Putting a project together.

I think I have mentioned before that my husband is a commercial airline pilot. His route is mostly Asia [Beijing, Shanghai, and Tokyo]. He commutes from Chicago, so the beginning of his work day starts in Atlanta. Since those flights leave Chicago around 11-12 he usually goes up the night before. On Thursday I decided to fly up to Chicago with him just for the night. A quickie [wink wink] as you might say.

I have had some bad experiences riding standby in the last few years. There have been times when we headed somewhere [domestic] and have been at the airport waiting for a seat for 5 or 6 flights. It is brutal. Every time they fill up the plane and you don't get on, you grab all your luggage and shlep to the next gate. Since I was only going for the night I was hoping for a small miracle. Got it. Up and back....no problem.

My point to all this is to tell you that I started a good book that a friend gave me....."Left Neglected" by Lisa Genova. It is about a woman who has it all...high powered job, 3 kids, beautiful home, second home in Vermont....wonderful husband.

Then she is in a car accident and has a brain injury [kind of like a stroke called "left neglect"] which steals her awareness of everything on her left side. She has to retrain her mind to perceive the world as whole. I don't usually have a lot of time to read, but when I do, I am always glad I pick a good one. This book made me realize how lucky I am every day that I have my health.

Now to the good stuff......

I have been posting about an ongoing project [the basement], and I want to show you a little before and after. After the renovation was finished. We ordered the furniture. She kept saying that she was unsure of the blue chairs.

These are Lee Industries [1304-01] and the fabric is Willis Peacock.

Here is the sofa:

It is also Lee Industries [1601-03] and the fabric is Flanders Cement. Since this is where they watch TV, I urged them to use plantation shutters because they are so easy to open and close. They are 4 1/2 inches and painted the same color at the trim.

A couple of people wanted to know about this light fixture:

I found it online here. Also someone else wanted to know about the floor stain. I believe it was a mix of Dark Walnut and Jacobean [minwax brand]. The paint colors are:

The Bookcases: Benjamin Moore: Texas Leather

The walls, ceiling and trim are: Benjamin Moore: 966 Natural Linen.

The fabrics we used are:

Paisley: Pindler & Pindler- P0022 Montclair

Blue: Schumacher -Bleeker in Peacock

Tomato check: Pindler & Pindler-2347 Carrele

The floral: Barry Dixon- Pappillon BD

OK...why is she telling us all this????? Well....I am just going to show you my thought process on putting this room together.

So...the first thing I do is start shopping for accessories. Flea markets, HG's, Pottery Barn, and a couple of yard sales!!! I want old and new so the room looks more collected.

Here are a few of the things I found for the room:

These gorgeous pictures at a flea market! Seriously so cheap I had to look twice. They are framed by Fred Reed here in Atlanta, so I know the frames are custom.