Hail, Hail - the Rug is Here!

My fab.com steal of a rug arrived!  It only took me over a year to make a decision.  I unrolled it to check colors and they are perfect.  We need some muscles to come over & help us get it positioned - perhaps tomorrow when we have a contractor come over to fix some minor things that we've been meaning to finish for years.  Yes, years.

Things like fixing the constantly running toilet, the constantly dripping shower(S), the mosaic tile around all outlets in the kitchen, smooth drywall patch & touch-up paint.  We've accepted the fact that we're never going to do these things, so having someone come over to help is much needed.

Have a great weekend!

Modern Chandy Lighting - Love!

These super modern-yet-minimalist, deconstructed chandeliers came across my inbox in Wednesday's Fab.com email.  They're on sale through Fab for the next week, but if you miss the window you can also buy them through their etsy shop.

Their modern, chic light fixtures are made from reclaimed wood & lamp parts.  All bulbs are standard base & can easily be replaced with a trip to the grocery or hardware store - bonus!  

Through the Fab sale, they range in price from $330 - $1,000.  Great prices for one of a kind, hand made chandeliers.  I love our current chandelier, but will be keeping them on our radar should we move.  If were were still in the loft in River North, I would have bought one of these FOR SURE!

3 Years

Happy Anniversary, Mr. Q!

Life is good!

Finally, a Living Room Rug!

On March 29th, 2011 I posted about wanting a new living room rug.  Yes, over one year ago!  I've touched on it a couple of times since then & even considered painting a rug.  I know it seems like I sometimes don't follow up on posts like this, but it is almost always because I still haven't made a decision!  I like all of the rugs from that first post, but the ones I LOVED were all too expensive.  I've had a basic off-white shag rug in place for about 9 months.

 

One day while shopping in Lincoln Park with my mom & sister, I came upon this rug in the entry at Francesca's Collection (funny that the rug is also called Francesca!).  I made sure to snap a picture of the details as well so that I could look it up later.

It led me to google "Francesca Rugs" which I then learned is part of Loloi Rugs.  I ultimately decided that this rug has too much brown in it for me (dark brown floors, brown chaise, tan couch), but was drawn to this bright, fun number.  I love the orange accents!

But I've been hemming and hawing over the $500+ price tag for over a month...which typically means I won't buy it.  I almost bought it last week but cancelled the order at the last minute.  Sigh.  The search went on.

Today's sales on Joss & Main featured bright rugs that I figured I'd click through and give it a try.  First, I found this Tamara rug.  I immediately liked it & the $300 price tag.  The 5x7 rug we have now just isn't cutting it anymore (& especially with the baby coming, we need more soft surfaces), and a 7x9 is what I've been looking for!

I was ready to purchase this when I scrolled down a bit further and saw this rug, which I just so happen to have had my eye on for months over at RugsUSA.  Again, the $600 price tag scared me off from clicking "buy", but it didn't stop me from checking it out every week or so.  & trying to work it into a design for a client!  :)

Check out that price!  $219 for a 7'6" x 9'6" 100% wool rug!  The reviews on the other site say that the gray is more of a blue gray (perfectly fine with me) & that the green is more vibrant (perfect again!).

I bought it.  It arrives in a couple of weeks!  Finally, I can put the search to rest!

Have you found any great deals on Joss & Main or other daily sales sites lately?

It's Been a Long Time, My Friends!

& for that, I do apologize!  I have been so busy with work (don't worry, I am not complaining in the least bit - I love my job!) and travel and babies.  BABIES!

First, meet my new niece:

My sister is Superwoman and delivered this bundle of joy like a champ!  We all love her so much.  So, so much.

Photos by Sweet Pea Palace Photography

You may have noticed that I say babIES, as in more than one baby.  Yep, my little niece will have a cousin in approximately 4 1/2 months.  & Derby will have a little sister.  & Mr. Q and I will have a daughter.  I cannot wait to welcome our baby girl into the world.

So far, it has been smooth sailing!  I'm now gearing up for registries, baby showers, nursery (nursery!  A new room to design...yay!), and overall craziness that is about to descend on our household.  & love.  Lots and lots of love!

Can't wait to share nursery inspiration and design with all of you.  I promise that this won't turn into a baby blog, but there will be definite kid design related things to come.  I started a new kids board on Pinterest to help wrangle all of the ideas that are floating around in my head...this is going to be a fun ride!