What's Brewing for February...

Today I just thought I'd wrangle together a few thoughts about what projects are currently in the works. Hot on the heels of adding character to the dining room wall, I've been trimming out the main wall in the living room. As a matter of fact the wall is ready for paint and I'm currently trying to psyche myself up for that final step. If all goes well, this project will be completed by the end of the weekend. Stay tuned...

Last week I talked about my latest Kijiji score (a fabulous 1970's chrome dining set) and soon I'll be on the hunt for a few yards of golden/saffron/mustard yellow velvet to recover the chair seats & backs. I'm thinking this is just about the perfect shade:

Above image via.

There is one more project in the works too. A few weeks ago I found this pair of stools for the breakfast bar at Around the Block consignment shop:

^^They're interesting...right? I've been looking for a pair of stools for quite some time, with a strict criteria - the "right pair" needed to have backs for good posture & comfort, they needed to be counter height (not bar height) and they needed to be in my (low) price range. Et Voila! These babies met the criteria, although I know they'll require a little nip & tuck to update them.

I'm considering a fresh coat of white paint paired with this Dwell Studio 'Ming Dragon' fabric from Tonic Living:

 

Only three projects on the go right now!! And just when I thought I was getting close to the finish line.

Is it ever really done?

Replacing the Foot Board

As the focal point of the bedroom, every bed needs a headboard, but it seems that the foot board is currently out of fashion. I recently wrote a post about Upholstered Headboards, and while browsing through photos of designer bedrooms, I noticed that (where space allows), an alternate item of furniture is used to replace foot board. There are no design rules here, the piece could be a bench, a settee, a trunk, or a pair of stools or chairs.

In my condominium, I use an upholstered ottoman at the foot of my bed where I store extra towels and bed linens since I don't have a linen closet. You can catch a glimpse of it in this earlier post. And when it's not covered in laundry that needs to be put away, I can even sit on it while I put my socks on.

These are some of my favourite images of great ideas for how to finish the foot of the bed:

Jonathan Adler
via House Beautiful
Contemporary Tufted Bench

Unknown Designer
via Apartment Therapy
Leather Bench with Nailhead Detail


Elizabeth Dinkel
via Veranda
Twin Beds with Upholstered Velvet Benches


Taylor Howes
via Apartment Therapy
Upholstered Velvet Bench with Piping Detail


Unknown designer
via House Beautiful
Antique Upholstered Stools

Unknown Designer
via Coastal Living Magazine
Upholstered Divan

Unknown Designer

via Coastal Living Magazine
Rustic Bench

Kay Douglass
via House Beautiful
Pair of Tufted Chairs

Marshall Watson
via House Beautiful
Antique X-Leg Benches

Meg Braff
via House Beautiful
Upholstered & Tufted X-Leg Benches

Marshall Watson
via House Beautiful
Pair of Cubes

Betty Burnham
Bamboo & Nylon Webbing Stools

Chad Eisner
via House Beautiful
Rustic Chest

WSHome
Pair of Leather & Chrome Crosby Stools

WSHome
Pair of Leather X-Based Stools

Pottery Barn
Blakely Rustic Bench

Pottery Barn

Steamer Trunk