i feel like at least once a month i begin a blog entry with the following sentence: "i am so sorry that i haven't blogged in such a long time but i have just been soooo busy". so, i will skip it this time (kinda). i figure that anyone that knows anything about what is going on in my life understands that i am definitely busy. between planning a wedding, training our new puppy, working on our new home, and my busy social life i have very ittle time left over. recently, that little time i do have to myself has been consumed by scouring kijiji for an amazing deal. in the last week i have found two: my new papasan chair and my new storage chest.
first, last thursday, i found a papasan chair for $35. i have wanted a papasan chair forever. i remember begging my mom to buy me one from pier one when i was twelve years old. brand new the chair i wanted was about $200 so the fact that i found one in amazing shape for $35 is unbelievable! i have always been a bit sketched out about buying furniture on kijiji when fabric is involved; you never really know what is hanging out inside the foam or what went down on the fabric but, thankfully, the papasan chairs have a removable pillow / pad that i can throw in the wash if need be. luckily, the lady who we bought the chair from seemed super clean and it is in amazing shape - especially for having a white cushion. i am so amazingly pleased with it. it fits the space perfectly. i figure that when i decide to get grown up furniture i can just move it up to my office or guest bedroom. there is absolutely no way it wasn't worth every penny of the $35 dollars i spent.
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| papasan chair and a side table i refinished |
the next amazing deal i found was this really neat blanket box / chest for $10. jesse and i actually went and picked it up about 45 minutes ago. i haven't decided if i am going to refinish it or not yet since it is in relatively good shape for being over fourty years old. i thought it was so cool because it was originally a 1970's radio that the owners hallowed out and made into a chest. the squares are one front are speakers. i loved it because it is definitely one of a kind. oh, and because it was $10.
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| the inside will be awesome for storage |
so, with these two new additions my living room is finally coming together. i bought a really cool clock with a gift card i had to crate and barrel that definitely finished off my mantle. so, here are some pictures of the nearly finished product:
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| please ignore emi's favorite toy, "road kill", on the sofa. |
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| emi JUST jumped off the papasan chair |
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| emi all over everything, as always |
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| emi trying to help me blog? |
so, as you can see, emi is growing like a weed. she has got to be at least 30 lbs. we go to the vet on thursday so i can tell you exactly how massive she is after her check up. she is officially "tall" enough that she can jump up on the dinning room table / kitchen counter which means we need to be constantly watching her. currently, she is full of energy, furious that i am blogging instead of paying attention to her...
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| her new favorite move - hitting you from behind |
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| hugs |
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| begging me to play with road kill |
what am i going to do when she weighs 130 lbs? ridiculous...
