I love the clean lines of Mid Century Modern, the distressed finishes of French country furnishings and the relaxed comfort of shabby chic furnishings. I find myself conflicted as to how to marry these styles peacefully within my home. The design world says buy what you love and it will all come together. I find myself at a constant struggle trying to do just that, making the furnishings and soft goods I love work together. Color is a good way to unite furnishings so being consistent with a color scheme helps immensely. The problem is I am finding my blue brown obsession waning and I am gravitating to grey these days. Think grey is drab or boring? I used to think so to until Nate Berkus showed me otherwise.
Source: nateberkus.com via The DIY Spot on Pinterest
I miss his show but I am loving his new book “The Things That Matter”. He has the inNATE, no pun intended, ability to create cohesive spaces out of “things that matter” and, in so doing, tells the stories of people’s lives through design. Your home becomes a mini scrapbook, meticulously edited, with reminders of special memories and defining moments carefully displayed throughout. Also, this editing process might help with our hoarding tendencies as well, don’t you think?
With that said, I’m on the hunt for seating for our basement family room to replace the faux leather chairs that started peeling. What’s that about? Out of nowhere, they just started peeling. I was thinking about a vintage sectional or sofa that I could reupholster with puffy cushions like this
Source: bhg.com via The DIY Spot on Pinterest
or this.
Source: bhg.com via The DIY Spot on Pinterest
However, all the sectionals I discovered thus far are huge! Some would consume the entire basement. But I will keep looking. The thrill of the hunt, right?
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Yes, I love Nate’s style. I even like the new line of his that they are carrying at Target. Masculine and yet comfortable. My step-son had the same problem with his leather furniture. And it was expensive! Don’t know why it does that. You have wonderful taste so I’m sure you’ll find something.
Hi! Found you through MMS! The thrill of the hunt is what I love too! Absolutely love the couch style you want with the big cushion! I found a tiny couch last year that I want to “makeover” and might have to try the cushion idea! I enjoyed looking over your blog! God Bless!
What beautiful rooms! Good luck on the hunt for the perfect sectional! Life to the full, Melissa
Good luck with the hunt! DD1 worked for Rachel Ashwell (Shabby Chic) when she lived in San Francisco and has one of Shabby’s smaller sectionals.
I hope you’ll drop by to see My Daughter’s Master Bath Redo – #83 at Met Monday.
Allison
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I also wanted to have my chair re done with the puffy cushion…my chair is the same as the one in the picture and I had it redone in paint drop cloth from Lowes…I washed it 2 times and took to the man to redo…I told him I wanted the seat puffy like this pic he did not get the concept…this picture is exactly what I wanted..however it did turn out nice and love the fabric, looks like raw silk…lol…who would have thought…