Barn House Swag

Oh what a day. Barn House was insane. Seriously. We were there at 9am and we waited in a long line of cars to get in. I mean a LONG line. We finally got in at 9:30 and it was wall to wall people. Such a huge difference from last year. I guess the word got out about how awesome it is! But I kind of wish it was personal little secret! :) The above print is my favorite new treasure. I got lots of compliments on it. Except one little old lady asked what it was made of and then rolled her eyes at me. HA! It's cardboard. Whatever. I LOVE IT!



Got this box and have no where to put it. Don't have any idea what to do with it, but I still think it's great. :)



Whoops! Picture upside down....





Need to get some frame for these. I love yard long photos. :) After Barn House, made a stop at HomeGoods for the first time. Lots of crap, to be honest. But I could see how you could find some treasures there. It would take lots of checking every week and rumor has it we are getting one of our own in SeaTac! Yay!!

Puppy Jail

It's the thought that counts, right?

I got these two prints at a shop in Snohomish and Todd took it upon himself to hang them. Off center. :) And then for some reason hung the small frame too? He tried. That's what counts. :)

P.S. Notice Newton hiding behind the pillows? He loves to burrow!

The Little Black Cart Found a Home

As my nightstand. I dig it. I feel like it needs a basket beneath? Yay? Nay? Meh, we'll see. Sorry, I've been mia. I was trying to get my life in order. And now it is. Mostly. :)

Fun with Decorating.

I mean, making fun of decorating. Check it out here. Good stuff, I promise.

Here is a sneak peek...

"It broke through the wall during the last big storm and we decided just to leave it."

Memorial Day Weekend Deals

Went to Snohomish this weekend and picked up some goodies. This little table is actually a set of two--nesting tables, but I split them up. $90 for both! :)


There were lots of things I wish I had bought. Loved this little chest.



And if this sign hadn't been $600--it would have come home with me too.

This little cart did come home with me! I'm still trying to figure out where to put it...I have a couple of possibilities.

This sign was pretty amazing too. As was the price tag. :) Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Finally!

The second half of the sectional was delivered and all is good in the hood. Long story short--it's comfy! As is the slip covered chair! The ottoman is old and will probably get recovered shortly. Just have to find the prefect fabric. Also need to get some art to hang on the walls. The bike print is temporary and obviously doesn't look right above the couch as is. It is a hand me down from my parents and has a twin--of girls on bikes. I might change out the frames and keep them. We'll see! Also on the list is drapes and perhaps a rug. I also need to find a coffee table--any suggestions?? :)

Dr. Newton and Mrs. Buffy Beasley might be cute, but sometimes they drive me absolutely insane. Car rides would be a perfect example of that. I swear, they are going to have me killed with all of the jumping around and barking. They both want to look out the window...and neither are tall enough. So, I got one of these from CSN:

Problem solved. It's like a little booster seat! :) They took their first ride in it this past weekend on our way to a Tuxes and Tails Event put on by the Humane Society. They got to walk the runway!

I'm going to have a nervous breakdown

I'm exaggerating, of course. But I am super stressed about our new couch. We ordered a custom velvet gray sectional with nail head trim for our upstairs loft. This is the second couch we bought from this company. We LOVE our first couch. However, in our second purchase...things have been less than stellar.

First off, it was late. Communication in telling us it was late could have been better. Evidently, the nail heads had been done incorrectly. So they had to do the whole thing over.

Well, the day finally came for the piece to be delivered. Did I mention we also ordered a big overstuffed chair? Both pieces are BEAUTIFUL. The comfort level...not so much.

The sectional is a tight back English roll arm and it is not comfortable to watch t.v in at all. Now, I knew when we ordered it, it wasn't going to be like a overstuffed lazy boy. I knew that. But I figured it would be like the tight back we already owned downstairs. Or like the one in his showroom. Nay. The seat itself is fine and what I expected. The back is hard as a rock and you can't sink into it at all. It doesn't give. The chair is a similar situation. Hard as a rock.

Now, I called the company soon after they delivered telling them that I was worried about the hardness factor and whether or not it would soften up. They said, over time, it would. But the next day, I really started getting worried. Todd was pissed at the amount of money we spent and the comfort we got. I hated to complain to the company, because the owner is SUPER nice and really does make a beautiful product. However, we had spent a BUNCH of money and we were the ones that had to sit on it. So I called him and vocalized my concerns. He said he would talk to a local company and see what we could do about it. He said customer service is really important to him and I really appreciate that. But I got an e-mail from him today saying that he had consulted the upholstery company and they both agreed that there was nothing wrong with it. That it was well within the range of tight backs and that our couch is actually softer and more comfortable than the floor model. That bothers me. He did offer for me to come in and sit on his floor model again to compare. I know that our couch is not softer. I know I wouldn't have ordered the tight back based on the floor model if it was. Unless I am completely crazy!? Maybe I am. His other solution was to cut the back legs down, so the couch would have more of a lounge feel. I am open to that...but also worried that it will make it worse!

I am completely frustrated. I used to tell everyone about what a wonderful company this was and how if they needed a couch--they should get it there. I really hope I will still be able to do that. I don't know if I am being completely unreasonable or not. On one hand, it is custom--so you never know what the end product is going to be. On the other hand--it is custom, so it should be exactly what you envisioned. Right? Wrong? I'm so confused...I don't know anymore.

Three Years Later...

And the TV is finally hung! It was a nightmare to do, btw. Todd ordered a universal mount and as you can see, it sticks out. It bugs me to NO end. The wires hanging down bug me as well. I'm temped to paint them the same color as the wall! :)

The makeshift bar on top is doing a bit of concealing as well. Although, the dvr box is out in the open. Meh. I still think I should have wallpapered the darn thing before we hung everything..but I'm sure that we be an additional 3 years from now!