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Under the yellow blanket… see it? Yep! That’s right! I repainted the Bertoia chairs! You may remember them looking more like this:
Well, sans the kitteh. But she makes the photo better, because those chairs, as much as I loved the lines, were gross. See this, gross:
See those legs?!
So a few weeks ago, after thinking about the color I wanted them for quite some time, I decided to paint them a basic, neutral and oh so graphic BLACK. I scrubbed them good and clean, managed to get the 30 year, rusted bolts undone and went to town on them with my favorite tool: spray paint.
From drab to fab in a few hours, I now have two sleek and sexy chairs that resemble art (to me) rather than junk.
Because we’ll be moving into a home with a lack of carpet downstairs (fine by me!), I’ve since put some felt glides on the bottoms of them to protect our upcoming floors from scratches. Next on the list will be to pick up some seat cushions for them in matching black so that they are actually comfortable to sit on, and don’t require a blanket to hide those gorgeous lines!
I’m sure they would have looked wonderful in a repainted white, but after seeing the grime and general grossness of the white, I wanted to go in a whole new direction. Other colors I considered were orange, green and yellow. What color would you have picked? Something to match your decor, or something more timeless like grey, black or white?
Lisa Hilland Pompom Lamp
This lamp from Lisa Hilland is gorgeous. I could see one hanging over a dining table or in a reading room, maybe even in your entry way. Found via Design Milk, Lisa has this to say about her work:
“I have chosen birch as my main material because of its lustrous and silky surface. The last tree to be seen in our mountains before the vegetation disappears altogether in the high altitudes, birch can stand strong winds and the cold Nordic winters. It is traditionally used in Scandinavian stick back chairs. Cherry, oak, and pear veneer are used in combination to create contrasting and playful patterns. In addition to its visual beauty, I have chosen reindeer leather for decorative details because of its tactile qualities and softness. It is a material traditionally used by the nomadic Sami people, sourced from the Scandinavian Arctic.”
Lovely, eh? You might be able to replicate it with some fabric circles on a paper lantern, if you wanted to go the DIY route, but the original is gorgeous!
Serious Clock Craving
Panasonic Radness!, originally uploaded by caco-wixtle.
The more and more I get into the mid-century style, the more I start liking the atomic style as well. I’ve been looking for a sweet, retro alarm clock for my nightstand, and this would be perfect. I love the swoop the shape creates, and the contrast between the white, black and yellow face is stunning.
Now if only I can track it down. eBay, Etsy and Google all bring back nothing. :(
The Not-So-Weekly Find: CB2 Orange Bird Feeder
The shape is just fantastic. The color, to die for. I am a bit hesitant about having a bird feeder on the patio, because feeder = birds = poop. Haha. It would provide Kira with a lot of entertainment during the day while we are away at work, I imagine. She could watch it from the dining room where the patio door is, or from our bedroom which has a window overlooking the back “yard”.
I really want to go for something modern and clean and fun in the backyard, not your “Home-Depot” weekly-special patio set. Have you found any awesome modern patio furniture lately? I know that Apartment Therapy, Design Milk and SwissMiss seem to be teeming with new ideas in preparation for the warm months ahead!
Supermarket HQ
Yokomono Studio’s Tissue Box Cover — I actually just picked one of these up a few weeks ago. The color scheme is perfect, and because tissue boxes are necessary evils in most homes, why not make them pretty? She has so many fun, bold and modern prints, I had a hard time deciding which one to get!
Etcetera Media’s Book Box — I’ve been obsessing over felt lately. I bought a fantastic felt mousepad a month or so ago and ever since, every thing I find that is felt I fall in love with! I love the grey here, with the pop of orange! This would be perfect to house all those DVDs that nobody watches anymore. (Seriously, with Netflix for the Wii now, and Hulu desktop, I never watch my DVDs. Including the exercise ones…;)
Perch! O Bowl — Okay, I admit it. I had to think about this one before I posted it. Why? Because I love everything from Perch! This lovely bowl could house a wonderful houseplant, your change — maybe some jewelry. I love multi-purpose objects!
FilzFelt Wool Felt Circle Coaster Set – Once again, because I am obsessed with felt lately, here are some fantastic felt coasters that are just so simple, they are marvelous! I currently own some from World Market that are beaded, but the beads keep falling off, and I’m pretty sure the cat is eating them! Not good! I’d love to get a set of these, probably in grey, or maybe that wonderful yellow above as a pop of bright and bold color. They have so many colors to choose from, you should go check them out!
Did you check Supermarket HQ out? Browse around a bit? Did you find anything that struck your fancy? There are so many pages of items, I’d love to hear what you found!
