I Have a Problem

Hi, my name is Kathy, and I'm addicted to chairs. Especially inexpensive ones. I know the first step to recovery is admitting I have a problem, but I'm not sure I want to be cured. The latest fix? Two Brno Knoll chairs (or knock-offs, I'm no expert) from the Habitat for Humanity Store. I'm sorry, I just couldn't pass them up. They were $12.50 each!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aBTUKXH99Wc2OYYuygwu5yFO0z6diREBx6bLmT2dcJrZVHf9AKil6J5YxCBU9eTFlEJ9upquYZBGjuNL_JZhGRJdIPdL1bxd_3XKX_6_0GROd-Y8m9Gp3xJYf6nBsXBQ7hxl9uG3Gq8/s1600/IMG_0237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8aBTUKXH99Wc2OYYuygwu5yFO0z6diREBx6bLmT2dcJrZVHf9AKil6J5YxCBU9eTFlEJ9upquYZBGjuNL_JZhGRJdIPdL1bxd_3XKX_6_0GROd-Y8m9Gp3xJYf6nBsXBQ7hxl9uG3Gq8/s400/IMG_0237.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I've been feeling the need for some chrome chairs as of late. A little bit of mod to throw in with my mostly traditional fare. Then like magic, there they were. There were about 15 of these chairs at the store, most with little red sold signs on them. Except for these two. It was destiny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePO9cOh5CYN_mdW7QiBpbOtdFWTluDVmyL2F2exVY3-NXFDOalodPHwO83JN0hEOn6uNODZOyle0Ilo4C-Ei25408pgR99A8R7dWsNG1mXbQ8yHhsYPkPRchEcXbb9hpEaigyEzQBYLQ/s1600/IMG_0238.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePO9cOh5CYN_mdW7QiBpbOtdFWTluDVmyL2F2exVY3-NXFDOalodPHwO83JN0hEOn6uNODZOyle0Ilo4C-Ei25408pgR99A8R7dWsNG1mXbQ8yHhsYPkPRchEcXbb9hpEaigyEzQBYLQ/s400/IMG_0238.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, I just have to live with them for a while and figure out where I want to put them and what fabric to recover them in. They're currently covered in black naugahyde that has seen better days. They have stickers on them that read, "Gresham, Smith and Partners" which is an architectural firm in town. I'm assuming they're redoing their conference room. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you familiar with the <a href="http://www.knoll.com/products/product.jsp?prod_id=49">Brno chair</a>? This is the tubular version, but I've actually had a crush on the flat bar variation for a while. Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1930 and made by Knoll, it's one of the first cantilevered chairs to be produced. It has experienced enduring popularity since it was first introduced. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure if mine are authentic <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/manufacturer/brno-tubular-chair-volo-leather.do?sortby=ourPicks">Knoll</a> chairs (I can't find any markings), but they look like decent knock-offs if they're not. If they were good enough for an architect's office, they're good enough for me.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz3j84GtveXjElzSlG1aJ1lI6oDXMnZeXUuDnQMFHVGAMzCn2aeQkuSfAVh82H83HlAYgHv2PeTI7Sbjgd686Q1NuUz1evcOieJoOW9LKgEz-KJjtRoOsXzS1PuoRM3I3j2ZPFsAJlHo/s1600/f_7383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqz3j84GtveXjElzSlG1aJ1lI6oDXMnZeXUuDnQMFHVGAMzCn2aeQkuSfAVh82H83HlAYgHv2PeTI7Sbjgd686Q1NuUz1evcOieJoOW9LKgEz-KJjtRoOsXzS1PuoRM3I3j2ZPFsAJlHo/s1600/f_7383.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Knoll chair from <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/manufacturer/brno-tubular-chair-volo-leather.do?sortby=ourPicks">DWR's website.</a> Theirs (with leather) retails for $1,831. I think I'll take my version, thank you very much.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Here is the flat bar version that Lulu de Kwiatkowski has in her California home that was recently featured in <a href="http://lonnymag.com/issues/10-october-november/pages/1#p53">Lonny Magazine</a>. This is what started my wheels turning I think. Love her house. You must check it out if you have not.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpZH_iyx4KDGdNlWuI6x94okW453YQwJs7qgMvSsLtnN1WOuIRofcCtgK_kvK5jf63iEDlulh7oykGpxTW1IYvO9F8ATqcU2dg2r9Qc9N1dVAnSOsMPltjGkRPMutv2wAl6csh888v_Y/s1600/53.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpZH_iyx4KDGdNlWuI6x94okW453YQwJs7qgMvSsLtnN1WOuIRofcCtgK_kvK5jf63iEDlulh7oykGpxTW1IYvO9F8ATqcU2dg2r9Qc9N1dVAnSOsMPltjGkRPMutv2wAl6csh888v_Y/s640/53.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The white upholstery is so chic.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some more shots of the Brno chair . . . </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG-BAg7bDFlk39kBMAAYFzdGqAIMPcOXDkBi53QH80BtB9RIfuEGxtFY0BJ0g97TNFXySPQF5ZtW03bngRJozM5WA8fWA4Ap2te8Wt3Y33dO6AFczkB2J1JHiWI3d9TI1TdIhCJeFRk8/s1600/SCO-Brno-Barcelona-Table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCG-BAg7bDFlk39kBMAAYFzdGqAIMPcOXDkBi53QH80BtB9RIfuEGxtFY0BJ0g97TNFXySPQF5ZtW03bngRJozM5WA8fWA4Ap2te8Wt3Y33dO6AFczkB2J1JHiWI3d9TI1TdIhCJeFRk8/s400/SCO-Brno-Barcelona-Table.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The flat bar version again. I'm liking the cowhide. That's an interesting treatment.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjh5MBQo446w93tGLdk7TzmnwnLu05qpAyIa-JbANf9c2RzlTPcQz2P137dfNF8GqIBxduY8xqjsMWea-GVWnSgyWDgMD2jvbT4iT_zI8Hd35XYLFENAA8NhQ-i9jBxkQw7fgaMJ2piE/s1600/amy35_rect640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjh5MBQo446w93tGLdk7TzmnwnLu05qpAyIa-JbANf9c2RzlTPcQz2P137dfNF8GqIBxduY8xqjsMWea-GVWnSgyWDgMD2jvbT4iT_zI8Hd35XYLFENAA8NhQ-i9jBxkQw7fgaMJ2piE/s400/amy35_rect640.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here are some yellow ones I found on <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/house-tours/inside-out-amys-salvaged-sanctuary-in-the-sky-027966">Apartment Therapy</a>. Kind of cool.</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">For fabric, I was thinking of something like this I found on <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Ostrich-Skin-Faux-Leather-Fabric-Cream-/270685205488?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f061873f0">eBay</a> . . . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrlvPX92dU9-2FVRKYFPhp5vu6A5JUyB0Yi9ZoxQIa7z3oPDodBEj3VIoNnInjeB8JPM8myDhDxD9qCXZiSYv0ezAvb9AIZALeVBiukVUR-8S6JszEYdmVZnweWVdsHaSS3npvCsl5FI/s1600/%2521CBJE8OQBWk%257E%2524%2528KGrHqQOKnUEz1dgbgg7BNGe%2521g1kb%2521%257E%257E0_12.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrlvPX92dU9-2FVRKYFPhp5vu6A5JUyB0Yi9ZoxQIa7z3oPDodBEj3VIoNnInjeB8JPM8myDhDxD9qCXZiSYv0ezAvb9AIZALeVBiukVUR-8S6JszEYdmVZnweWVdsHaSS3npvCsl5FI/s400/%2521CBJE8OQBWk%257E%2524%2528KGrHqQOKnUEz1dgbgg7BNGe%2521g1kb%2521%257E%257E0_12.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's an Ostrich Skin Faux Leather in cream. I'm thinking faux leather might be the way to go. Of course, I need to decide where the chairs are going to help me determine my selection. But I think this might be neutral enough to be moved around. I'm open to suggestions. Any thoughts?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Are you a fan of the Brno?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sources: Design Within Reach, Knoll, <a href="http://lonnymag.com/issues/10-october-november/pages/1#p53">Lonny Magazine</a>, eBay, <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/house-tours/inside-out-amys-salvaged-sanctuary-in-the-sky-027966">Apartment Therapy</a></span></i>

