Around the House Today

Hello, hello out there. My posts seem to have months separating them, but I'm here today. I shined my sink today and that's reason enough to snap a few pictures of the kitchen, isn't it? My little guy has already destroyed it and it's not looking so pretty....
Among other things on my "house wishlist" are rounded cane backed barstools and a antique chandelier, but there's always something more important for our funds to go. It's smelling pleasent around here thanks to the freshly washed duvet cover drying over the bannister.With three little ones around, we have stools everywhere and when I saw this one, I knew I had to have it. After all, stools will be at every sink for the next few years. It's sort of like a long term investment, without investing all that much....  It was covered in forest green vinyl(lovely, I know) and last night, proved to be the perfect time to reupholster it. A few weeks after I found the previous one, I stumpled upon this one. The man I purchased it from said a local company that manufactured stoves made these as well. That explains why I found more than one without even looking! They are cast iron and made like little tanks.... just ask my big toe. Another reason I love vintage so much. Made well and made in the U.S. of A. Everything today seems to be disposable. This one was covered in red velvet, equally as lovely as the forest green...One last stool was covered last night, this one for the girls' bathroom. I used a hand towel I had on hand as the fabric. Perfect for a bathroom, I think. It's a rather simple stool.... A bad iron piece from the 80's that was in my bathroom as a kid is more like it, but it does the job. It has been in there previously, but someone laid a wet towel on it and the fabric became mildewed by the time I discovered it.  Well, that's all for today folks! Sort of feel like I don't know how to write a blog post anymore, so if the quality was lacking or I rambled too much, forgive me! 

Comments

[debi]

Your stools are all so pretty! Love the fabrics you've covered them with. Hope that big toe is feeling better! :)

[Michelle]

Your kitchen is gorgeous and I love those sweet vintage stools!
Michelle

[Sample Letters]

Those things are just priceless..it just wanna buy me one...Love all of theme.

[nealie]

glad to see you back-that chenille fabric is tdf!

[ellery]

Glad to see you back! I LOVE your kitchen....so serene and clean! The cream and pink fabric on the first stool is really lovely...

[Jeni Carlson]

I love to see your home! It is so beautiful. Better than a magazine. Share more. wink wink. And save me from buying more magazines.

[Andrea]

I have some catching up to do too! Gorgeous-ness! The stool idea is fantastic. We too have half a dozen stools around the house, but none so pretty. I will have to keep an eye out for a pretty stool. Such a great idea, Gabrielle!