this will be me someday.

Check out this awesome couch redo from Freshly Picked. I see this and think to myself, I'm going to do that someday. I think Susan and her husband took a reupholstering class to do this project. Someday, that will be me. Check out her blog to see an awesome time-lapse video of the process.

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Funny thing is, the couch I have sort of looks like the before, except it is a four-cushioner. I could spread out on it with my arms extended above my head and still not touch either end. At this point, I feel it is a little too big, and therefore does not qualify for reupholstering.

do-over.

I'm sort of interested in learning how to re-upholster furniture. I like the idea of getting a cool mid-century couch (think clean lines, usually ugly fabric) and giving it new life. I did some browsing in the ksl classifieds today, and here are the ones that I think would fit the bill:

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Well, can't look for more examples now, but expect more to come.

dwell

I spent some time looking on the website of a magazine called "Dwell" today. It is all about modern living, from architecture to decorating and design. Here are some things that stood out to me.

I've included two views of this home. In all my dreaming (and bored sketching during class) I've imagined a pergola attached to our house. This one is particularly cool. However, they have floor to ceiling windows in the bedroom, with no visible curtains or blinds. I don't think I could do that.

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Here's the other view. I like how the garage is so subtle. I'm the first to admit a dislike of snout-houses (those with the garage as the main facial feature) but I actually like this design! And again, what a neat pergola.

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This is an interior of another home, in Sweden, I think. Almost all surfaces are knotty pine. I don't know that I could stand that much natural wood, but I do want to include some in my future home. It is so funny to see all this wood, even on walls, when on most cutesy interior decorating sites, they have so many examples of people who paint over wood paneling. I also really love the big windows and natural lighting in this space.

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What do you think of all that wood?