I Have a Problem

Hi, my name is Kathy, and I'm addicted to chairs. Especially inexpensive ones. I know the first step to recovery is admitting I have a p...

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Round-Up

I've done a little browsing here and there this week between other obligations. Here's what I found:<br /><br />First, a set of four klismos-style chairs I spotted at the Habitat for Humanity store today for $50 each . . .<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM3tPp3gQU8xJzCcmW8_dMFnVv8iNXvHNjA8ViRbnK-kfTEy-zrmBdvio5XoS-yWv7pNwI2trAGfQ2lwxizosUv05EE0TGvQ03qdkOxrKQEYK0NwQNmC3XHC3zeGig7Da-Nvvv5sOS6M/s1600/dining+chair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEM3tPp3gQU8xJzCcmW8_dMFnVv8iNXvHNjA8ViRbnK-kfTEy-zrmBdvio5XoS-yWv7pNwI2trAGfQ2lwxizosUv05EE0TGvQ03qdkOxrKQEYK0NwQNmC3XHC3zeGig7Da-Nvvv5sOS6M/s400/dining+chair.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I loved the shape and thought they would be great around a round table. The problem? Three were side chairs and one had arms. Very strange. Anyway, while perusing blogs today, I ran across this photo from the <a href="http://www.elledecor.com/elle-decor/articles/elle-decor-showhouse">Elle Decor Showhouse in San Francisco</a> on <a href="http://katie-d-i-d.blogspot.com/2010/11/elle-decor-showhouse-2010-kitchen-and.html">Katiedid</a>. Check out the dining room by <a href="http://www.palmerweiss.com/">Palmer Weiss</a> (a designer I love): </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9Djp583u9yLM3tLIpKYePvPpGDgVrgD5j3zQl9uILOgYYqzAd4arEAwhTlgAdCX06uDu8cuObBFq8wvQbk2NN0cfxb8xXhN0tQ-QIDkypfauDS0Ag05vEhCd6Iv9FImCs6g6vHgphSI/s1600/Elle%252BDecor%252BShowhouse%252B2010%252BBreakfast%252BRoom2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9Djp583u9yLM3tLIpKYePvPpGDgVrgD5j3zQl9uILOgYYqzAd4arEAwhTlgAdCX06uDu8cuObBFq8wvQbk2NN0cfxb8xXhN0tQ-QIDkypfauDS0Ag05vEhCd6Iv9FImCs6g6vHgphSI/s400/Elle%252BDecor%252BShowhouse%252B2010%252BBreakfast%252BRoom2.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't these chairs look similar? You could lime the wood and possibly even add fabric to the wood backs for  a similar effect. What do you think?</div><br />My big find at the Habitat store was a $3 black cylinder shade for my <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/5-lamp.html">$4.99 lamp</a>. That's right, my entire lamp came in for a grand total of $8 and some change. Woo hoo!<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmRyZY_3qflTIL-JNEMUJm0TZ0z17P9mD1b08T_S9joyc5mtrRh-xrh0dcME6qUYzifwzcGMjhIIbJtyTCVcHKDbEU6oVHR5_SQKzQ01KFVt7XwRO_-zalLN3TmecMsektAU1ACoo_sQ/s1600/lamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmRyZY_3qflTIL-JNEMUJm0TZ0z17P9mD1b08T_S9joyc5mtrRh-xrh0dcME6qUYzifwzcGMjhIIbJtyTCVcHKDbEU6oVHR5_SQKzQ01KFVt7XwRO_-zalLN3TmecMsektAU1ACoo_sQ/s400/lamp.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm kind of digging the retro vibe of the lamp. Sorry, I took this at night, so the lighting is not good.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Earlier in the week, I spotted a pair of ceramic foo dogs at an antique mall for $30 for the pair. Thought that was a great deal. Some people don't like the foo, but I still do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55YXwP9srfgv8Wa9k9lpcX4BfhYTE9afJKaBO2FSyGxr7ZTYiWC4kScUCabOKjZ8i66z9aCV5Hh_gGXzX92QiobTYlFfST0EEg1FhjQrT71UAPAVnrk55nEV1K6j-_w-VgxCnv1gOc2Q/s1600/foo+dogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55YXwP9srfgv8Wa9k9lpcX4BfhYTE9afJKaBO2FSyGxr7ZTYiWC4kScUCabOKjZ8i66z9aCV5Hh_gGXzX92QiobTYlFfST0EEg1FhjQrT71UAPAVnrk55nEV1K6j-_w-VgxCnv1gOc2Q/s320/foo+dogs.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And this French mirror looked extremely familiar, and while I don't remember the exact price, I think it was pretty reasonable. These last two items were at the Winchester Antique Mall in Franklin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKaWtxuS62MRqX0i1V83P_hO4hETL9dxHuIFirFfRNXyozpVJvptYTWYzo3YQ0zn9_vN4Kd8YdI7qKAdz4q5Qmwlw43ikb3QpV7mgPB3eWGklQ_Yl3xgDaoUQVaYat4PjocDZXkTSYk8/s1600/French+mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKaWtxuS62MRqX0i1V83P_hO4hETL9dxHuIFirFfRNXyozpVJvptYTWYzo3YQ0zn9_vN4Kd8YdI7qKAdz4q5Qmwlw43ikb3QpV7mgPB3eWGklQ_Yl3xgDaoUQVaYat4PjocDZXkTSYk8/s400/French+mirror.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">And although this version is much smaller, I knew I had spotted this look recently both <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-kind-of-town.html">here</a> and <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/10/14-blog-post.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wishing you all a Happy Weekend. I'll be hosting our supper club tomorrow night and I'll try and remember to snap some pics of the finished table before dinner.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Sources: <a href="http://katie-d-i-d.blogspot.com/">Katiedid </a></div>

