Couple of Keys

Category: Before & After

  • Chairs.

    Chairs.

    New chairs for the dining room from Overstock. Sturdy, sexy, comfy and relatively inexpensive. We wanted 6 chairs, but decided that most of the time it would only be the two of us having dinner. So it didn’t make sense to buy 6 pretty and expensive chairs. Instead we bought four great but not amazing…

  • Hanging on.

    Hanging on.

    It’s up and it’s glooorious! We promise, these pictures do its beauty and size no justice :) Here’s a close-up of the texture when lit up: Now, we’re going to have to tackle another project that I had tried to ignore: The OTHER woman pendant light is going to find a new home in the…

  • Light me up, baby!

    Light me up, baby!

    Earlier this month we had Mother’s Day brunch at Yong’s mother’s house. The event was so pleasant that it was decided that we’d have scheduled lunches every so often. It was, also, decided we’d be next to host. The get together isn’t for another month or so but it put the pressure on for getting…

  • In Orbit.

    In Orbit.

    I thought I’d let the pictures of these beauties speak for themselves. I’d been eyeing these Nate Berkus™ for HSN Orbit Table Lamps for a while. Normally when I love something so much I jump on it and purchase right away. But I’ve been practicing restraint and learning to know the difference between love at…

  • Pillow Talk.

    Pillow Talk.

    Update on the patio: The party went off without a hitch. Actually no, we ran out of food. But, we are family food-based party newbies no more! (we’re used to feeding everyone alcohol and hors d’œuvres) Next time we’ll be prepared. But back to the whole “Red California” post. We purchased all the major stuff…

  • Seeing Red.

    Seeing Red.

    Okay, so maybe I lied about the Adirondack chairs. It had been so long since I had seen them that in my mind they looked like classic Adirondacks. Oops, lol. Anyway, I went out and bought some Apple Red spraypaint, got to sanding and spraying and here are the results. I can’t say I’m ecstatic…

  • Gimme a sec.

    Gimme a sec.

    I’m hoping within the next few weeks I’ll be able to give a complete tour of the living room. I’ve decided to concentrate on one room at a time, so I can actually see the progress instead of having this overwhelming feeling of nothing getting done. Above: IKEA Expedit Bookcase ($39) hung on the wall,…

  • It’s beginning to look a lot like… a home.

    It’s beginning to look a lot like… a home.

    Slow progress, but progress nonetheless. Very excited to finally get my vision going on a somewhat steady pace.

  • Additions.

    Additions.

    So the great sofa search has ended. Sort of. The biggest issue we encountered was finding something big enough to accommodate the usual number of guests we have and stay comfortably within our budget. We envisioned a large comfy sectional that would double as a bed for our friends without designated drivers. When we finally…

  • Treatments.

    Treatments.

    Forgive us for the slow updates. Its not that we’re too lazy, we just don’t have much to update with. We’re slowly getting everything the way we want it. We went on a couch/sofa/sectional tour last week, and almost came home with a receipt but it seems we’ll have to wait a bit longer for…