working on it

at snail's pace but working on it regardless.

so a while back i posted about ordering fabric swatches for my bedroom curtains.


the first swatch had the look i was really going for but after receiving the swatches the last was the obvious choice. it's the morning glory fabric in gold from amy butler's lotus collection and goes so well with my paint color. i should have the fabric and the lining by tomorrow. hopefully i'll get out this wknd to pick up hardware and sheers.

i ventured out to ikea last friday and picked up a 2x4 expedit bookcase. let me just say that i wasn't happy with my workmanship. putting it together is really a 2-person job. i may at some point take it apart and do it over...and i may not. i also bought some magazine butlers (which i plan to decoupage or cover with contact paper) as well as some ribba picture frames (for my murakami postcards) and these kickass candle lanterns that were marked all the way down to $2 each (i got them in silver but i'll probably spray paint them). i still need to figure out how i want to store my things from grad school (thesis stuff, class notes, etc) and keepsake items. methinks the container store is in my future.

the next project after the curtains will be my nightstands. for a while i had my heart set on having mirrored nightstands. when i first started looking they were only readily available in europe. pieces i found in the states were either outrageously expensive or not at all the look i was going for. now there are plenty of options available from canada but they aren't in my budget right now. being the crafty woman i am i decided i could make my own.

i bought these drawer units from ikea a while back with the intention of covering them with mirror. i've changed my design plan a bit now - instead of all mirror only the drawer fronts will be mirrored (with plexi mirror which is much cheaper than glass) and the rest of the piece will be white lacquer (courtesy of rustoleum). i'm also thinking of doing some sort of pattern with bamboo or regular trim on the drawer fronts. since the drawer units come with casters i'll have to add my own legs. here's what it will kinda sorta of look like.


once the nightstands are done i hope to have enough $$ stashed away to purchase a credenza of some sort to store my drink glasses, fondue sets, etc. (don't ask why that stuff will be in my bedroom.) i like this one from cb2 but i'm keeping my options open (and waiting to see if it goes on sale).