Round-Up

I've done a little browsing here and there this week between other obligations. Here's what I found: First, a set of four klismos-st...

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The Week in Review

<span style="font-size: large;">Life with a new puppy can be exhausting, but this past week has mainly been heartbreaking. Our sweet puppy Piper got violently sick on Tuesday evening so my husband rushed her to the after-hours emergency vet. She was diagnosed with parvo, a severe gastrointestinal virus that can afflict puppies. The bad news is that she spent Tuesday through Saturday at the vet's office. The good news is that our prayers were answered, and she got to come home last night . . . thank God!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Now, that I know that she is recovering, I can share some other things I experienced over the past week. Last Sunday, I got the opportunity to hit the Whitland Neighborhood Home Tour. Whitland is one of Nashville's oldest neighborhoods established in 1910 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.  </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF9jg6px5QxB0f82iCRb2ddNnUTBuEqBPIPbP3cQt9XZupv24MHvH4rMtc7AeBodQ4BbxfdDksRiAKwx4iJGSXmvWTX2qP1hU5ByuXrExt5tHAXrU_RcmKZj1PwoSCxB-_BeoF-17n3s/s1600/P1014091.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF9jg6px5QxB0f82iCRb2ddNnUTBuEqBPIPbP3cQt9XZupv24MHvH4rMtc7AeBodQ4BbxfdDksRiAKwx4iJGSXmvWTX2qP1hU5ByuXrExt5tHAXrU_RcmKZj1PwoSCxB-_BeoF-17n3s/s400/P1014091.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>One of my favorite homes was this one on Carden Avenue - a new home built to blend in with the older homes in the neighborhood.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoxZbF8x_YtqR8_OWN1TAB5ZgEypKGEb031g2t_ZT-B8u_RLnmNqWsI0m-0fkW_iKN9XkaJNjNQyutpfQDUMwRxU0FAoNCWkSFZVUd8eYSFQ4hb4CFSrgCEwgtG8m0aeAyM2FEbwAZII/s1600/IMG_5369.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoxZbF8x_YtqR8_OWN1TAB5ZgEypKGEb031g2t_ZT-B8u_RLnmNqWsI0m-0fkW_iKN9XkaJNjNQyutpfQDUMwRxU0FAoNCWkSFZVUd8eYSFQ4hb4CFSrgCEwgtG8m0aeAyM2FEbwAZII/s400/IMG_5369.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Love these dark gray built-in bookshelves.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU2HoORjTnl6wCWbf29GPIqvFVmUw1htKGdVB6gbU-nEkqxPFSVtomuGmDHZd1pjF4e2rHqRfxz3QkmpmF7rVaWHNt3aHgA1PAGTKMYmDYLNol3CkOeqgMFNYhkk8TywyCeELOWiT7bU/s1600/IMG_5366.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYU2HoORjTnl6wCWbf29GPIqvFVmUw1htKGdVB6gbU-nEkqxPFSVtomuGmDHZd1pjF4e2rHqRfxz3QkmpmF7rVaWHNt3aHgA1PAGTKMYmDYLNol3CkOeqgMFNYhkk8TywyCeELOWiT7bU/s400/IMG_5366.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>The open floor plan with dark hardwoods was very inviting.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXN__fNsLQ5gAwBgzUSz8HZ5ChSjJ8unDLtWyC80O_7fQ92UannxaXQZnKeAyLwgoeymPia6y1d5LuF3yjXGUcwE9ycJK5LU7hlJ7PCSSUMAHDe5J8j6LEUj88H-seMYp33OmuvdfDi4/s1600/IMG_5361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKXN__fNsLQ5gAwBgzUSz8HZ5ChSjJ8unDLtWyC80O_7fQ92UannxaXQZnKeAyLwgoeymPia6y1d5LuF3yjXGUcwE9ycJK5LU7hlJ7PCSSUMAHDe5J8j6LEUj88H-seMYp33OmuvdfDi4/s400/IMG_5361.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <i>And the piece de resistance - this fabulous screened-in porch. That view, that lighting, that gabled ceiling. All good.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEx6mStDF0t8y_aoPqZ9-P__WDyhXc84hmilTO16BxbeJIpxmiy6cI8E4EsWFJjsSyVOSKCXAcQ_8UQqZ5pF7nMWwq2uwz0bvZe9tpqGgOpRbeSJEfLaZLsUHc27Y7J1fvmn-G7ebVmM/s1600/IMG_5362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieEx6mStDF0t8y_aoPqZ9-P__WDyhXc84hmilTO16BxbeJIpxmiy6cI8E4EsWFJjsSyVOSKCXAcQ_8UQqZ5pF7nMWwq2uwz0bvZe9tpqGgOpRbeSJEfLaZLsUHc27Y7J1fvmn-G7ebVmM/s400/IMG_5362.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> I also loved the orange and blue combination they had going on. Wish I could have snuck out with that wingback chair!</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6X7-r39rKdXOcbIuOPp-Egj1tzubRIOj-Mv2O2Si6UubaR0S10h3w7Ns0jYpBebxkHTFj8uja-f7aqvfDBAEfvgeQ7Sij9cVJKgAe2UlxPsWJ5TygG7oREx8JhFu9HgBj1E9OpgXUVA/s1600/IMG_5365.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6X7-r39rKdXOcbIuOPp-Egj1tzubRIOj-Mv2O2Si6UubaR0S10h3w7Ns0jYpBebxkHTFj8uja-f7aqvfDBAEfvgeQ7Sij9cVJKgAe2UlxPsWJ5TygG7oREx8JhFu9HgBj1E9OpgXUVA/s400/IMG_5365.