Inspiration continues

I must be on a mirror kick this week. Of course, I've been checking Craigslist for simple, rectangular mirrors. I won't get anything like that now, because I really don't need a project right before leaving for a long road trip.

I did find this, though.


The description says the mirror's 3-4 feet tall and that it was created by an artisan in Rockport, TX. Well, at $125, how could I pass it up? So now that puppy's mine. It's closer to 3' tall, but I still think it's worth what I paid, especially after googling "shell mirror" and seeing what else is out there.

I plan to hang it above my living room sofa. Now I just need to figure out what to flank it with. Any suggestions?

The more I study the "Something's Gotta Give" living room, the more I like it. I can't do a large dhurrie rug, though, because of the three cats and one dog. I am interested in one of those indoor/outdoor rugs that can be hosed off. And look what I found at Ballard's.
The pic doesn't show it, but it's available in blue. And it's on sale. Plus I have a 10% off code for being a new homeowner. That means I can get this rug for $125 plus S&H!

Now, I also love the dark, dark wood floor in the "Something's Gotta Give House." Again, with the three cats and one dog, wood floors are probably not the most practical thing. Currently, we have carpet, and let me tell you, that's not practical either. Very soon, we will be pulling up the carpet and laying vinyl plank strips by Novalis. Lest you think they'll look cheapy, we have a relative who put this in her mountain home kitchen, and it looks fabulous. In fact, her kitchen floor abuts the real wood floors at both entrances, and you'd never know one was not wood.

Currently, the Novalis doesn't come as dark as I would like, but I'm okay with the Gunstock color. I just can't tell you how excited I will be to put away the Resolve carpet spray!

It usually takes me a while to get a house situated before moving on to accessories, but it looks like the living room won't take much longer to get presentable. Stay tuned for updates and pics.

Creative License

Do you ever look at something and think, "I can do that!"? I do it all the time, and it gets me into trouble. The garage in our Amarillo house was packed to the gills with all sorts of "future" projects that I never got around to. It was so packed, in fact, that we had TWO garage sales before we moved, and each one netted over $1000. You know it's bad when your garage sale customers ask if you've ever had an antique store, and you haven't. LOL

I'm bound and determined not to the make the same mistake at our new house. Seriously, I really don't think I'll be doing any more furniture rehabs anytime soon. Still, I can't help but be intrigued when I look at this mirror in the Ballard's catalog. Even though geometry isn't my strong suit, how hard could it be to find a simple, secondhand mirror, pencil in the design and go over it with that faux leading stuff from the craft store?



Then I saw the same design in a larger mirror and thought how neat that would look on mirrored closet doors. That couldn't be all that hard, could it? Why don't you try it and let me know how it works out, okay?