Add a little Fur. Fur Chair.

Add a little fur to your life.  Faux fur that is.  A while back I used this craft fur on a chair that I use in my office.  I had a rather large piece that had been hanging around, and I think I found a home for it.  I covered the cushion on my old rocking chair with it. 

Seriously, simply wrapped over it and pinned underneath and ready to go.

 

 

I love how it looks and feels.  It is fun, and gives a touch of whimsy to this old rocking chair.

 



On a side note, this rocking chair has been around a long time.  The hubs went and got it right after our daughter got her first shots.  We rocked her in it for years.  It was originally white, and over the years has been red, and now black.  I smile everytime I see it.

Room is coming together one step at a time. 

The Guest Room

Let's face it, most of us have more house than we need, or for that matter more apartment.  Ok, unless you live in New York.  So, for those of us that have more space than we need or use, what do you do with the other rooms?

Office, check.  Guest room, hmmmm? What do you do with the others?  I have struggled with this question for quite some time.  Yes, a guest room is standard.  But what if you don't have guests?  Do you do  a guest room anyway?  I do have a twin guest bed in the office so I am technically covered.  Do you dedicate a whole room?

What are some other options?  Exercise space, or maybe a game space, library, craft room.  Multi-purpose room. 
I think I am settled on a multi-purpose room type space.  You can go in and watch an old tv, exercise, craft, hang, or just get away.

Thus this photo from AD - Architectural Digest.  Look closely, skip the coffe table, and the chairs, although I will put a couple of chairs in there that float around the house.  Focus in on the couch -- it really is a twin bed.  Love it.  Kind of reminds me of the Brady Bunch Family Room, with the 2 twin beds that they used as couch/lounging/guests etc.  This is perfect.  Genius.  I have a twin bed, so I can just repurpose it and be ready to go. I love the way they made it look like a couch. 

Now, I think I may go with a color instead of the all white.  Love the all white, just not practical for me.

So, what do you do with all your extra space?

Yay, it's Friday.  I am making the Pinterest S'mores this weekend, can't wait.  Total diet blower.  Oops.

Zhuzh -- Zhush -- Guest Room -- Office

About a week ago, I did a quick zhuzh on my guest room. (You can see it several posts down). I have Jack and Jill rooms at the front of the house that my daughter used to live in, and they just never are quite right. Since it is an old house, most rooms can't be rearraged, they are small and once the furniture is there not much changing can be done (okay accessories etc for sure can be changed). However, I am a perpetual rearranger ( I think it is in illness) truthfully, having a bad day, I rearrange. Bored, rearrange.

So, I decided to re-zhuzh, the guest room and my office. Before pics several posts below. Now to do something with the old dark wood of the furniture. But you know a project, once you start you sometimes wish you hadn't (kind of worried about that with the dresser).
Taken from the doorway. Twin bed, and TV, dresser,etc. Back in it's old location, with stuff added, (accessories).

Taken from the bed, door is on the right. Moved the exercise equipment (sweater drying exercise equipment) out to another room, now it is just a guest room, or watch trashy tv room.

The other room, my tulle desk, and pleather desk. Lately I have totally loved white, yes, it is a color. Pic taken standing in door. (No befores, this room changes all the time).

Standing just in door and looking to the left, the clothing drying equipment, oops, exercise equipment is now back in here.

Also, all the stuff waiting to go on Ebay. I think I like it. I may leave it this way awhile.

Guest Room Dreaming

I have 2 Jack and Jill rooms, that our amazing daughter lived in when she lived at home. Now, what to do with them. One has exercise equipment and a sleigh day bed (should post pics), I rearrange constantly. The other is an office, which makes like 3 in this house. So, do I put another day bed? Or should I just make it a bedroom? A good friend of ours has 2 guest rooms. I always joke, they have more bedrooms than they use, and we have more offices. What to do? Oh, and the caveat, I don't want to spend any money on it. I want to totally use what I have. Suggestions?

Loving the daybed below. Potterybarn?

This one looks like it is off the kitchen. Fun.

Ok, so this one with the two lounges would totally be my ideal. But totally not practical, they I would have to put a tv in there to watch while lounging, and I don't want to do that.

This reminds me of a tour of Paul Mitchell's house years ago, and his wife had an army cot by the windows looking out onto the beach, with pillows and blankets for a quick cat nap. Now that might be an idea. Or, even a lounge from the home and garden department. Hmmmm.

Sorry, I don't have the info on where these pics are from. If you do please let me know. Thanks.

Daybed Needed

My other "guest" room needs a daybed, lounge or sitting area. Great inspiration below.

Photo above, Kathryn Chapalow Design.

This one above is a personal favorite. Love it. What's in your guest room?