Tweed Furniture

Would love a big ole' comfy tweed coach to collapse into right about now... Love this look.

Blue Velvet

At this point in my career/life, velvet sofas are out of my price range. But a girl can dream, can't she?! Oh well. I will just continue to comb the streets of NYC, looking for one of these curbed treasures... though I doubt anyone would throw out a BLUE VELVET COUCH! I love them. Do any of you have any velvet furniture worth sharing? I'd love to see. Image sources: one, two, three, four, five

Rustic Wood Furniture

After all the crazy weather we've had the past couple months, sadly, some of my parents' most beloved trees came down on their property. However my boyfriend, the aspiring woodworker that he is, saw opportunity with the "tree remains" and loaded (literally) stumps worth of the cut down wood into his car to re-purpose. He was very ooh la la about the cherry wood. Now... what to do with all that wood?! I've compiled some "rustic wood" furniture ideas for him and you to peruse. Any ideas?
Amazon. Woodland. Pickle. Sundance.

DIY Inspiration

My favorite LA-er just sent me her most recent DIY project and I couldn't help but post it. This past weekend a friend of ours dropped off this piece for her to take in and refurbish for her apartment. It had a cracked mirror encased, chipping paint, and was about to be tossed in the trash. So she disassembled it, took out the mirror and replaced it with a vintage floral fabric, and repainted the wood. Home Depot is the best and mixed her a "Rolling Hills" shade of green for only $2.99. A typical can like this will paint about a 4x6 area. Then she just nailed it all back together and hung it up in her kitchen! What an awesome weekend project. I love it! Well done, bud!

I would really love to see more peoples' DIY projects, so please send them my way at ccethompson@gmail.com and I'd be delighted to feature it. Happy Tuesday!