Bookshelf styling....

Adding just 20 hours of week of work {outside of the home} to my

normal routine has left me with little

time to work on projects in my home.

However, this weekend I worked on painting the backs of the book-

shelves in our great room and editing the styling on the shelves.

I was craving simplicity and feel like I am on my way.

The photo above was taken this evening.  I promise to

post photos taken in daylight later this week.

I was overanxious to share while watching the Grammy's this evening.

So how was your weekend?  I painted in between basketball games,

soccer training, middle school dance chauffeuring and even

an indulgent trip to the Tarte sale!  Bring on Monday!

My case for white slipcovers...

The above image is from my Pinterest files.....

Besides the white slipcovered sofa, I love that Kelly Wearstler Imperial Trellis

fabric in kelly green.....like love it ALOT!

But I digress....like many nights around here, last night was eventful {ha!}.

Last night I wrestled the slipcovers off my living room sofa

and gave them a good washing, complete with a bleach soak.

As I was completing this task, I thought I would share with you all

why I think white slipcovers make perfectly good sense

for families with children and dogs and husbands who actually

like to sit on the furniture:

* you can wash them, as much as they get dirty

*you can bleach them and keep them bright white

*they look fresh

* depending on the decor and styling of the room, white slipcovered 

furniture can be contemporary, shabby chic, country, traditional.....

*they smell fresh after a good washing {especially when I let the covers

dry outside in the summer}

* white slipcovered furniture allows fickle pillow people {not me, of course} to

change the pillows and feel the instant gratification of a new 'look'

Often, people who visit my home cannot believe I have a white slipcovered

sofa and chairs....but I wouldn't have it any other way!

And just in case you are wondering, my sofa is made by Lee - we have

had it for about 10 years and it looks as good today as the day

it was delivered.  Lee furniture is a bit more spendy than what your

would find at Pottery Barn, or the Ikea lines but I believe in spending

more for good upholstered furniture.  In the long run, it makes sense.

The slipcover on my sofa was custom made.  I used pre-washed white

denim for durability.  If I were to take a guess, I think this set of slipcovers 

have been washed at least 20 times - seriously!

Put a ring on it?

Blame it on my busy life, my aging brain....whatevah! 

I forgot to show you my metal napkin rings I purchased

at the Junk Salvation Show - my collection is growing!

I love using mis-matched vintage-patina silver/pewter napkin

rings for table settings.....and when not in use, they look lovely

in my Ikea jar.  You can usually find silver/silver-plate or

pewter rings at flea markets for very little - many shoppers

pass them by because they are mis-matched or alone.....but

over time you can create quite the beautiful collection!

It doesn't have to match to be beautiful!

At Junk Salvation, however, I happened to score four matching rings!  

Sometimes the flea gods shine down upon you!

Flea finds....

As promised, here are photos of my finds from the Funky Junk Sisters show.

I scored the two wooden scoops above from Roost.  I love the

raw wood patina and will most likely use them

in my kitchen flour and sugar canisters.

I also picked up the basket pictured above from Molly Mo's.  I think it was

originally intended to be used for magazines but I 

think it will find a home in one of my bathrooms - 

perfect for extra towels!

And just for fun - this attention starved doggy was bugging me the

entire time I was shooting these photos - almost as if

he wanted me to take his photo, so I indulged the pooch.  He is looking a bit 

scraggly but he did have a bath this weekend! I totally

know he just wanted to make the blog today!