Classing things up a bit

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

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.

New Lamp

May 5th, 2009

I got a fancy looking vintage lamp this weekend from Amsterdam Modern. Ellen is having a sidewalk sale of 20 – 50% off items this upcoming weekend May 9th from 11 – 4pm, to make room for a bunch of new imported goodies. If you are in the Los Angeles area – I’d say this is a sale not to be missed. She has the most wonderful lighting and furniture to die for.

I need to rewire the lamp since it still has its European electrical, but for the price it was such a deal. I am totally going gaga for plastic Scandinavian lighting from the 70’s.