homemaking with loojie

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

coffee table: check!

Yay, Crate & Barrel outlet! Even Moxie approves.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Corner bookshelves for the living room

I like the idea of a corner bookshelf like this one.

Although this wall-mounted unit could be an interesting variation on the theme.

This is the basic bookshelf style I was thinking about (again, yay Target for selling Crate & Barrel designs at cut-rate prices!)

Labels: bookshelf, living room

Sunday, August 26, 2007

a Persian rug on sale in Woodley Park

I found this rug at Silk Road's going-out-of-business sale and quite liked it, but I fear it's too busy for either my living room or my bedroom...

Labels: bedroom, living room, rug

Sunday, August 05, 2007

Paint colors

My poor cameraphone is so overtaxed by unnatural light; it's tough to get it to represent anything like reality in anything less than midmorning sunlight. That said, here's a shot I took in the living room right next to the window at about 3 pm, as close to reality as I can get right now.

I plan to paint the living room a fairly dark green, but leave the reddish-odd color in the kitchen. Do you think Weeping Willow would work?

Labels: living room, paint

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Oxford Couch

Crate and Barrel no longer offers the Club Couch in the shade of leather that matches my armchair (from two seasons ago) as a stock item. I can special order it...for upwards of $4000. Um, for one couch? No thanks.

Here's an idea for a much more cost-effective alternative: an Oxford sectional, with a comfy chaise and a sofa bed in the non-chaise part.

Thoughts on this:
- is it too big for the space?
- what color would go best with a green wall, a brown leather armchair and a nearby kitchen painted that odd shade of reddish-mauvey-terracotta?

Labels: furniture, living room

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Big wall-mounted things

The previous owners have a large TV mounted on one wall in the living room. I obviously will not be replacing this with my own TV, but am considering other things that might go in its place.

A giant clock?

A wall-mounted stereo?

Or a nice art deco poster?

Labels: decor, living room