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the other find

Posted on February 25, 2012 by thirdstoryies
Here’s the stool we also got yesterday.  I was feeling badly that it got kind of overshadowed.  It’s a sweet little thing.

At first I was photographing it upstairs on the bed which is where I photograph a lot of things because the light is nice and it’s a pretty white background.  But after taking a few photos I thought it seemed a little strange to put a stool on a bed.

It was nice to look at some of the other things I’ve slowly been collecting for the living room – like rug samples from Flor. We’ve been pretty happy with the Flor tiles in F’s room and although I’m open to purchasing just a rug, I find that the tiles really give me flexibility to choose a rug size that works in the space.  The rug we have now is just way too small (as well as too old, and too cream and too worn out…).  I ordered a dozen samples and I’ve been laying them out in the different lights, as well as just thinking about furniture to come.  I really love these two wool ones – they are so incredibly soft, like a big, comfy sweater, and I can imagine stretching out on them and it feeling really good.  They are the plushest of the group.  Several samples were too brown and too blue, but a lot of the grays really pick up the golds and the reds of the floor and still look good with the wall color (the gray sample on the right:  Sherwin Williams “On The Rocks”), as well as a slightly darker shade of gray and a nice grayed out aqua (both of which I’m considering using on the inside back wall of the bookshelves to break up all the white.

They also look good with the gold accents and warm woods of the furniture.

There are also some other samples that have similar colors with a bit more pattern.  I’ll probably order a couple of full tiles once I think we’ve settled on one to test them out.

The oranges and the golds are for a surprise in the adjacent room!  More on that later.

And here’s my personal scale model, up from a long nap, with puffy, swollen eyes.  (Boo pink eye.)  She is looking pretty good and color coordinated with the whole post although it certainly wasn’t planned.  Even her burpie of choice today looks smashing with that new stool!

8 thoughts on “the other find”

  1. Jenn P says:
    February 25, 2012 at 2:16 pm

    Love the stool. What a great find!

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  2. second floor dweller says:
    February 25, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Thanks! It’s a hit with the little one.

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  3. CT@Living Analog says:
    February 25, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    The stool is pretty sweet too, especially with the scale model. Cheers – CT

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  4. Lisa S. says:
    February 26, 2012 at 1:48 am

    You may have mentioned this before, but I am a very new reader (came to you via Apartment Therapy) & am very slow with the archives, so I’m going to ask: Would you mind sharing the source for your bedspread/comforter on that bed? I love the texture – it totally elevates the covering.

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    1. second floor dweller says:
      February 26, 2012 at 3:04 pm

      Hi Lisa S! We got the comforter cover at Eddie Bauer Home almost ten years ago. It was on sale, and I’m not even sure that Eddie Bauer has a home division anymore. The comforter itself was a wedding gift from my sister and her husband – I think they got it at Dillard’s and it’s held up really well, but I like having a cover to launder and this one was a really good deal. I’ve seen similar ones through the years at places like Garnet Hill and Restoration Hardware – it’s just a basic waffle weave.

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    2. second floor dweller says:
      February 26, 2012 at 3:42 pm

      Also – where was the AT link? Just curious. Glad you stopped in.

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    3. Lisa S. says:
      February 27, 2012 at 4:28 am

      Oh my gosh, I’m so embarrassed — I mixed up one of my shelter blogs (Apartment Therapy) with another (Young House Love). I’m glad I found you either way. Your blog is so inspiring.

      (And, selfishly, since my daughter is 16 months, she’s just far enough behind your girls where I can read through archives and think, “I must plan ahead!”)

      Thanks for the reply on the comforter. It’s a great one!

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    4. second floor dweller says:
      February 27, 2012 at 5:38 am

      No worries. I’m actually glad you did because I discovered the Homies nominations on AT.

      I loved 16 months – both times!

      Reply

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