Coming Apart at the Seams

So, I'll be honest.  I've been spending a lot of time looking at the newly upholstered chair.  I won't lie.  I even wander in there while tooth brushing, just to do some ogling.  And I've also been thinking of upholstery, and how I have to get me some fancier upholstery skills.  Then I thought, maybe (once again!) I'm totally off-trend by actually sprucing up this chair at all.  Check it out:

The "Before"

The "After"

But wait-what is in style for 2011?  The undone look.

Canadian House & Home January 2011

Canadian House & Home October 2010

Canadian House & Home Special Interest "Makeovers"
Fall 2009

Sheesh, they sure do heart that chair (it is the same one in the second and third pic).  I saw it in another H&H picture too, about fabrics, but can't remember when.  It was recently.

So, does my very own "before" shot look a little familiar?  Granted, my undone chair was a little lot uglier in its undone-ness.  What are your thoughts on the deconstructed (or unconstructed) look?

Honeysuckle Fix

Recently I blogged about turquoise being "out" and honeysuckle "in".  I confessed that I still heart turquoise (we've been friends for a long time).  But, for those of you interested in adding a dash of honeysuckle, Apartment Therapy had a great post today about finding reddish-pink accessories.  Find it here.

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We're Floored

Awhile ago, I blogged about our DIY hardwood floors (see here).

When we (truthfully: my hubby and father-in-law, I technically installed three floorboards.  I can show you which ones, if you like) installed hardwood on the upstairs level, dark hardwood floors were more in style but we picked light maple floors.  First and foremost, we picked maple to match the existing maple on the mainfloor.  But equally important to us: because its a townhouse, our house doesn't have that many windows and the light floors and walls we have bounce more light around, making the space feel larger and brighter.  We don't "do" area rugs except in the front hall because I hate them.  I have allergies and apparently don't lift my feet when I walk (I'm a shuffler), so between the sneezing and the tripping, rugs and I aren't friends. 

Well, guess what?  We're in style now!  Canadian House & Home listed their reno trends for 2011 and this is what they had to say about flooring:

Floors go blond
"Wood flooring continues to lighten up, but without last year's grey tones.  Now, we're seeing pale yellow floors that, when left uncovered, make rooms feel bigger and brighter" p. 52 (January 2011)

Hells ya.

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