Showing posts with label four hands home. Show all posts
Showing posts with label four hands home. Show all posts

Monday, August 15, 2011

it's been a while. sorry. i've been stenciling.

remember back in june when i said i was back in action and would be blogging regularly again? apparently i am a full fledged liar, especially when you consider that today is august 15th and my last post was july 3rd. i guess that's what happens when you're so burnt out that you're taking a break from work/real life/typing/shopping/wearing makeup/communicating with other humans.

but...now that i'm out of that funk...i've been up to a few good projects that i'll blog about over the next few days (because i don't want to overwhelm you guys [read: i don't want to waste all of my posts in one day]) but i thought my biggest project of them all would be the best re-debut.

introducing our new entryway wall.





you: "is that wallpaper?"
me: "nah, it's stenciled."
you: "as in my-great-aunt's-southwestern-print-sponge-paint-in-the-ugly-bathroom stencil?"
me: "yep."
you: mouth gaping open in disbelief.
me: "i know!"

i've been debating what to do with this space since we moved in almost a year ago. it's been totally empty for 11 months and this post by joey and lana over at making a house a home finally got my entryway juices flowing (you don't think i come with these ideas on my own, do you?). their master bedroom stencil adventure came out so beautifully that i decided the zamira print from cutting edge stencils would be the perfect "holy f now THAT's an entryway" print.

five days (yes, FIVE DAYS), two crossed eyes, two sore legs, one cracking wrist joint and a quart of glidden navy blue eggshell later, it was finished. AMEN, i've never been so happy to be done with a DIY project in my entiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife. but i lurv it. lurv lurv lurv lurv lurv it.

and i lurv even more that when i'm over it in a year all i have to do is whip out a few sheets of sandpaper and some paint and voila, it's gone.

i temporarily flanked the wall with an ugly broken side table, dusty lamp and DIY chair that got booted from the guest room. it's definitely not permanent. now the space is dying for a console table, lamp, giant mirror and door mat. here are the pieces i'm currently carefully considering.

ikea





bonus: i found this on my desktop just now and thought you guys deserve a little laugh at my expense after i ditched you for six weeks. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (the sound the segway makes).

Friday, September 3, 2010

four hands home is something to drool over

four hands home is a furniture store here in austin. they have the most amazing array of furniture and the prices are unbeatable. nick and i went by last weekend to look for a foyer table and i walked away with an iphone full of photos to drool over. we're going back this weekend to possibly purchase the blue sideboard below (and i'm dreaming of also coming home with the blue leather chair and a mirrored table or two, ha). four hands is having a massive labor day sale so head over if you're in austin and in the market!

ps. have a great long weekend!

below: orion small sideboard, regularly $1,795 on sale last weekend for $1,077


below: anderson club chair (it's navy blue...bad pic), regularly almost $1,300 on sale last weekend for $906.50

below: mirrored side table, name and price unknown

below: whitman medium chest with four drawers, regularly $1,595 on sale last weekend for 20% off (look familiar to any of you restoration hardware fans?! i die.)

below: atwood coffee table, regularly $1,300 on sale last weekend for $880


below: marlow wine table, regularly $295 on sale last weekend for 20% off

below: light blue cabinet, regularly $795 on sale last weekend for 20% off

below: jefferson queen bed, regularly $1,095 on sale last weekend for 20% off (again, look familiar to any of you restoration hardware fans?! so much cheaper!!!)