Cool Stuff at Restoration Hardware...

It's finally Friday & I received my Restoration Hardware catalog in the mail today....what did I see??  A chandelier in a birdcage...have you seen it yet?!?  I immediately thought this type of lighting would look AMAZING in a home with high ceilings - similar to a loft. Aaaaah if only....

 

It was by far my favorite piece in the entire catalog....so if anyone gets to see it in person, please let me know what you think! Enjoy!

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All Re-Upholstered.....My Louis Chairs (Via Made By Girl)

My Louis chairs arrived from my upholsterer, Alex Rivas, yesterday....woo hoo! I was so thrilled to finally get them!! They did a great job & I can't wait to pair these chairs up with a NEW table! I'm pretty much decided on the Flatiron table from Restoration Hardware, (even though it's on back order until end of Sept.).

I really think the pairing of solid reclaimed elm doors and cast metal on the Flatiron table (see pic of table below) along with newly upholstered new chairs will look quite interesting!

What do you think so far?? I'd love to hear your comments.

(click on pics for larger image)

I have to admit, I was VERY inspired by Robert & Cortney's kitchen dining table & chairs. I knew I wanted something WHITE that would wipe down easily, so I decided on an off-white pleather for the chair seat. I believe it's also what they have on their chairs (according to an interview I read). 

It's just EASIER to wipe down, I love it!  I chose brass nail heads for my chairs, I thought it gave it a slight vintage feel.

above: dining room image sixx design

below: Flatiron Kitchen Table from Restoration Hardware

below is the BEFORE pic for those of you who missed my original post .

On a SAD note, my upholsterer's shop BURNED DOWN a few weeks BEFORE I brought my chairs in, but they are currently working out of a temporary space. They also lost one of their dogs in the FIRE along with their entire business. It's so heartbreaking and I wish them the best. Alex & his partner, Perry both run Alex Rivas Upholstery here in Nevada & they are affordable and highly professional. I highly recommend them for upholstery work. 


You can visit their site here to see what their shop used to look like. They're also the ones who upholstered my white PROVINCIAL SOFA you see on my blog banner!  

images of white chairs by jen ramos

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My DIY Dining Chair Project.....In Progress

The Louis chairs I bought are coming along nicely! We are done with the sanding & have chosen a white faux leather fabric along with white semi-gloss paint for the chairs. Thank you to all of you who gave me ideas via my Twitter & on this blog post last week! I'm NOW waiting for my upholsterer to come pick up the chairs so he can cover them in the white fabric & brass nail head accents! 

For the table, I'm SERIOUSLY considering buying the Flatiron Kitchen table from Restoration Hardware. Thanks to Naomi of Thirteenth & South blog for suggesting it! 

I'd love to hear what you all think so far.....

HOW we painted the chairs:

We used a power sprayer (I highly recommend) by Wagner as you can see below....it's the one on the floor behind the chairs. Power sprayers are very efficient at covering large objects quickly, but cleaning the sprayer is tedious!

If you're going to be spraying with this type of machine, make sure you keep your flow even & wipe up drips quickly. Always start from top and work your way toward the bottom. REMEMBER... for best results,  you SHOULD sand the wood prior to using the sprayer! 

Personally, I think we could have gotten a better sprayer for this DIY project, so maybe next time....More to come!

p.s. I finally SOLD my old dining table on Craigslist!!

images by jen ramos

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Keeping my EYE on.....

There are days, I wish I could re-design MY HOME. Move around furniture, or just sell what I have & start new! I think I feel like this just about every 3months. Is that so bad? It may have to do with the fact that I frequent so many blogs and that gets my creative juices flowing.  My husband wonders why I like to change things up so much....I tell him. "Hey, at least it's just furniture & not you." Ha! He laughs.  

But IT'S TRUE....If I had the time, I would shop every 3 - 4 months for my home!  I love the feel of a NEW sofa, a new coffee table, new book, a lamp & so forth. How about you? Maybe in a dream world we would all be able to afford new furniture every time we wanted it & somehow magically get rid of the old stuff (if you couldn't sell it). Here are items I'm keeping my eye on, although I have already purchased 2 things from this list. Enjoy your weekend! 

tufted headboard by wake up frankie

 throw by west elm

west elm

sheepskin rug IKEA

image above here

 tom ford book

 upholstered dining chair zgallerie

elephant plant stand from amazon

pendant lighting by restoration hardware

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