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Also, the peaceful bedroom. I loved the art throughout the house. It's hard to see but there's a very unique landscape photo of an old beautiful tree above the bed. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In other news . . </span>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMOruld2Xl4YRNUgMxGu9QBNcpyGceYepx5R0eiZlfvsnzPnc_GFgilsSSKsiWuDaOJ-t5p-3jC-iHmrv6h07kF9Vd2c0HFZwvM2Oh8NYNdfRxMICBED-5aaRHKV8y3_ypQPwPMY-fsY/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsMOruld2Xl4YRNUgMxGu9QBNcpyGceYepx5R0eiZlfvsnzPnc_GFgilsSSKsiWuDaOJ-t5p-3jC-iHmrv6h07kF9Vd2c0HFZwvM2Oh8NYNdfRxMICBED-5aaRHKV8y3_ypQPwPMY-fsY/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pierce lost his first tooth this week. The funny thing? We have no idea where it went. We assume he swallowed it. No worries, the tooth fairy came anyway . . . of course. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And later in the week, I got the chance to stop by my friends and neighbors' new shop called The Perfect Setting on Hillsboro Road in the Grassland area of Franklin. They have some great things - antiques, new pieces, consignment furniture and wonderful gift items. Of course, they are not new to retail already owning the Antiques at the Factory in downtown Franklin. As a bonus, they are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. So you should stop in and see all the goodies "Mrs. Sheri" and "Mr. Chuck" (as my children call them) have in store. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCwTMnYtu0D3es36TWizJj5wG3RoCRsQbbzThKCd3yUT6FBiZZzC4XN3wKg4-PnpEuesEnaoUz-vgZPSTzZjRP-nth7HOV7Zs4ayXLHkhTWUqwZ1FJvSUHaBZUzfKUDIqX1EIhvaRlfk/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCwTMnYtu0D3es36TWizJj5wG3RoCRsQbbzThKCd3yUT6FBiZZzC4XN3wKg4-PnpEuesEnaoUz-vgZPSTzZjRP-nth7HOV7Zs4ayXLHkhTWUqwZ1FJvSUHaBZUzfKUDIqX1EIhvaRlfk/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEY-N5lppueQT5EgYYSCpZ0jfFI976FLFIGxnFaL61qI4iRabbxkfwRTIcnlZESOgKU3T5htG3nq1zZYy3jd1mvzNo94x3x2GCzo4rlPRlkmV-t2IiBIlnip69JRLsVEpuFIGBQ1yqxk/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEY-N5lppueQT5EgYYSCpZ0jfFI976FLFIGxnFaL61qI4iRabbxkfwRTIcnlZESOgKU3T5htG3nq1zZYy3jd1mvzNo94x3x2GCzo4rlPRlkmV-t2IiBIlnip69JRLsVEpuFIGBQ1yqxk/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Gray leather, yum.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApKVU9du7YirI5tTf0KoBVlNfseNR_UKhFkf6bRvhRz5Fe7VgqDKKSVT2YrfBsctmaFccL42RWQqGs3BEhesJXpbKsfd77R4aX056chJ2A0dsHSb4bcrrBLh3V5q9OSLLM4I7cey9IyY/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjApKVU9du7YirI5tTf0KoBVlNfseNR_UKhFkf6bRvhRz5Fe7VgqDKKSVT2YrfBsctmaFccL42RWQqGs3BEhesJXpbKsfd77R4aX056chJ2A0dsHSb4bcrrBLh3V5q9OSLLM4I7cey9IyY/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A cool modern take on the barrel chair.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmysmo5KRUOhcdARNIB9Yc7MaAQZ1e_H4Z7BOdj7-HdH7FMhTz6IJYcfnw0b7r9YXdmL-cNGUMH2reazZA0bCGJSGZMoP1UZ5Zc0-6Ung1x0XrxlQJM5cQRaBEfxaeb0_guABjERMvgJE/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmysmo5KRUOhcdARNIB9Yc7MaAQZ1e_H4Z7BOdj7-HdH7FMhTz6IJYcfnw0b7r9YXdmL-cNGUMH2reazZA0bCGJSGZMoP1UZ5Zc0-6Ung1x0XrxlQJM5cQRaBEfxaeb0_guABjERMvgJE/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Yet another chair I covet. Okay, so I have a thing for chairs.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWH5lEHcCgxHTqdy0qbr4tdee4w-amYjRIoLJhDXxE9Jxld_-Xhn5bC_xqKgf8Zbz0XWm-Qdodn_6ftAPnLwuVoUvtIJwP3kYE053WlYHKIIy0RsX7XIY8wJjF3chiOnHJBCVoAcT9Lw/s1600/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWH5lEHcCgxHTqdy0qbr4tdee4w-amYjRIoLJhDXxE9Jxld_-Xhn5bC_xqKgf8Zbz0XWm-Qdodn_6ftAPnLwuVoUvtIJwP3kYE053WlYHKIIy0RsX7XIY8wJjF3chiOnHJBCVoAcT9Lw/s400/photo.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>And I LOVE this mirror. Two people put it on hold. It's okay, she can order more.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We're all glad our puppy is home. Now, I'm concentrating on some projects around the house. Stay tuned.<br /></span></div>

The Week in Review

Life with a new puppy can be exhausting, but this past week has mainly been heartbreaking. Our sweet puppy Piper got violently sick on Tuesd...

