Moving On and Forward

Well we have our house under contract AGAIN. We are onto Buyer #3! They are really nice people. Cody & I spent 2 hours with them in our house on Thursday. They had a house inspection and asked us a lot of questions. They are an older retired couple who are moving from a condo. They love contemporary style and shop at IKEA! It really feels like a great fit for our home! They understand that our home needs some love and repairs still. They can afford to finish what we can't. This is what I wanted the whole time! For someone to come and LOVE our home and take care of it. These people will do that. It makes it easier to let go.


It is weird to think of someone living in "my home". I have decorated and made it so personal and so "us". I can't imagine someone else's furniture and different paint colors on the wall. I am relieved that there may be a light at the end of the tunnel for Cody & I. I know that it is not over till it's over! It is all in our mortgage companies hands now. They have to accept the offer. For now I just assume that this is over and contuine to figure out how to store all my extra stuff at my parents house! I have some furniture to donate to Goodwill and hopefully I will be able to afford a new TV stand from IKEA. Our TV stand is so heavy!!! I just want something light weight and easy to move.

*UPDATE: About 12 hours after I posted this,....they backed out!!! Can you believe our luck? I guess I jinxed myself! :P  Hopefully we will get another offer soon and it will happen "FOR REAL" this time. lol

Tour My Home {HERE}

Thanks for reading!
Jessie

My Life & Vintage Tulip Chairs

Sorry for the lack of posts these past few weeks. I have been busy with "life". Our buyer for our house backed out, so Cody & I were pretty bummed out last week. We do have at least 2 different buyers interested, but we are trying not to get excited about it. I should know soon if our "newest" buyer is going to work out or not. *fingers crossed*

Cody is still waiting to hear from the Air Force. He was given the option of 2 jobs this month, but they were both things he did not want. Hopefully September he will get an offer he wants!!! That is my life recap for the moment. Now onto some design business. lol

Here is a photo of my retro table and chairs. I purchased it at the antique mall that I used to work out about 2 years ago. I am trying to decide if I should take it to the apartment or not.



The dilemma is that the chairs need recovered something horrible! I am not good at recovering things and I just hate trying. lol Currently they have hand made pink covers. Yes, I like the pink, but they don't seem to stay on the chairs half the time!



The foam that is under the covers is in good shape and really comfy. I guess I will attempt to just take it out and put some fabric around it and hope I can stuff it back in !?!??



I am thinking about covering them in something pink & white, but I haven't gotten that far yet! I still don't know if I want to go to all the trouble. It is a neat set and I don't own very many vintage pieces.

Any Advise?

Design Board - Melissa's Kitchen & Dining Area

Melissa asked that I make her a design board for her kitchen / dining area. She wanted to carry the same color scheme from her living room into the space.



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Max Teal Dinnerware Set
Docksta Dining Table
Urban Chairs
Marimekko Towel Set
SOLMYRA Picture
Spontan Magnetic Board
SOLSTRÅLE Yellow Vase
White Ribba Frame
Potted Plant
SYNTES KONST Black & White Bowls
Frame Wall Decals
White & Red Rug
GODIS MIX Glasses
Mixing Bowls
Kort Food Pictures
TRÅDIG Red Bowl
Spiral Napkin Holder
Yellow Wall Clock
Yellow Colander

I love the look of Melissa's apartment! The kitchen has great tall ceilings and a great place above the cabinets to hang the Ribba picture frames, display art, vases and much more!

See the other boards I designed for Melissa's Apartment {HERE}

*I Want A Vintage Sofa*

This photo may look at little out of place on my blog. If I saw this couch at a shop by me I would buy it. Behind the ugly pillows I see a great Damask Patterned Pink Sofa with great lines!! I would love to have it....



I am hoping to find a great vintage sofa at a thrift store or antique shop. My Crate & Barrel Lounge Sofa has to wait and it is way to big for the apartment I plan to rent.









{* Click on images to go to photo sources *}

Inspiration: Living Rooms

All images from Decor Pad

4 Movies

1. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist - I loved this movie. It was funny and very cute.  5 stars

2. Bolt - This movie was okay. Cute for kids.  3 stars

3. Confessions of a Super Hero - This was a documentary about people who "act" like super heroes in Holly Wood. It was interesting.  4 stars

4. Year One - Funnier than I thought it would be.  4 stars