OOPS.

I've been one BAD blogger. It's been almost a month.

The new office & catching up on editing have been swamping my time..... as is Pintrest. Are you there... OMG. Time sucker, but so great!

If you aren't familiar with it.... basically instead of finding photos you like online & saving them to your computer... you "pin" them onto boards you create. So... for instance, some of my boards are: Beach House, Little Who, New Office, ect. I can organize & collect pictures of things I like without downloading anything! So great!

Anyways.... I thought I'd fill you all in on a new little venture I've decide to take on.... Upholstery. I am going to start with my $20 wingback I bought on craigslist. I'm thinking something fun... maybe a pink!

Source: google.com via Jessica on Pinterest

Then I *may* try the pink loveseat. I will NOT be doing the gray chairs though... tufting scares this rookie.

AND.....

I've been stalking this Dwell Studio rug to be back in stock.... I was willing to pay $200 for it.... BUT thanks to Dina at her Honey & Fitz FB page... I got it for only $120 at RosenberryRooms.com! (looks like it's sold out now)

Source: rosenberryrooms.com via Jessica on Pinterest

I actually bought the $29 rug from Ikea to paint with gray stripes to coordinate with the pink sofa (using this tutorial).... but now that I will be reupholstering it in white, I can spring for orange stripes :-) I'll have to find a new spot for the white rug.... maybe our guest room? or future nursery? (no, not pregnant... but I don't know what to do with my old office.... I want to put a twin in there, but don't really want to spend the money)

Bench Seating.

Remember how much I love a bench at a dining table....

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Well..... I went to a little store in Cornelius to see a wingback settee I'd seen online. It was sold.... BUT.... they had this little cutie! It was 50% off and then the owner took another $25 off :-)

$100 was too perfect a price. I measured it. 54".... perfect!!! It had to be less than 58" in order to fit on the side of the table.

Admittedly, the back is a lot shorter than I wanted. (I love all the high back stuff!) but for that price, I had to take it home.

Jeremy HATES.... I mean HATES the floral.... but I think it will look particularly awesome once it's reupholstered :-)

If my table ever gets cleaned off (full of office stuff right now) I'll take a photo of it beside the table...

..... I think it has lots of potential! Look at this one....

Apartment Therapy

Update.

These beauties are MINE!!!! Shop owner took $40 off :-)

.....side note.... Jeremy loves the trunk sitting in front of them.....

Bitching & Pretty.

Why is reupholstering SO expensive!?!? Got a quote for my orange wingback.... $350!!! NOT including fabric.... ugh.

This is making me re-think buying cheapo craigslist chairs for the office "living room"

However.... I stopped in an antique store yesterday and spotted these beauties. Had they been slightly cheaper, I likely would have paid for them right there.... but $395 for the set is more than I wanted to spend.

 

 

They're upholstered in a champagne silk with down cushions.... they are COMFY!! I sent a message to the owner asking if $395 was the best price.... If they come down even a little, those puppies are mine!

Who needs a truck when you drive a convertible?!

Seriously.... my little car can haul some goodies!

I found an orange, wingback chair on craigslist yesterday for $20!!!! Dumped it in the backseat & brought it home! I'll probably leave it orange for now, but will reupholser in the future. I got it to sit at my desk in my new office :-)

craigslist photo

 A few other goodies......

I got my coffee table on Saturday for the new office! It's so pretty.... and heavy!!!

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 I also found this awesome sideboard on craigslist.... went and checked it out yesterday, and it's perfect! They're delivering it this week :-) It will be in the new office to hold lots of business stuff and the flat screen for viewing photos will sit on top.

craigslist photo

Greek Yogurt. Again.

I'm back with another Greek yogurt review! See the first & second ones here! Trainer, Dana said I needed to look at the sodium count too, so I'll be adding that.

Athenos Greek Yogurt, Strawberry

Calories: 100
Fat 0
Sugars 10g
Protein 11g
Calcium 15%
Sodium: 50mg (2%)

Plain:
Calories 70
Fat 0
Sugars 3g
Protein 11.5g
Calcium 30%
Sodium: 50mg


Be advised you cannot buy single servings of the plain.... you have to get it in the double serving container!


Taste: YUMMY!!!

Big News....

I am renting an office for the photography biz!!!!!!!

It's not the one I mentioned earlier, though.... (I met with the landlord on Tuesday, and he was a little nutty... and I wasn't getting the space with the windows I wanted)

This one is nearly HALF the price, it's bigger, in a better location & HAS A WINDOW! :-)

window is behind me... door to the right in both photos

My door on the left. Window... looks sad... will have nice curtains!

Possible layout!