The NEW section at IKEA makes me smile…

Whuck?

I don’t know if you can tell that it is pouring ice from the sky with total abandon.  This has been going on, off and on, for 2 days.  In between the slush and hail sessions, we have periods of the bluest sky and bright warm sunshine.  The weather is so bizarre, I would not be surprised if it rained meatballs next.  Pacific Northwest is going through an identity crisis.

Oh, and how’s this for hard working… In an effort to make my chimney FABULOUS, he worked until the scaffold was covered in a treacherous layer of hail, and then called it a day.   The outside of my house almost looks finished, after merely 3 years.  Mother Nature, don’t screw this up for me, or else!

How many bars is too many bars?

It would be inappropriate to have a bar setup in every room of your house, right?  I mean, it would suggest something about your priorities, I think.  But still, would this not make the most amazing bar?!

I have a moral opposition to paying retail on craigslist, but still, it’s not a bad price…here

Spotted

Well, I don’t think it would be presumptuous to say that I am the first person in the world to own something from the Liberty of London line for Target.  Yesterday, 2 full days prior to the launch, I bought this lampshade. So, my photography skills are even better with my cell phone, right?  Anyhow, don’t even have a place to put it.  I was thinking about putting it in Leah’s room, but I think it may be too birdy.  Peacock feathers, song birds? This is her lamp.  
Too much.  I will find a place.  Mostly, I just wanted to be first.

I just saw this on All The Best

All the blogs that I read are decor blogs, like All the Best.  Exclusively (except fupenguin, but he quit).  Sometimes they throw in fashion, which I tolerate, because I have no choice, and occasionally I try to not look like an idiot when I get dressed, so it’s helpful to have some idea what’s in style.  (more so, now that I have the store)  Anyhow, here is one that I will read.  In fact, I would like to print it, and read it from the beginning, like a… you know… what’s that called again… oh, right, a book.

read here…. Thank You For Asking

Oh yeah, by the way

We were mentioned on Style Court.  No big deal, I mean, being noticed by a well respected blogger and designer that has been mentioned in ELLE Decor, design*sponge and InStyle happens to me all the time.

No, it totally doesn’t!  This was super exciting!  It happened a few days ago, and we got a ton of response, which has kept me busy as a little bee talking with clients and doing our first Greyhound shipment.  This is why I didn’t even have time to post about it. 

Oh yeah, I should also point out that the post wasn’t really so much about Scavenger Home, as it was about a particular desk.  Our lovely shiny red number with the fab lion head pulls, but still…

Happy day and a little DIY tip

It was a truly happy day when I stumbled across this little chandelier.  While my initial instinct is to have everything painting in some amazing, fresh, bright color, I end up restraining myself, so that the customer can decide for themselves.  (they are always right, you know)  But this needed a little pop, right away.

Here is the DIY part.  This is soooooo easy.  I made a little navy chevron print on photoshop and printed it.  You can also just search Bing images for whatever pattern you are looking for.  Make sure it is large enough and high enough resolution that it will print well.  (not advocating copyright infringement. whatever)  Then just cut and past.  Easy breezy.  You can take the little round plastic tubes off your chandelier, run a line of double sided tape or adhesive down one end, stick it on, roll it around and another strip of adhesive down the end.  I know these instructions seem stunted and a little vague.  This is just SOOO easy, that I don’t want to over do it on instructions.  You can figure it out, it’s pretty obvious.