Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Missoni

A week ago Missoni went on sale for Target and all the sudden it was the hottest word/fashion/designer around... my husband kept asking me, what's that missoni stuff everyone is talking about... he then asked if it was expensive pasta... poor guy was clearly confused... I of course told him, yes, it is dear.

Before this buzz word and Missoni Mayhem started I already had my eye on Missoni or Missoni-esque items. We bought 4 french Louis XVI chairs for our dining room table and with a cowhide rug underneath and a bench on the other side Grandma's Upholstery just ain't gonna work. My chairs are dark wood but I was thinking that a colorful chevron or flamestitch pattern would be super fun, funky, and unexpected when paired with my traditional chairs and Royal Crown Derby China. This is what I had in mind:



Much to my dismay Missoni fabric was WAY expensive. Don't get me wrong I'm willing to drop a little more $$ if it's absolutely perfect and want I've dreamed of but a few grand definitely won't fly with hubs. I did however find this lovely Schumacher fabric that's in the Martyn Lawrence Bullard Collection



Quite "delicious" if you ask me. :) I've ordered a swatch so I'm interested to see how the colors look in person. If this doesn't work for my dining room chairs then I think it'd be perfect for my french arm chairs for my living room (which I'm still searching for....)

All in all, I was a little unsure what people would say about a Missoni type dining room chair but with all this Missoni for Target buzz I feel confident they'll be a hit whenever I find the perfect fabric. I myself did score some Missoni for Target but yesterday got super excited when Hautelook.com had Missoni on sale and I got a $425 REAL Missoni poncho for $100, if I don't like that maybe that can be my chair fabric.... until then my chairs will continue their life covered in vanilla muslin...

Monday, September 19, 2011

Third Time's a Charm...

Okay, so far I have been the most inconsistent blogger evvverrr.... Between getting married, settling, buying a house, moving, settling again, life has been crazzay! However, I really want to try and make a commitment to this...
With my new house everyone keeps asking me to post pics on facebook but I think a blog would be much better and attract less creepers...

Since my last post was 6 months ago there's a lot to catch up on... the first and most obvious... we bought a house...



This pic is from our close date 5 months ago... since we've done a good bit of work in the yard but we still have a long way to go...



I want to show you more but I have to save some stuff for next time... why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free... so until next time... see yall later!