Skinny Jeans & a Chai Latte: our home

Monday, August 13, 2012

Yes, I want a deer head for my living room.

It's pretty pathetic that I have yet to cross off more than one thing on my summer bucket list this year. I'm sad and embarrassed. Since tomorrow is my birthday, I am planning to pick up some spirits in order to develop my signature summer drink. The instagram wall idea has really got me thinking about decor.

Our poor little living room is pathetic. We have old, hand-me-down furniture. It's really a beautiful room though. It's the room that we and guests spend the most time. It is the first room that I really want to invest in decorating. The walls were already painted when we moved in, and I love the color. A grayish-blue with white trim. I've been fervently debating decor ideas and have a pretty clear idea of what I want.

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I want a version of this couch from Ikea. I'm thinking of a darker grey for a couch so every spill does not show up. The grey I prefer is a little bit darker than the above version. Since our couch sits in front of large windows, it won't clash with the walls. The problem is our little kitties who love to claw our current couch. Will they destroy the new one? Even a "cheaper" Ikea couch?

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I'm pretty obsessed with lucite (and those antlers on the wall). I want just a lucite coffee table to replace our huge, awful one that has followed D all the way from south Georgia. I think the lucite will give things a bit more of a modern feel.

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We have three large windows on the back wall, and they're currently holding these terrible red, suede curtains (what can I say? They came with the house, and we're cheap). I adore these simple but chic curtains. I think they'll pair perfect with the grey couch.

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Obviously this rug is going to tie the curtains in together. Perfection.

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Then it's the deer head (but I promise it would be all white) that would be the focus of the gallery wall that meets your eye when you walk in the door. It would be surrounded by instagram pics and fun printables and other Pinterest DIY ideas.

First priority is the couch & coffee table...

Monday, March 5, 2012

Let's show we actually live here by decorating.

It's no secret that I don't have much of an eye for design. I would also rather spend my money traveling to the ends of the world with D. We did buy this adorable little house that I'm sort of in love with, but I haven't really taken the time to decorate it. It's time to make a change on that front.

It makes the most sense to start in the room that everyone sees: the living room. D and I have thrown around the idea of buying a new couch, and he is dying to have his own comfy recliner. Currently we have this dreadful ivory colored, hand-me-down, couch and chair. Those bad boys have followed us through college and four pets; you can imagine the hell they've seen. A new couch is first on my agenda (and probably second on D's after his recliner). Since I'm not too picky, nor one to search forever for anything (I'm pretty committed to the first thing I fall in love with...shoes, a particular dress, etc.), I fell in love with a couch at Ikea the other weekend.

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[Ektorp, Gray, $699]

I'm not committed to the long end on one side since eliminating it will save a bit of money, but I actually love it. If D gets a recliner, shouldn't I have a method of reclining as well?! I've sat on it and know it's comfy.

I'd love to use this piece and build around it. I can't imagine what color/kind of recliner D could find to match this theme, but I hope we can try. Aside from that, I'd love to work our living a room around darks and lights.