Come On In! Fall 2017 ORC - The Entryway

Week 3 Check-in. 

The mirror of my dreams is finally hanging in our entryway.

And I love it!! 

I love the white on white - my inspiration investigations were right! It's fabulous.

I've been cleaning it like crazy. 

It's like someone had a coke explode on it right before they stored it

 in the dustiest basement ever. 

Not even kidding. 

But she's worth it!!

I didn't get it hung until Sunday evening so my initial sneak peeks on my IG 

were evening/lamp lit shots.

It doesn't hurt one bit that I have this gorgeous bouquet

 from the POP UP Shop last Saturday. 

One of our vendors created live bouquets 

from buckets of gorgeous flowers from the flower mart. 

I love white flowers and she created this all white bouquet for me. 

I've been narrowing down some fabric choices.

 

I still have not pulled the trigger on any fabrics...

what's wrong with me??

(I went back to "visit" this fabric yesterday!)

And just in case the lovely, spare shot above with the white mirror and shiny, polished antique piece fools you...

this is what the rest of the entryway looks like.

On Week 3. Yikes!!

It's a little wild on the other side of the room 

and I'm not just saying that because of the animal print pillows everywhere!

And in unrelated news 

(because I always, always do random projects in the middle of every ORC

 #procrastination #itspartofmyprocess? )

 I got the rust with orange dotted lines cushions from my latest find  slipcovered last night.

The 70's called and wanted their cushions back. 

I will overcome. And make some decisions. And get something done.

See you next week with ( fingers crossed) more to report!

Be sure to check out what everyone else is doing here!

ORC Spring 2016! Post 2.0

So what is ACTUALLY going on in the "challenge room"?????

( I hope you have checked out Week 1 and Week 1.5 post.

 No, not tying to be an overachiever with 2 posts in Week 1

 but seriously trying to get it together already!!)

Not as much happening  as should be, but hey, that seems to be my "ORC M.O."

(I was out of town for week one so that's scary!
And I did nothing in advance to prep for this. Nada.)

This is my third ORC.
Maybe the third time is the charm :)

I did put together an inspiration board  based on two things:
my inspiration rooms from my ORC Blog Post 1.5
and what I have on hand and want to keep and use in the Library.

The walls are black  and staying black.
I have black bookshelves on one  wall. Must paint the other two that are  currently dingy white.

I found 2 wicker, super comfy chairs while thrifting the other day. 
Mine are dark brown ,not gray like the inspiration board. 
And the cushions are definitely not white. I wish. 
The 80's called and wants the floral cushions back.
And Goodwill accidentally resold the matching ottomans I had already paid for.
 Long story. :( 
A little touch up and some fabric on those cushions and I think they will be fabulous.

I have a large bamboo china cabinet between the black shelves. Definitely staying.
Keeping a family heirloom desk but I want to add a bamboo chair at the desk.
I have a pineapple lamp I may move to the desk and a brass pineapple floor lamp we found thrifting in Charleston at Thanksgiving. Needs a shade.

Blue and white. Check.

An ottoman, stool or garden stool is needed. 
A garden stool is the dream but may be a long shot.

And a touch of animal print is absolutely happenin'. In this room it's going to be zebra.
Change the window treatment situation. I have several jumbled thoughts on that.
Not sure yet....

I have a bamboo mirror that's going to be painted gold.


and I have been looking  for (and found!!) a fabulous textile or two for pillows
 and maybe to cover the ottoman.

You may have seen the above image on IG. 

I have been admiring them as I drive around town!!

#obsessed but white background fabrics are not our friend.

#2bigdogs

Blurry iphone photo but this was love at first sight when I saw the "Coming Soon" swatch hanging on the wall at Fabric and Fringe Warehouse in Marietta. If you are local and have not visited, hurry in. It makes my Textile Design background heart go crazy!!
It's definitely happening.
And then lots of books and such will be on the shelves to add layers, color and texture.

 So right now I'm making my list  and getting started.
 Up first? 
Yep, paint. 
One  gallon of Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black needs to get on my walls and white shelves.

And totally unrelated...

Mollie and I did the Mimosa 5K at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival last Saturday morning
(it was freezing!!!) thereby showing the world the lengths  we will go to  for a "free" mimosa!!


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