Patio Painting Project: Complete!

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We painted the patio furniture black!

I figured since I had a lot of black accessories outside already I might as well keep things consistent.

I also flipped the rug over to highlight the cream instead of the blue.  It may be a bad choice due to dirt but I can easily hose it down with water or flip it again to blue.

My giant succulent bowl:

I didn’t blog about the process of making this, but basically I bought this plastic bowl planter from Target.  I found a pretty arrangement of succulents in a standard bowl arrangement from Home Depot.  I think the arrangement was between $20 and $30.  The original bowl looked similar to this one.  Yuck.  Ugly.

What I did to transfer it over was this:  I let the original arrangement sit for a while so the soil dried out.  Then once dry, I flipped the bowl over, shook it a bit, and released the plants from the bowl.  Thankfully most of the roots and soil stuck together so it didn’t fall apart!  I then plopped the mass of plants into the new white planter and filled in the gaps with cactus potting soil.  Yay!  Much prettier.

The fern was less than $10 and I used this other planter from Target to complement it nicely.  I originally bought succulents for their hardiness and as a result the chance of me killing them is greatly reduced.  This is my first fern… I think this one is supposed to be hardy as well so here’s to hoping I don’t kill this one!  Heh.

♥ E&I

Patio Furniture Paint Colors?

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Hello!

I haven’t had the time to post a recap of my Monterey trip, but hopefully it’ll come up this weekend.

I’ve also been trying to stay away from any retail stores lately.  I check in on my spending wishlist regularly so I can keep my focus on bigger and more important purchases in the future.

I did, however, cave when I passed by Cost Plus this weekend.  I bought a rug for the patio.  Finally!  The Overstock one that I had thought would be perfect, actually ended up in the living room instead.

Here’s the one I bought for $20:

It’s much cheaper than this Athens rug by Fab Habitat, which I originally had my eye on.  Although I like how the Athen’s blue is a little more muted, the same size rug is $50.

Here’s what the patio looks like now!

BAM!  Bright, isn’t it?  Its perfect for Independence Day but I don’t think I’d stick with this setup all year round.

Now that I’m looking back, I probably shouldn’t have bought the red patio set so quickly.  It was my first official spring/summer season in my new place and I was just TOO excited to slow down with the decorating!  And I bought the patio set even though I’m not fond of the color red.  I just liked the design.

But now it’s time to redeem myself and fix my mistakes.  I should have waited around for something better to come along.  But since I didn’t, and I already spent the money on something that wasn’t 100% what I wanted, I’m going to change the color!  When spring started I had the selfish thought of buying a different patio set because I was unhappy with it.  Tsk tsk.

Instead I’ll spend $5 on a paint can.

At first I wanted to paint it black, but now with the blue and cream rug, I’m not so sure.

Why black? Here are a few inspirational patio photos that I found on Pinterest that made me want to go there:

But with the rug being so bright, would black look weird?

How about grey?  Or a dark grey?

Or a warm brown, the same color as these lanterns?

What color would look the best with this rug?

♥ E&I

Bamboo Chippendale Chair

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I’m a home decor blog junkie and if you’re like me you’ve seen these gorgeous bamboo chippendale chairs in many magazines and photospreads:

Jonathan Adler Chippendale Chair – $550

It also comes in an armchair style:

More inspiration:

I just found mine yesterday at an antique fair for $60!

I’m planning on priming it and painting it white.. and possibly adding in a yellow cushion for the desk area.

Yay!

♥ E&I

My new sofa!

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I feel like such a dork posting up photos of my new sofa but it’s just too cute to not share

Scandinavian Designs Oregon Sofa (gifted from my generous parents)

Fur pillow: TJMaxx ($40)
Two other pillows: Target clearance
Ikea White console (discontinued): Craigslist ($20)
Ikea Coffee table (discontinued): Craigslist ($50)
Grey fabric chair: Target clearance ($40)
Leather recliner: Parent’s
Black side table in the corner: Free from yard sale

The current setup:

This space is far from finished.

I’m going to change out the rug and I’m unsure about having the leather recliner there at all… it’s comfortable but it doesn’t really flow with the rest of the space. I may just have my dad take it back home. Also, the accessories feel a bit off and I’ll be constantly moving pieces around until it feels like home

♥ E&I