Well friends, remember that condo re-do I’ve been saying I’ll do forever? It has begun. It all started on Thursday when J was rained out at work and headed home early. Rather than let me work in peace, he dragged me out to IKEA for a shopping spree. Many hours and meatballs (15 for $2.99 = SCORE!) later we exited with some furniture, rugs, frames and other knick knacks.
Before I go any further, it has to be said… I ROCKED the how the heck do you put this together IKEA conundrum. Not J but me! Me! Okay, now I can move on.
Some of you may of seen the basic mood-board I did for the main living area. While some of this changed (not too much but more on this later) the plan I had for the hallway completely changed. While walking through IKEA I spotted this and fell in love.
TORSBY Sideboard – IKEA
What this photo doesn’t show is the yummy lacquered finish it has. The description says it’s a foil finish but I’ve no clue what that means and lacquered sounds better anyway. So, yes, I changed everything on the fly while at IKEA. The next morning, I whipped together a quick mood-board for the hallway based around my new love.
First up, things to note…
- I realize the pink and yellow look a little bright but they will be used sparingly.
- Only the first two items (from left and please ignore scale) in the wall frames will be used. No clue what will go in the third frame.
- Also staying… the Live What You Love print (a gift from the lovely designer herself). The Keep Calm and Carry On print (which is available everywhere and owned by most people on the planet in some form) and the ORGEL Table Lamp.
- If you’ve been coveting the Zig Zag Rug from West Elm, get it. It’s my second favorite piece (hello my lovely TORSBY Sideboard) in the room and I’m so glad it’s finally out of storage.
- More items will be added to the table obviously. Setting up table vignettes is a whole other headache. Oh yah, and obviously I won’t be using the photo of J and I again.
- The A and vases are just there is illustrate other materials I’d like to introduce but it’s early days yet so who knows what will happen (see the bitch point on Note 5).
What you don’t see in this board is the picture ledge we picked up from IKEA. The 3 frames will sit would have sat upon them if we didn’t realize AFTER (i.e. we freaking hung it) that there is too much risk of them toppling if the door slams or a certain 3 Huskies come bustling down the hallway as they usually do.
So we now we have to figure out a way to secure the frames to the wall and our whole idea to avoid multiple holes in the wall is up shit creek. You’d think securing them would be intuitive but it isn’t. There’s zip on the back of the frame. See…
Perhaps J and I are just plain old dumb. It’s entirely possible. We’ve been going non-stop for 4 days and we are frazzled (and I woke up sick today – yah!). That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.
Oh and the headaches don’t end there. All the painting it done (we also re-did one of the bathrooms) and most stuff is in place (the big stuff) but there is still lots more to do (i.e. small details). So, expect more posts over the coming weeks sharing J and I’s fun times fumbling through this shit. All I can say is I’m thankful I have a army of Keith’s soldiers in the fridge.
I plan on sitting by my door with a Keith’s in hand figuring out the world of interior design while staring at this which is yet to be hung. Another blog post about this particular WTF coming soon.
Cheers.
