ikea find + my top three decorating tips
Probably too expensive for me, I thought when I spotted this black leather chair in my friend B.’s home office. Not so! It’s from Ikea, and it’s not leather (read: very cleanable).
Other things learned from hanging with the ever-stylish B.? 1) Have a sense of humor. B.’s office boasts built-in shelves stocked with a writer’s must-haves: pencils, paper and…cognac.
2) Black rocks. It looks high-end and hip. I think black side tables look so fancy and fresh; I nabbed this stenciled one while hitting the flea markets in upstate New York with B.
3) Thumbs up to chairs and sofas. Dominique Browning, writing years ago in the now-defunct House & Garden, raved over the couch in her kitchen. My take? A comfy chair or sofa in an office, bedroom, even bathroom is heaven.
And now, I’d love to hear your top-threes. —Bunny W.
May 29th, 2008 at 10:34 am
1. Take a chance on your wall color: you can always paint over it!
2. If you’re not sure about it, come back in a week. If you still want it, buy it.
3. Surround yourself with the things you love. Obvious, but that’s why I have a wilting four-leaf-clover and an old “Sturdy Pants!” jeans-patch package on my walls.
June 1st, 2008 at 9:46 am
Number 2 applies to clothes shopping, too! And, this is somewhat cheesy/annoyingly cutesy, but my bedroom door is decked out with postcards that have bunnies on them (some are scary bunnies, some fat bunnies, bunnies doing bad things–you get the picture).
June 1st, 2008 at 9:47 am
Oh, Mary T–I meant to say about the bunnies, they apply to your number 3, “surround yourself with the things you love.” (Or, in my case, “find amusing.”)
June 1st, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Bunny, have you checked out the Bad Bunny group on Flickr? : )
June 2nd, 2008 at 5:50 am
[...] 1. Surround yourself with the things you love. Sage advice from our own Mary T., who wrote: “Obvious, but that’s why I have a wilting four-leaf-clover and an old ‘Sturdy Pants!’ jeans-patch package on my walls.” What are your top decorating tips? Share them along with Bunny and Mary at this post. [...]