My Design Wishlist

With my Dad's side hailing from Minnesota, my family and I have always celebrated American Thanksgiving as well as Canadian.

This past weekend marked my fourth turkey dinner in the last two months, and with those family functions behind me, it's officially time to start gearing up for another jam-packed Christmas season!

I've yet to bust out my tree (not our tree, mine... Christmas is definitely not Marc's scene!) or hang any lights, but one thing I have done is give plenty of thought to my shopping list.

Being the compulsive list-maker that I am, I've also created a wishlist for myself, just for the hell of it!

It's a little ridiculous and self-indulgent (duh, it's a blog) but nonetheless, here are a few items that would feed my insatiable appetite for colour and also keep in line with my mid-century modern taste...

Turquoise KitchenAid 2 Qt. Curling Teakettle - $29.99

Vetiver Green West Elm Herringbone Quilt  (Queen) - $150

Vintage Walnut and Gold Sunburst Clock - Prices Online Vary

Turquoise Urban Outfitters Madeline Chair $349

Anthropologie Zinna Handles (for I don't know what... yet) - $18 ea

Perhaps an Eames Molded Plastic Armchair or two from DWR for good measure - approx. $262 ea

Too extravagant for a Christmas wishlist? Yes. Collectively out of my own budget? Definitely! But what can I say?

When you spend most of your time trying to work within your budget, a little unrealistic daydreaming  is bound to occur here and there!

What's on your design wishlist this year? Will you pick up items for yourself or the house while shopping for loved ones? Do tell!

KLI

Battle of the Bathroom

Throwing a new coat of paint onto your walls is probably the easiest and most cost effective way to freshen up a space. For our ugly little bathroom this was the first "to do" on the list.

The only problem was that I greatly underestimated how much Marc would care about the paint colour and it took me a long, long time to wear him down... but wear him down I did! 

With relentless hinting, suggesting and prodding, I had secured free reign for myself and was given the green light from Marc (God love him) to pick whatever colour I wanted... little did he know, what I really wanted was a beautifully bright turquoise to liven up the joint!

After his prep and my two coats, the space already looked entirely different. I L-O-V-E-D it immediately but Marc was pretty much in shock, and it took these few further accessories and personal touches to help this new look slowly grow on him...

    BEFORE      

AFTER

(It looks more blue in photos but really the colour matches the turquoise from the diagram up top!)


Approximate Cost Breakdown:

2 Cans of Spray Paint........$17.92
Ikea FRÄCK Mirror............$12.99
Ikea Shower Curtain.........$14.99
Paint & Supplies..............$50.00
3 Printed Photos..............$0.57 
West Elm Ceramic Owl.......$9.71

TOTAL: Just $106.18!!!

Unfortunately there's not much we can do about the terrible lighting here but I for one thought this was a great and fairly inexpensive transformation for the time being!

Plus with a few more tweaks (faux-frosted glass, for example) it'll only get better from here :)

Have you ever had to fight for your design ideas? Would you have chosen such a bold colour? Do tell!

KLI