Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Monday, September 10, 2012
GOGO PROJECT: LAUNDRY ROOM UPDATE
I know it has been forever since I provided a laundry room update. Whenever you do a project mostly on your own, it goes at a snails pace. After my husband brilliantly executed the demo, plumbing, electrical, drywall, etc....he tackled the penny round tiles and lets just say, he is less than pleased with the outcome. Who knew penny round tile was sooooo hard to lay? Well we didn't. It is so easy to get off by just a fraction which throws the entire pattern off but you really don't see it until you grout which by then is too late. He actually wanted to rip it all out and do it again but I convinced him otherwise. We are just pushing on. Our cabinets were also installed this week. They were custom built b/c of the challenging dimensions of our room. A high gloss latex type finish was applied to the cabinets so they are beautiful.
The Carrara Marble has been ordered for the sink cabinet with waterfall edge (notice unfinished side) and top of bench. We also have our sink and faucet ready to install once counter tops are in. Now I have to finalize wallpaper choices. I'm torn between vibrant Schumacher Chiang Mai Dragon and peaceful Cole and Son Woods. I also have to find the perfect light to hang in front of the window. One thought is a George Nelson bubble light but I'm not sure. A sputnik look would also be cool. Either way, I'm going to do a Dorothy Draper inspired finish to the door. I'm going to add the regency style trim work that is on every door throughout our house and paint it in black and white.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
GUEST POST: MY BEST FRIEND CRAIG!!
Hi Everyone! I'm Charmaine from the blog My Best Friend
Craig. I'm happy to be here today to share with you some Craigslist shopping tips
specifically how to search Craigslist successfully.
Here are my tips:
Search often. New items are added all the time and the best items move quickly. I use to search Craigslist every morning before the kids woke up.
Use the search tool wisely.
Use the search tool wisely.
Search for items in the home page search bar so you don't miss out on things. You never know where sellers would list their items, it could be under "Antique", "General" or even "Free".
Check off the box to view only listings with photos and click on the show
images icon so you don't have to click on every single listing just to see what
the item looks like.
or better yet, use a Craigslist helper extension like
the Craigslist Preview Extension for chrome and Craigslist Pro for iphone or ipad. This
extension enables you to view all the photos at the same time...
In searching terms, try to use different words.
A side table to you can be a nightstand, night stand, end table or just
table to others. Also, take into consideration the spacing, and other
punctuations like "midcentury", "mid-century" or
"MCM". You will also be surprised how often sellers misspell
items like Ottoman, automan or otoman. Search for those too!
To search for a specific item, enclose your
terms in a quotation, like "hollywood regency mirror" or "faux
bamboo dresser" This will only show listings with those words together in
that order.
Every time you enter more than one word to the
search bar, it automatically searches for listings with all of those words.
I typically try to use one word terms like "bamboo" vs
"faux bamboo". You can use the pipe character - | (shift
+ \) to break this and search for 2 or more items at the same time.
Like, "hollywood regency | lucite"
or "midcentury | retro | vintage"
Here are some of my go-to search terms:
mid century modern | mid century
retro | vintage
brass | gold
wicker | bamboo | cane
chrome
lucite | acrylic
asian | oriental | chinese
lamp | light fixture | chandelier | pendant
Using the above search terms, these are what I have
found on Nashville's Craigslist...
Not bad, right? What are your Craigslist searching tips?
Next, of course, is contacting the seller, negotiating
and buying!
(That would be for another post)
Thanks for having me over, Brandy! This has been
fun!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
PINK LADIES
I'm in love with this sofa. I need it in my office right now along with a pink poodle to keep me company. I'm not holding my breathe for either but look at the amazing vintage lamps I did score for my office. They are very Chez Gogo!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
I'M BRINGING JELLO BACK
Remember this post "Jello Mold is FAMOUS"? My crazy blue clock was part of the Kelly Wearstler Domicilium
Decoratus sale on One Kings Lane. I never thought in a million years I would find another clock to match with Berry Blue but here she is, Miss Strawberry Banana. I found her last week, hiding in the back of an antique mall. Now the question is, should I start this weird jello mold clock collection or dare to consider someone else might actually find them as FUN as I do?
Source: onekingslane.com
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