This weekend was pretty successful, if I do say so myself. Saturday morning I went to Joann Fabric looking for material that I will use to make my new pillows. I've decided to make my own pillows for many reasons, but mostly just because decorative pillows are SO expensive. So my thoughts were, "why not just cover the pillows I already have?" Some of the covers on my current pillows slip/zip off, which gives me an easy white surface to cover. For those that don’t just slip off, I will more than likely have to layer the fabric to completely cover their current bright green design. I went into Joann without a clear idea of what exactly I wanted our new living room to say. Thank goodness for good friends, who gave me their opinions on some patterns. After at least an hour of wandering, trying to deciding on fabric, and then changing my mind a few more times, I finally decided it’s going to say “sophistication, with a bit of fun.” I've been told that sounds "just like me" – Thanks, Jessie :). Here is as far as I got, I bought enough fabric to make two, yes only two, pillows. I, of course fell in love with one of the more expensive fabrics, so even on sale (40% off!!) I have to do a little at a time. I’m going with a brown, gray, cream and mustard yellow color scheme. It’s a huge change from the lime green, gray, silver, and red-ish color that we currently have, but it’s a welcomed change. See below for a sneak peak of the fabric.
It was also time for me to pick up the vintage hutch I found at an antique mall by my house. I had NO IDEA how heavy it was. When Adam and I got there to pick it up, we were in for a rude awakening. Carrying an incredibly heavy hutch up 4 flights of stairs, just the two of us, was not an easy task. I really wish I had gotten video of it, because pictures wouldn’t have done it justice
“Oh my god, it’s falling”
“No, it’s not I’ve got”
“Yes, it is. I’m going to drop it”
“We’re almost there, just hold on”
There is good news and bad news about this finally being in our possession. The good news is, I don’t have to keep worrying about how we are going to pick it up (since neither of us have an SUV, we had to borrow the in-laws). The bad news is it’s now going to sit in our condo for the next 6 weeks, just to be carried back down the 4 flights of stairs to find its new home on Hoge.
Our next step is figuring out paint colors, the seller LOVES purple, we aren’t big fans. As soon as we make some decisions I’ll post some pictures.
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