Archive for October, 2009
So, the husband and I are moving! I’m pretty excited about it because there is a big backyard that our new puppy can run around in and be happy as a clam. However, this also means I have to move my office and take a pretty sad looking basement and make it look like a designer’s office. Not an easy task!
I figured that I would share the process of putting it together since we are doing it on a shoestring budget. Check out the BEFORE pictures above and stay tuned for the midway point (we have already put some drywall up to make a real stairway and put in some carpet) later this week. Then hopefully the AFTER sometime next month. I said, hopefully!
Most people don’t live in one house for their entire lives. Usually people upgrade as their family gets larger, they make more money, or move to another city. But, there is nothing more special to a person than their first house. Their first major purchase that is such a right of passage into committed adulthood and a marker for things to come.
I think art should be personal to each individual and I am not a huge proponent of buying generic prints at big chain stores. I love to try and get as much original art for a space as possible. The trick can be finding great pieces that one with a more restricted budget can afford.
Lucky for you I know an amazing artist who does commissions (among many other things) for happy homeowners of their beloved homes (wonderful for a first-time homeowner to always remember their first place!). Caolan O’Loughlin is based out of Omaha and has current projects focused on homes in the historic Field Club area of town.
Click on the picture to go to Caolan’s website to get more information.
An oldie, but goodie. I recovered this little Target stool some time ago. I used an old sheet we had and added my own drawing of a peacock (I made it into an iron-on) then spray painted the legs a high gloss blue.
It has been around a bit, but I thought I would put it up on Birdhouse for another round.