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Caveat Emptor

<span style="font-size: large;">Somehow during my two years of high school Latin, I missed an important lesson . . . caveat emptor or "buyer beware." I should have known better. I should have checked things out more thoroughly, but my enthusiasm clouded my judgment.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Remember this <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/help-wanted.html">table and chairs</a> . . .</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK99k8sBTzDChFKjW4acYHnyGUCLHZVdDjG85nNdwnnqD_UGYdiXhDAETQ_Ql3N7_jXaUCMzC8eSK7WhPxL-dVMH0tWrSzAh58Vmd96K-MxqpvItnigMcSmDGFHUt4rEe8pEWugU7YPI/s1600/IMG_5131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWK99k8sBTzDChFKjW4acYHnyGUCLHZVdDjG85nNdwnnqD_UGYdiXhDAETQ_Ql3N7_jXaUCMzC8eSK7WhPxL-dVMH0tWrSzAh58Vmd96K-MxqpvItnigMcSmDGFHUt4rEe8pEWugU7YPI/s400/IMG_5131.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I bought them several weeks ago at the Habitat for Humanity store. I looked them over, noticed some fretwork missing, some scratches and wear, but nothing that would prevent me from buying them. My big mistake? Not sitting in the chairs. I didn't think I needed to . . . they felt solid. I pushed on them. They weren't wobbly. Plus, they had plywood seats with rusty, jagged holes where the screws had been attached. Who would want to sit on that? I might tear my clothes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I got the table and chairs home, put them in the garage until I could get my husband to help me move the table upstairs. Then got to work on sanding and painting the chairs. This was quite the process. I finally got them to the point where I thought they looked just right. But I was still on the hunt for the perfect fabric. Remember this <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/06/help-wanted.html">post</a>, where I obsessed over my options?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After ordering swatches online, getting my sister to bring me some from Memphis, and hitting every fabric store in town, I still didn't feel like I had found "the one." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpM0oeEBVd1YG8jyk6o9oMB9lSbb6cHn4COfCKSj2IZ3hJjsFyly8CT0tlXv-bZbkfe6AIjAj-_iJB0YhnSySZRb6h7bfm_22CuF2QaDZ5HtxTioRMNxNgXdPLdVkK6wWP2-AoF0hIc8/s1600/IMG_5326.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpM0oeEBVd1YG8jyk6o9oMB9lSbb6cHn4COfCKSj2IZ3hJjsFyly8CT0tlXv-bZbkfe6AIjAj-_iJB0YhnSySZRb6h7bfm_22CuF2QaDZ5HtxTioRMNxNgXdPLdVkK6wWP2-AoF0hIc8/s400/IMG_5326.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I felt I needed a fabric that had the color of the chairs in it as well as other colors. I wasn't willing to change the chair color, so I kept searching. Then, I remembered a tablecloth and some curtains I had seen at World Market. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcwKH7UiuVir_GMu3osI0RkSbT9_-o3X-CgG6RL68zSmfeTTw3MYHf4WwU_HFonmFHPOfRVNVOTA2_XOpmsBr0LtbNEWZYcsSJiJ0slgumiA7UFfxp9yJNTotPP8CxYmVvOKDu3Ym4WM/s1600/IMG_5299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcwKH7UiuVir_GMu3osI0RkSbT9_-o3X-CgG6RL68zSmfeTTw3MYHf4WwU_HFonmFHPOfRVNVOTA2_XOpmsBr0LtbNEWZYcsSJiJ0slgumiA7UFfxp9yJNTotPP8CxYmVvOKDu3Ym4WM/s400/IMG_5299.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I bought a couple of curtains to use as my seat fabric. I love a good Tree of Life pattern, and I really thought the vivid colors of this one worked well with my chairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh7yb00O5PCbTp-zKaChjrbm-Z5LyJJBcrTMyCqe44XVr5GPqzUu7WlQVCHkhQaN5nr3WBklK7MBMwXPoi8LM1Ph04nFkawxVeis95yVABgBUGalFZXCH4-nYDh0JqsiSfcELqEcgLtY/s1600/IMG_5264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh7yb00O5PCbTp-zKaChjrbm-Z5LyJJBcrTMyCqe44XVr5GPqzUu7WlQVCHkhQaN5nr3WBklK7MBMwXPoi8LM1Ph04nFkawxVeis95yVABgBUGalFZXCH4-nYDh0JqsiSfcELqEcgLtY/s400/IMG_5264.