chair problem

chairs. i'm not sure how i developed a love of chairs, but i have it. i think i may have filled up almost all of the possible places in our house for chairs, but there has got to be room for more. here are a few of my favorites.

the hanging chair was one of those things that you know you need, and that someday you will find it. and find it i did; last winter at artefact, up in bucks county pa. artefact has a great selection of amazing antiques. they had a great set of 2 mid century cane back chairs one time and we didn't buy them, and i still kick myself for not. they also this one huge amazing wooden art piece that would knock your socks off. i think it is a war scene with george washington or some other war hero. i know that sounds weird, but believe me, if i had a wall that was huge enough for i would have asked for lay-a-way. as a side note, there is a great farm to buy local beef not far away, none such farm.

i picked up these two at homegoods. i wanted the acupulco chairs, but they are out of budget so i settled on these. as another side note, they are not comfortable but who cares, they look cool.

 this was one of the first purchases when we moved into the new house. it's the crate and barrel cavett chair, which was definitely a splurge.

 this bench i've told you about before, but the light is relatively new. it's from jinxed in philly, which is the shit. you should follow them on instagram, but if you want something be quick about it or it'll be gone.

 and this chair i have had for a few years. i had to buy it because it reminded me of a chair my grandpa had. he would sit in it every day and read the newspaper and watch tv. it's the grandpa chair.

and this chair is another chair that i had dreamed of owning one day. i am pretty sure it's not an original saarinen tulip chair, but who the hell cares. it was $100 instead of $1000. the owners we bought our house from had this same chair in this exact spot (although most likely an original and without the arms). i looked for a reasonably priced one for over a year until i found it, at the fantastic clover market of course. 

fallingwater

we had the privilege to see fallingwater in person a couple months ago. it totally blew me away. i had this idea of how amazing it would be in person and it exceeded my expectations, which doesn't usually happen. frank lloyd wright was a genius.

the pathway that was built through the forest to get there was even cool.

i love how this picture that i took of my parents turned out. the outcroppings of rocks on the property were a real inspiration for the house.

they didn't allow photographs to be taken in the house, so i unfortunately only have pictures of the outside. here is the carport, above it was the servants quarters, which was not part of the tour. i really wonder what they looked like! 

 here you can see how the house was literally built on the rocks. this huge boulder shows up inside the house in the living room and kitchen and it is unbelievable.

 here is a peak from the driveway into the entrance. the pictures above are the rock on the other side of the driveway.

 and the iconic view.

 thanks for taking us mom and dad! i am SO glad i finally got to see this gem in person.

gardening

it's been so exciting to see what shows up in the garden and how it changes every day. these pictures are a couple of weeks old and the blooms have since died, but are replaced by other blooms. i'm having a hard time keeping this blog up to date with the changes!

 i LOVE these tulips that i planted in the fall. the colors are gorgeous.

 oh yeah, we got a hot tub, it rules.

 i also planted these daffodils. check out the double head blooms. i didn't realize they had double blooms until they bloomed.

jasper moon quilt

our friends had a baby girl a few weeks ago. they didn't know if it'd be a girl or boy beforehand, so i waited until she arrived to make her quilt. i wanted to use one of the quilt blocks that i made at the denyse schmidt class at quilt con, but the quilt block had some pink. i was pretty sure they would have a girl, but just in case i was wrong, i waited to be sure. 

 this was the block that inspired the quilt. i added other fabrics from my stash to make it larger.

the parents are both artists so i went a little wild with the color scheme for this quilt, thinking they would appreciate it. i think they do!

flea market find and craft room update

for some reason i have neglected decorating my craft room and it is a depressing sight. this corner of the room was very dark and was also the part of it that i used the most. it's hard to imagine how a room with 6, (yes six) light switches could have a patch of darkness, but it did. i was looking for a light just like this for the space and almost just folded and bought one online a few times for a small fortune. but sometimes you just so happen to find exactly what you are looking for at a flea market for $10. i still need to do something with the cord problem. 

the seagull painting was also bought at a flea (punk rock flea market) years ago. and the sign was from my dad. 

and i picked up the spool holder a couple of years ago at a thrift store for $1. it is missing a couple of pegs, but it works! i finally hung it.

i also started to cover my chair with some cool faux bois fabric. 

still need to:

make pin board

install new flooring

hang shelving

and just because he's adorable.