Archive for 2009

Kilim

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

I’ve been wanting to replace the large Ikea Stockholm Rand rug that is in the living room for some time. You know…this one…

I bought it in the as-is section for $75 and thought I would love it more than I do. It was a bit of a stop gap solution to save my freshly refinished floors from doggy claws.

Finding a LARGE rug – something around 9 x 12 feet for less than $100 is proving to be quite difficult. Even the carpet remnant section is of no use.

I love the colors and graphic pattern of this Afghan Ghazni Kilim. But at 6 x 4 feet its just too small. If it was larger I would buy this in a second.



Neutral, neutral, neutral. Still 5 x 8 ft…and starting at a bid of 0.99 cents…its OK.

I love the pattern. The color? Not so much. Its sort looks like it should go in a really bland kids room in the 1980’s. Its 6 x 9ft and bidding is starting at $80 with free shipping…we might be getting closer…

I like the colors and pattern. Problem is – its only 3×6 ft.

This runner is pretty groovy. But its a runner and just not the right size.

Nice but still not right.

The impossible hunt continues for the perfect large rug for the living room that is under $100. If anyone has any ideas, sources or suggestions I would totally be game.

Classing things up a bit

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

I’m slowly adjusting to the dining room to be a little more sophisticated? Is that what I want? I don’t know, maybe cohesive… At least I got some pretty things for my hutch. Damn you ebay.

The dreaded vignette. Still trying to perfect the art of styling…


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I think instead of the tulip chairs the perfect chairs for the dining room would be a set of cream Eames DSR chairs with black eiffel tower bases. Gorgeous!

Bookends

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

In the search for the perfect pair of bookends I have decided that I love only two.

Ben Seibel Jenfred-ware bookends

George Nelson Jax / Jack bookends

The Nelson is a classic, but man all those Ben Seibel Jenfred bookends are sexxxx-y. These both pop-up on Ebay and Etsy, but can get quite pricey very quickly. The hope is that I stumble upon them somewhere unexpected and my wildest fantasies about keeping my books straight in style come true.