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I cut the fabric, draped it on top of some foam and sat down to test the height of the chair with the cushion. Then I heard the crack. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4_f-idhVOmzpFuICrMfpIv3jd-fMZ-h__ychgUzMDRMRg6OXlBH7ls5cxrnbCUkhYRBzE-O9fgBQvgqGuYZ-ADxCq_E925dHSdG6F3xDyEH4tPWhwM_NFiuxLq6VZm3fs3ucai9xRCQ/s1600/IMG_5270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4_f-idhVOmzpFuICrMfpIv3jd-fMZ-h__ychgUzMDRMRg6OXlBH7ls5cxrnbCUkhYRBzE-O9fgBQvgqGuYZ-ADxCq_E925dHSdG6F3xDyEH4tPWhwM_NFiuxLq6VZm3fs3ucai9xRCQ/s400/IMG_5270.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's right, the fretwork on the back of the chairs was broken in two places. And not just on one chair, but on three out of the four chairs! Nice. And, it's not even wood. The fretwork is composite or plastic, if you will. The outside frame of the chair is wood, but not the backs. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, I'm trying to make lemonade out of lemons. My friend Becky had this stuff in her garage:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8UZECmUd_E7Rq91GJdXA9e-SU0SMNLMc1kCjlVw0ap_1NRs2vtbiGYnQUMCFk-1IrXTHTrIirm_S_bjx31EFgPkV8WLwIXDoTjmvHEpSnwlv2OyD45VXbNoeQThSPvMs4EaCs_9WQsA/s1600/IMG_5280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8UZECmUd_E7Rq91GJdXA9e-SU0SMNLMc1kCjlVw0ap_1NRs2vtbiGYnQUMCFk-1IrXTHTrIirm_S_bjx31EFgPkV8WLwIXDoTjmvHEpSnwlv2OyD45VXbNoeQThSPvMs4EaCs_9WQsA/s400/IMG_5280.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I glued and clamped and let the chairs harden for 24 hours, then repainted the patched area. The result? Only time will tell. They're holding for now, but I don't have much confidence that they can take much wear and tear.  I need to put signs on the chairs that read "lean back gently."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO9OEFMaLEw_sxiQaZpp8REXjmDi2pgo3RPfn3J084kCUhwCPcvqJEQTvxUNderlt6tGRGW7rxfDScSb2fHFCWNyVMnytSa9h0U6kFe4F7-jU8wcyN08ARZdioIaorOsTLA21tYDC0Kg/s1600/IMG_5312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVO9OEFMaLEw_sxiQaZpp8REXjmDi2pgo3RPfn3J084kCUhwCPcvqJEQTvxUNderlt6tGRGW7rxfDScSb2fHFCWNyVMnytSa9h0U6kFe4F7-jU8wcyN08ARZdioIaorOsTLA21tYDC0Kg/s400/IMG_5312.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAodmUDHzoxL-SKKMYiPjUL3Gg_oDuR8sK7p6JSEvNaulNG-D_e0Jlalzy-l0e_uRUrc7_mBWwDiVVJchwFkyzaorUE3Jt5spS7BRLQOVmxNQSuOLlvsjD4WWtGzl5hWeuUMZxB0cKNI/s1600/IMG_5314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAodmUDHzoxL-SKKMYiPjUL3Gg_oDuR8sK7p6JSEvNaulNG-D_e0Jlalzy-l0e_uRUrc7_mBWwDiVVJchwFkyzaorUE3Jt5spS7BRLQOVmxNQSuOLlvsjD4WWtGzl5hWeuUMZxB0cKNI/s400/IMG_5314.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think they look nice . . . pretty much what I envisioned. I just hate that they might snap at any moment. Not a good feeling. I haven't attached the seats to the chair yet. Still need to find the right screws. Now, I just need to buy or have a banquette made for the other side of the table, but that has its own set of issues. By the way, I sold the old chairs on Craigslist, so those are no longer an option either. Way to burn my design bridges, huh?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In some ways, I feel like this was a DIY disaster. Do you have any projects that did not turn out the way you planned?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Editor's Note: I'm so sorry I've been gone for two weeks now! I was sick for the first week with some mysterious illness that basically made me feel like hell with the vague symptoms of a headache and nausea. And, no, I'm not pregnant. Then my husband was out of town for 10 days on a scuba diving excursion with his dad, and I just didn't have the energy at the end of the day to write a blog post. I so admire single parents. I endeavor to be better about blogging once my son finally starts back to pre-K on Friday!</i></div>

