from Meghan
I think I have ‘delayed nesting’. Seriously. While pregnant, I was never gripped by that manic need to create a beautiful and comfortable place for my young. I’m not saying we lived in a dump or anything, but I definitely didn’t find myself panicking about the nursery color scheme (what nursery?!). Which is why I’m slightly taken aback by my sudden desire to create a home. I roam around my house mentally rearranging everything. How could these spaces work better?
Deep down, I desperately want to be one of these people who finds fabulous, unique abandoned furniture, lovingly restores it and then tastefully adorns my house with reclaimed treasures. Like so:
But where the heck do you find this stuff? Seriously, I’ve looked. Second hand furniture is like three times the price of IKEA and it’s often falling apart.
So I can not tell you how happy I was when my kids came home with this chair.
They found it while playing out in the lane. I am choosing to believe their story that they saw somebody throw it away, but I didn’t try very hard to verify it. It’s ok though, because there is no way that it’s last owner would recognize it anyway!
Annabelle
/ October 12, 2011I’m definitely Delayed as well! If I had money I would hire someone to do it. As much as I like the *idea* that I would be creative & innovative enough to maximize space and make it look pretty, I’ve accepted that I just don’t have the focus or initiative. Maybe it’s energy? Money? Time?
And a nursery? It becomes this empty room that you go in to to get clothes and diapers and where the baby rarely stays… at least that was the case for me.
Meghan
/ October 13, 2011I know, i know…. it’s all a bit ‘ I love it in theory’ for me too. I just want to know where people find the time and money to do this stuff? And the nursery…hahahaha… even the bassinet and crib became redundent in our house after a while… a good place to store baby clothes….
emeline
/ October 12, 2011It’s SOOO CUTE!! And the fact that you let the kids do it? My inner control freak could never let such free creativity happen. EVER. And are there pictures of those frames? And I love the fact that there are little made items everywhere in your home. The little seat pad? Adorable- I have one in the works that I abandoned b/cause I ended up hating the fabric I chose. I should really pull it out. Thanks!
Meghan
/ October 13, 2011The kids got board after two coats of paint, which meant that i could even everything out with coat number three.
As for the frames, there will be things in them soon. I have been stashing them away for months, meaning to pull them out and paint them… the kids chair find made me finally finish the job. Realistically, i don’t have room to store and paint old furniture, so i thought the frames would be a good place to start.
I have so many half done/abandoned projects i don’t even know where to start!! One day, i’ll have a ‘finish up’ day and clear them all out… .one day….
cinzia allocca
/ October 13, 2011Sometimes things come your way when you’re not out looking for them! Great transformation. Love the patchwork pillow on it!