on her cottage knitting blog, my friend kellie posted a tidbit about a [west elm] console she had her eye on now that she and her hubby ben are getting into the decorating aspect of first-time home-ownership. it's a lovely console, see?
but that got me cursing my apartment anew. for those of you who have not been there, once inside you feel like you part of something very efficient indeed. an ultra-efficient log-cabin-like space hovering all alone on the roof of an otherwise totally normal and somewhat fancy apartment building. [love me some hyphens!] ashley's apt #3 downstairs (and worlds away) is a nice example of how classy and normal the other apartments are with their high ceilings and shiny wood floors and marble fireplaces. mine is about the size of two twin size beds and wood-paneled all around. delightful! it even has a "junior" refrigerator.
ANYWAY, people, my point is that today is rambling day. on that note, i got a lovely little desk chair for my tiny little apartment and it is so cute I must share it. It ships flat and they let you pretend you are so good at things by making you assemble it yourself and bend some metal! they even give you a link so you can watch a giant squirrel assemble it first if you are nervous. i found this comforting, unnecessary, and somewhat entertaining, so here is the link to that demo. this is what my little guy looks like. he's a gem!
and, fair warning, if i feel like i might ever want to post again about my adventures in home decorating in my laughably small apartment, i will.
in other budget-decor news, jason and i found a nice little pianola on the side of the road a few months back that we have no home for just yet but are counting down the days till we can set it up someplace nice. knowing very little about pianos myself, and seeing as so far i am only really able to play the first noel with any kind of identifiable properties and not a single other tune you might know, i was most excited about this particular little heavyweight because there is a switch on the side that lets you play it as a tack piano, all tinkly and fragile sounding. i am all for extra functions! i have already grown bored with the 700 fun frames my camera phone offers and am ready for more toys! if you need some help getting excited about this tack function, listen to some Fiery Furnaces or The Other Side of Summer or So Like Candy from Elvis Costello.. or or or.. To Find a Friend by Tom Petty. I bet there are more, too, people. Jeesh.
so, the piano looks like this, only more homeless.
it came with a million scrolls for the player piano feature too!! who's lucky!?!! meeeee!
1 comment:
Our tiny cottage that we used to live in was ALL wood panels too. It was...rustic. It always smelled like camping (in a bad way). The only room that didn't have wood panels was the powderpuff pink bathroom. So I feel your pain.
Cute desk chair though!
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