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{Home} Take a load off

01 Friday Mar 2013

Posted by Karen B. in Collections & Accessories, Decorating, House and Home

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furniture

Chairs…we all have at least a few of them where we live, right?  A couple of my best friends make a hobby of collecting them.  I confess, I’ve become more fascinated with chairs and their overall design of late and if it weren’t for the fact that there isn’t one square inch of space left in our home, I could see myself buying a few of the beauties I’ve posted here.

1-CIMG2401{Possibly my favorite chair…the ottoman makes this a ideal spot for me to relax and read.  The room is a south-facing room so it’s usually light and warm in the winter months}

2-_thumb[3]{I have more than one version of the chair above, I love the wood wings on the chair and the slope of the back}

3-ad splendid willow 1.25.13{The chairs on either side of the fireplace are inviting and appear to be comfortable}

4-BWC Living Room Inspiration 4{The leather and nail head wing back chair above is something I think could fit in almost anywhere—it’s got a wing-back look but doesn’t have the bulk of a wing back chair}

It was a great coincidence for me that I had started a folder of pictures of chairs in anticipation of writing a post about the topic.  Alison of The Polohouse invited her readers to join her “Favorites on the First” with talk of chairs.
{I love it when the planets align!}

5-circa interiors designer heather smith via heirlooom philosophy 2.5.13{Circa designs via heirloom philosophy}

6-Club Chair2{This club chair came from a consignment store years ago, it’s been recovered more than once, this Ralph Lauren fabric is the latest.  The chair is very comfortable, just ask Madison (our dog) who spends most of her day in it!}

7-pinterest via polohouse 2.7.13{I love this chair (above) with the flannel plaid on the front and the leather on the back}

8-HCH65B9_mj{Wicker is always a classic and while the back on this one could use a cushion, in my opinion, its a very pretty chair}

9-Belgian Pearls, 1.17.13a Philipp Vogt{Belgian Pearls}

This version of a wing back chair was an instant favorite with the overstuffed seat and nail heads…

10-Lydia chair from verellen, henhurst interiors 12.11.12{Lydia Chair via Henhurst Interiors}

11-Carrie-Hayden{sigh}

I love a chair with details, like above and below.

Gregorius Pineo via TG Interiors 2.12.13{Gregorius Pineo via T&G Interiors}

Judy Moore via cote de texas{Jane Moore via Cote de Texas}

I like the added beauty of wood and linen or leather on a chair.

saldino bedroom{John Saladino}

Sitting-Area-Traditional-Home{Traditional Home}

Do you have a favorite chair?  Do you like down-filled cushions? I’m always happy to hear from you!

March's Linky Party 3/1,2,3

I’m linking to Alison’s [The Polohouse] Favorites on the First…have a look.

Outdoor Living – Living Room or Dining Room

28 Wednesday Jul 2010

Posted by Karen B. in Entertaining, Outdoor living

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furniture, Outdoor living, Patio dining

This looks like it could be inviting for entertaining guests as well as a relaxing place to read.

Our patio is not very large (10′ x 18′ where the patio table is set up) and while I realize I don’t need a huge patio I’m facing a quandary and I’d love your help.  OR, I just need to ponder it via this venue to help sort it out myself. 🙂

My furniture has grayed nicely. It would be nice if the chairs worked without threat to life and limb!

The candles in the lanterns are the battery operated kind; they are made with real wax but the flame is a flickering light bulb---pretty fun, right?

I don’t expect to be able to start a new project this summer but since I enjoy dreaming, especially where ‘home improvements’ are concerned, I thought I’d give this topic some attention—if you only have room for ONE set of furniture do you prefer a living room space or a dining room space outdoors?

Hubby wouldn't go for these chairs but isn't this great?! I love the outdoor chandelier.

My first choice would be BOTH, yes, that’s right, I want it all!  But now that I’ve grown older and wiser I realize that’s not going to be my reality.

I think this would a great place to dine during the warmer months of the year.

...but then I think this would be so comfortable and inviting.

I confess that one of my favorite things about summer used to be dining al fresco.  That all changed about 3 years ago when we purchased this teak-like patio set from Costco.

If we're going to dream, why not dream big, right? I would love an outdoor fireplace, then you could use the outdoor room year round.

I don’t mind the style but when we got the set home and assembled we discovered the chairs are impossibly heavy and almost impossible to slide.  We have tried all manner of items sold at the home improvement warehouse stores to assist with this problem, to no avail.  In fact, the chairs not only don’t slide on the concrete, they collapse when you try to scoot them close to the table—you see the design is meant to have the chairs recline if you choose (what were they thinking, right?).

I'm not sure why I gravitate towards this outdoor wicker but I seem to have a lot of pictures of outdoor rooms featuring it.

This has seriously hampered my enthusiasm for dining (not to mention entertaining) outdoors.

Maybe if I put in some kind of concrete/stone pad in the corner of our yard, I could create this setting and save the patio for dining.

So, do I replace the chairs, which I could do or do I chuck the entire set and go for this fabulous outdoor wicker that could create a cozy and inviting space to enjoy reading,  relaxing, sipping wine, entertaining?  This would leave me without a spot to dine outdoors, would I miss this little luxury of summer?

Doesn't this look inviting? via BHG

I’ve attached some of my favorite outdoor rooms and I am hoping I can decide before we actually go forward with this project.

photos (other than my yard) via ~ BHG

Ikea and furniture to scale

18 Friday Jun 2010

Posted by Karen B. in Decorating

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Cote de Texas, furniture, Ikea

Our library, formerly our dining room is in need of some major renovation.  I need to strip the wallpaper, paint the walls, paint the crown molding and replace the door casings.  The love seat in that room needs to be reupholstered and the frame of the ladder back chair needs to be refinished, but not before having some kind of tinting applied to the south facing panes of the bay window!  Phew!  You may have figured out why I haven’t started this project yet—daunting.

This is one side of the library.

So where there’s too many big items needed, what do I do but decide to buy something small that I found at Ikea.  I currently have a butler’s tray coffee table in front of the love seat—its a very nice table but a little large for this sofa. 

I'm not sure you can see how large the butler tray table is in this photo but I'm certain you can see that the fabric on the sofa has faded.

Cote de Texas featured some key pieces of Ikea furniture and I spotted this little gray wicker trunk, which I believe will look great and be more to scale for the love seat.

Isn't this the cutest little wicker chest?

*I did it!  I bought this little gem and I love it.  What do you think?  Doesn’t it look better than the butler’s tray table, scale wise?

It makes the room look a little larger---sadly, this photo only emphasizes that the sofa is faded and needs to be reupholstered!

This suits the size of the love seat so much better.

A close-up of the Ikea wicker chest.

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