coffee table staples

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IMG_3332i love a big coffee table. its so nice to have the room to spread out and work, have all my current favorite books and candles displayed and still have room to spare. i try to keep things pretty, simple and fresh.

wondering about the coffee table? its a find from my step dad (who tracks down a lot of my amazing stuff!). it’s a country pine kitchen / work table from c. 1900 -1910, but could be a little earlier. it was found in bedford, virginia and most likely made in central virginia. pretty characteristic of small shop or farm made utility tables, its mortised and pegged constructed on the base with a more rustic face nailed top. the base was probably originally painted or painted early on and again on top of that later but now has a nice textural patina which i love. we cut down the legs so it works better as a coffee table. i love using items that were used for completely different purposes.

on current rotation:

– books
the coast of maine– small but i love the pictures and reminds me of my sister    who is living up there right now.
design sponge– love all of the pictures and great inspiration.
the southerner’s handbook– a cute little staple
small town escapes– i’m always to take little road trips and explore quaint,        rural towns.
homemade– beautiful pictures and great recipes.

{my wish lists -for the coffee table and cookbooks– i have SO many!)

-magazines- i always keep a stack of my collection of old dominos- so glad they’re back! and current magazines that i still haven’t figured out how to keep up with them…

-candles- super into produce (sister company of rewined– another fave) right now. the branding is SO on point, smell amazing and are made right here in charleston!

-planner + favorite pens- this year i went with a different planner* (don’t know how i ever strayed from this planner though.) so far i really like it and am feeling super organized. also, the only pens i use, le pen, are the best and come in every color.

*sold out right now but if you’re local go grab one at dulles design!

-etc- a little bowl to corral matches (mine’s old anthropologie but loving this one), a tray (old target but dying over this one) and lastly my hand blown glass heart that daniel got me in steamboat springs.

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hi! (finally) + master redo + a lamp round up

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so, i’ve finally gotten my act together and really want to start maintaining this space. i want this to be a place where i can keep all of my thoughts, ideas and inspiration- part my home and part things that i love!

anyways, today i’ve put together some ideas for some bedside lamps and wall lamps for my master redo. unfortunately, (at least for right now) i’m NOT okay with showing you before pictures of our room. we moved into our new house two years ago and sadly the dining room, living room and nursery got precedence and our bedroom took the (way, way) back back burner. so now that all of the main living spaces are taken care of (for the most part), i want need to focus on our space. so, i’ve decided to start with lighting (sidenote: i stole our two bedside lamps to put on our new console in our living room- yep, told ya, it’s a BAD scene.)

some background/ painting the scene of our room presently- it’s an eggshell color, with off white carpet and two windows. our bed, two mismatched bedside tables, some random art, one lamp (yikes), a dresser, the comfiest armchair (that if reupholstered would be great in the room!) and a cool old cabinet that houses a small tv and a ton of books.

what i see for our bedroom: a neutral gray (not too blue or green) white linen curtains, (maybe) an tufted white? darker gray? headboard, lighting, an end of the bed bench and perhaps a cool full length mirror. i want the vibe to be calming (not a lot of color), a good mix or feminine and masculine (grays, creams, golds, and maybe small pops of a tiny whisper of blush) and a good mix of new and old.

i will keep a running list of our projects and keep y’all updated!

  • paint
  • lighting
  • headboard
  • bench
  • reupholster chair
  • art
  • curtains
  • new linens
  • mirror

so without further ado, here is a round up of bedside lighting. still don’t know if I want the wall lamp style or just table lamps. suggestions welcome!

Master lamps

 

orrrr do i do table lamps and something like this over the headboard? too much?

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i’d really like to get this project done in the next couple months (probably more, let’s be real, y’all) so stay tuned!