Living/Dining Room: Making Progress

As I’ve mentioned before, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do about my dining room chairs, but in the end, I figured since none of my furniture really goes together, and my Kivik is white, it would probably be best if all of my chairs were white.

This time, both chairs were packaged together, which was good because it eliminated a lot of the waste that I had the first time.

Please ignore the pictures on the wall, I haven’t quite figured this room out.

I have another round of musical furniture coming up soon, and that rug needs to be replaced. But I am making some progress. And it’s beginning to feel like Christmas around here. I even put a few presents under the tree.

My mom sent a few more ornaments, so my little one decided to decorate the bottom portion of the tree in red…at least they aren’t all on the same branch.

Wishing you and your family happy holidays!

The Finishing Touches

With the addition of the little Target table, and a few little accent pieces, this room will be DONE!!

I’ve been doing a little bit of online window shopping and there are a few things that have seriously caught my eye.

I really like the hopscotch rug from  CB2. At $199.00 it’s about what I’d expect to pay for a nicer rug, and this one is so cute.

I love the colors in this abacus. I think it would be really nice over his desk.  

I didn’t realize how similarly colored the one I built is to the French Blue Shelfpalooza from the Land od Nod. I may try my had at building my own version, but if I do feel a bit lazy, this is always an option.

Won't You Come and Read With Me bookends from the land of Nod $39.00.

Stick With Me Kid Magnet Bar  from the Land of Nod. They come in 7 different colors and are $14.95 each.

Straight and Narrow Book Ledge are very cute, and $20.00 from the Land of Nod, but can be free with a little bit of time, and some leftover wood and paint that I have in my garage.

Mythic Paint in Dilly Dally  from the Land of Nod collection. I don’t know about this particular color, but I am thinking about a lighter, yellowed, greyed, almost muddy shade of green for the walls.

From the picture it looks like it fits that description, even though it does seem to be a bit too bright.

Magnificent Magnetic Magazine Pocket $24.95 from the Land of Nod.

Bin There Done That Book Bin $59.00 from the Land of Nod…but this is another project that looks simple enough to take on myself.

And yes, I really do have a soft spot for the Land of Nod. I think they make really beautiful pieces for children that can, for the most part, grow with children, and can be reused and passed on (unlike this table). Which, I think for their prices, is important for a lot of people. 

My hesitation with purchasing online from them basically comes from an inability to actually go into a store and look at things that I’m interested in, and just kinda “kick the tires” ya know?

So the moment, I am content to stick with my online window shopping.

That is all for now, and I will talk to you in the next one!

CB2 Slim Chair Review

Since I have a table to eat at now, I figured, I might need some chairs. When it came to choosing the type of seating I wanted, I had quite the little internal battle.

In the end though, I settled on the Slim Chair from CB2. I ordered 2. Each chair came in its own gigantic, incredibly lightweight box. The shipping was so fast. 2 days after I placed my order, with regular shipping, my chairs were at my door.

Each chair comes in 2 pieces. One of my chairs was missing one of the little white stoppers, but it didn’t matter. Both chairs are stable, sturdy, and easy to wipe down after a messy super hero’s meal. There was a ton of bubble wrap.

I deflated it all, smashed it down, and added it to my pile of stuff to recycle. It seemed a bit like overkill because the chairs fit so well into the boxes…but what can you do.

All in all, it is a sexy little chair. I recommend. At some point, maybe I’ll get 2 more, but I haven’t decided on my chair situation as of yet.

That’s all folks!