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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Look What Followed Me Home From Ikea!!

   

Going to Ikea is always a fun thing to do. I love looking at  all the different elements and re-inventing their uses in my head.

Yesterday’s trip was equally as fun for me, but on this trip a few things followed me home.
Two of these……

After reading countless reports about how wonderful these chairs are, I figured I would give them a try in my family room that I am redoing!

So far, very impressed with comfort, looks and quality of the actual slipcover. Obviously the frame is what it is, inexpensive, but for the price a real deal!

This next item also followed me home. It has wanted to come with me on numerous other occasions, but I wasn’t ready for its arrival.

Yesterday it finally made it into my home. However, it is still all rolled up waiting for my sofa to return with its new covering.

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The Stockholm Rand rug

The jury is still out and its final judgment will be in two weeks from now.

Black and white stripes, and checks have always been a favorite of mine, and I was realizing with the re-do I did not have it in the room as a main element. With that in mind I am going to try and incorporate it.

A few things might have to be tweaked but here is how it goes with my main fabrics. 

You will also see another rug possibility in a blue stripe for the summer season……

FALL/WINTER POSSIBILITIES
#1
11
(adding the Greek Key motif in a pillow)

#2
12
( addition of black background Greek key in white)

SPRING/SUMMER POSSIBILITIES
# 3
(BLACK RUG)
15
(An addition of the blue and green print)

#4
BLUE DASH AND ALBERT RUG

4
(Addition of solid green with center white applique)
OR

#5
13

So there you have it, now you know what is stirring in my designing mind this weekend between laundry and other fun chores like that!!