As promised, this site is to also share some craft projects and other musings -- it's not just all Bachelor talk. So, the first I'll share is the latest project: redecorate the living room!
We moved into our current house about 18 months ago. I feel in love with it just by looking at the pictures online, and totally jumped the gun by signing a 2 year lease right away. I have since regretted the decision (it's far away from just about everything and everyone; the neighbors can be weird; and the space is so oddly laid out fitting our furniture in here has taken a lot of finesse).
We came with a lot of really big furniture, and with our lease up in September the idea of trying to find a new place with the right layout/square footage to accommodate all of this same large furniture was starting to daunt me. Plus, we've had most of the same stuff for up to 4 years and I love to decorate - all of this added up to a change!
It started with selling our bar. This was a feature piece of furniture in our house, and the first thing we bought after we got married. Found at Becker outlet, it was supposed to be a TV entertainment unit. I had a vision to turn it into a dry bar.
The piece was large (6.5 feet tall) but had a great structure - back lit shelves on top, a large "counter" space in the middle, 2 cabinets below, and finally a large drawer at the very bottom. Cherry finished with brushed silver hardware -- love at first sight.
My vision came to life with the purchase and self-installation of 2 different under-cabinet wine glass racks. One purchased from www.wineenthusiast.com and the other from www.Target.com. In total there were 9 slots that could have held a maximum of 27 standard wine glasses (ours held a little less because we mixed in martini glasses which take up a little more room than the wine glasses and champagne flutes). The upper shelves were storage/display for wine and liquor, the cabinets held the ice bucket/decanter/assorted bar ware, and the bottom drawer held cocktail stirrers, napkins, and coasters. It was beautiful!
Original Bar
As I said, we bought this after our wedding so have had it for about 4 years. We've moved it to 3 houses in that time, and it was getting to be a chore. In our last home it created a nice segue in the open-concept between living and dining rooms - in our new house it looked like it was wedged in the corner. Time to change things up!
So, we sold the old bar on craigslist.org, and I set my sights on a smaller cabinet that would fit nicely in the dining room. I found a red-painted, 2 door cabinet on www.Target.com. While smaller, it fits in great with the other dining furniture (also big pieces) and the painted wood adds a great pop of color to the main floor:
New Bar
This piece will travel nicely when we move in the fall and can be versatile enough to go anywhere and be used for anything, making it a good investment piece.
I pride myself in having a knack for seeing furniture as what they could be and not necessarily for what they just are - so get creative when you are shopping too and customize pieces you love to fit the purpose you need them for! It's a lot of fun and you're guaranteed to have a unique home this way.
(New bar cabinet: Target - Threshold Windham Accent Cabinet; pricing varies by color)
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