Caveat Emptor

Somehow during my two years of high school Latin, I missed an important lesson . . . caveat emptor or "buyer beware." I should hav...

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<span style="font-size: large;">While on a little thrifting excursion Monday morning, I happened upon this: </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8q3EaqC-ibfZcHirkwxhis78Hel5hPRoXR30y3f7CupISyN74ptPvUIhvx8fnkji0KZuJnWz-xwt538fKkXyzetivvluk8ihZkIuyybVvJO8iLdS4xXDTZoeDrs8GihCdujw5y6Fa9Bw/s1600/IMG_5131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8q3EaqC-ibfZcHirkwxhis78Hel5hPRoXR30y3f7CupISyN74ptPvUIhvx8fnkji0KZuJnWz-xwt538fKkXyzetivvluk8ihZkIuyybVvJO8iLdS4xXDTZoeDrs8GihCdujw5y6Fa9Bw/s400/IMG_5131.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My love of <a href="http://myinteriorlife.blogspot.com/2010/03/asian-invasion.html">Chinoiserie</a> is no secret, so my jaw about dropped to the floor when I saw it. I've been looking for a different table and chairs for my breakfast nook since we moved in four years ago. I've always thought an oval table would fit the space better than my dark, rectangular farm table with cabriole legs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCDZsIb7nm0vX4czdDN0RbAZFdHqUDJsZcj5PKnb2KMzGYX26Foydufun_COVnbGiflghQt8E3kLuEfXuoZviOoflQVi_PUEkGKV8DTCU65_fczpGJvJagGPvuP0O5fc0s1BttS9nEYU/s1600/IMG_5152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCDZsIb7nm0vX4czdDN0RbAZFdHqUDJsZcj5PKnb2KMzGYX26Foydufun_COVnbGiflghQt8E3kLuEfXuoZviOoflQVi_PUEkGKV8DTCU65_fczpGJvJagGPvuP0O5fc0s1BttS9nEYU/s400/IMG_5152.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In our old house, we only had one dining area and this table and chairs fit the space and style perfectly. However, in our current house we have a dining room and a breakfast area. This table was too small for the dining room, so into the breakfast area it went.   I've always thought this space needed a different set-up - specifically, an oval table with chairs and a banquette or settee. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, four years later, I'm excited to announce that I purchased the Chinoiserie-style faux bamboo dining table (with 2 leaves) and four chairs for what I consider to be an absolute steal. Now comes the fun part - figuring out what to do with the finishes and fabric. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been suggested I should leave the table as it is . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYbsx52XYCE6_rKKhGANTC8_5GtsvPb3zgKGjcUFVMvFQMKWO3qjzjMb_r9lHyjQOSWjf4vvmYq19HfQnElsN8h1ZhnESnV5VOnmQX1eQHKdyZooAtUUnDPxxVNRhTHyuQExWa1BE1Xg/s1600/IMG_5157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYYbsx52XYCE6_rKKhGANTC8_5GtsvPb3zgKGjcUFVMvFQMKWO3qjzjMb_r9lHyjQOSWjf4vvmYq19HfQnElsN8h1ZhnESnV5VOnmQX1eQHKdyZooAtUUnDPxxVNRhTHyuQExWa1BE1Xg/s400/IMG_5157.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Please excuse my super messy garage.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And paint the chairs a fun color. But it has to be a color that fits in with the rest of my house because of my very open floor plan. Luckily, most of my furniture is fairly neutral. Yet another reason a pop of color might be in order. I'm leaning towards a rich saturated peacock blue shiny lacquer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEDsdsoQewB-P2tKsmvcrHe-EbeWhT5oG2NEJbsLN0IYoAX_PH9e_zHXZ6dZVU6TP5BV8OaP06rS1MZaJikbdPBWHtoqAxGlfhgDPzPHYMuet71q9I5yFjZitk4PqYfrxW3UDgczNOSY/s1600/IMG_5162.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGEDsdsoQewB-P2tKsmvcrHe-EbeWhT5oG2NEJbsLN0IYoAX_PH9e_zHXZ6dZVU6TP5BV8OaP06rS1MZaJikbdPBWHtoqAxGlfhgDPzPHYMuet71q9I5yFjZitk4PqYfrxW3UDgczNOSY/s400/IMG_5162.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something like the color of this Miles Redd living room maybe. Of course, it would be on the chairs not the wall so you'll have to use your imagination.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSUT8-2qb4q1A0Vl1_TklDfGZkhcD3UlVvLOK1ylY0cC90ZULRX8Bhi_U7CGE9-8riPQ7Wo6-g22TWvfvmTQPcpe93CeuWHQsadDhyphenhyphenTIpSP8iagP0FiTyLeG84jy8Q4FYeJeqIg46E2U/s1600/hbx-decorating-redd-3-0709-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSUT8-2qb4q1A0Vl1_TklDfGZkhcD3UlVvLOK1ylY0cC90ZULRX8Bhi_U7CGE9-8riPQ7Wo6-g22TWvfvmTQPcpe93CeuWHQsadDhyphenhyphenTIpSP8iagP0FiTyLeG84jy8Q4FYeJeqIg46E2U/s400/hbx-decorating-redd-3-0709-xlg.jpg" width="312" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't think I could pull off anything too bright a la Jonathan Adler:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxvmlwrovU4GNaK3800xL6KctrNcRRQrVNZvIBGfFZS1HPSj2C-D1p8F03DnkydnPo03G7_H4IDVSvip-qNMoX0MSJsy7ws3ZhJRYH07_GEe9CNXzTgkFgcvzFRqAhO4tTlbDo3mbPg/s1600/modern-dining-room-xlg-24784812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisqxvmlwrovU4GNaK3800xL6KctrNcRRQrVNZvIBGfFZS1HPSj2C-D1p8F03DnkydnPo03G7_H4IDVSvip-qNMoX0MSJsy7ws3ZhJRYH07_GEe9CNXzTgkFgcvzFRqAhO4tTlbDo3mbPg/s400/modern-dining-room-xlg-24784812.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkowDFqkUV84-ZDpbZrONBEe2Z4AMgwBtiMV4Rvyv5Q_YbRu4g9kPaqoIaZAAtSKOu51RCQkVJeytvK3Nozx4I6W80JhOqxSrLppX6hIXkE4CpwMhKr7VPcjB4zFbeu4pqQ8SXd3SSvuc/s1600/1-everywhere-chinesechairs-1007-xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkowDFqkUV84-ZDpbZrONBEe2Z4AMgwBtiMV4Rvyv5Q_YbRu4g9kPaqoIaZAAtSKOu51RCQkVJeytvK3Nozx4I6W80JhOqxSrLppX6hIXkE4CpwMhKr7VPcjB4zFbeu4pqQ8SXd3SSvuc/s320/1-everywhere-chinesechairs-1007-xlg.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course, there's always white . . .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCStfdIFSyPCqWRHrQuEjWxe_mZzXZbI7XGlZShxPQK_Ud2lPVzhqfJEAgaKiNkkFtAKSy0tRqIXCxIcUmI0DdV868C1Oew-KdXMNcknYWbBrnHmRN_Kpy8fVmEA_MYfGMaCXsPD3lkXk/s1600/DollarHouse-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCStfdIFSyPCqWRHrQuEjWxe_mZzXZbI7XGlZShxPQK_Ud2lPVzhqfJEAgaKiNkkFtAKSy0tRqIXCxIcUmI0DdV868C1Oew-KdXMNcknYWbBrnHmRN_Kpy8fVmEA_MYfGMaCXsPD3lkXk/s400/DollarHouse-7.