Summerland Homes & Gardens: living room

A happy Monday morning to everyone!

Recently, Charish reached out to me and asked me to design a room using some of their furniture pieces that are currently listed. Have you visited their site? They are an online marketplace offering unique vintage furniture and accessories. It's here you can find a Mid-Century nightstand, Herman Miller Rocking Chair, Saarinen style dining table or an antique French Chandelier (just to name a few!) After "shopping" their inventory, here's what I picked...

A rattan armless chair (I used four)

A Danish modern vintage zebra wood dresser

An aqua Abrash Turkish rug

I imagined a relaxed sitting area in a casual beach house, with lots of windows bringing in the ocean view, and white, wood-planked walls.

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I would use four of the rattan chairs positioned around a driftwood and glass coffee table.
The coffee table I feature on my board was available at Charish, but has since sold- you need to be quick as items go fast!

I brightened up the neutral palette with this colorful piece of art by Michelle Armas and some blue and orange throw pillows. Those colors are echoed in the framed poster. The simple lines of the Danish Modern dresser makes it an easy stand-in as a console table while providing plenty of storage. And I love the wooden beaded chandelier from Boston Interiors!

Charish also has some fabulous accessories, and I went a bit overboard at first as there were so many to choose from! But after some careful editing, I ended up with these to add some layers to my room.

Faded blue and reds hmong blanket

Palm hand woven natural baskets

Mussel shell box

New England clamming basket

Take a few minutes to check out Charish and start imagining your own space with some of their one-of-a-kind finds!

As always, feel free to leave a comment or ask questions in the comments section below.

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Once again, we have a few too many things going on in our household! The kids headed back to school this week (Yeah!), but it's that week of limbo where we're trying to figure out sports, school and work schedules, child care and getting back into the swing of things. Then my "simple" project of tearing out the living room carpet and painting the wood floors turned into a hardwood floor installation (stay tuned for that post next week). And we're going camping for the long weekend, so I'm trying to get all the gear packed up for that adventure.

For the last 5 days, my first floor has looked like this:

Craziness, right?!? And it's stressing me out. I am one of those people that needs order. I like organized, simple, clutter-free rooms, where everything has a place. When paper/laundry/stuff starts piling up, I can feel the stress inching it's way into my body. I try to pretend it doesn't bother me, but it does. So, I am hoping (fingers crossed!) that the floor will be finished tonight, and tomorrow we can put all the furniture back in place. In the meantime, here are some calming rooms to keep me inspired...and for you to enjoy!