, Troll 2, aversion to the sun and warm weather, etc.
So we should not be surprised when this 1955 Norwegian travel poster would be a impulse buy, had I $495 laying around somewhere. LOVE IT.
Pink Poodle Parade
Cupcake Wrapper Garland
An “Apple-a-Day” Calendar made with apples
A “T” made of cups. T cups. Get it. “T” cups. Teacups.
One of my favorite inspirations is Anthropologie’s store art installations. They are AMAAAAAZING. Sigh. I can remember one of the first times I went to an Anthropologie store. It was downtown Chicago and it was in the fall/close to winter and they had this massive spool of thread (and you know how I love massive things) with the coordinating massive red string threaded throughout the store ceiling and walls into beautiful swirls and patterns. Wonderful. Enjoy the pictures above and if you can recreate that “T cup” installation in your kitchen you will be my lifetime hero.
OH MY GOODNESS. I NEED THIS. In some great accent color (other than red/white/blue) in my LIVING ROOM. It’s ginormous and wonderful. I love big things. This could be the biggest big thing I’ve ever wanted. Ever.
Remember that great glass pendant light from a couple posts ago? Well, I found them at Design Within Reach. (Which is a horrible name for this company, because everything is most definitely out of my reach…)
Oh, they’re so lovely. Now I think I just have to have it for the new dining room. How to find $250…
This is Old Man Connour. We rescued him from an antique shop in Hannibal, MO. He’s going to have a prominent place in either our new living room or dining room once he’s framed.
So I remember a craft project from my elementary years involving wrapping string around a balloon, soaked in starch, left to dry, then taking out the balloon and you have this cool looking, rigid web-like ball. So my logic is, bigger balloon, more starch, more string, right?
Like I mentioned before, I am super stoked to have a dining room adjacent to the kitchen. Take the food out of the oven, put it on the counter. We’ll be eating like real adults and hopefully teaching Blinn to do the same. (I realize Blinn is not even 2 yet, but really, can we keep a little more food off of the floor, the ceiling, the clothes, down the pants???! We’re working on it.)
So the new apartment has a dreadful-looking ceiling fan in the dining room, and that’s one of the first projects I want to tackle after painting. I love the look of these large, chunky, modern pendents. I think the last one (which is from Ikea) fits our budget more. If we don’t go to Starbucks for a month. I might need help convincing Greg…
We’re moving! Ok, so we’re only moving a block over. The 4th time we’ve moved in the last 5 years within a 1/2 mi. radius. But it’s to an apartment WITH A DISHWASHER AND A WASHER AND DRYER! I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited. It’s like Christmas if Christmas meant you get to purge all of your junk, dream of new color schemes and redecorate a new space. Ahhhh… I love moving. No joke. I really love moving to new places, to Greg’s dismay.
So the new digs. What I’m loving so far:
1. Dishwasher (my first)
2. Did I mention my own washer and dryer? (also my first)
3. A back patio with room for a grill and table/chairs
4. A dining room area directly off of the kitchen, which mean the Connour Family will now begin eating meals at a real table like a real civilized family.
5. More closets and cubbies.
6. Newly remodeled kitchen and bathroom.
7. Lots of light in a roomy living room area.
6. Across the street from Tom and Jenni, two doors down from Jake and Dana, and across the street from the ice cream shop, my girlfriends at Salon 312 and Vivianna and her flower shop (and the Farmer’s Market on Tuesdays).
7. We can paint.
8. We can hang things on the walls.
9. We can paint.
10. We can hang things on the walls.
11. Did I mention we can paint and hang things on the walls????
So, much to post about these next few weeks. Decor brainstorming begins tomorrow!!
Remember that great gold ceiling from a few days ago? Well, here’s a silver version that is just as majestic!
So, if someday we ever buy a house or live in a residence we can remodel, I would love, capital LOVE, L to the O to the V to the E one of these groovy 70’s flashback “conversation pits” in my living. They’re sleek and modern and fun and absolutely ideal for conversation. Think of all the people that could sit in that thing! THOUSANDS! Not to mention it’s like a massive playpen. Mmmm… moms with coffee, lounging around, babies crawling back and forth unable to escape yet perfectly safe in a massive padded cage. HOW WONDERFUL!
