I believe that attitude is the most important thing in home design. I have this apartment that I thought was too small, when my husband said something about it being a Paris pied a terre. Suddenly, I thought the place was incredibly spacious! Instead of trying to keep the place spare of excess furniture and decor, I went for it and filled the place up with comfortable furniture and pictures.
It was important that there was a comfortable place to sit and put your feet up. I had this great old sofa that I re-purposed to this place, and then went shopping for that perfect durable coffee table that I could basically abuse with feet, food, computer, etc. I was having trouble finding the right table when I spied these benches at World Market. They were designed to be used with a dining table, but putting two of them together, I have the perfect table, at a really good price!
The splurge for the dining area was the incredible picture above the side table. My husband and I both fell in love with this 68" by 68" picture when we first saw it at Restoration Hardware. I think it defines the dining area, don't you?
A vignette of favorite trinkets makes me happy when I see it. The box came from Three Fairies Couture. The keys came from Kirklands.
I found this pair of heads years ago in an antique shop. They were not antiques, just some kind of heavy resin, but I fell in love with them, and knew they would add an architectural interest to wherever I hung them. This is the third home my old men have 'lived' in now.
My dining table was something I saw in Ballard Design years ago, but I didn't have the budget or the space for it. When I finally got to that point in my life when I could afford the table, Ballard Design no longer had it featured in their catalog. I called and talked to them, and was amazed to learn, they had the mold and would make me one! I finally have my beautiful swan!
Wherever you live, however big or small your space is, make it your own, a place that you will always enjoy coming home to.
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