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although white would not look great against my creamy cabinets. I guess I could go with a creamy white, but that's pretty close to how they look now. So, I could just leave them the way they are if I decide on that route. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0aU6rzHlHlgjbAcImYPAeI6ToH4pmAorlf9bHu16CODHzagAFqAhHeSEj0s25e3ZXMoqKpUlEub2FyvKU0AZK3LE2vvegNKR3xwmK9nZIyC9u-2R6Uz4QAS4JN6PYtoQ2CgqhCbLJRo/s1600/IMG_0212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0aU6rzHlHlgjbAcImYPAeI6ToH4pmAorlf9bHu16CODHzagAFqAhHeSEj0s25e3ZXMoqKpUlEub2FyvKU0AZK3LE2vvegNKR3xwmK9nZIyC9u-2R6Uz4QAS4JN6PYtoQ2CgqhCbLJRo/s400/IMG_0212.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, of course, there's the all important fabric selection. Should I pick that first, then pick a paint color to complement it?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've always loved Chiang Mai dragon by Schumacher in the aquamarine colorway. I know some people might think it's overexposed or trendy, but I don't care - it's still one of my favorites. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOB1xFqegAfkg433wXb4fBarw93itXzreGb9QNG2P8WidXc5qdoQDJOQdJZGYf0Esu4FMza7CkE_gnBfEUjze2X32k5RakfAcqoV29xIQkFV7sRbuA6qe-Zilu5IqQTca_LzfzYLiRHQ/s1600/chiang-mai-dragon-fabric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOB1xFqegAfkg433wXb4fBarw93itXzreGb9QNG2P8WidXc5qdoQDJOQdJZGYf0Esu4FMza7CkE_gnBfEUjze2X32k5RakfAcqoV29xIQkFV7sRbuA6qe-Zilu5IqQTca_LzfzYLiRHQ/s400/chiang-mai-dragon-fabric.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DCYcu7GKGnmnsbjRB5JKpqSmagyqgaKx2VOD7eDupiDL3F_EBhVOuhxv537deIrR1vOuflrgpNoOHVY_w_FF4vYxWqiE06tHTj6GLcJ0NuNRF9hyyilStTrcQiPCwwMPD3hQX5R6Pog/s1600/chiang-mai-dragon-cane-chair-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DCYcu7GKGnmnsbjRB5JKpqSmagyqgaKx2VOD7eDupiDL3F_EBhVOuhxv537deIrR1vOuflrgpNoOHVY_w_FF4vYxWqiE06tHTj6GLcJ0NuNRF9hyyilStTrcQiPCwwMPD3hQX5R6Pog/s400/chiang-mai-dragon-cane-chair-8.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqX6fAlBN8d_xt9oCX_SfrdVUGPYrOXnd5kBAnE9NQ7eLqphyphenhyphenjVlW7u4S8rZlfm7EWMVCUlYTK7V3L6UwZnmgENgvVwciV20RTaN7YfGArNMR_1pkmY76n0i9f2FLmUh0gl1fbd2zY-E/s1600/DSCF1766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqX6fAlBN8d_xt9oCX_SfrdVUGPYrOXnd5kBAnE9NQ7eLqphyphenhyphenjVlW7u4S8rZlfm7EWMVCUlYTK7V3L6UwZnmgENgvVwciV20RTaN7YfGArNMR_1pkmY76n0i9f2FLmUh0gl1fbd2zY-E/s400/DSCF1766.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, it's super expensive. However, I shouldn't need much since there are just four seats to cover. I'll have to check with my designer friend Kristen to see how the price breaks down and if they have a minimum yardage ordering requirement. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If it turns out that Chiang Mai is out of my budget (which it might very well be), I've found some other cute fabric options. Please excuse the sheer multitude, I went a little overboard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFEO-gIieg7UiHw_RJBIWSEA3Id-vPVmtgvD3CaumA6vRKutzqq1TlZX5NcKqad-q4TdpYXG0vSh3PTCYPqml_e_WqGmvv7e7Y1_ROjMkcPPbJB8MyiLj-sa76fLPQtLgXjIrIdpanaI/s1600/tazcocoadenton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFEO-gIieg7UiHw_RJBIWSEA3Id-vPVmtgvD3CaumA6vRKutzqq1TlZX5NcKqad-q4TdpYXG0vSh3PTCYPqml_e_WqGmvv7e7Y1_ROjMkcPPbJB8MyiLj-sa76fLPQtLgXjIrIdpanaI/s400/tazcocoadenton.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/tazccd.shtml">Tazo by Premier Fabrics in Cocoa</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYiOpKbRVO_df8eiCe1g6HNbmSEQZBfDTIcfrz1z8UQ1Uzt0SP_1uq0viS6lN7KqmDmCUFoCG4HRm7NhFlsGDBkmpaPAyuuDZSh2ouZbGJd0vX8qB_Nh_PrRBbF_Ymzb2Lp57uv6JHWNA/s1600/tazbristoldenton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbPK40Mc5_dVobYaRx8ddubrT0NIzUb_4Lsb8d33qDuFquYyKEAxRtYru7ggqwak6JVsqFkYIeXlYAQJ_n07VjFCbRCuGRPFKnXkFt9CTCF7ptuO14fEnwF1xK9rFwgSSOF8sImvnyLE/s1600/zzgvillagegreennatural.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbPK40Mc5_dVobYaRx8ddubrT0NIzUb_4Lsb8d33qDuFquYyKEAxRtYru7ggqwak6JVsqFkYIeXlYAQJ_n07VjFCbRCuGRPFKnXkFt9CTCF7ptuO14fEnwF1xK9rFwgSSOF8sImvnyLE/s400/zzgvillagegreennatural.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/zzgvgn.shtml">Zig Zag in Village Green/Natural by Premier Fabrics</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay, so that's about a dozen fabrics. I have an obvious love of fabrics too. So, what do you think? Any keepers in the bunch? Would you prefer cream-colored chairs with bright seats? Or brightly painted chairs with a more geometric pattern? Oh, too many choices. So, please give me your opinion. I really do want your help!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh, and don't worry about the table and chairs that I'm replacing. I'm planning on using them in my basement once we re-do that (about 5- 7 years from now, if we're lucky) or I might sell the chairs and keep the table. Haven't totally decided yet. I'm a little indecisive. Can you tell?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Sources: <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/colorful-manhattan-apartment?click=main_sr">House Beautiful</a>, <a href="http://www.jonathanadler.com/Chippendale-Chair-starting-at/?initial=">Jonathan Adler</a>, <a href="http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/2008/11/more-gumdale-house.html">Absolutely Beautiful Things</a>, <a href="http://www.fschumacher.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=173270">F. Schumacher</a>, <a href="http://www.aestheticoiseau.com/2010/03/chiang-is-good.html">Aesthetic Oiseau</a>, <a href="http://sweetnothings04.blogspot.com/2009/10/still-obsessed-with-chiang-mai-dragon.html">Sweet Nothings</a>, <a href="http://www.premierprintsfabric.com/index.shtml">Premier Fabrics</a>, and <a href="http://www.fabric.com/">www.fabric.com</a>.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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