You may have seen my recent post on chairs with re-upholstery potential…so I thought I’d get your feedback on used furniture, too…
 

How do you feel about used furniture?

only if it’s an item with true potential

the cheaper the better

gross…no thanks

antiques are alright

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Granted, I have NO need for any new furniture. Or rather, no SPACE for said furniture. But, in an effort to procrastinate on the actual work I have to do today, I decided to take a quick look around craigslist….just ’cause I haven’t in a while. And I found a couple of things to die […]

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The price tag is steep ($146??), but I’m pretty sure I could make these myself - since a good friend recently taught me how to cable. I’m stoked to put my new skills to the test! Plus, a knit pillow will add the perfect amount of texture to my new living room (pics up soon!)

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Remember this?
 

I found it! Available at Natrona Furniture.

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We all know that jewel tones are so “right now”. What’s more, the similar “snorkel blue” has been chosen by Pantone as a have-to-have color for Spring 2008. It’s always interesting to see how these colors work their way into interior design…
After my trip to Cost Plus, where I purchased a peacock blue jute rug […]

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Yes friends, it’s true. After living in the Scott St Apt with PRD for a good 7 months, I’ve finally gotten up off the couch and been truly bitten by the decorating bug.
Sources of inspiration:

Cost Plus World Market — I happened to stop in on my lunch break on Friday, and was stoked to find […]

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The day job has been incredibly busy lately, leaving me little time to ponder the fun things I love so much. What I will say is that I am in need of a little design inspiration…yes, still working on the living room.
Just thought I’d post up an awesome pic - I came across a […]

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Tight on storage space? I recently posted about stylish magazine/file storage alternatives. One reader was specifically interested in finding ways to organize magazine clippings - without enough space to save entire magazines, she prefers to only keep the articles that really interest her. The options below aren’t your high school-style binders with the clear EZ […]

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About six months ago I was feeling really inspired by black and white silhouette pictures - a type of portrait that was popular in the 1800’s. Random, I know. I think was first inspired because I was reminded of an art project I did in grade school. (I’ve been trying to hunt down said project […]

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I’m a relatively organized person, but I also happen to be a magazine addict.
Last weekend we were cleaning the apartment and PRD says to me, “We have a magazine problem.” I looked around the living room and sure enough there were piles of magazines everywhere. How had I been oblivious to this? “Can we throw […]

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